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Article: Samuel, Patriots Edge Eagles to Go 11-0
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- November 26, 2007
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No running up the score this week for the New England Patriots. This win came hard. Asante Samuel returned an interception 40 yards for a touchdown and had a second pick to shut off a late Philadelphia drive as the Patriots beat the Eagles 31-28 Sunday night to run their record to 11-0.
It was only the second truly competitive game of the season for New England, which trailed 28-24 midway the fourth period. A 69-yard drive, capped by Laurence Maroney's 4-yard run, put the Patriots ahead of the 22-point underdog.
Then Samuel's second interception finished the job. James Sanders added an interception in the final seconds to officially close it out.
"Asante has great ...