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Worlds Collide
TIM LAYDEN
September 20, 2010
The NFL's 2010 season will be a conflict between button-down traditionalism and media-amplified showmanship—a culture clash embodied in the opening week matchup between the staid Patriots and the brash Bengals. Round 1 goes to the old guard
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September 20, 2010

Worlds Collide

The NFL's 2010 season will be a conflict between button-down traditionalism and media-amplified showmanship—a culture clash embodied in the opening week matchup between the staid Patriots and the brash Bengals. Round 1 goes to the old guard

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While further controversy adds to the growing mythology of Ryan and the Jets, reality will intervene as the season goes on. The Jets' Week 2 opponent, serendipitously, are the all-business Patriots, whom they'll play on Sunday at New Meadowlands Stadium, six days after New York opened its season against the talented Ravens. In the NFL, the battle of good versus evil is decided in the standings.

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