Favorite Patriots Moment

by MaPatsFan on Feb 16, 2009 9:36 PM EST

Dear fellow Pulpiteers,

as I was pondering many things today (mostly the dark chasm that is NFL news right now), I started thinking about my favorite Patriots moments. With 3 rings and a myriad of playoff berths in the last 10 years, it's incredibly hard come up with just one. Sure, there's this one:

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That Adam Vinatieri snow bowl kick was a thing of beauty and made all the difference that year. Sure, you could point to a billion plays throughout the course of the season that, if they went the other way, that would be the end. But, what a way to make it happen. Or this one:

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After Matt's father passed away, he showed what he was made of and took the field like a pro, logging a great game. For that, Coach Belichick handed him the game ball. But, one of my favorite moments was right after Spygate broke. The week between the Jets and the Chargers was charged with an enormous amount of anti-Patriotism and Belichick hatred...but not in New England. Walking onto the field for the Chargers game, Coach Bill Belichick got a standing ovation from the crowd. And I think they echoed the way most of us felt. No, I'm not dillusional and nor do I think what Belichick did was 100% on the up and up. I feel like my brother just went to jail: you want to smack him for doing what he did to the family, but you want to hug him in support. It's a very confusing feeling. However, the undying support for our Head coach is what I'll remember the most from all that.

Here's your chance to be the writer. What's your favorite Patriots moment? If you can find a picture, please do so. They speak soooo many words.

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The Patriots had no timeouts left for their ensuing drive, which resulted in color commentator John Madden initially suggesting that the Patriots should run out the clock and attempt to win in overtime. Instead, New England attempted to get the winning score in regulation on the final drive. Brady opened the drive with three completions to running back J.R. Redmond, which moved the ball to their 41-yard line with 33 seconds left. After an incomplete pass, Brady completed a 23-yard pass to wide receiver Troy Brown, and followed it up with a 6-yard completion to tight end Jermaine Wiggins to advance to the Rams’ 30-yard line. Brady then spiked the ball with seven seconds left, which set up Vinatieri’s 48-yard field goal attempt. Vinatieri’s game-winning kick was successful, marking the only time in Super Bowl history that a game was won by a score on the final play.

"These players, a lot of other people didn't believe in them, but they believe in themselves. And that is all that matters."- Bill Belichick

by Mainiac on Feb 17, 2009 12:11 AM EST reply actions

Patriots = dynasty

Tedy Bruschi mouthing the words “That’s three!” will forever be etched into my brain. Three Super Bowls in four years, and the Patriots were now considered a “dynasty” rather than just a fluke team that beat the Rams.

by NESilver on Feb 17, 2009 2:06 AM EST reply actions

Dynasty

That was awesome… I’ll always remember him saying that. GO PATS

by gosox15 on Feb 20, 2009 11:12 AM EST up reply actions

C'mon, let's live in the present

Can’t we just realize that this is never going to happen again and no matter how insane of fans we are, no matter how many beers we drink and shots we do that the Pats are just a sad team? There’s no dynasty. 3 wins out of 6 appearances? Kraft and Belichick should be ashamed. Let’s change the name of the stadium to Lady Gillette Stadium. Go Steelers!

by SharperShopper on Feb 18, 2009 10:29 AM EST reply actions