The New England Patriots won their third Super Bowl in four years earlier tonight, 24-21 over the Philadelphia Eagles in Jacksonville.
It was their ninth straight postseason victory, equaling Vince Lombardi's Green Bay Packers. It was coach Bill Belichick's 10th playoff victory in 11 games, one better than the great Lombardi. And it matched Dallas' run of three championships in four years in the early 1990s.
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