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Patriots' Vince Wilfork helps save driver from crash after AFC title game

David Butler II / USA TODAY Sports

New England Patriots defensive tackle Vince Wilfork didn't just help win the AFC Championship Game and send his team to the Super Bowl on Sunday, he also may have helped save a life.

According to multiple reports, Wilfork came upon an overturned vehicle and helped rescue the driver from inside once police arrived on the scene.

When troopers arrived, they found Wilfork beside the vehicle and assisting the operator, a 38-year-old woman. When they got the door open, the 325-pound Wilfork stepped up to help lift the driver out.

Asked about the incident, Wilfork said simply: "I saw somebody that needed help, and I helped."

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