Obviously most people know about TB12 and Vinatieri, but the fact that Peppers is the only other active player in this league (especially considering his position) just blows my mind!
Just watching the replay of the Patriots / Panthers Super Bowl (XXXVIII) on NFL Network. At the end of the game, announcer Greg Gumbel said:
> The New England Patriots claim their second Super Bowl Championship in three years. In this era of free agency and player movement, that's as close to a dynasty as you're ever going to find.
New England Patriots response over the next 15 years...
>Hold my beer...
GET IN HERE YOU BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE!!! WE'RE NEVER GONNA GET RESPECT FOR THAT WIN BECAUSE OF THE PENALTY BUT WHO CARES WE'RE 7-3!!!!!
The NFL network ran a marathon of all the Pats Super Bowls this weekend.
Somehow my brain forgot that Adam Vinatieri missed two early field goals, with which, the game wouldn't have been nearly as close. But the whole time I was watching I was thinking that if Edelman were on that team (let alone Gronk) the Pats would have won by double digits.
Now, onto the Eagles...
...but Deflategate has changed all that. I will be rooting for the Patriots to go 19-0 this season and mass protest Goodell during the trophy ceremony.
The only thing worse than the NFL's malfeasance has been that of the national media. Can't turn on ESPN tv or radio without hearing long-debunked nonsense - and there aren't even any Simmons podcasts to turn to!
Oh yeah, and did I mention I live in LA and am a Lakers/Dodgers fan? But good job NFL - you've made me root for my worst enemy!
EDIT: I figure I should say something about my reasoning -
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No evidence from the beginning until now about either Brady's direct involvement or about the footballs being "cheating-level" under-inflated in the first place.
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The Wells report doesn't even make a real claims - they pepper everything with words like "probably"! Probably! Are you kidding me?
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I had like 5 more bullet points, but the only thing that matters is - NO EVIDENCE! NO SCIENCE! NOTHING! There is literally no part of the story that doesn't disintegrate on contact with even the most rudimentary scrutiny or science.
I expect national political media to be the bottom-of-the-barrel ignorance on display, but the stupidity and downright brain-deadness of the sports media has been particularly galling.
#Top 100 Playoff Games Hub Post
February 1, 2004 @ Reliant Stadium
Votes for this game: 74
The following was written by fellow /r/NFL user Wikipedia. All credit for this great post goes to them, give them a high five, five stars, and maybe even some gold.
First half
This game is noted for its unusual scoring pattern between the teams. Ninety percent of the first half and all of the third quarter were scoreless. Twenty-four points were scored in the last 3 minutes of the first half; and, a record 37 points were scored in the fourth quarter.
Most of the first half was a defensive struggle, with neither team able to score until late in the second quarter, despite several early scoring opportunities for New England. After Carolina was forced to punt on their opening drive, Patriots receiver Troy Brown gave his team great field position with a 28-yard return to the Panthers 47-yard line. The Patriots subsequently marched to the 9-yard line, but Carolina kept them out of the end zone and Adam Vinatieri missed a 31-yard field goal attempt. The Patriots forced Carolina to punt after 3 plays and again got the ball with great field position, receiving Todd Sauerbrun's 40-yard punt at the Panthers 49-yard line. New England then drove to the 31-yard line, but on third down, linebacker Will Witherspoon tackled Brown for a 10-yard loss on an end-around play, pushing the Patriots out of field goal range. Later on, New England drove 57 yards to the Panthers 18-yard line with 6 minutes left in the second quarter, but once again they failed to score as Carolina kept them out of the end zone and Vinatieri's 36-yard field goal attempt was blocked by Panthers defender Shane Burton.
Meanwhile, the Carolina offense was stymied by the New England defense, with quarterback Jake Delhomme completing just one out of his first nine passes, sacked three times, and fumbling once. That fumble occurred 3 plays after Vinatieri's second missed field goal; Delhomme lost the ball while being sacked by linebacker Mike Vrabel, and Patriots defensive tackle Richard Seymour recovered the ball at the Panthers 20-yard line; by this point of the game the Panthers had suffered a net loss of nine yards on twenty offensive snaps.
