Today In Patriots History Feb 3, 2002: A Dynasty Is Born

[jmt57]

Today in Patriots History
"Tonight A Dynasty Is Born, Baby"​

Those were Ricky Proehl's ironically prophetic words.

I can remember that even after the kick went through the goal posts I thought there was still time left on the clock ... and in historical Patriot fashion the opponent would find a way to run the ensuing kickoff back for a touchdown.

Then once I was convinced the Pats won I was hopping up and down like a madman.

No, not just like a typical fan.

I hopped higher than I had ever hopped in my life.

Then I did it again ... and again ... and 100x ...

My two kids were extremely happy at first - until I couldn't stop, and they became slightly extremely terrified, looking around for their mother. . . Good times...




Sunday February 3, 2002 at 6:40
Super Bowl 36 at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans
New England Patriots 20, St. Louis Rams 17
Head Coaches: Bill Belichick, Mike Martz
Quarterbacks: Tom Brady, Kurt Warner
Odds: Rams favored by 14
Patriots finish the season on a nine-game winning streak and a record of 14-5.
Rams also entered this game on an eight-game winning streak; they finish 16-3.






The Final Drive:




Full Game:

 

[signbabybrady]

 

[signbabybrady]

 

[TheRainMaker]

I went into the game thinking the Pats had a great season upsetting the #1 seed Steelers, but the Rams were going to end the Cinderella season.

Throughout the game I was waiting for the Rams offense to wake up which they finally did late in the 4th, but Bill's decision to give the keys to Tom Brady on the final drive was the beginning of our 20 year run.

After Vinatieri made the game winning kick, I was like "oh ****...they actually won".

 

[signbabybrady]

I went into the game thinking the Pats had a great season upsetting the #1 seed Steelers, but the Rams were going to end the Cinderella season.

Throughout the game I was waiting for the Rams offense to wake up which they finally late in the 4th, but Bill's decision to give the keys to Tom Brady on the final drive was the beginning of our 20 year run.

After Vinatieri made the game winning kick, I was like "oh ****...they actually won".

I was trying to temper myself but there was also just all the magic from that season that got you believing in something bigger that you just couldn't quite ignore all week. And then they got introduced as a team and it was game on.

 

[TheRainMaker]

I was trying to temper myself but there was also just all the magic from that season that got you believing in something bigger that you just couldn't quite ignore all week. And then they got introduced as a team and it was game on.

What was crazy was that the 5 years later, the Pats were now Goliath and facing a team in the Giants (David) only idiots and trolls thought were going to beat the Pats that year. Had Brady not had a severe high ankle sprain, I think the Pats would've score just enough to hold the Giants off.

 

[Pape]

i was drunk for a whole week in new orleans leading up to that game... good times, good times... it is my favorite super bowl.

at the next two super bowls, I would run into a lot of the same folks who hung around in the same bar we did for 36

 

[signbabybrady]

i was drunk for a whole week in new orleans leading up to that game... good times, good times... it is my favorite super bowl.

at the next two super bowls, I would run into a lot of the same folks who hung around in the same bar we did for 36

We went back to New Orleans for SB38 and drove over to Houston from there. Celebrating on Bourbon st is the best.

 

[Pape]

We went back to New Orleans for SB38 and drove over to Houston from there. Celebrating on Bourbon st is the best.

we were staying with my buddies family in Beaumont for 38... did the trip the NO lol

 

[signbabybrady]

we were staying with my buddies family in Beaumont for 38... did the trip the NO lol

Rings, Hurricanes, and Po Boys!

 

[oldrover]

My favorite sports day ever.

Until 2004.

But still my favorite football day ever.

 

[Hyped]

Prohel wasn't wrong.....

 

[jmt57]

Today In Patriots History
Silence of the Rams, Part 2
New England D sets Super Bowl record for fewest points allowed
Pats win 6th title in lowest scoring Super Bowl ever, 13-3 over LA​

Sunday February 3, 2019 at 6:30
Super Bowl 53, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta
New England Patriots 13, Los Angeles Rams 3
Head Coaches: Bill Belichick, Sean McVay
Quarterbacks: Tom Brady, Jared Goff
Odds: Patriots favored by 2; over/under 55½
Weather: retractable roof closed
Game MVP: Julian Edelman
Pats finish the 2018 season with a record of 14-5
LA Rams finish the season with a record of 15-4


The 2018 Rams were an offensive juggernaut, ranking second in points scored and total yardage. LA had scored more than 28 points 14 times, with twelve games of over 400 yards total offense. The Patriot defense stopped them cold though, forcing the Rams to punt on each of their first eight possessions, with five three-and-outs and none of those drives lasting more than five plays.

