Game 11
PATRIOTS 24 RAVENS 3
NO PATS RUNNING BACK HAD GAINED MORE THAN 1,000 YARDS SINCE 2001, BUT COREY DILLON BROKE THE BARRIER AGAINST BALTIMORE, WITH 123 RUSHING YARDS ON 30 CARRIES IN FOXBOROUGH.
Game 12
PATRIOTS 42 BROWNS 15
DE RICHARD SEYMOUR--WHO HAD LINED UP AS A BLOCKER ON THIS PLAY--TOOK THE LIBERTY OF SPIKING THE BALL FOR COREY DILLON (28) AFTER THE RUNNING BACK'S ONE-YARD TD RUN IN THE SECOND QUARTER IN CLEVELAND. THE SCORE PUT NEW ENGLAND UP 21--0.
Game 13
PATRIOTS 35 BENGALS 28
TACKLE VINCE WILFORK DID HIS PART TO BRING DOWN THE VISITING BENGALS, HELPING THE PATRIOTS CLINCH THEIR THIRD POSTSEASON BERTH IN FOUR YEARS. NEW ENGLAND'S DEFENSE, TIED FOR THIRD IN THE NFL IN TAKEAWAYS, FORCED THREE TURNOVERS.
Game 14