PatsWickedPissah

Right. 4 INTs inconsequential. My bad.

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Ryan

He didn't say the 4 Ints were inconsequential, but that Drew wasn't the only reason they lost that game. The defense & special teams were burned time and time again in that game. It would be very unfair to blame Drew when he actually made a fair amount of plays for the Pats.

OtisCampbell

"Laughing at Pats haters makes me tingly in my lady parts!"

I hate the frickin Patriots they suck and stink.

Hope I helped.

Deus Irae

Good point. 99 yard returns don't affect games. Only Bledsoe's interceptions do that.

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mgteich

We likely would have lost by a bit less than 39 points. The 1985-1986 Bears are arguably the best team ever (for a single season). Our team wasn't close to them.

Deus Irae

Dawson gave the Patriots the ability to spread out that Chicago defense at every skill position, just as the Dolphins did. Without him, that possibility was gone. I'm not stating a certainty of victory with Dawson, by any stretch, I just think it would have made a difference.

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mgteich

"All we'd heard was ‘the jinx ... the jinx ... the jinx ...,' how we were oh-and-whatever and couldn't win in Miami," said Jones. "After the L.A. game, a few Raiders players, including Michael Haynes and Lester Hayes, said something to the effect of, ‘We just handed Miami a trip to the Super Bowl.'We went down there fed up with it all."

The Miami clash was the greatest moment in Patriots history to that point in time. An 18-game losing streak was laid to rest and an AFC championship won by a relentless ground attack with fresh-legged backs running behind a line led by Hall of Fame left guard John Hannah. The Patriots produced 255 yards, including 105 from James, 81 from Weathers and another 61 from Tony Collins. The defense was dominant as the Patriots forced six more turnovers, recovering four Miami fumbles and intercepting two Dan Marino passes.

The final score? Patriots 31, Dolphins 14.

Raymond

You sir, are correct. As a matter of fact, the game stats reflect the score was not even that close.

PatriotsInGA

Well at least let them have a season sweep against the Jets. That would be sweet.