The New England Patriots began their run at a dynasty in 2002. Early in the season their seasoned veteran quarterback Drew Bledsoe, who had already led the Pats to the Super Bowl once before, went down with an injury and in stepped inexperienced backup Tom Brady. Many Pats fans felt like the season was over when Bledsoe went down, until Brady stepped in and defeated the Indianapolis Colts, a power in the AFC, in his first start. Things kept rolling for the Pats and they were able to head to the AFC Championship game against the Pittsburg Steelers. However, Brady and Bledsoe’s rolls were then reversed in that game and when Brady was injured; Bledsoe stepped in and led the Pats to the win and a birth in the Super Bowl. Many people believed that the high powered offense of the St. Louis Rams was going to be too much to handle for the Patriots; however the defense held the Rams to just 17 points and Adam Vinitieri sealed the win for the Patriots as he drilled the game-winning field-goal as time expired. It was special season for the Patriots and all of America I think, because of the "Proud to be an American" attitude that took place after the events of 9/11, to have a team named “The Patriots” win the biggest sporting event of the year…just seems fitting.
By: Alex Stewart
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