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TV highlights NL playoffs: San Francisco-Atlanta 8p.m.,Ch.25 NFL: Packers-Bears 9p.m., Ch. 5 Scoreboard D14 Living-Arts D15 The Boston Globe Monday, October 7, 2002 i aim meltdown cs -zm L-J GLOBE STAFF fH0 TO JIM DAVIS Bill Belichick was seeing red and looking it, too as he chewed out line judge Byron Boston following Miami's second touchdown. Belichick was upset about an earlier penalty on Tedy Bruschi. Effort leaves plenty of details to sweat Brady, Patriots again just can't stand the heat chances, he can go either way there, too. Or how about targeting the pass protection? Or targeting the passer for that matter? This morning, Belichick can target whatever he'd like because his team has lost two straight in ways that do not bode well if he cant get them back on ON FOOTBALL, Pag D8 MIAMI Maybe it's time to target the running game.

It doesnt matter whose, by the way. Theirs or his. Bill Belichick can start anywhere he wants in that regard because there are plenty of targets to go around. Or maybe he wants to target third On football Ron Borges down. After yesterday's 26-13 slapping by the Dolphins in a game in which the Patriots converted only 30 percent of their third downs while allowing Miami to make good on 53 percent of its ByNickCafardo GLOBE STAFF MIAMI Last time, v.

i 1 1 Dolphins communicate, put plan into action Bob Ryan MIAMI -What? You expected the Patri ots to win this game? mpnM, mcjr uuiicu llie ua.ii. liflfifiU 11 This time, they could only bury their heads. That was about the only difference between last season's 30-10 defeat in Miami, when coach Bill Belichick buried the game ball near the practice field the day after the game to help his team forget the game and move on, and yesterday's sound trouncing. A 26-13 defeat to the Dolphins before 73,369 fans with the temperature 87 degrees and the humidity 69 percent dropped the Patriots out of first place in the AFC East with a 3-2 record, one game behind the Dolphins. Last season's loss brought the Patriots to their lowest point, 1-3, in their Supcc Bowl season.

Yesterday's defeat brought, the Patriots to a point they hadnt seen Irj two years they lost their second straight game for the first time in the Tom Brady era (they did lose two In a row at the start PATRIOTS, Fag D9 Snap out of it It's score last week. If you're the Patriots, there is never a good time to come down here, and this visit came at a particularly inopportune juncture. "To see our guys bounce back, in all phases, was very, very rewarding," said Miami coach Dave Wannstedt "I thought offensively, defensively, and on special teams the players showed up today and showed a sense of urgency." While some of the Miami players were lapsing into playspeak on the sub-RYAN, Pag 08 jor news bulletin. It's just a matter of looking at the How of it all, and this year the formula was pretty simple, at least according to Miami defensive end David Bowens. "A dominating defense and control the ball on offense," he explained.

And this business about the Blocking and Tackling El vises being the defending Super Bowl champs? That's so early February. It's a new season, with new dynamics. The Miami Dolphins lost to the Kansas City Chiefs by a 48-30 Miami. The Patriots came into Pro Player Stadium having lost 10 oftheirlastl2inthis GLOW MAK- PHOTOJIM OA VIS 1 town, and now it's 1 1 of Despite decent coverage, Tebucky Jones couldn't prevent Randy McMichael's TD. 13.

A loss in South Florida is not a ma- COMPLETE COVERAGE, D6-11 FOOTBALL MONDAY New Orleans 32 Oakland 49 Arizona 16 San Francisco 37 Jacksonville 28 rUUIDHLb muilUHl Pittsburgh 29 Buffalo 31 Carolina 13 St Louis 13 Philadelphia 25 Tampa Bay 20 I NY Giants 21 Kansas City 29 Washington 31 Denver 26 Indianapolis 28 Baltimore 26 Atlanta 6 Dallas NY Jets 25 Tennessee 14 San Diego 9 Cincinnati 21 Cleveland 21 111 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 tt 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I II 1 1 1 1 1 II 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 il I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 II 1 1 1 1 1 It 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 II 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 IL. Twins make grade 2 by lmocMng off A's They'll proceed with cautions By Jim Salisbury PWLAOCLPHIA MguHKS OAKLAND, Calif. i i i For Revolution, it's a costly tie By Frank Dcll'Apa OXOflC STAFF Associates Coliseum. Minnesota, which forcrt Game 5 with a backs-to-the-vJ3 win at home Saturday, carried HZ 1 lead into the bottom of the niiitU Giants force Game 5 witlrjj 8-3 win over Braves. D3 3 Inning, only to sec its closer, Kdilt Guardado, give up a three-riu homer to A's second basrmnil Mark Ellis with one out As stomachs were twisting InQJ knots in the Twins dugout, Guar dado who goes by the nkknaimj TWINS, Fag FOXBOR- "htTSMf A A.

mmm i lie aurviveu ine mJmX dreaded thought of contraction. They beat the feared Athletics. Now the Minnesota Twins are going home to host the first two games of the American League Championship Scries. The Twins, who survived commissioner Bud Scligs contraction plan over the winter, completed an upset weekend in the AL division series by holding off Oakland, 5-4, In the decisive fifth game of the scries yesterday at Network fcnslve mind 7 WajAM Though both teams began playing conservatively, both were on the verge of scoring as play opened in the second half. The Revolution's Jay Heaps hit the post and had his rebound cleared off the line in the 72d minute.

And the Crew's Jeff Cunningham and Brian McBrldc were free near the goal, only to be stopped by Revolution keeper Adln Brown. Columbus's exploslveness resulted In the ejection of Daouda Kante (after two cautions) and a caution to Daniel Hernandez. Both must sit out Game 2, Kante because of his ejection, Hernandez for accumulating too many caution points in the playoffs. "I don't think happy is the word, but going down to 10 men for such a long time and getting a REVOLUTION, Fag DS rr set might be prerequisite for a championship team. But overemphasis on defense also makes a 0-0 result more likely.

That is what the final score was yesterday in the Revolution-Columbus Crew opener of the MLS semifinals, the second successive time these teams have played to a 0-0 tic. The scries switches to Columbus Wednesday, and is guaranteed to return to Gillette Stadium for the final match aJ4 p.m. Saturday. mm I IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIH. Also Feeling it Getting ready Celtics' Dclk finally Rorek reasonably rvlnr comfortable in his sur- pleased by Bruins' OLOM StAlf PHOf OSARRT CHIN Revolution's Taylor Twcllman heads to the turf in front of Crew members Mike Clark (left) and Brian Maisonncuve.

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