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…
According to former Patriots outside linebacker Cassius Marsh, the Patriots treat their players like “crap.” The disgruntled Marsh made the comment on a podcast yesterday. The Patriot Way is extremely impressive,” Marsh said. “They work day-in and day-out. Their work ethic over there, what they instill, is pretty legendary. But they also treat players like crap. You don’t have a lunch period. You get there and you have to make time…
The Patriots and Eagles are scheduled to play a pre-season game on August 19th but before they play the game, the two teams will hold joint practices in Philadelphia on August 16th and 17th. Bill Belichick has long been an advocate of joint practices. He believes it is a good way to evaluate his team against another team in a practice setting while at the same time getting a look at players on…
Former Patriots defensive end Jake Bequette announced yesterday that he is running for the U.S Senate. Bequette is running for the senate in Arkansas. Bequette played his high school football at Catholic High School in Little Rock and then went on to star the University of Arkansas. He was a third round pick of the Patriots in 2012. Bequette played four seasons in New England from 2012 to 2015 however he only…
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…
This is our third and fourth installment of the 25-day project and today we’ll be taking a look at one of the most important stretches during the season from October 20th through November 10th in two sections. During that time, the Pats rattled off four straight wins to go from 3-3 to 7-3. Two of the victories were critically important against Buffalo and Miami which was no easy task back…
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…