This feels just like the good old days - Sports

FOXBOROUGH - Feeling 10 years younger today? You should. Your Patriots are going to the Super Bowl and it feels just like 2001-02, when the stars aligned and the Patriots were unlikely kings of the NFL.

A decade ago, we had the Tuck Rule, snow angels, and a bunch of overachievers who redefined the word “team’’ and carried their magic to the Super Bowl in New Orleans.

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Patriots earn Super Bowl rematch with the Giants

New England leaps at opportunities in AFC Championship game

By Dan Shaughnessy

Patriots earn Super Bowl rematch with the Giants

New England leaps at opportunities in AFC Championship game

By Dan Shaughnessy

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