Re: Your favorite Patriots play of the decade - One on Offense, Defense, Special Team
Great thread!
I love reading all the plays, and the best part is, and I am sure this is true for everyone on this board, I can see virtually all of the plays in my mind's eye.
One of the poster's above cited JR Redmond's catch in SB 36, where he just barely made the first down and even more just barely got out of bounds, on the game winning drive...I have always thought that was the single most underrated play in Pats history.
But the thread says favorite plays, not underrated or best or most important or greatest...so, here is my list:
Offensive: Brady to Troy Brown at Pitt in the AFCG, 60 yds, Brady looked off the safety, stepped up to avoid the pressure and let fly and the ball settled into Brown's hands, perfectly in stride....
Honorable mention: The Tuck Rule Play. I was watching the game in a hotel room while my wife and two young children slept, and so I had the sound off...and I could not for the life of me figure out why the Pats were getting the ball back....lol...
Defensive: Bruschi's interception against Miami in the "other" snow bowl, and the resulting celebration with the snow in the air.
Honorable mention: Ty Law's pick six against the Rams and Warner...and Vrabel's slap in Warner's face which led to the same.
Special Teams: AV's kick against Oakland in the snow bowl game. Greatest kick in NFL history, IMHO.
Honorable mention: The blocked field goal and the run back for the TD against the Steelers, with the lateral.
Two other favorite moments:
McGinest yelling "cancel those reservations" to the Steeler fans.
Bruschi saying, "What are they going to do now, change the rules so we can't play in the snow?"
