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[-- Corey Dillon had a tremendous preseason
and looked to be in mid-season form following the Pats' third exhibition game,
a win at Green Bay, but he was bottled up against the Raiders, who held the Pats
to 73 yards on 31 carries. Dillon finished with 23 carries for 63 yards but had
just six runs for 3 yards at halftime.] Did you see how big those guys are? ... They have DEs
playing linebacker. They play some ball.

Corey Dillon

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