like_that;607628 wrote:I bet non thinks the patriots won the 2001-2002 SB because it was the first SB after 9/11, and their team name is patriotic.
I said that a long time ago. There's not even a question about it.
The NFL was backing them because of the united theme.
They let their cornerbacks hold the receivers big time. It wasn't until the Colts complained a few years later that they cracked down on it.