as Vinatieri got ready to kick my entire Patriot watching life flashed before my eyes and I went over all the things that could go wrong. Bad snap, jumping offsides, bad handle, bad kick, blocked kick etc etc and even if it was good i knew there would still be 2 seconds left for the Rams to get the kickoff. So for me, the entire play went in slow motion. Just this one, Adam, i kept saying......
the snap, ok that went well.....the catch, the put down, BOOM!! goes the kick. Has there EVER been a more perfect kick?? Not only right down the middle, but it had such height too, ok, wheres the flag? wheres the flag? I kept looking for the flag...ok, theres no flag? , ok get those guys off the field we still have a kickoff!! The Rams are going to protest for a kickoff, its not over, its not over...
And then I saw Mike Martz walking off............................
WHAT????? Its really over??? The Patriots are the World Champions?????
I was stunned. Absolutely stunned. I just went to my knees and stared at the screen and felt like I was in a wonderful dream. And I knew instantly being a Boston sports fan would never be the same.
this all took about 10 seconds. Its never going to get better than that.