It’s a bit hard to believe we’re already on our 11th installment of this little project celebrating the 25th anniversary of the 1996 AFC championship win for the Patriots, but here we are. Today, we’re going to take a look at arguably the best overall game of the year for New England. It happened to come in primetime on Sunday Night Football, December 1, 1996 in San Diego. Coming off…

The Patriots’ offense in 1996 can honestly be considered one of the best in team history, at least as far as rankings go. That season, Drew Bledsoe, Curtis Martin, Terry Glenn, Shawn Jefferson, Ben Coates and other contributors helped New England finish second in the NFL in points scored. Aside from the 2007 offense, how many times in recent memory has there ever been an offense that prolific residing in…

Nine days into our trip down memory lane, it’s time to look at the game that may have sparked the playoff push New England made in 1996, but it wasn’t a pretty one. Riding a four-game win streak and sitting at 7-3, the Patriots had a golden opportunity to make quite a statement with John Elway, Terrell Davis, Shannon Sharpe, Ed McCaffey, Rod Smith, Steve Atwater and the vaunted Denver…

We’re eight days into our look back at the 25th anniversary of the Patriots winning the 1996 AFC title and we’re going to go with the double eights today and take a look back at Terry Glenn. Glenn was drafted seventh overall out of Ohio State in the 1996 NFL Draft and made an immediate impact on the organization. That year, Glenn grabbed 90 balls on 167 targets for 1,132…

With 19 days left (including today) in our 25 day celebration of the 1996 AFC championship team, what better time than now to shine a light on the guy who wore No. 19 throughout his Patriots tenure, Tom Tupa. That’s right, today is dedicated to a punter. Tupa actually had a remarkably long career in the NFL, entering the league as a third rounder (68th overall) when he was picked…

By Kevin J. Stone/@kstone06 We’ve gone through the early part of the schedule and taken a look at one hell of a year from Curtis Martin in 1996, but today we’re going to flip the field and take a look at some of the key defensive contributors to that Super Bowl run. Arguably the best corner in Patriots history and possibly the best corner in the history of the game…

We’re going to take a break from a look back at the schedule today and focus on one of the key pieces from that season, Curtis Martin. The Rookie of the Year in 1995 after being selected 74th overall in the third round, Martin came right back with 1,152 yards on 316 carries in 1996. Martin also added 14 rushing touchdowns, 46 catches for 333 yards and three receiving touchdowns….