On the game winning drive Tom Brady went 4-4, completing short passes to the right to Rob Gronkowski for 18 yards, in the middle to Julian Edelman for 13 yards, then to Rex Burkhead to the left for seven yards. TB12 then went deep to Gronk for 29 yards, and on the next play Sony Michel ran it in from two yards out for the score.

The next possession ended with Stephon Gilmore intercepting a pass intended for former Patriot Brandin Cooks. From there Michel and Burkhead chewed up most of the remaining time, before settling for a game clinching 41 yard field goal by Stephen Gostkowski.

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With a 13-3 win over the Los Angeles Rams in Super Bowl LIII on Sunday, the New England Patriots have matched the Pittsburgh Steelers with an NFL-record six Super Bowl titles.​

The victory also gave Tom Brady and head coach Bill Belichick a record sixth championship. Brady has also played in the most Super Bowl games (nine) and Belichick has also been head coach in the most title games (nine).​

Brady is also the oldest quarterback (41) to win a Super Bowl and has the most career passes (392), most completions (256) and most passing yards for a career at 2,838.​

Julian Edelman (10 catches, 141 yards) passed Michael Irvin and moved into second place in all-time receiving yards behind Jerry Rice.​

Below are other Super Bowl records set or tied in Sunday night's game:​

Set​

Oldest head coach, winning team: Belichick (66)​

Longest punt: Johnny Hekker (65 yards)​

Most games, team: 11 (New England)​

Fewest points, game, both teams: 16​

Fewest points, game, winning team: 13 (Patriots)​

Fewest points through three quarters, both teams: 6​

Fewest touchdowns, game, both teams: 1​

Fewest PATs, game, both teams: 1​

Fewest kickoff returns, game, both teams: 2​

Most consecutive drives ending with a punt, game, team: 8 (Rams)​

Tied​

Most field goals, career: 7, Stephen Gostkowski​

Most receptions, first half: 7, Julian Edelman​

Most punt returns, career: 8, Julian Edelman​

Most games won, team: 6, New England​

Fewest points, game, team: 3, Rams​

Fewest touchdowns, game, team: 0, Rams​

Most first downs by penalty, game, team: 4, New England​

Fewest touchdowns, passing, game, both teams: 0​

Fewest fumbles lost, game, both teams: 0​

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New England Patriots wrap up Rams 13-3, secure sixth Super Bowl title

New England won its third Super Bowl in five years and sixth of the last 19 years under coach Bill Belichick.

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Patriots Beat Rams 13-3 In Lowest-Scoring Super Bowl Ever

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Super Bowl 2019: Three plays that tilted game for Patriots in win over Rams

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How the Patriots’ Unyielding Dynasty Claimed a Sixth Super Bowl Title (Published 2019)

In the Year of Offense, the N.F.L.'s championship game didn't have much. But in the end, Rob Gronkowski was there to catch passes from Tom Brady and the Patriots did it again.

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New England Patriots outlast LA Rams to win record-tying sixth Super Bowl

The New England Patriots won their record-tying sixth Super Bowl title on Sunday night, outlasting the Los Angeles Rams at Mercedes-Benz Stadium

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Rams far from Super in 13-3 loss to Patriots

The postgame news conference was over, and Rams coach Sean McVay had already blamed himself, saying he’d been completely outcoached.

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6:24 Video of the Final Two Minutes
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Rams Drives: notice a pattern here?

# Quarter Time LOS Plays Length Net Yds Result 1 1 12:06 LAR 27 3 0:51 2 Punt 2 1 5:35 LAR 36 5 2:10 17 Punt 3 1 0:12 LAR 6 3 1:14 3 Punt 4 2 10:29 LAR 28 5 2:39 23 Punt 5 2 6:14 LAR 45 3 2:17 -6 Punt 6 2 1:13 LAR 32 3 0:57 8 Punt 7 3 15:00 LAR 25 5 2:02 21 Punt 8 3 10:06 LAR 2 3 1:30 4 Punt 9 3 6:33 LAR 23 10 4:22 42 Field Goal 10 4 14:47 LAR 7 9 4:58 23 Punt 11 4 7:00 LAR 25 7 2:43 48 Interception 12 4 1:12 LAR 25 6 1:07 45 Missed FG

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[ahmed]

Title of this thread should be for whatever date was game 2 of the 2001 season.

