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January 12, 2008

Patriots 31, Jaguars 20

The New England Patriots won their 17th game of the season and moved to within one game of the Super Bowl with a 31-20 defeat of the Jacksonville Jaguars. Tom Brady threw just two incompletions in 28 attempts, tallying 262 yards and three touchdowns. Only one of his completions was to Randy Moss, but eight receivers caught passes in total, led by Wes Welker's nine receptions. Laurence Maroney rushed for 122 yards and a touchdown on 22 carries.

The Patriots' defense held Jacksonville's vaunted rushing game mostly in check, but David Garrard was effective passing the ball, particularly in the first half. Garrard's only interception came in the fourth quarter, and the pick by Rodney Harrison spelt doom for Jacksonville's season.

We'll have much more later tonight on this blog.

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