FredFromDartmouth
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- In regular season Game 15 at Miami, NE had scored to cut the Miami lead to 27-20 in the 4th quarter. Cedric Jones recovered/returned the Dolphin fumble on the ensuing kickoff to tie the game. Dolphins went on to win 30-27.
- In the AFC Wildcard Game at the Meadowlands, after a Tony Franklin FG, Johnny Rembert stripped the ball from jet KR Johnny Hector and returned it for a TD to open up a 23-7 lead. Patriots won 26-14. (Andre Tippet fans may remember that Tippett's brutal hit on jet QB Ken O'Brien late in the first half knocked the jet QB out of the game.)
- Finally, in the AFC Divisional Playoff Game at Oakland, a Tony Franklin FG tied the game late in the third quarter. On the kickoff, Jim Bowman recovered Sam Seale's fumble in the end zone. That TD was the margin of victory in the Patriots 27-20 win.
I don't really think things changed much for CB's in the late 90's. I think things changed from the "point of emphasis" post-2004 and all the subsequent "targeting" rules placed in. I know Law was still playing after the rules "emphasis" but, in his prime, he was playing more under the old rules than the rules and enforcement we see today.
Pretty sure Johnny Rembert recovered a fumble in the WC game against the Jets for a td, and Jim Bowman recovered a fumbled kickoff for a TD against the Raiders in the divisional game. I was at the AFC championship game against the Fish, I dont remember a special teams TD in that one...
Correct.
Our SBs came before the Polianic era of the NFL began.
You are correct. The Patriots forced 11 turnovers in the first two playoff games.
In the Miami game, Eason threw 3 TD passes to Tony Collins, Derrick Ramsey, and Robert Weathers. Tatupu ran for the other TD.
You can tell I still watch that VCR tape at least once a year!
Tippett was truly awesome, but man, when Hannah came pulling around the end, you could see opposing cornerbacks crying...
To take it slightly off topic because they weren't Patriots, imagine Jerry Rice or Marino in today's NFL? I would venture their already incredible numbers would be dwarfed had they been playing in the era right now.