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CTC Classics: Mid-Coast Miracle - An Upset for the Ages
POSTED BY Willis McGendo | POSTED 11 Mar 2008 | FILED UNDER NFL Football
Original Publication Date: February 8th, 2007
While sportswriters spent a majority of their three months in Jacksonville covering the Pre Super Bowl festivities complaining about the lack of adequate fine dining, each and every one of them was served up a healthy serving of crow Sunday night at the hands of an upstart Patriots team that wouldn’t pay heed to the naysayers. Despite most major media outlets predicting the high powered Eagles passing attack, led by sharpshooting gunslinger Donovan McNabb, would run roughshod over the Patriots patchwork secondary (which consists of one corner, one safety, a wide receiver and three full backs) the improbable Patriots managed to hold on for a slim 24-21 victory.
“I guess this is why we have to play the games,” said Patriots signal caller Tom Brady moments after explaining that games aren’t played on paper. “On any given sunday any NFL team can beat any other NFL team,” followed by several other apt cliches.
“Never bet against the underdog,” warned Patriots safety Rodney Harrison prior to Sunday’s game, and after the game he was quick to remind us of his prediction. “I guess Freddie Mitchell, or Freddie JERKell as I like to call him, doesn’t have much to say about our no name secondary today. Maybe he’ll remember who we all is after tonight.”
When asked to name the Patriots secondary to help give them their due after Mitchell’s obvious disrespect, Harrison proudly listed them all off one by one. “Rodney Harrison, Ty Law, uh, Deion Branch I think… Lawyer Milloy… Ryan McNeil… Otis S… RODNEY HARRISON!”
At press time we were unable to find a sports journalist who had picked against the Patriots to comment on this story, despite Harrison’s assertions that there were millions of them in the Jacksonville metro area alone. As soon as we’re able to track down one we’ll be sure to bring you their side of the story.
“We may not be as talented as some teams,” remarked the smolderingly handsome Tedy Bruschi moments after rescuing a family of orphans from a stray group of Eagles fans and a fire, “But we win. That’s the bottom line. Nobody gave us a chance tonight, but we revel in being the underdog and we took it to the Eagles and blew them out. People may forget that we weren’t expected to do much this season, but they’ll remember the hurting we layed on Philly.” When asked how three points constituted a blowout a suddenly animated Bruschi responded “What is this, the f___ing BCS?”
The sight of the Patriots marching off the field with the Lombardi Trophy is becoming about as unfamiliar as the sight of Donovan McNabb melting down in the playoffs, so much so that the “D” word is being floated around many circles.
“Are we a dynasty?” asked an apparently rehtorical Rodney Harrison. “Of course. But it’s more than that, we’re easily the greatest team to step foot on this field in the last 2,000 years of pro football. Who’s going to beat us? Who? Go find me someone who thinks they can beat us.”
When asked if this meant the Patriots were shedding their underdog mantle, Harrison reacted passionately grabbing a nearby reporter by his lapel. “Bulls___,” he responded. “No matter how good you think we are, we’re better, and f___ you for thinking it.” He then released the shaken reporter and Eagle flapped his way out of the locker room.
One thing is for certain, this Sunday we witnessed the birth of the single greatest dynasty in the history of sports. The Patriots once again dispatched a heavily favored opponent convincingly, once you factor out late scores that don’t really matter and factor in Brady’s clutch points. It’s curious how such a great team has managed to sneak up on us. Perhaps each of us has been so terrified of their emergence that it’s been easier to write them off as lucky, fortunate or in some way blessed. But those preconceptions have been abused and victimized like Reggie Wayne at the hands of Ty Law.
Bill Belichick was unavailable for comment on this article due to a late night cornerback session with Matt Light.