The One With The New Starting Quarterback for the Patriots

 

Ever since fall of 2001 - following a hit by the NY Jet's Mo Lewis - I, like other Patriots fans, have watch Tom Brady lead the Patriots at the helm.

 

Today was the first day in 19 years that we wouldn't know that Tom Brady should (or eventually would) return as the starter for the Patriots. It was so surreal. Seeing Cam Newton for the first time was, well, interesting.

 

But, it made for an eventful day. The Patriots won 21-11 and Newton set a record for most runs by a Patriots QB ever. He certainly brings a different dynamic.

 

I knew the post-Brady era would come...and it started well. I still miss the old days, but am interested to see what the new ones hold!

The One Where the Patriots Win Their Sixth Superbowl!

It is 10:10 PM on Sunday February 3rd and the Patriots have made history (and tied it, too). The Patriots won Superbowl 53 13 -3 over the Rams 17 years to the day they won their first one against the Rams.


If was a tough defensive game with the score tied at 3 going into the 4th quarter. However, an amazing series of catches by Edelman and Gronkowski, with a TD run by Michel put them on top and a Gostkowski field goal sealed the deal.


This means the Pats - the goof troop of teams when I was a kid - are tied with the Steelers for the most Super Bowls of all time.


 AMAZING!

Congratulations Super Bowl Champions New England Patriots

 

The One With the Patriots Returning to the Superbowl

PATS WIN, PATS WIN, PATS WIN


Earlier this evening, the Patriots did what many thought was the impossible. They won the AFC Championship with a 37-31 OT victory over the Kansas City Chiefs. It was an amazing game with so many subplots:

Old QB vs. Future QB
Bill Belichick vs. Andy Reid
Gronk vs. Kelce
Brady vs the World

It was a tough game with excellent defense by the Pats as they went into the half up 14 to 0. However, we all know that KC has been tough all year and because they were the home team - and the Pats have had trouble on the road in the playoffs - all signs pointed to a comeback. And they did, taking the lead in the 4th quarter and then tying the game with 11 seconds left to play. Wow!

However, Tom Brady, who has shown signs of age this season, showed what he had when he needed it most, orchestrating a masterful lead drive in OT, and guiding the Pats to their 11 ever AFC Championship!

Amazing! Now onto the Superbowl, where they will meet the LA Rams (the team, though from St. Louis, that they beat to win their first Superbowl). In the proverbial words of 1980s Bostonians...Beat LA.

The One With The Super Bowl LI Win

Last night, the Patriots made Super Bowl history.

They made the greatest comeback ever.

They were down 28 -3 in the third quarter and were able to come back in win in the first ever Super Bowl over time game 34-28 (I predicted 35-28, Pats....pretty close).

Tom Brady set a record for most passing yards in a game with 466.  James White had a record with 14 receptions - the most ever in a Super Bowl.

The Pats tied it up on a two point conversion at the end of regulation. Wow! 

Overall, a pretty amazing game...perhaps the best Super Bowl ever!

 

The One Where the Patriots Go to the AFC Championship

Yesterday, it became evident that we, as a family, have finally hit that stage where it is fun to watch a football game together because we watched the AFC playoff game between the Patriots and Kansas City chiefs.


Sure, Bri and Kiff may not have been totally focused on the game, but with all the snacks we were serving, who could blame them.


We had a ton of fun watching the game. The Patriots played well with all of their injured players making a return. It was like the Patriots of earlier in the season as they raced out to an impressive lead and the defense was able to contain the chiefs...until they made a late score with 1:18 in the game to make it tight.

Still, the Patriots were able to win 27-20 and advance to their fifth AFC championship in a row (and 11th in the 22 years that Robert Kraft has owned the team...and 10th since Tom Brady has played. Wow). The only other team to go to 5 straight conference championships were the Raiders from 1973 to 1977.  Impressive.

Go Pats!

The One Where the Patriots Win

Yesterday was simply amazing.

It was the first time that - as a family - we could truly enjoy the Super Bowl. Bri and Kiff have learned a lot about football this year and they understood - and enjoyed - the Patriot games.

They knew that the Super Bowl was a great game, but there were a lot of elements to it, including the commercials and the half time show.

And this year the kids were excited to watch....and they were able to stay up for the first half.

They made decorations at school and at home...we hung them during the game. Bri put on the Kitty Bowl as her own pre game show.

We had some super snacks made by Emmie. We watched the pregame show and played some shnazzy music!

We watched the first half and cheered the two touchdowns by the Patriots. We even watched Katy Perry, Lenny Kravitz, and Missy...

It was time for bed....but they were still excited, wearing their Patriots gear as they headed upstairs. They thoroughly enjoyed their first true Super Bowl viewing experience. 

Of course, they did miss out on the epic Patriots comeback and the interception for the win with 18 seconds left.

But it truly was a memorable Super Bowl. Congratulations to the Patriots on ring number 4. It was truly a memorable day for us!!!

Thanks so much! Go PATS!