New England Patriots heading to Super Bowl.

January 27, 2002 1:33 PM

New England Patriots heading to Super Bowl. Joy in Boston tempered by realization that it's not the Red Sox.
posted by solistrato (30 comments total)

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posted by Outlawyr at 1:37 PM on January 27, 2002

first post!
posted by ericost at 1:37 PM on January 27, 2002

"and most of all, I would like to thank the NFL referees for helping us out so much with the instant replay rulings."
posted by howa2396 at 1:37 PM on January 27, 2002

dang.
posted by ericost at 1:38 PM on January 27, 2002

Well, I'd have to say that if the Red Sox were going to the Super Bowl, they'd get pretty well creamed.
posted by warhol at 1:42 PM on January 27, 2002

Was I hallucinating, or did Robert Kraft just say that now that the Patriots are going to the Super Bowl, the terrorists have lost?
posted by agaffin at 1:42 PM on January 27, 2002

bledsoe better not get use to the winning thing, I've got a feeling he'll be wearing black and orange stripes next year.
posted by Mick at 1:44 PM on January 27, 2002

Mick: don't worry for Drew. Either of the NFC teams I'm watching right now will cream the Pats, so even if he plays in two weeks, which I doubt, he'll have very little chance to get used to winning.
posted by louie at 1:53 PM on January 27, 2002

"Goddamnit, the Red Sox haven't won the Super Bowl in...goddamnit, when was it?"

"Um, Sully, the Red Sox are a baseball team."

"Shut the fuck up, ya fag. I'm a Southie genius, just like what's-his-nuts in Good Will Hunting. Christ, it's all because Bill Buckner dropped that one pass in Game 6 of the Super Bowl."

"Sully, what happened to you?"

"I said shut the fuck up, dude, you're wicked retahted. Fucking traded Doug Flutie to the Yankees..."
posted by solistrato at 2:00 PM on January 27, 2002

Louie, you are correct that Drew won't be playing in the Pro Bowl.
posted by scottymac at 2:01 PM on January 27, 2002

"and most of all, I would like to thank the NFL referees for helping us out so much with the instant replay rulings."

Uhm, did you watch the Pats/Steelers game? No more whining about the Patriots having help: every single review, every single close call seemed to go the way of the Steelers. If anything, the NFL needs to address how refs handle home crowds in the playoffs. The questionable call the Pats got last week was right according to the rules, and it wasn't as though fans in Foxboro were expecting it to get overturned, so that was purely a judgement call. Today it looked like the refs just wanted to be able to get out with their skin.
posted by yerfatma at 2:09 PM on January 27, 2002

Yerfatma: One of the biggest close calls of the game went against the Steelers -- Ward's falling out of bounds catch was reversed on review.
posted by rcade at 2:59 PM on January 27, 2002

Uhm, did you watch the Pats/Steelers game? "

Actually, yes. I watched most of the game today, and it wasn't so much that the refs reversed calls for either team. They simply made the exact opposite decision then it appeared they should have on every challanged call. I was more or less refering to the Patriots game against the Raiders. I suppose they didn't get any help on that one either?
posted by howa2396 at 3:05 PM on January 27, 2002

I was more or less refering to the Patriots game against the Raiders.

I understand that. All I'm saying is that things got evened out a bit today (unless you count the Raiders getting that phantom pass interefence call in the 70's-- then things got evened out last week). As far as "[e]ither of the NFC teams I'm watching right now" creaming the Patsies, that's what the Steelers were supposed to do. And the Pats and St. Louis played a close game on Monday night this year. Besides, how can you bet against New England in the Superbowl in New Orleans?
posted by yerfatma at 4:06 PM on January 27, 2002

BBBBBOOOOOOOORRRRRRRRRRIIIIIIIINNNNNNNNNGGG !!!

And I love all the super coaches that spring up too !!
posted by a3matrix at 4:21 PM on January 27, 2002

Damn... I was one of the few that had picked the Pats to win, so this is great. However, if only McNabb hadn't thrown that interception in the late 4th quarter, the Eagles might have won it against the heavily favored Rams. I had picked the Eagles to win as well, and if they'd have won I could have lorded it over owillis for the next 7 days.

