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A TURNED OVER______4

A STRONG DYNASTY______8

THEN TO NOW______14

PATRIOTS TIMELINE______18

TEAM SUPERSTARS______20

FANS AND TEAM CULTURE______24

MORE ABOUT THE PATRIOTS______28

GLOSSARY______30

TO LEARN MORE______31

INDEX______32 A SUPER BOWL TURNED OVER

On February 1, 2015, the New England Patriots face the Seahawks in Super Bowl 49. The Patriots are behind 14 to 24 going into the fourth quarter.

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Late in the game, Brady throws another touchdown. The Patriots take the lead! The Seahawks storm down the field with the ball. They only have 26 seconds left to try to win the game. Seattle’s sends a pass into the end zone. Patriots’ Malcolm Butler snatches the ball. ! The clock runs out and the Patriots win! 6 END ZONE the area at each end of a football field; a team scores by entering the opponent’s end zone with the football.

EXTRA POINT a score that occurs when a kicker kicks the ball between the opponent’s goal posts after a touchdown is scored; 1 point.

FIELD GOAL a score that occurs when a kicker kicks the ball between the opponent’s goal posts; 3 points.

SAFETY a score that occurs when a player on offense is tackled behind his own goal line; 2 points for defense.

TOUCHDOWN a score that occurs when a team crosses into its opponent’s end zone with the football; 6 points.

TWO-POINT CONVERSION a score that occurs when a team crosses into its opponent’s end zone with the football after scoring a touchdown; 2 points.

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