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Special environment at Gillette stood out to Patriots coaches, players

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- In addition to New England Patriots players and coaches stepping up in the fourth quarter with a terrific comeback effort, another part of what unfolded Sunday stood out to some of the top principals with the club: the home crowd.

“I have never heard Gillette Stadium as loud as it was tonight,” owner Robert Kraft said during the Lamar Hunt Trophy presentation after the team’s 24-20 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars.

That thought was echoed by head coach Bill Belichick and quarterback Tom Brady.

“I thought there was a lot of energy in the stadium,” Belichick said in his day-after-game conference call.