The last time the Pats & Dolphins played on Monday night. Tom Brady throws for 517 yards and 4 TDs (including a 99-yarder to Wes Welker) to open the 2011 season with a bang in Miami.
They say the Eagles vs Patriots superbowl broke a total yardage record for any game in nfl history with 1,151 total yards, surpassing a 1950 game between the LA Rams and NY which had a total of 1,133 yards. Bu yet this game between the dolphins and patriots had 1,137 total yards.
And yet, they were able to do well when it came to takeaways redzone defense. I still remember Cris Carter saying that year that the only reason we were 32nd in defense is because there are 32 teams. Quoting a friend during Christmas break that year, they were 35th or 36th in defense. If not for the shootout between the Packers and Lions in week 17, the Patriots D would've finished dead last in defense that year. The Packers were next to last in defense throughout the season.
I was at this game! Opening Monday Night! Fins took the L but what a game! From the opening ceremonies (9/11) to the high scoring fireworks. Brady throws for over 500 yards (99 yarder to Welker), Henne throws for over 400. Fun night
That didn't age well at all. Back when he signed that deal in 2010, I thought at the time it would be his last contract and his playing days would be over by the time the contract expired. Ultimately (and thankfully), the window was still wide open and we became the team of the 2010s!
The MNF booth hasn't been the same since Tirico left. I wish they stuck with Tess for this year. He was an upgrade over McDonough. McDonough was like Ned Flanders' favorite popsicle flavor: plain.
We went 5-5 in Miami during the 2010s. While we had some costly losses down there (the ones from 2013 and 2015 cost us home field advantage) and lost 5 of the last 7 matchups in Miami during the decade, we came out relatively ok.
You’re right they are 5-5 (.500) in Miami during the 2010’s. That’s fairly decent considering how difficult it is to play there sometimes. I stand corrected.
2:07:24 Jon Gruden curses on air, with a "S" bomb. This guy needs to be fired immediately. Sponsors need to be dropped immediately. Screw this guy. He said a bad word!!!
you must not watch a lot of football. The Pats 2011 defense kept them in crucial games, ESPECIALLY the AFC championship against the ravens. Brady himself said that he sucked pretty bad that game. And in the super bowl against the giants they kept getting stops, holding the giants to field goals and the Pats offense couldn't get a single point after that opening second half drive. In games like this it's easy to say that, but if you look at the full picture, you'll see what a tough unit it was.
Ill never forget how much of a bust brandon marshall was. I remember he would always complain in interviews etc about not getting the ball enough, and then when we threw it to him, he had butter fingers ALOT ! It was so pathetic
