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Patriots: Colts matchup brings back old AFC East memories

December 14, 2021

Photo: Matthew J. Lee/Boston Globe This weekend’s Patriots-Colts game doesn’t just have huge playoff implications and it isn’t just the renewing of a rivalry. Saturday’s matchup is another historic clash in this feud that’s been going since the Colts were in Baltimore and the Patriots still had the word Boston in front of it. There is an entire generation of Patriots fans that probably don’t even know the Colts were…

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…

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…

Patriots: 25 Days celebrating the 25th anniversary of the 1996 AFC title – Day 14

July 20, 2021

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Two weeks to go in our look back at the 1996 AFC championship season for the Patriots. Before we take a look at a dominant win over the Jets late in the season, a quick reminder that if you missed our live show on Monday night with Drew Bledsoe and Todd Rucci, do yourself a favor and find an hour to listen to it. Both of them were incredibly generous…

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…