Just in Case: Let’s Get Nostalgic About the Last 20 Years

lexrageorge

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Later on, Madden kind of made up for it though by saying “What Tom Brady just did gave me goosebumps.” Well, made up for it for me. Also, Madden saying that, as exalted as he was, gave me an inkling that maybe we’ve really got something in this Tom Brady. Have to remember the Pats we’re coming off a 5-11 season in 2000, so they were not on national TV much in ‘01. Point is, living in California, I hadn’t seen much of Brady, or the team. Of course, I watched every play of the Oakland and Pittsburgh games, but the snow in the first of those and Tom’s injury in the second limited him a lot. Back to the game, a bit later, Pat Summerall said matter of factly “right down the pipe.” and I jumped out of my chair and yelled “he made it!!!”, which I guess meant I didn’t expect Adam to do, probably because of all Boston teams failing to close the deal since Larry’s Celtics.

As astounding as 49 and 51 were, 36 is still “it” for me. So, 2001 season. The final drive and Adam’s kick were like one big moment, or blur. Favorite other player, nothing new, Gronk.
Madden would later joke about his comment in future telecasts involving Tom Brady. I still recall him saying once "I'm certainly not going to tell Tom Brady ever again to take a knee and go for OT" when he was leading the Pats on yet another late 4th quarter drive.
 

moonshotmanny

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The Deflategate Revenge Tour is my favorite season.

Favorite moment is when Adam kicked the field goal to win our first Super Bowl. My 22 year old son who lives in MA, [I lived in NY at the time] called and said, "I can't believe I am out here on my doorstep crying like a baby, Patriots won the Super Bowl!" He could barely manage to say the Patriots won the Super Bowl, and I could hear people driving by where he was hooting and hollering.

None Brady player is Wilfork and Gronk.