On the opening drive of the third quarter, he connected with David Patten for gains of 25 and 19 yards as he led the Patriots 62 yards in 12 plays to the Raiders' 5-yard line, where Adam Vinatieri made a 23-yard field goal to make it 7–3. In the second half, New England almost completely abandoned its running game and relied on Brady's passing. A few plays later, Raiders defensive back Johnnie Harris intercepted a pass from Brady on the Patriots 41-yard line, but New England's defense managed to force a punt, which would be the final result of every following drive from either team until the end of the half. With 1:12 left in the first quarter, a 15-yard fair-catch interference penalty against Patriots defensive back Je'Rod Cherry at the end of Ken Walter's 39-yard punt gave Oakland a first down at midfield, where they drove to a 7–0 lead on Gannon's 13-yard touchdown pass to James Jett. Nonetheless, Raiders quarterback Rich Gannon completed 10 of 14 passes for 87 yards. The 10–6 Oakland Raiders were the #3 seed and had beaten the Jets in an AFC wild card game, 38–24.īoth teams struggled in the heavy snowstorm during the first half, combining for the same number of punts as first downs (11) and converting only one of 13 third downs. Backup quarterback Tom Brady then led the offense to a playoff berth. The season had been wild for the Patriots, who began the year 0–2 after veteran quarterback Drew Bledsoe suffered a sheared blood vessel in his chest in the game against the New York Jets. The Patriots were the #2 seed in the AFC playoffs, having posted an 11–5 win–loss record in the regular season. New England went on to win Super Bowl XXXVI, beginning a run of championships with Brady and head coach Bill Belichick, appearing in nine Super Bowls and winning six. In the overtime, Vinatieri kicked a 23-yard field goal to win the game for the Patriots. With under a minute remaining in regulation time, Patriots' placekicker Adam Vinatieri kicked a 45-yard field goal to tie the game at 13, sending the game into overtime. As a result, the original call was overturned, and the ball was given back to the Patriots, who subsequently moved the ball into field goal range. Officials reviewed the play, and eventually determined that even though Brady had seemingly halted his passing motion and was attempting to "tuck" the ball back into his body, it was an incomplete pass and not a fumble under the then-effective NFL rules. If the decision had remained a fumble, it would have almost certainly sealed the game for Oakland. In the 4th quarter, Raiders' cornerback Charles Woodson tackled Patriots' quarterback Tom Brady, causing what initially appeared to be a fumble that was recovered by Raiders' linebacker Greg Biekert. The name Tuck Rule Game originates from the controversial game-changing play. The game, played under a heavy snowfall, was the last at Foxboro Stadium. The 2001 AFC Divisional Playoff game between the New England Patriots and the Oakland Raiders, also known as the Tuck Rule Game or the Snow Bowl, or sometimes referred to as Snow Bowl 2, took place on January 19, 2002, at Foxboro Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, which was at the time the Patriot's home stadium. Patriots: Andre Tippett‡ (scout), Ty Law, Richard Seymour Raiders: Al Davis (owner), Fred Biletnikoff‡ (assistant coach), Willie Brown‡ (assistant coach), Tim Brown, Jerry Rice, Charles Woodson Foxboro Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts
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