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Article: Minyan before the Pats game: fans of both teams Daaven before Kickoff.(NEWS)
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- The Jewish Advocate (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- January 12, 2007
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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 ...