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Four years later, another huge letdown for fans

By David Abel

 |  Globe Staff  

  February 05, 2012

The crushing loss of last night’s Super Bowl left New England Patriots fans sulking out of sports bars across the region, in despair after the long-awaited game they hoped would rectify their loss to the New York Giants in the big game four years ago. When the Giants took the lead, fans from the Fenway to Foxborough pulled their hair, gasped, and shouted in a collective howl of rooter’s anguish, capping a see-saw of emotions that tugged at them throughout the close game.

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