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Article: What a long, strange trip it's been: few teams have had a history as bizarre as that of the Patriots, the defending Super Bowl champions.
- Article from:
- Football Digest
- Article date:
- October 1, 2002
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SUPER BOWL CHAMPION. THAT title aptly describes teams like the Green Bay Packers, Pittsburgh Steelers, San Francisco 49ers, or Dallas Cowboys. But the New England Patriots?
Now, that's a laugh,
The Patriots are the team from the wrong side of the tracks. They are the black sheep of the family.
But not anymore. No other team in the NFL has had such a head-scratching history of errors, mishaps, and poor personnel moves. However, the Patriots' penchant for fouling up at the worst possible time came to an end when they torched the heavily favored St. Louis Rams in Super Bowl 36 last winter. That 20-17 victory--born of the arm of Tom Brady, the leg ...