 

[jmt57]

Title of this thread should be for whatever date was game 2 of the 2001 season.

I know that is the international, historical perespective - but in my opinion there is a much more than it simply being Pats got lucky when Mo Lewis hit Drew Bledsoe.

I have spoken at length to a couple of people who religiously attended Pats Bryant College training camp practices at that time, and both of these guys - who don't know each other - both told me that Brady looked much better than Bledsoe back then. I've also read reports that there was consideration for Brady to replace Bledsoe as early as the start of the '01 season, but the coaching staff agreed to wait a little bit. In other words, even without Mo Lewis, frozen-statue, hold-the-ball-low-to set-up-a-fumble, pick-machine Bledsoe would have been replaced by Brady at some point in 2001, regardless.

In retrospect, it's amazing that after all the fallout in Cleveland when Belichick opted to remove fan favorite/owner favorite Bernie Kosar in Cleveland - which turned out to be the correct move, despite his being thrown under the bus by Modell - had the balls to do the same thing in 2001, after Kraft had given Drew the biggest contract ever and the Pats had gone from playoff contenders to a five-win team in 2000.


Tom didn't exactly light it up when he replaced Drew, with two games with less than 100 passing yards, and only five of the remaining 17 games with more than 210 passing yards. The Pats were double-digit underdogs in both the AFCCG and the Super Bowl. At the time I was just hoping they would keep it close, and not have an embarrassing replica of Super Bowl 20 - which is what most football fans were expecting at the time.

 

[jmt57]

Today in Patriots History
James White​

Happy 33rd birthday to James White
Born Feeb 3, 1992 in Fort Lauderdale
Patriot RB, 2014-2021; uniform #28
Pats 4th round (130th overall) selection of the 2014 draft, from Wisconsin
Pats résumé: eight seasons, 36 touchdowns; 12 playoff games, three rings, Pats All-2010s Team, Pats All-Dynasty Team; 28-3 34-28

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Super Bowl Records and Milestones

• Owner of three Super Bowl rings
• Holds record for most points in a Super Bowl game (20)
• Holds record for most receptions in a Super Bowl game (14)
• Is one of only two players to score a winning overtime championship touchdown, and is the only player to do so in Super Bowl history (Alan Ameche was the only other, back in pre-Super Bowl 1958)

Patriot Franchise Rankings

• Ranks 8th with 369 career receptions
• Ranks 13th with 25 career receiving touchdowns
• Ranks 14th with 3,184 career receiving yards
• Ranks 16th for most receptions in a single season (87 in 2018)
• Ranks 17th with 35 career total touchdowns
• Ranks 19th with 4.0 yards per carry (minimum 250 rushes)

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James White Retires

Man, I will miss him! So will the team. No one on the roster does what he used to do for the team.

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[jmt57]

Today in Patriots History
More February 3 Birthdays​

Happy 53rd birthday to Tyrone Poole
Born February 3, 1972 in LaGrange, Georgia
Patriot CB, 2003-2005; uniform #38
Signed as a veteran free agent on March 4, 2003

Tyrone Poole was originally a first round draft pick by Carolina in 1995, from Fort Valley State. He started all 16 games in 2003, but was played in only five games over the next two seasons due to a knee injury and then an ankle injury. Poole played in all three 2003 postseason games and earned two super bowl rings with the Patriots. He played in 151 games with 118 starts from 1995 to 2008, with 18 interceptions.

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Happy 35th birthday to Sterling Moore
Born February 3, 1990 in Antioch, California
Patriot CB/S, 2011-2012; uniform #29
Signed to the practice squad on October 5, 2011

Sterling Moore was originally signed by Oakland as an undrafted rookie from SMU in 2011. He played in 14 regular season games with three starts for the Patriots. During that time Moore had two interceptions, one touchdown, three passes defensed, one forced fumble and on fumble recovery. He also played in three playoff games with three pass deflections and seven tackles (six solo).

Moore is most famous for knocking the ball out of the hands of Lee Evans in the 2011 AFC championship game against Baltimore, then following that up with another pass deflection on the very next play. That led to total lack of composure by John Harbaugh and a hurried field goal attempt by Billy Cundiff from the 14 yard line that sailed wide left by about 20 yards.

