New England Patriots defeat Arizona Cardinals, 23-12

It was the kind of game Corey Dillon was brought to New England to win.

Everything was just a little off kilter yesterday in the steam heat at Sun Devil Stadium. High emotion was in the air like static electricity in anticipation of the halftime retirement of the number worn by former Arizona Cardinals safety Pat Tillman, who walked away from a lucrative pro football career to become an Army Ranger and paid the ultimate price for that decision during a firefight in Afgh...

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