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Patriots: 25 Days celebrating the 25th anniversary of the 1996 AFC title – Day 16

July 22, 2021
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We’re down to single digits in our 25 day celebration after today, so before we finish up with a few more key pieces to the puzzle and a look back at the postseason wins, there’s one major aspect of the season we haven’t really talked much about yet. Good ole Foxboro Stadium. Most people my age don’t remember the old place with the metal benches, gross bathrooms, mud pits in…

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Patriots: Stevenson, McGrone and Bledsoe open the season the NFI list

July 21, 2021
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Running back Rhamondre Stevenson , linebacker Cameron McGrone (knee) and safety Joshuah Bledsoe (wrist) are opening on the active/non-football injury list. That means that they are not cleared for practice but once they are cleared, they can come off the list at anytime. Stevenson is a bit of a surprise. Of the three rookies, he was the one expected to make the most immediate impact this season as a compliment…

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Patriots: Ronnie Perkins and Christian Baramore sign

July 21, 2021
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The Patriots signed the final two rookies in the draft class of 2021 when EDGE Ronnie Perkins and defensive tackle Christian Barmore signed their rookie contracts. Perkins, a third round pick out of Oklahoma signed a four year, $3.5 million dollar deal. Perkins will earn a signing bonus of $870,616 dollars. Barmore, a second round pick out of Alabama signed a four year, $8.5 million dollar deal with a $3.5…

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Patriots: 25 Days celebrating the 25th anniversary of the 1996 AFC title – Day 15

July 21, 2021
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We’ve had mostly positive things to reminisce about during our 25 day project, but today we take a look at a 12-6 loss to the defending Super Bowl champion Dallas Cowboys on December 15, 1996. The score wasn’t pretty, but it was a very important day confidence wise for the young defense and coordinator Al Groh. At the time, the Patriots’ offense was humming while Dallas entered as the NFL’s…

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Patriots: 25 Days celebrating the 25th anniversary of the 1996 AFC title

July 18, 2021
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We’re up to our 12th day of 25 celebrating the 25th anniversary of the 1996 AFC championship team. A few days ago, we talked about the job offensive coordinator Ray Perkins did that season with the Patriot’ offense. Well, the guy leading the charge on the field was Drew Bledsoe. We are absolutely thrilled to have Drew and offensive lineman Todd Rucci joining us to reminisce about the season on…

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25 Days celebrating the 25th anniversary of the 1996 AFC title – Day 11

July 17, 2021
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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…

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Day 10 – 25 Days celebrating the 25th anniversary of the 1996 AFC title

July 16, 2021
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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…

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Day 9 – 25 Days celebrating the 25th anniversary of the 1996 AFC title

July 15, 2021
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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…

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