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Sterling Moore later played with Dallas, Tampa and New Orleans, appearing in 75 games with 31 starts over seven seasons from 2011 to 2017, plus seven playoff games.




Happy 46th birthday to Victor Hobson
Born on February 3, 1980 in Englewood, New Jersey
Patriot LB, 2008 offseason; uniform #59
Signed as a veteran free agent on April 7, 2008

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Coincidentally, now that he's a Patriots insider, he's also been moved to inside linebacker. Given the talent of New England's outside 'backers (i.e., Adalius Thomas and Mike Vrabel), Hobson's arrival via free agency gives Belichick and his staff the luxury of inserting an experienced (yet still young) veteran at a position where an infusion of youth and talent is certainly welcome.​

"He had played a lot of outside linebacker the last two years down there," said Belichick during the Pats' recent minicamp. "I think he is a smart guy, runs well, he's got some experience in the system and certainly playing inside. I think he has a good combination of experience, toughness and athleticism to the position."​

Hobson's most productive season as a Jet came in 2006, when he logged 100 total tackles (66 solo), six sacks, and an interception.​

Victor Hobson was one of 14 players released on August 30, 2008. The former second round pick out of Michigan played in 79 games from 2003-2008 with 57 starts and 354 tackles.




In memory of Junior Robinson, who would have been 57 today
Born February 3, 1968 in High Point, North Carolina
Patriot KR/CB, 1990; uniform #27
Pats 5th round (110th overall) selection of the 1990 draft, from East Carolina

David Lee Robinson Jr. played in all 16 games for the Patriots in 1990, primarily on special teams. He was waived at the end of the 1991 training camp, played on WLAF and CFL teams in Sacramento, and spent one more year in the NFL with Detroit. Robinson sadly died in 1995 at the age of 27 in an automobile accident.




In memory of Tony Discenzo, who would have been 89 today
Born February 3, 1936 in Cleveland (1936-2007)
Patriot tackle, 1960; uniform #76

Anthony Discenzo played in eight games in the American Football league's inaugural season; three starts with the Patriots and five games for the Buffalo Bills.




Happy 59th birthday to Glenn Antrum
Born February 3, 1966 in Derby, Connecticut
Patriot WR, 1989-1990; uniform #10
Signed as an undrafted rookie on May 8, 1989

After graduating from Ansonia High School and the University of Connecticut, the New England native was signed by the Patriots in '89. He spent most of the year on what was then called the developmental squad, but was promoted to the active roster for two games - and made it into the record books with one appearance. He now lives in Bristol and has been employed with Coca Cola since 1994, now working as a Market Development Manager.




Happy 66th birthday to Cris Crissy
Born February 3, 1959 in Penn Yan, New York
Patriot CB, 1981 offseason
Pats 12th round (323rd overall) selection of the 1981 draft, from Princeton

Crissy was cut before the start of the 1981 season, and spent '81-82. A high school teammate of Tony Collins, Crissy went on to become an executive director with JP Morgan.

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Happy 85th birthday to Fran Tarkenton
Born February 3, 1940 in Richmond, Virginia
Pats 5th round (34th overall) selection of the 1961 AFL draft, from Georgia

The scrambling QB instead signed with the NFL's expansion Minnesota Vikings in 1961, and was never part of Patriots organization.
The Hall of Fame QB played for 18 years in the NFL, and later became a television commercial pitchman as well as a software executive.




One other pro football player born on this date with a New England connection:

Ed Harrison (1902-1969)
Marshfield, Mass; Boston College
End for the 1926 Brooklyn Lions




Sunday February 3, 2008 at 6:30
Super Bowl 42 at University of Phoenix Stadium
New York Giants 17, New England Patriots 14

 

[jmt57]

Today in Patriots History
Pats hire Pete Carroll​

February 3, 1997:
The Patriots hire Pete Carroll as head coach.

On the same date Bill Parcells is also officially hired as a 'consultant' with the New York Jets. Eight days prior the Patriots lost to Green Bay 35-21 in Super Bowl 31 (1/26/97). Then eight days later on February 11 the charade was dropped, and Parcells was named head coach of the Jets. Negotiations between the Jets and Patriots for Parcells - who was still under contract with New England - had been ongoing since January 31, after commissioner Paul Tagliabue ruled that the Patriots still owned the rights to Parcells for the 1997 season.