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Tom Brady and the Patriots routed the Bengals and quieted the doubters.

The three-time Super Bowl winner finally looked like a quarterback who has thrown for 50,000 yards in his career as New England dominated the NFL’s last unbeaten team, beating Cincinnati 43-17 Sunday night.

Just six days earlier, the Patriots lost to the Kansas City Chiefs 41-14, unleashing criticism that Brady had regressed and lacked talented teammates to help him.

”It’s hard to be obliv

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Robert Griffin III said he hopes to pick Tom Brady’s brain when the Redskins and Patriots hold joint practices this week.
AP Photo/Richard Lipski

Robert Griffin III already has played against elite quarterbacks — ones with Super Bowls in their past and Hall of Fame speeches in their future.

Griffin hasn’t spent three days practicing against one, however, and that’s why he’s looking forward to the Washington Redskins’ workouts this week with Tom Brady and the New England Patriots.

The teams wi

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An illness kept Patriots quarterback Tom Brady from practicing on Wednesday. (Credit: USATSI)

An illness kept Patriots quarterback Tom Brady from practicing on Wednesday. (Credit: USATSI)

The New England Patriots are taking Tom Brady’s absence from practice in stride.

Four days before the AFC Championship game against the Denver Broncos, the star quarterback missed practice Wednesday because of illness and his right shoulder, the Patriots said in their practice report.

Brady said last week that he had a cold. Then he led the Patriots to a 43-22 win over the Indianapolis Colts in an AF

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LeGarrette Blount #29 of the New England Patriots celebrates with teammate Tom Brady #12 in the end zone after scoring a 2 yard touchdown in the first quarter the Indianapolis Colts during the AFC Divisional Playoff game at Gillette Stadium on January 11, 2014 in Foxboro, Massachusetts. (Al Bello/Getty Images North America)
LeGarrette Blount rushed for four touchdowns as the New England Patriots pounded the Indianapolis Colts 43-22 on Saturday to advance to the AFC Championship game for a t
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Tim Tebow #5 of the New England Patriots practices during minicamp at Gillette Stadium on June 11, 2013 in Foxboro, Massachusetts. (Jared Wickerham/Getty Images North America)
 
Bill Belichick, players already trying to short-circuit Tebowmania sideshow
The coach barely entertained reporters' questions.
The owner quietly walked off the field after practice, declining to make any grand statements to the media.
And Tim Tebow, the newest member of the New England Patriots, fielded no questions,
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