Any surprise that Bill Belichick would have fond memories of Adam Vinatieri's 45-yard "Snow Bowl" kick to tie the Divisional Playoff between the Patriots and Raiders during the 2001 season? (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer), New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, right, covers the ball as he gets sacked by Oakland Raiders linebacker Elijah Alexander (58) during the second half of the the AFC Divisional Playoff game at Foxboro Stadium, in Foxboro, Mass., Saturday Jan. 19, 2002. Julian Edelman may get light workload Thursday vs. Colts. Check out photos of some of the early round Patriots draft choices of the Kraft Era. This website is the only official website of the New England Patriots and is © Copyright New England Patriots (the "Club"). Memorable Moments: The Snow Plow Game On a snowy field at Schaefer Stadium on December 12, 1982, snow plow operator, Mark Henderson, clears a spot for Patriots kicker John Smith to kick the game winning field goal, a 3-0 victory over the Miami Dolphins. The Raiders went to the Super Bowl the next year, but were beaten by Gruden and the Buccaneers, 48–21. I mean, there was no way to get around it. He's seen great kicks. New England Patriots face the Oakland Raiders in an AFC playoff game at Foxboro Stadium in Foxborough, MA on Jan. 19, 2002.Â, New England Patriots kicker Adam Vinatieri is hoisted by his teammates as they celebrate his winning field goal in overtime against the Oakland Raiders in their AFC Division Playoff game in Foxboro, Mass. It just goes straight down the middle. Here it is, Brady back to pass (Croud Cheers) and No. He embraced that. When [an offensive] player is holding the ball to pass it forward, any intentional forward movement of his arm starts a forward pass, even if the player loses possession of the ball as he is attempting to tuck it back toward his body. With 1:50 left, Raiders cornerback Eric Allen, while lurking at the Patriots' sideline, heard Brady's talk with Weis. Backup quarterback Tom Brady then led the offense to a playoff berth. They have to put more pressure which they did that time the only problem was Greg Biekert didn't come up with the tackle... Brady out of the shot gun again, three recievers right..one left, Redmond on his left out of the gun. We take a look back at the career of Patriots defensive end Richard Seymour (2001-2008). 6 8 0 1972: NFL AFC East 5. They have to get it a little closer than that to get the field goal...but the big thing right now is the Raiders have to keep them out of that area. New England Patriots face the Oakland Raiders in an AFC playoff game at Foxboro Stadium in Foxborough, MA on Jan. 19, 2002. Cast your vote at Patriots.com/hof. The ball continues to go right in the middle of the uprights. On January 19, 2002, the Patriots and Raiders met at Foxboro Massachusetts to decide who would play in the AFC Championship game against the Pittsburg Steelers. Up to his retirement at the end of the 2018 season, Coleman officiated 265 more NFL games, including 21 more involving the Patriots, but none involving the Raiders. [9]. Saturday night, Jan. 19, 2002. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola), FOXBOROUGH, MA - JANUARY 19: Patriots' Tom Brady celebrates a fourth quarter touchdown. Get the latest scoop on the Patriots direct from Gillette Stadium and answers to your questions. Vinatieri passed Morten Anderson last weekend for most made field goals in NFL history, but still none have been more memorable than that one in the snow in the winter of 2002. Digital Image Mandatory Credit: Al Bello/Getty Images, View of kickoff action at Foxboro Stadium during Oakland Raiders vs New England Patriots game with snow, weather, Foxboro, MA 1/19/2002 (Photo by Damian Strohmeyer/Sports Illustrated/Getty Images), New England Patriots' head coach Bill Belichick watches his team in action against the Oakland Raiders in Foxboro, Mass., Saturday, Jan. 19, 2002. (AP Photo/Steven Senne), New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady prepares to pass against the Oakland Raiders during their snowy AFC Divisional playoff game in Foxboro, Mass. The Snow Bowl is the nickname of a National Football League game played on December 10, 2017, between the Buffalo Bills and Indianapolis Colts at New Era Field in Orchard Park, New York. "Adam is a great player," Belichick said. "So, I mean there were just big games after big games that we couldn’t – back in 2001, it seemed like every game came down to the last possession or the last kick. Listen to a replay of recent editions of Patriots Unfiltered. Join Sportsradio 93.7 WEEI's The Greg Hill Show at 9am, Dale and Keefe from 10-2 and Ordway, Merloni and Fauria until 6pm as they review and preview all the Patriots action all season long. Walt coleman is going to overturn that... We got to get a rule book out I don't think its enough just for the arm to come to be coming forward it has to be coming forward in a passing motion..He not looking to pass that ball, How can he look at that play and say he passing the ball he's completly flat footed he was pumping the ball and he was almost to a stop. Vinatieri made fourth-quarter kicks in all three Super Bowls he won with the Patriots in the early oughts. 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[4] vs. the New York Jets.