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Originally Posted by skinsfan69
SD lost becuase NE was a little bit better that day. And they got some breaks like when Troy Brown stripped the SD DB after an INT. But was the play calling a little conservative? Maybe. But who are you going to trust more in a playoff game. LT or Rivers? At that time last year I'm putting the ball in LT's hand. Rivers was a first year starter last year. Plus Cam Cameron was the playcaller. Marty doesn't even wear a head set most of the time.
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I would even go further than that. I would say that San Diego was the best team that season, and the best team in that game, on that day. Problem was, all the turnovers went New Englands way, no matter who it was making the error. New England fumbles....New England recovers. San Diego fumbles...New England Recovers. San Diego picks off Brady, New England gets the ball anyway wins by 3.
If those two teams met again, exact same coaches, San Diego wins 90% of the time. The talent fell the way it was supposed to, but the ball bounced towards the Pats not most times, but every time.
It's OK, Reggie Wayne's fumble to himself a week later totally evened things out.