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.