Alas.... :(
posted by hincandenza at 4:39 PM on January 27, 2002

i hope they get crushed in the Super Bowl, just like they did in '85, since they dont belong in there anyway due to that fumble a week ago.

yes, im bitter.
posted by tsarfan at 5:02 PM on January 27, 2002

I said shut the fuck up, dude, you're wicked retahted. Fucking traded Doug Flutie to the Yankees..."

Wikked Pissah! And that Kraft numnutz wahnted to move em to hahtfd. Though, goin to Provdence where that Ceeantsy dude runs the show woodabeen interestin.
posted by dchase at 5:33 PM on January 27, 2002

New England Patriots heading to Super Bowl...
with the LA Rams.
posted by Rastafari at 5:45 PM on January 27, 2002

Guess what... now it's Rams/Patriots. I think tsarfan is going to get his wish, though, because the Pats didn't seem to have much of a pass rush against the Steelers.

Warner is going to come back healthy and cut them to pieces.
posted by Yelling At Nothing at 5:45 PM on January 27, 2002

LA Rams?
posted by mr_crash_davis at 6:05 PM on January 27, 2002

The Pittsburgh Steelers are the BIGGEST chokers. They've been to the AFC Championship at home 4 of the past 7 years and lost 3 of them. Would have been 4 if Harbaugh's last second hail mary was cought. I'm glad the Pats won, I'm sick of the Steelers living off their past. They underestimated their opponents and deserved to lose.
posted by Macboy at 6:06 PM on January 27, 2002

Er... he meant La Rams! Va les Rams!
posted by thebigpoop at 6:30 PM on January 27, 2002

The Super Bowl is going to be Super Boring.
posted by kirkaracha at 6:33 PM on January 27, 2002

You got it right there, Macboy...

Plus, Bill Cowher has got to be the ugliest man in football.
posted by Yelling At Nothing at 6:42 PM on January 27, 2002

What Home-Field Advantage?
Steelers' record in AFC title games under Bill Cowher
Season	Opp.	Result	Key Stat
1994	S.D.	L -- 17-13	Blew 10-point, second-half lead
1995	Ind.	W -- 20-16	Neil O'Donnell -- 205 passing yards, 1 TD
1997	Den.	L -- 24-21	Kordell Stewart -- three interceptions
2001	N.E.	L -- 24-17	Allowed two special teams TDs
Note: All four games played in Pittsburgh.

posted by Macboy at 6:49 PM on January 27, 2002

Kordell Stewart -- three interceptions

Didn't he have three interceptions today, too?
posted by kirkaracha at 7:06 PM on January 27, 2002

Good thing Bill Buckner didn't lose it for the Patriots too!

The new Big Dig bridge should've been called the
"Bill Buckner Bridge".. cause the traffic will go between the legs. :)

new Big Dig Bridge
posted by LinemanBear at 8:45 PM on January 27, 2002

don't deserve this, don't deserve that... you're just sore because your team will be sitting at home eating cheese curls and drinking weak beer. Every team that makes it this far has had lucky bounces. There were some last night as well, but fairly evenly distributed. Truth is- Steelers looked flat. Bored. At times even apathetic. They were outplayed. End of story.

The insanely literal interpretation of what is and what is not a catch is hurting the game however. Both of those overturned catches SHOULD have been ruled catches in my opinion. Both were impressive, esp. the steelers catch on the sideline. Football is entertainment. Don't let officiating upstage the game.
posted by kahboom at 7:33 AM on January 28, 2002

Boston sports radio is funny. While I was driving home from a friend's house after the game yesterday, everyone (EVERYONE!) calling in claimed that the refs had some nefarious agenda (got paid off, were told by the league that the Steelers had to win, etc.). What a fucking chip on its shoulder this town has.

Also, this thread is pretty lame. How is that an interesting link? What's so special about the Pats going to the Super Bowl? Would you have posted this if the Steelers had won?

Also, why for you make with the Buckner cracks?
posted by MarkAnd at 8:50 AM on January 28, 2002