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(too bad it was, shall we say, over-optimistic.)
For those of us who lived though that, even though the ending was brutal it was such a great ride to the Super Bowl. Cheesy songs like this made is more fun.
Even though 2001 has to come first, 1985 is way, way up there. It all came crashing down in the big game, but to be the first team to make it to the Superbowl by winning 3 road games, to knock of the Raiders, to finally f*cking win in the Orange Bowl -- it was amazing and wonderful.
And then the game. (And the Challenger two days after that).
I went to that game in NO back in 85, and despite the outcome it was still one of the best weekends of my life. They are crazy to have the game any other place but NO. It is like the town is built for the game. Fans from both towns partied like it was the end times and I have to tell you, even after the game, Bear fans were fun to be with. They were very gracious.
At any rate even when the Pats went up 3-0 you could tell the Bears were the better team. That season they smoked EVERYONE they played in the playoffs. The Pats were just the last victim. I still think they had the single best season of any team in NFL history. They were truly great.
BTW - If you want to get a better perspective of just how great the Pats' run has been. Just 2 years later that great Bear team didn't make the playoffs and didn't see them again for another decade. THAT is how hard it is to keep a great team going and why what the Pats have done as only been duplicated by one other team (SF) who did it in a much easier environment.
I too visited NO that weekend. One of the best in my life. The NFL was not so big then, and I got to mingle with the glitterati, including sitting next to Joe Montana one night for shrimp etouffee.I went to that game in NO back in 85, and despite the outcome it was still one of the best weekends of my life. They are crazy to have the game any other place but NO. It is like the town is built for the game. Fans from both towns partied like it was the end times and I have to tell you, even after the game, Bear fans were fun to be with. They were very gracious.
At any rate even when the Pats went up 3-0 you could tell the Bears were the better team. That season they smoked EVERYONE they played in the playoffs. The Pats were just the last victim. I still think they had the single best season of any team in NFL history. They were truly great.
BTW - If you want to get a better perspective of just how great the Pats' run has been. Just 2 years later that great Bear team didn't make the playoffs and didn't see them again for another decade. THAT is how hard it is to keep a great team going and why what the Pats have done as only been duplicated by one other team (SF) who did it in a much easier environment.
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For those of us who lived though that, even though the ending was brutal it was such a great ride to the Super Bowl. Cheesy songs like this made is more fun.
Yep!
Just looking at the games from 1985 it was 30 years ago this past Tuesday that Mosi's Mooses Squished the Fish in the Orange Bowl.
Pats ran the ball 59 times for 255 yards and forced 5 TOs. Damn.
I wish I still had that VCR tape that I joyously wrote "Squish the Fish" on. Watched that game a bunch of times in the late 80s early 90s. It was the best win in Pat's history up until that time. 18 straight losses at the Orange Bowl at the time. To quote Rodney several years later, "nobody gave us a chance", especially against the legendary Marino and the Orange Bowl Curse. Great game !Yep!
Just looking at the games from 1985 it was 30 years ago this past Tuesday that Mosi's Mooses Squished the Fish in the Orange Bowl.
Pats ran the ball 59 times for 255 yards and forced 5 TOs. Damn.
I have to say that playoff run was the biggest thrill. In a way, bigger than 2001.
Some may scoff, but 2001 was like a surprise gift out of nowhere. 1985 was grudges, payback and freakin adrenaline non stop, at least the Raiders and Miami part.
I wish I still had that VCR tape that I joyously wrote "Squish the Fish" on. Watched that game a bunch of times in the late 80s early 90s. It was the best win in Pat's history up until that time. 18 straight losses at the Orange Bowl at the time. To quote Rodney several years later, "nobody gave us a chance", especially against the legendary Marino and the Orange Bowl Curse. Great game !
That was a real smash mouth team. That defense was superb and Hannah was a monster. Every RB was an all pro behind him.
Brady is what Eason seemed like maybe sorta he might be.