Poll: best Patriots moment

[mikey m]

Age will play a big factor, I was too young to fully appreciate dynasty part 1 so I’m going with “Malcolm, GO.” That 2014 playoff run to start dynasty part 2 was magic.

 

[UrbanCowboy]

the malcolm thing was a better moment -- the climax of despair to glee was unreal .The 28-3 was more of a long slow build.

 

[Pat the Pats Fan]

Best moment, Lonnie Paxton doing the “snow angel” in 36.

 

[TheRainMaker]

I'm going to have to go with Brady driving the offense downfield and setting up Vinatieri's game winning kick against the Rams. I was in such shock they pulled off the win being big underdogs that game. Those 1999 to 2001 Rams teams were bad ass.

 

[aluminum seats]

I seriously almost blacked out when Vinatieri's kick went through the uprights. I’m not even joking.

 

[Pape]

I seriously almost blacked out when Vinatieri's kick went through the uprights. I’m not even joking.

gives me shivers thinking about it

 

[everlong]

My favorite moment was going out to shovel after they beat the Raiders. We got 2 feet at my house. Yelled out good morning to a neighbor whose mother in law lived in the house next door to him. He replied there's nothing good about this morning. His mother in law in the crusty bar hag Boston accent yelled he's a Raiders fan and cackled her ass off. I cracked up. He replied I don't ever want to hear about Ben f***ing Dreif again.

Having lived through 76 as a very young Patriots fan this was the full circle moment.

Long live Walt Colmman, *****.

 

[TommyD4207]

36, 49, 51 - The first (underdogs), The best (2 best teams in the league in a great game), The Comeback

And the 03 and 04 Colts games (04 was probably more entertaining because 3 ****ing points and Brady played pretty badly). The 04 AFCCG against the Steelers when they curbstomped those paper tigers was pretty great as well.

The 14 Divisional against Baltimore was pretty great too.

 

[Wax Frog]

I voted comeback. I'm not going to claim it was objectively the greatest moment, only that it had the greatest personal impact. I was on a cloud for a week afterward, something that never happened with any of the other SB wins. It wasn't until I'd had a chance to process that I realized it was the closure point for the narrative that was my rather odd fan journey.

 

[Real fan 02]

Depends on the mood. My favorites change like a carousel.

I will say tops are
36
49
51


36 Being the first one has very special meaning obviously. Cinderella story. Cemented their names as champions finally

49. Take on the bully, up against the best defense probably of the decade. Rocky 3 style win. Pretty awesome.

51. Basically, no matter how bad or insurmountable things go, keep pressing forward. The main thing that will always amaze me aside from Atlanta not running the ball was that everything had to go perfect. Everything, the defense had to hold, Hightower with the key sacks, the two point conversions had to happen and then to top it off Edelman finally makes the sort of play that has plagued the Pats out of two championships. 28-3 forever.

In a losing effort Superbowl 52 is also one of my favorites. Despite benching Butler and whatever hoopla else. Brady threw for 505 yards. It was a testament of the guys will to win. I hated the outcome knowing that had possibly Butler played, all he really had to do is stop 1 or 2 3rd down plays.He didn’t have to play great, just average. Philly went 10-16 for the day and also had the illegal end zone play. Shame, but despite the losing effort that 505 yard game will stand out along with the the 2015 Denver loss where Gronk was held in the endzone. Another courageous effort by the Goat.

Great post PM, not much i can add there..
Although the 03-04 defense says hi!

 

[Mike the Brit]

For me, Super Bowl XLIX.

I watched two of the Super Bowl victories with my beloved daughter: XLIX and LI.

LI was wonderful -- Brady's greatest game and vindication in the face of ignorance and malice. But I watched that with her and her friends.

XLIX was just the two of us at a ridiculous hour of Monday morning in our living room in the U.K. while everyone else in town was asleep. I'd started my "well, at least they got to play in the big game" speech when that happened -- joy! Joy! JOY!

 

[TheRainMaker]

Who was your favorite Super Bowl opponent for the Patriots? What I mean is, the team you wanted to see in the big game?

I'm going with the 2001 Rams. The rest:

2004 Eagles. Best team in the NFC by far. A healthy Owens and Law would've made that a great matchup.
2014 Seahawks. I would've rather have seen GB/Rodgers go head to head with the Pats, but the Seahawks were the defending champs.
2016 Falcons. Best team that year in the NFC.
2018 Rams. Would've been a better matchup had Gurley been healthy.
2003 Panthers. They had no business getting passed the Rams in the Divisional round. I think we would've seen Rams vs Pats II had they won that game.
2007 and 2011 Giants. Nobody but Giants fans wanted to see them in both games. Cowboys should've been the 2007 opponent and Packers/49ers in 2011.

