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Otherwise all those above plus Freddie Mitchell. I know this isn't supposed to include SB but when you mentioned A.Smith I couldn't help but think of FredEx
Fans throwing snow in the air is a classic, one of the absolute best moments in Pats history!
Instead of making the offseason go faster, threads like this just make me even MORE impatient for the 2010 kickoff! :rocker:
That was the 2004 Divisional Game. It was supposed to be a direct snap to Edgerrin James and Manning went in motion after going under center and the 'tard forgot to stop and set his feet before the snap. He was called for an illegal shift. Afterward, every Colts fan and their brother cried about it.
That was the 2004 Divisional Game. It was supposed to be a direct snap to Edgerrin James and Manning went in motion after going under center and the 'tard forgot to stop and set his feet before the snap. He was called for an illegal shift. Afterward, every Colts fan and their brother cried about it.
The Patriots fell behind 24-13 with 4:59 left in the fourth quarter when Miami's Olindo Mare kicked a 28-yard field goal.
11 points down in a must win game with less than 5 minutes to go and the playoffs on the line?
No problem.
The Patriots held Miami, and eventually made it 24-21 on Brady's 3-yard pass to Troy Brown and a 2-point conversion pass to Christian Fauria with 2:46 left.
The Patriots kicked off deep rather than try an onside kick (a shrewed coaching decision), then forced a Dolphins punt, which traveled only 23 yards.
Taking over at Miami's 34-yard line, they moved close enough for Vinatieri's 43-yarder to tie it up and send it into overtime. (Which interestingly may have been the last time Adam V. attempted a 40 yard plus FG!)
At this point, everyone - including the Dolphins - sensed the Pats were a team of destiny, and Mare choked as his kickoff went out of bounds, giving the Pats the ball at their 40.
After an incompletion, Kevin Faulk ran 15 yards then caught Brady's pass for a 20-yard gain to the Miami 25. With a third-and-9 at the 24, Brady threw a 7-yard pass to Brown, and Vinatieri trotted on for the win.
The Patriots finished 9-7, in a three way tie for first place in the AFC East that the Jets won in a tie-breaker that season - not bad but it was the last time the Patriots would let another team control their destiny in getting into the playoffs.
I think the Patriots really found themselves as a team that year, shedding the perception of many that they won the 2001 SB based on good luck and good calls - and was really the main turning point in what everyone now recognizes as a football dynasty.
In the first half, it looked as though Moon would win the showdown as he passed for 234 yards, including a 65-yard TD to WR Qadray Ismail, as the Vikings rolled to a 20-0 lead; the Patriots finally scored on the last play of the half as Matt Bahr connected on a 38-yard field goal.
New England utilized the no-huddle offense in the second half to good effect. Bledsoe completed a 31-yard TD pass to WR Ray Crittenden in the third quarter to cut the Minnesota lead in half, and in the fourth quarter he led the Patriots on an 87-yard drive that culminated in a five-yard touchdown strike to RB Leroy Thompson. A 56-yard drive set up the game-tying field goal by Bahr with 14 seconds left.
New England received the kickoff in overtime and went 67 yards in a game-winning drive that ended with a 14-yard touchdown pass from Bledsoe to FB Kevin Turner. In the second half and overtime periods alone, Bledsoe filled the air with 53 passes, completing 37 of them for 354 yards and three TDs.
Overall, Bledsoe set NFL records both for passing attempts (70) and completions (45) in a game, totaling 426 yards with the three touchdowns and, perhaps most remarkably, no interceptions. With Warren Moon completing 26 of 42 passes for 349 yards and a TD, both teams combined for the most passes attempted (112) and completed (71) in a game.
Three New England receivers reached double figures, Leroy Thompson topping the list with 11 for 74 yards. TE Ben Coates also accumulated 74 yards on his 10 receptions, while WR Michael Timpson caught 10 passes and led the team with 113 yards. Not surprisingly, the Patriots ran the ball just 12 times (for 42 yards), but they were not a strong running team in ’94, ranking at the bottom of the NFL with a yards per carry average of just 2.8.
The game marked a turning point for the Patriots – they won their remaining six games to finish at 10-6, good enough for second place in the AFC East and a wild card spot in the postseason.
3) Colts circa 2004 - think 3 touchdowns (1 run, 1 pass, 1 throw) by David Patten in one half. I know someone else did it in a game but not sure if it had ever been done in a half. Note: was the the same game that Dungy decided to kick long with 10 seconds in the 1st half and Bethel Johnson tightroped the sideline for a TD return????)
* 2002 @ Chicago. Most entertaining and unreal regular season game I've ever seen. Coming back from 27-6. The game-winning drive that included 3 holy feces plays: The Brady INT/incomplete, the QB sneak on 4th-and-3 and Patten's beautiful toe-touch game winner. The INC and TD both included lengthy reviews for dramatic effect to boot. This game would easily be in the top tier if something was at stake.
The 1985 FCCG game in Miami brought back good and bad memories for me.
We went down to the Orange bowl to see the "Squish the Phish" game and the Miami fans were good natured and absolutely positive the Pats would be crushed as always, after what, 18 in a row there?
I really enjoyed the game, and the victory earned the Pats first Superbowl appearance.
We were so happy, we decided to stay a few more days, and play some golf. When we got back to New England, we discovered season ticket holder's had to accept SB reservations or lose the right, and the time had already passed!
So "No Soup[er Bowl] for You!"
Then there was the bittersweet Bears embarassment of the "same old Patsies".