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Fans send Pats to Houston with rally outside Gillette Stadium

Jim Nantz interviews Tom Brady #12 of the New England Patriots after the Patriots defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers 36-17 to win the AFC Championship Game at Gillette Stadium on January 22, 2017 in Foxboro, Massachusetts.

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Jim Nantz interviews Tom Brady #12 of the New England Patriots after the Patriots defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers 36-17 to win the AFC Championship Game at Gillette Stadium on January 22, 2017 in Foxboro, Massachusetts.
By Fox25Boston.com
Jan 30, 2017

New England Patriots fans gathered at Gillette Stadium Monday morning to see the Patriots off as they headed to Houston for the Super Bowl.

The send-off rally officially kicked off at 9 a.m. on NRG Plaza outside The Hall at Patriots Place. The New England Patriots cheerleaders performed.

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Patriots Chairman and CEO Robert Kraft, head coach Bill Belichick, Tom Brady and Matthew Slater talked to the crowd before the buses leave Foxborough for Logan International Airport.

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The Patriots won their ninth conference championship with a 36-17 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Jan. 22.

They will face the Atlanta Falcons in the Super Bowl Feb. 5.

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