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Article: Charged: San Diego snaps Pats' 21-game home win streak
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- Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
- Article date:
- October 3, 2005
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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Injuries finally caught up with the New
England Patriots. San Diego's explosive offense added to the misery.
Even Marty Schottenheimer knew something wasn't right with the
defending Super Bowl champions.
After his Chargers beat New England 41-17 Sunday, the San Diego
coach suggested the win may have had as much to do with who wasn't
playing for New England as the superior performances of Drew Brees,
LaDainian Tomlinson and Antonio Gates.
"What they've done is remarkable," he said of the Patriots, who
had their 21-game home winning streak ended. "But at what point in
time do you keep responding when you have to keep putting in new