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Pats still have plenty working in their favor
Updated: January 14, 2005, 12:15 PM ET
By
Hank Goldberg | ESPN Insider
Last week, all of the dogs, all playing on the road, came through.
Last year, all four road teams covered in the second round.
That included preseason 80-1 shot, Carolina. But Minnesota and St. Louis don't have defenses that can measure up to what the Panthers had going.
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