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Same old story: Patriots defense barely survives

Same old story: Patriots defense barely survives

We’ve seen this one before. The Patriots won another close shootout, this time 34-27 over the Redskins.  Here’s what we learned: 1. The Patriots defense was bailed out at the end, but it shouldn’t have got that far. They actually forced two punts in the fourth quarter with a seven point lead. Tom Brady and…