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If it’s the NFL postseason, it’s time for Patriots fans and columnists to ratchet their annoying tendencies up another few notches. Yes, they’ve reached many Super Bowls in recent years, and even won a few, and yes, we’re all jealous of their success. But there’s winning with grace … and then there’s the Boston Globe’s Dan Shaughnessy.

In a predictably trolling column, Shaughnessy takes shot after shot at the Houston Texans, the Patriots’ upcoming division series opponent. He calls the Texans “fraudulent” and reaches back to the ’30s for a “tomato cans” reference. The whole column is a fine stew of chickenhawk yapping, but here’s the money line:

“The 2012-13 Texans? Pure frauds. The worst 11-1 team in the history of the NFL. These Texans have absolutely zero chance of beating New England here next week. And everybody knows that this is true.”

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