 

[Patriot Missile]

Who was your favorite Super Bowl opponent for the Patriots? What I mean is, the team you wanted to see in the big game?

I'm going with the 2001 Rams. The rest:

2004 Eagles. Best team in the NFC by far. A healthy Owens and Law would've made that a great matchup.
2014 Seahawks. I would've rather have seen GB/Rodgers go head to head with the Pats, but the Seahawks were the defending champs.
2016 Falcons. Best team that year in the NFC.
2018 Rams. Would've been a better matchup had Gurley been healthy.
2003 Panthers. They had no business getting passed the Rams in the Divisional round. I think we would've seen Rams vs Pats II had they won that game.
2007 and 2011 Giants. Nobody but Giants fans wanted to see them in both games. Cowboys should've been the 2007 opponent and Packers/49ers in 2011.

I’ll say this, I wanted the Packers so bad in 07. This Pats defense was good but not great, but it was certainly built to beat a QB like Brett Favre. Belichick would of had a picasso of a game plan. Not only that but the familiarity of playing the Giants twice really played into their favor. Reminiscent of the the 01 Pats Rams. Without facing that team in the regular season I don’t think the Pats stood a chance. Very similar if you think about, really wanted a team who hadn’t been shocked by the awesomeness of the 07 offense like the Packers.

 

[BUSTAMOVE]

Vinatieri’s kick in the Snow Bowl to tie the game
We were losers as a franchise till that point
Before that the Tuck rule would have gone against us
We got the break we needed and Adam made the greatest kick in the History of the NFL
After that kick we acquired the winning attitude which secured all those SB titles above
That kick was the moment we all got to walk around with SWAG
The Original vs the Sequel’s

 

[TheRainMaker]

I’ll say this, I wanted the Packers so bad in 07. This Pats defense was good but not great, but it was certainly built to beat a QB like Brett Favre. Belichick would of had a picasso of a game plan. Not only that but the familiarity of playing the Giants twice really played into their favor. Reminiscent of the the 01 Pats Rams. Without facing that team in the regular season I don’t think the Pats stood a chance. Very similar if you think about, really wanted a team who hadn’t been shocked by the awesomeness of the 07 offense like the Packers.

Between the Packers and Giants, I wanted to see the Packers because it was better for marketing and the Pats have only beaten Favre once (2006) since 1996 season. Pats would've blown the Packers out as their defense was pedestrian.

 

[signbabybrady]

Who was your favorite Super Bowl opponent for the Patriots? What I mean is, the team you wanted to see in the big game?

I'm going with the 2001 Rams. The rest:

2004 Eagles. Best team in the NFC by far. A healthy Owens and Law would've made that a great matchup.
2014 Seahawks. I would've rather have seen GB/Rodgers go head to head with the Pats, but the Seahawks were the defending champs.
2016 Falcons. Best team that year in the NFC.
2018 Rams. Would've been a better matchup had Gurley been healthy.
2003 Panthers. They had no business getting passed the Rams in the Divisional round. I think we would've seen Rams vs Pats II had they won that game.
2007 and 2011 Giants. Nobody but Giants fans wanted to see them in both games. Cowboys should've been the 2007 opponent and Packers/49ers in 2011.

I think the 01 Rams or the Seahawks have to be the answer just because they had won already so it makes a more impressive win to have beat them.

I lean towards the Seahawks just because we didn't really know any better back in 01. With the Seahawks there was a lot at stake because of the previous wins and follow up drought.

 

[PancakeBlockPaul]

I’m the sole butt fumble voter. I chose it because there is no single one moment for me. I love them all really and the butt fumble not really being a pats moment seemed the logical or illogical choice for me. . Though I must say watching Marshawn getting stopped/blown up to cause the next play are some of my favorites. A friend and I were watching at the time and he had totally given in to them losing but I was believing they could stop them. Then they did and in magnificent fashion. A combo of elite coaching, recognizing what was coming, and adapting. All elite.

 

[kmac14]

For comical purposes at the time you only saw this if you were at the game, however Randy Moss interacting with a fan in stands was HYSTERICAL! Now you can view on YouTube

 

[One-If-By-Sea]

The 2025 Super Bowl championship is my favorite. The next one.

 

[maust]

I’m the sole butt fumble voter. I chose it because there is no single one moment for me. I love them all really and the butt fumble not really being a pats moment seemed the logical or illogical choice for me.

OFC you did. You had no choice, asked an unanswerable question you chose absurdity. The premise of the OP is essentially like asking a grandparent with many grandkids to name their favorite (grandparents 'cause some parents do have favorites). This is what happens when a poll asks an un-answerable question and doesn't offer RLKAG as an option. You either choose the absurdity or don't vote.