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From the archives | 2006

Patriots’ fast finish ousts Jets from playoffs

By Mike Reiss

 |  Globe Staff  

  January 08, 2007

Vince Wilfork’s fumble return to the Jets’ 15-yard line in the third quarter was the turning point as the Patriots surged ahead to a 37-16 win in which Bill Belichick handed Eric Mangini his first playoff defeat.

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