Article: Minyan before the Pats game: fans of both teams Daaven before Kickoff.(NEWS)

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To a football fan, the hours before a game are sacred. Those hours are a communion for the fraternity of fans, a time when backseat coolers and portable grills transform stadium parking lots into a tailgate party.

Last Sunday's Patriots game was no exception. The New York Jets were in town--a division rival--for the first time since defeating the Pats 17-14 on their home turf. Adding to the drama was the win-or-go-home urgency of the playoffs.

Yet while most fans bonded over cold beers and grilled meats, a group of fans--supporters from both teams--met in a small corner of the Foxboro lot for quieter purposes: to say ...

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