Two plays later, New England faced a third down and 7, but quarterback Tom Brady scrambled 12 yards to the 5-y
... keep reading on reddit ➡If you know anything about the Super Bowl, then you know that this is one of the big ones. The Michael Jackson halftime show was, arguably, the biggest in Super Bowl history, simply because of the impact it had on future halftime shows, allowing for more prolific artists to get the show. That changed the game. However, in terms of its impact on the country, and even the world, there was no halftime show bigger than the Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show. It had nothing to do with the songs performed, it had nothing to do with how bad or good the show was, and it had nothing to do with the circumstances entering the game. It had everything to do with the most infamous two seconds in the history of the Super Bowl.
If you don’t know what I’m talking about, this is the halftime show where (spoiler alert) Janet Jackson reveals her breast on live television by complete accident (or maybe not, but we’ll get to that later). The aftermath from this halftime show was incredible; lawsuits and fines were handed out, future halftime shows were changed for the next few years to play it incredibly safe, new FCC regulations were created, and even YouTube was created because of it. That’s right- one of the biggest websites in the world that we all probably go on often was created because Jawed Karim didn’t get a chance to watch the halftime show, and wanted to create a video sharing website with a few friends where people could upload their own content.
This is one of the most catastrophic and controversial moments not just in Super Bowl history, but in the history of American television… and it only occurred for roughly two seconds. Those are the two seconds that everyone remembers about this halftime show, and that’s the legacy that this halftime show has. However, those two seconds were preceded by an entire twelve-minute show produced by MTV including the likes of Jessica Simpson, P Diddy, Nelly, Kid Rock, and, of course, Justin Timberlake and Janet Jackson. Let’s dive in and take a look at not just the halftime show, but the immediate aftermath of it in all its controversy.
Background Information
The Super Bowl XXXVII halftime show didn’t exactly get the greatest reviews. It’s been largely forgotten in Super Bowl history, and it was a pretty boring halftime show. It seemed as though the NFL, which had struggled finding incr
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If they win, it’ll be the first even numbered Super Bowl victory in 14 years.
Half way there folks! This is the second of our four Super Bowls victories in the daily discussion threads for each playoff victory from each of our Super Bowl runs while we wait for our SUPER BOWL LI match-up against the Atlanta Falcons.
Super Bowl 38 saw the AFC Conference Champions New England Patriots travel to face up against the NFC Conference Champions Carolina Panthers in Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas. The AFC were the designated home team and the Patriots elected to wear their home blue jerseys.
The 2003 Carolina Panthers coach was John Fox in his second season as head coach for Carolina, with a team comprised of 4 selected pro-bowlers; RB Stephen Davis, RDT Kris Jenkins (1st-Team All-Pro), DE Mike Rucker, and P Todd Sauerbrun.
The Carolina Panthers secured themselves the NFC's #3 seed by winning the NFC South with a regular season record of 11-5. In the Wildcard Round the Panthers hosted the NFC's #6 seed, the Dallas Cowboys, who they beat soundly 29-10 to advance to the Divisional Round. The Panthers traveled to the Edward Jones Dome to face off against the NFC's #2 seed, the St. Louis Rams, in the Divisional Round whom they beat on the first play in double overtime to the score of 29-23 to advance to the NFC Championship Game. In the NFC Championship Game traveled to Lincoln Field Stadium to face off against the NFC's #1 seed, the Philadelphia Eagles, who they beat 14-3.
The Carolina Panthers won their 1st George Halas trophy in franchise history, punching a ticket to their first Super Bowl ever where they would face the AFC Conference Champions, the New England Patriots.
- Pro-Football Reference for 2003 Carolina Panthers: http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/car/2003.htm
The 2003 New England Patriots coach was Bill Belichick in his fourth year with New England, with a team comprised of 3 selected pro-bowlers; CB Ty Law, LB Willie McGinest, and DT Richard Seymour. The team also had 4 AP All-Pros; SS Rodney Harrison (1st team), CB Ty Law (1st team), DT Richard Seymour (1st team), and LB Tedy Bruschi (2nd team). The New England Patriots secured themselves the AFC's #1 seed with the NFL's best regular season record of 14-2. Thanks to a first round bye the Patriots got to watch from the comfort of their own homes as other teams faced off in the Wildcard Round. In the Divisional Round they beat the AFC's #5 seed, the Tennessee Titans, 17-14. For the AFC Championship the Patriots hosted the AFC's #3 seed, the Indianapoli
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