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Sea of joy
1,250,000 fans pour into Boston, hail Patriots
After keeping the champagne on ice for 16 long years, New England sports fans uncorked their passions on the frigid streets of downtown Boston in a red-white-and-blue explosion of championship joy. The good old city has never seen anything like it.
Bledsoe a no-show at victory celebration
Kraft says team will celebrate across New England

DAN SHAUGHNESSY
Patriots and fans share an embrace
Was anybody in school yesterday? New England celebrated its Super Bowl championship at City Hall Plaza. And it seemed that two-thirds of the 1.25 million fans were school kids from Greater Boston.

   
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Victory rally and parade route
Patriots fans at the rally

 REALVIDEO

Law, Brady, Kraft do dance
Belichick, Milloy say thanks
Gil Santos introduces team
Kraft hoists Lombardi trophy
Kraft: 'We are all champions'
Team parades down Boylston
Thousands come to City Hall
Fans line the parade route

 REALAUDIO

Queen's 'We are the champions'