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As I watch the 2008 Pats fail to make the key play(s) late in the game needed to win in their last two razor-thin losses, I’m reminded of another team that actually made such plays: The 2003 Patriots. That 14-2 team was a lot closer to 10-6 than people realize. They had four tight road wins decided by either a play or a remarkable sequence that you just can’t count on week in and out to lead your team to victory…

At Miami. People remember well that Troy Brown caught an 82yd bomb...

Many remember the turning point of the 2001 season as game 3 in which the 0-2 Pats destroyed the 2-0 Colts at home with then unknown Tom Brady getting his first NFL start.

I've never subscribed to this theory.

Indeed the Pats smothered the Colts that day and considering where both teams had come from the prior 2 weeks, it was an impressive win. However, Brady clearly was asked to play "within himself" as most of his duties were handing off to Antowain Smith...