Patriots 41, Dolphins 13

Patriots rout Dolphins to capture AFC East title again

A 24-point third quarter helped the Patriots break open a close game and clinch their sixth straight division title.

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Rob Gronkowski scored a touchdown in the third quarter.

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LeGarrette Blount rushed for a touchdown.

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Tom Brady carried the ball for a first down.

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Charles Clay caught a pass in front of Devon McCourty.

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Rob Gronkowski felt pressure from safety Reshad Jones.

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Tom Brady congratulated Shane Vereen after a touchdown.

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Tom Brady looked for a receiver.

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Ryan Tannehill took aim downfield.

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Kyle Arrington returned a blocked field goal for a touchdown.

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Tom Brady celebrated with Vince Wilfork.

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Drew Bledsoe spoke with Dan Marino before the game.

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The Patriots have won six straight division titles and really look like a Super Bowl team.

Tom Brady and Bill Belichick led the Patriots to their sixth consecutive AFC East title.

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Halftime adjustments helped Patriots turn a close one into a rout

Key changes in the second half included going to more zone defense and replacing LeGarrette Blount with Jonas Gray.

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Chris Morris paid $2,800 for her pellet stove.

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Glenn Carle worked as an interrogator for the CIA.

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Stacie Chapman?s son was born healthy, despite the results of a prenatal screening.

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Nationally, less than one-quarter of first-year students were able to correctly estimate their debt totals within 10 percent of the actual value.

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?Torture is what the al-Qaida terrorists did to 3,000 Americans on 9/11,? former vice president Dick Cheney said. ?There is no comparison between that and what we did with respect to enhanced interrogation.?

Dick Cheney defends CIA tactics during TV interview

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Bette Burke-Nash, 78, took her first flight at the age of 16.

Defying gravity ? and time

Bette Burke-Nash has been a flight attendant for 57 years ? which she believes makes her the nation?s longest-serving.

The craft brewery 10 Barrel Brewing has been bought out by Anheuser-Busch InBev, which to the horror of craft-beer enthusiasts, makes Budweiser and Bud Light.

Maker of Budweiser buys Oregon craft brewery, sparking outrage

The acquisition shows how mega-brewers are trying to counter declining sales by tapping into the growth of small craft breweries.

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About 1,000 people demonstrated Saturday in Boston to protest over the recent deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner.