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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.8. Butler hangs on to the ball.Things that went right for the Patriots/wrong for the Seahawks on that play.
1. Browner was a former Seahawks and identfiied that play
2. Butler who had practiced the precise way to handle that play was on the field when he likely gets no playing time if Arrington wasn't geting surprisingly bullied by Matthews
3. Bill milked the clock and got Seattle off balance and kind of forced them into a situation where the pass made the most sesne.
4. Browner played it perfect and jammed the pick
5. Butler ran like he got shot out of a freaking canon to get in position
6. Lockett played the route too soft and gave up his positioning
7. Wilson misplaced the ball to enough of a degree that Butler had a shot at it.
Any one of those doesn't happen and it's either a touchdown or an incompletion, both of which are a huge win for Seattle.
Hey, you left Hooman out! J/K, but the 'NFL Films' clip posted earlier clip posted earlier showed him on the field at the end of the game, and it was a fun memory for me.Additional tidbits:
The only Patriots player left on that roster from that game is Matthew Slater.
The only Patriots players on that team left in the NFL are: Matthew Slater, Marcus Cannon (maybe?), Cameron Fleming (Denver?), Logan Ryan (Tampa?), and Chandler Jones (Vegas).
Amazing how much a roster turns over in 9 years....now Revis is a Hall of Famer, Browner served some time and may still be in jail?, Butler is no longer in the NFL after his last hurrah with the Pats last year in camp, Mayo is a coach (he was on I/R that year, IIRC), Hightower hasn't played in two years....Brady finally is done...etc...etc...
Oh....that Hightower tackle on first down was one of the greatest plays I have ever seen...I think he blew out his shoulder on that play...not sure.
Right around 7 minutes
And that's why Pete is still having to try to justify the call nine years later.I agree about the receivers getting separation. That is why I think passing down there at the1 yard line was a horrific call all around if the point is to actually score. Just hand it to Lynch on second and then burn your last time out if he doesn't score and then figure out third and fourth down.
8. Butler hangs on to the ball.
Not really, Harmon treated that ball like kryptonite. Plenty of room just to smack it away. Terrible play by him.
Wasn't Lynch 1 for 5 from the 1 that season?
It was 2nd down. There were 35 seconds left. They had one timeout remaining. They had to throw on one of those downs.And that's why Pete is still having to try to justify the call nine years later.
The SEA fan reaction video shows that right from the second the play was called the natural reaction is to wonder WTF they called a pass play.
Especially that particular pass play, where so many hands could potentially tip the ball.
No they didn't. When Kearse made that ridiculous catch the clock was stopped with 1:06 remaining. The Seahawks actually had TWO timeouts but most don't remember that Pete burned his second time out right after that 5 minute replay to ensure Kearse actually caught the ball. How Pete did not have his team ready in that spot is beyond words. They should have had 1:06 with two timeouts but any who, they had the one time out and the clock stopped with 1:06. When they run Lynch on first down, he is downed with 1:00 to play. If Pete had used his timeout there then it is second down with a minute left. He could have easily run 3 times with a minute on the clock if the Seahawks hurried to the line. Instead he let the clock bleed down as I am assuming like the rest of us he thought Bill was going to burn his last time out. When Bill didn't burn the time out, Pete ran on his 11 personnel and we countered by running Butler on. The rest is history ...It was 2nd down. There were 35 seconds left. They had one timeout remaining. They had to throw on one of those downs.
When the ball was snapped there was 35 seconds.You can fault Pete for not managing his team and the clock better after the lapdance catch, but that is a separate issue.No they didn't. When Kearse made that ridiculous catch the clock was stopped with 1:06 remaining. The Seahawks actually had TWO timeouts but most don't remember that Pete burned his second time out right after that 5 minute replay to ensure Kearse actually caught the ball. How Pete did not have his team ready in that spot is beyond words. They should have had 1:06 with two timeouts but any who, they had the one time out and the clock stopped with 1:06. When they run Lynch on first down, he is downed with 1:00 to play. If Pete had used his timeout there then it is second down with a minute left. He could have easily run 3 times with a minute on the clock if the Seahawks hurried to the line. Instead he let the clock bleed down as I am assuming like the rest of us he thought Bill was going to burn his last time out. When Bill didn't burn the time out, Pete ran on his 11 personnel and we countered by running Butler on. The rest is history ...
I don't take pleasure in what happened to them, but when they complain about that loss ask them how'd they like to be within a minute or so of 19 and 0 and have someone catch a pass with his helmet. And there are plenty of people who took pleasure in that.Although it turned out well for us, I take no pleasure in what happened to them as a result.
What down are you talking about? There was never 35 seconds left for any of the plays.When the ball was snapped there was 35 seconds.You can fault Pete for not managing his team and the clock better after the lapdance catch, but that is a separate issue.
Yeah, 25 not 35. My bad. That made it even trickierWhat down are you talking about? There was never 35 seconds left for any of the plays.
Kearse makes the miracle catch at 1:06. Time out is called on the field for the replay and then Pete calls his second time out as he did not have his team ready to go after the 5 minute delay for the replay.
On first down, Lynch is tackled at the one with 1:00 left.
Pete let's the clock bleed all the way down to 25 seconds before Seattle snaps the ball and Wilson throws the pick. Butler is tackled with 20 seconds left to play.