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Hi Everyone,
It's the Friday before the Super Bowl, and while we're not in the big game this year I thought it would be a good time to reminisce about the good 'ole days....and specifically about the 2003 Patriots. Of their six Super Bowl-winning teams, I think this one often gets overlooked.
I mean, you always remember 'your first' so people naturally look at the 2001 season more fondly.
The '03 Pats also suffer from recency bias, so the 2014, 2016, and 2018 will get more attention for that reason.
They also get overshadowed by the 2004 team because well, rightly think of the 2004 team as the superior team becuase the '04 team was essnetially the '03 team with one MAJOR addition.....Corey Dillon.
But, but but....when you actually look at the season as a whole and how each game played out, I would never make the case that they were the best team, but they were quite possibly the most fun.
Think about it, despite winning in 2001, the pats were looked as a 'flash in the pan' and weren't considered Super Bowl contenders in 2003.
Not only did they deliver, but what a season! Think about it. During this season we had.......
-The spectacular 83 yard TD pass to Troy Brown in OT at Miami...a place we never win!
-We had the goal line stand at Indy....and you remember how important each win against Peyton was..and this was in dramatic fashion.
-The intentional safety against the Broncos followed by a last minute, game-winning touchdown
-The comeback and marathon game at Houston
-getting blown out 0-31 in Buffalo in the "Lawyer Milloy' game only to return the favor with a 31-0 domination of them later in the season
-the Ty Law pick six comeback game against a favored Tennessee team
-The Bruschi pick six game vs Miami in the snow where the fans celebrated by throwing snow to the beat of the music
-Shutting out Bill Parcells in our home game against the Cowboys
-And of course winning beating co-MVPs Steve McNair and Peyton Manning in the playoffs in back to back weeks
-Then the classic Super Bowl against Carolina which went down to the wire
Such a fund season to live through
Also for what it's worth, I have all of the Patriots Super Bowl blu rays/dvds, including the NFL verison and hte Patriots 'three games to glory'.
The Three Games to Glory for the 2003 is the best in terms of content. The bonus features of "Patriots All Access" , "Super Bowl behind the scenes" and "Winner Take All" are the best of any of the dvds (the only downside is it's STANDARD DEFINITION and not HD, but there's nothing that could have been done about that)
It's the Friday before the Super Bowl, and while we're not in the big game this year I thought it would be a good time to reminisce about the good 'ole days....and specifically about the 2003 Patriots. Of their six Super Bowl-winning teams, I think this one often gets overlooked.
I mean, you always remember 'your first' so people naturally look at the 2001 season more fondly.
The '03 Pats also suffer from recency bias, so the 2014, 2016, and 2018 will get more attention for that reason.
They also get overshadowed by the 2004 team because well, rightly think of the 2004 team as the superior team becuase the '04 team was essnetially the '03 team with one MAJOR addition.....Corey Dillon.
But, but but....when you actually look at the season as a whole and how each game played out, I would never make the case that they were the best team, but they were quite possibly the most fun.
Think about it, despite winning in 2001, the pats were looked as a 'flash in the pan' and weren't considered Super Bowl contenders in 2003.
Not only did they deliver, but what a season! Think about it. During this season we had.......
-The spectacular 83 yard TD pass to Troy Brown in OT at Miami...a place we never win!
-We had the goal line stand at Indy....and you remember how important each win against Peyton was..and this was in dramatic fashion.
-The intentional safety against the Broncos followed by a last minute, game-winning touchdown
-The comeback and marathon game at Houston
-getting blown out 0-31 in Buffalo in the "Lawyer Milloy' game only to return the favor with a 31-0 domination of them later in the season
-the Ty Law pick six comeback game against a favored Tennessee team
-The Bruschi pick six game vs Miami in the snow where the fans celebrated by throwing snow to the beat of the music
-Shutting out Bill Parcells in our home game against the Cowboys
-And of course winning beating co-MVPs Steve McNair and Peyton Manning in the playoffs in back to back weeks
-Then the classic Super Bowl against Carolina which went down to the wire
Such a fund season to live through
Also for what it's worth, I have all of the Patriots Super Bowl blu rays/dvds, including the NFL verison and hte Patriots 'three games to glory'.
The Three Games to Glory for the 2003 is the best in terms of content. The bonus features of "Patriots All Access" , "Super Bowl behind the scenes" and "Winner Take All" are the best of any of the dvds (the only downside is it's STANDARD DEFINITION and not HD, but there's nothing that could have been done about that)