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Article: SUPER BOWL TRIUMPH IS THE THIRD OF A KIND SOLID TEAM PERFORMANCE GIVES N.E. ANOTHER TITLE NEW ENGLAND 24, PHILADELPHIA 21.(Sports)
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- Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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- February 7, 2005
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Byline: Billy Witz Staff Writer
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Winning Super Bowls is a habit for the New England Patriots. For the Philadelphia Eagles, it isn't.
Both teams showed why Sunday.
The Patriots played with poise when they needed to, taking advantage of four turnovers, including three interceptions of quarterback Donovan McNabb, to thwart the Eagles for a 24-21 victory in Super Bowl XXXIX in front of 78,125 at Alltel Stadium.
It was the second consecutive Super Bowl victory for New England and third in four years, a feat previously accomplished only by the Cowboys in 1993, 1994 and 1996.
The margin of victory was the same as ...