brdmaverick

In honor of Gillette Stadium's being ten years old, the Patriots web site has listed what they feel are the top ten Patriots games at Gillette Stadium. I figured this may stir up some healthy debates.

Top 10 Games in Gillette Stadium's First 10 Years | Photo Gallery | The Hall at Patriots Place

Here's the list......

1.) 1/18/04 : AFC Championship Game vs. Indy : W24-14 (Ty Law three INTs)
2.) 1/22/12 : AFC Championship Game vs. BAL : W23-20 (Cundiff FG miss)
3.) 12/7/03 : vs MIA : W12-0 (Bruschi pick six snow celebration, division clincher)
4.) 10/5/03 : vs TEN : W 34-30 (Ty Law pick six to clinch back and forth game)
5.) 9/9/02: vs PIT : W30-14 (first game at stadium, rematch of AFC champ)
6.) 1/16/05: Divisional Game vs. Indy : W20-3 (Dillon rumbles, defense stifles Peyton)
7.) 12/6/10: vs. NYJ : W45-3 (Pats roll in biggest reg season matchup in pats history)
8.) 9/9/04: vs. Indy: W27-24 (afc champ rematch, vander-jerk shank)
9.) 10/18/09: vs. TEN : W59-0 (pats offense explodes in the snow)
10.) 12/9/07: vs. PIT : W34-17 (moss and co. too much for steelers)


Very respectable list. My biggest gripe is that I consider the 2005 Divisional win against the Colts to be one of the top five Patriots games of all time, and I think it should crack at least the top two of the greatest Gillette games.

Let me remind you......Peyton coming off historic regulard season (49TDs) and a Wild Card destruction of the Denver Broncos. This team also made history by having not one , not two, but three receivers (Harrison, Wayne, and Stokley) all with at least 1,000 yards and ten TDs each. The Pats were without defensive stalwarts Ty Law and Richard Seymour to help counter this attack. Instead, they resorted to a defense that included WR Troy Brown and undrafted rookie Randall Gay covering these elite wide receivers. Recipe for disaster? Not on this day, the Pats executed their game plan perfectly (ball control with clock killin Corey Dillon). Who can forget a 'possessed' Tedy Bruschi ripping the ball from the Colts running back ("THEY WERE LOOKING FOR THIS! THEY AIN'T GOT IT!).

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PatsSox363804

Yeah the 05 Divisional game should definitely be top 3, I'd actually put it #2 behind the Colts AFC title game. I can see why the Ravens game is up there but really it doesn't belong above that Colts game. The Miami game is too high, yeah we had Bruschi's pick 6 then the throwing the snow in the air, memorable, but #3? no way. The SD game after spygate should be top 10 but I understand why they wouldn't want to put that one on there.

PATRIOTSFANINPA

Just a guess,but last weeks game will never make the list.....ever

Ice_Ice_Brady

45-3 was the most enjoyable. Don't care that we lost to the Jets in the playoffs, I still have a wide smile thinking about that one. It was all the trash talk leading up to it and one of the most humiliating losses I've ever seen.

signbabybrady

09/09/02 I am going with this one as my favorite game at Gillette. Hard to deny the playoff games or the Bru snow game but this is still tops. Unveiling the first banner in a brand new state of the art facility was absolutely amazing. We whooped the Steelers that day and it was Deions coming out party. Oh and IMO this was the loudest Gillette has ever been and since I haven't missed a game at Gillette my opinion actually counts for something (which isn't always the case).

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Zeus

My opinion - the 1/16/05 divisional win against the Colts stands as the single best played game by a Belichick coached Patriot team and would be #1 on my list of games at Gillette.

I would have included the 1/10/04 17-14 playoff win against the Titans (the Freeze Your Ass Off Bowl) in my top ten.

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Brady_to_Moss

amazing how many big games have been played there in only 10 years

sly24

Good list. I agree with everybody though, the 20-3 win against the colts is top3 for sure.

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Brady_to_Moss

last years was amazing..i have been to every AFC champ game at gillette...last years i was the most happy..due to how it happened....amazing

DaBronxPats14

Actually everyone on that list is fine with me.
But I'll go with.......
2.) 1/22/12 : AFC Championship Game vs. BAL : W23-20 (Cundiff FG miss)

Excellent B'day gift.