Anyone recall the details of the goalpost story...
 

from years ago when a fan was electrocuted walking down Route 1. Did that incident occur after a Monday Night game and was it the reason the Patriots were omitted from Monday night broadcasts for so long???

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I think it was after they beat the Bengals in '85 to earn a wild card berth. It was a Sunday game though.

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yes...I was at that game...last one of 85 needed a win to get INTO the playoffs...no one killed...just zapped...as they carried the goal post down Rt 1 and it hit wires...a few people ended up in the hospital I believe..but the Monday night thing had MORE to do with out of conrol fans AT the game..which was the case..heavy drinking..no security etc etc..and I heard it was quite bad...but one had nothing to do with the other...

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I thought the lack of monday night games was because we sucked.

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Good posting.

The MNF ban started around 1980, I believe. I don't think the Pats hosted another MNF game until the Bills game in 1995. The atmosphere in the '80s at Pats games was indeed not suited for children. Attending a game nowadays is a 180 degree turn for the better as Kraft really cleaned up the experience.

Regards,
Chris

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I knew two people that were electrocuted, one lost his left hand and the other has a scar running down the length of his arm and is missing two fingers. No one was killed, but people suffered some serious injuries ! They sued and won bigtime !

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Sued who?
I hope the pats were not responsible for some dumb fans.

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Yes, they were sued for allowing the fans out of the stadium with the goal posts. That's how I remember it, it's been years since I've spoken to either one. One got over a million dollars !

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Wow that is harsh not sure how you stop thousands of people from doing soemthing. Although you don't see people rush the field anymore so I guess they figured out how.

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I was there as well and it was a terrific football game. One of the top moments in Patriot history - PRE-Kraft. I think there were only about three moments prior to Kraft taking over......A) '63 Patriots - Champions without a Crown, beat Buffalo but were killed by S.Diego B) '76 Pats - Oakland disaster. C) '85 Superbowl run...winning those three games were truly fantastic - Raymond Berry could have asked this team to run through a brick wall and they would have done so, no questions asked.

That Cinnci game was truly awesome because it set the stage for the Superbowl run.....it came on the heels of yet another failure down in Miami the previous week, when if they had won, they would have wrapped up the division. So along came a hot Cinnci and no one really expected a win - we never used to win in those days. I recall a great run by Robert Weathers to seal the victory. All hell broke lose at the end when a playoff starved bunch of fans celebrated. It was not mean or vicious or out of control, just an unfortunate incident with the goal post. How security could let people walk out with a goal post defies explanation.

Andre Tippet & John Hannah were at their best, Steve Nelson & Steve Grogan were the heart and soul of the team. They had consummate pro Stanley Morgan playing lights out and also a young and immature WR, Irving Fryar (he returned punts that year). Raymond Claiborn & Roland James were decent that year as anchors of an overachieving defensive backfield that also had Ronnie Lippett and Fred Marion. I recall a ton of timely picks.

Anyway, that is my little trip down memory lane - back to work.