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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2018

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H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N

CONGRATULATING THE NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS ON THEIR EXEMPLARY 2017-

2018 NFL SEASON THUS FAR, AND WISHING THEM CONTINUED SUCCESS IN SUPER

BOWL LII

     Introduced By: Representatives Marshall, Mattiello, Shekarchi, Morgan, and Mendonca

     Date Introduced: February 01, 2018

     Referred To: House read and passed

     WHEREAS, The New England Patriots, a dominating fixture on the NFL scene since

2001, have once again provided their loyal fans with a thrilling and quite successful season. The

Patriots easily won the AFC East Division with a sterling 13-3 record. They were led by an

explosive offense, a stingy defense, and a solid kicking game. The Patriots will be playing in the

Super Bowl for the 10th time in the franchise's illustrious history; and

     WHEREAS, Tom Brady, arguably the greatest quarterback in NFL history, once again

had an outstanding regular season. He threw for more than 4,000 yards, with a superb 66.3

completion percentage. He also threw 32 touchdown passes with only 8 interceptions; and

     WHEREAS, The Patriots were once again led on the field of battle by their head coach,

Bill Belichick, who has thus far compiled an NFL coaching record that easily rivals the greatest

coaches in NFL history. In his eighteen seasons as the Patriots Head Coach, Belichick has led his

team to eight Super Bowls, winning five of them thus far. He has taken the Patriots to the playoffs

fourteen times in an eighteen year period and has compiled a phenomenal regular season record

with the Patriots of 214 and 74; and

     WHEREAS, The Patriots began their latest Super Bowl run by prevailing in their opening

playoff game over the Tennessee Titans by the score of 35-14. In the AFC Championship game,

played in Foxboro, the New England Patriots defeated the Jacksonville Jaguars in a thrilling game

by the score of 24-20. Brady once again played superbly, throwing two touchdown passes and

completing 26 of 38 passes for 290 yards, now therefore be it

     RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island and

Providence Plantations hereby congratulates the New England Patriots on their championship

NFL season thus far, and we wish them continued success, and victory, in the upcoming Super

Bowl against the Philadelphia Eagles; and be it further

     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to

transmit duly certified copies of this resolution to New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, and

New England Patriots Head Coach Bill Belichick.

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