The Patriots were continuing their up and down season. They lost 10-3 to the Jets at home and lost their franchise quarterback for an indefinite amount of time. The Colts were being viewed as the greatest offense every assembled after putting up 87 points over the first two weeks of the season. With Tom Brady acting as game manager and with a running attack that put up 177 yards, the Patriots blasted the Colts 44-13.
Things were short-lived for the time being though. The next week, the Patriots were dominated by the Dolphins, having lost by 20 points. New QB Tom Brady's 86 yards were dismal compared to his performance against the Colts the week before. New England was now 1-3.
The Chargers came into Foxboro at 3-1 after a disappointing loss to the Cleveland Browns the week before. The last thing the Patriots wanted on their hands is an angry team. A team which had rookie and soon to be Fantasy Football stud LaDanian Tomlinson in the backfield and local sports hero Doug Flutie at the helm.
It didn't seem like the Pats would win this game, and odds makers certainly didn't seem to think so either. However, it was always fun to watch football anyway. To everyone's surprise, this was a monumental game, as it marked the beginning of a new era: the Tom Brady era.
This was a great football game in every sense. Each team scored back and forth through the first few quarters, until the Chargers scored a touchdown on a defensive recovery that put them up 26-16. The game looked like it was finished at this point.
Glad I did! Tom Brady led drives which resulted in a FG and a game tying TD to tight end and East Boston native, Jermaine Wiggins. Brady was no longer the timid game manager but now the field captain marching his team down the field with leadership and an ever burning competitive fire.
The game went to overtime and there was no way Brady was going to let this slip away. He drove the team into field goal range and future 2-time Super Bowl winning kicker, Adam Vinatieri drove home the 23 yard gamer winner. Foxboro stadium was going ballistic! I couldn't believe this Brady kid was for real.
For real, indeed. Brady finished the game 33 for 54 for 364 yards and 2 TDs. He was now putting up Bledsoesque numbers. There was something different about Brady, he seemed so calm in the pocket and didn't make the Bledsoesque blunders. On October 14th, 2001, Tom Brady came into his own and has never looked back. And I was there.
Things were short-lived for the time being though. The next week, the Patriots were dominated by the Dolphins, having lost by 20 points. New QB Tom Brady's 86 yards were dismal compared to his performance against the Colts the week before. New England was now 1-3.
The Chargers came into Foxboro at 3-1 after a disappointing loss to the Cleveland Browns the week before. The last thing the Patriots wanted on their hands is an angry team. A team which had rookie and soon to be Fantasy Football stud LaDanian Tomlinson in the backfield and local sports hero Doug Flutie at the helm.
It didn't seem like the Pats would win this game, and odds makers certainly didn't seem to think so either. However, it was always fun to watch football anyway. To everyone's surprise, this was a monumental game, as it marked the beginning of a new era: the Tom Brady era.
This was a great football game in every sense. Each team scored back and forth through the first few quarters, until the Chargers scored a touchdown on a defensive recovery that put them up 26-16. The game looked like it was finished at this point.
Glad I did! Tom Brady led drives which resulted in a FG and a game tying TD to tight end and East Boston native, Jermaine Wiggins. Brady was no longer the timid game manager but now the field captain marching his team down the field with leadership and an ever burning competitive fire.
The game went to overtime and there was no way Brady was going to let this slip away. He drove the team into field goal range and future 2-time Super Bowl winning kicker, Adam Vinatieri drove home the 23 yard gamer winner. Foxboro stadium was going ballistic! I couldn't believe this Brady kid was for real.
For real, indeed. Brady finished the game 33 for 54 for 364 yards and 2 TDs. He was now putting up Bledsoesque numbers. There was something different about Brady, he seemed so calm in the pocket and didn't make the Bledsoesque blunders. On October 14th, 2001, Tom Brady came into his own and has never looked back. And I was there.
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