Brady vs Manning Opening Night Classic! (Colts vs. Patriots 2004, Week 1) 

almost like he started it...

Yeah brady called it first, then eli, then Peyton

Peyton heard it from the sidelines and was like "Hey that sounds cool. I wanna yell that."

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Agreed. Also, the 2003 to 2005 Colts are probably Manning's best years so it lined up perfectly with maybe the best of the Patriots dynasty.

Yeah but 2013 Manning had a wet noodle for a throwing arm he had to throw it higher than he did far just to get it anywhere

I mean they had above average, really good wide receivers

The 2004 Patriots had a very good receiving corps, it just wasn’t the Colts trio of 1000 yard receivers, Harrison, Wayne and Stokley

@@TheLocalLt oh yea not saying they were scrubs. Just not top level. Because of the rivalry I think the difference in reciever quality got elevated

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@@CelticSlayer93 skol my brother

The Patriots offense in 2004 never gets enough credit, the power run play-action offense they ran after trading for Dillon was a thing of beauty to watch, and Brady’s deep ball developed into one of the best in the league

Yet were overlooked by Peyton having Edgerin, Marvin, Reggie, Brandon, and Dallas.

Corey Dillion was so cold

@@daking414 So important that year.

And hidden cameras

Packers fans will probably say he and Rogers were, but I agree.

I'm partial to Steelers/Ravens, it was way more physical and a lot less one sided.

You guys aren’t reading what he said. This was for the 2000s decade. Packers rivalry was nonexistent, and Steelers ravens was technically late 2000s to mid 2010s

@@mariosnum1fan Packers rivalry existed and only happened every four years. Ravens/Patriots existed too, particularly in the playoffs because like the Packers, they didn't play each other often in the regular season.

@@mariosnum1fan Steelers/Ravens has been going on since the 90s. But was usually one-sided until Flacco/Ben traded wins in the late 2000s and 2010s.

Hey that’s awesome. I actually went to Bates

@somerandomguy84 Definitely a small world. I hear bates is a decent college to go to.

@@stevensmall9398 It was a good spot! And I hope you're doing ok with the horrific events going on

@somerandomguy84 Hey man ty for checking in. I called outta work last night. I couldn't leave my wife and kids home with all this going on. So close to us. 4 blocks away from us. I feel awful for these people

@@somerandomguy84 Coast guard is searching all waterways by us

Hd quality

HD television existed in 2004.

@@crixxxxxxxxx HD television was in its preteen stage in 2004. It basically grew up in the following three years or so.

Yeah it’s good the reason it’s surprising is a lot of re uploads weren’t original footage and lost a lot of quality

They were the last team to repeat. But still very impressive.

@@EdmacZ i welcome the chiefs and their fans to the back to back super bowl winners club!

That was the AJ Hawk superman bat down game I believe 😂 it wasn’t pass interference!

This is one of my favorite games of all time of the pats dynasty

Willie McGinest hold the postseason record for sacks!!!

Yup and the all-time leader in playoff sacks too

Willie was the best player on the defense

And beating the next two SB champs with hall of fame

NFL Passing Title? Do you mean led the league in completion pct, or yards, or touchdowns? Or all 3?

@@thomassankara1391 he led the league in passing yards. To be fair it was also because Dillon got hurt in 2005, forcing them to rely more on Brady

It doesn't take great receivers when Brady is throwing pinpoint perfect strikes all game long. It's ridiculous how many times he beat perfect coverage in this game.

The narrative that Brady had mediocre receivers before 2007 is simply not true, it was only true in 2006, where the actual issue was that Brady’s receivers from 03-04 were basically all no longer on the team. In 2004 the receiving corps was very solid. Deion Branch was one of Brady’s favorite receivers ever, he and Brady were so on the same page with nonverbal reads that Belichick had to stop Brady from throwing to Branch in practice because every ball was going to him. In fact Branch (and Corey Dillon) both missing that Halloween Pittsburgh game was a major factor in the Patriots defeat, and Branch later absolutely torched the Steelers in the AFC Championship For his part, Belichick said that Branch was the quickest in space of any receiver he ever coached. Branch is definitely the best college WR Belichick has drafted (got him and Givens, who was a RB in college, in the same draft). If he never had that stint in Seattle he would have much better career numbers, both his stints with the Patriots were fantastic, with that Super Bowl MVP as his standout achievement. Of course winning that Super Bowl MVP may not have been the best thing long-term, because a year later Branch then demanded a new contract and held out. Belichick wasn’t buying it, crediting the Eagles soft zone defense for Branch’s Super Bowl performance, and traded Branch to Seattle. As much as that hurt Branch’s career (until he later returned to NE) it arguably hurt the Patriots more, as the lack of a top WR was a major factor in their 2006 playoff loss to Manning and the Colts. Of course Belichick fixed that by getting Moss and Welker and the rest is history, with Branch later returning to the Pats following Moss’ departure. David Givens was a very good possession receiver who stepped up huge when Branch injured his knee and missed 9 games. And of course Troy Brown and David Patten were still there from the 01 team. So it was all in all a very solid group in 2004, by 06 though all these guys were gone and the cupboard was bare which became painfully obvious during the playoffs led to the retooling in 07

@@TheLocalLt Brady did not have A. One single 1000 yard season receiver in 2004. And B. A 10 td receiver. His TE we're practically non-existent. May I remind you that Deion Branch, his best receiver, played 9 games. I'm not sure how you look at his receiving room compared especially to Manning and not immediately say it was incredibly mediocre. He had 1 pro bowl receiver from 2001-2006. He carried that offense along side Corey Dillon.

@@jcore0981 Branch would have been a 1k in 2004 for sure, but he wrenched his knee when Belichick put him in on Hail Mary defense and missed 9 games… My one question, did you actually watch the games? If you want one indication of how good the Patriots receivers were in 2004, just look how the offense dropped off the face of the earth when these guys all left in 2006. It turned out Brady cannot “carry” an offense, he couldn’t turn Reche Caldwell and Jabar Gaffney into Deion Branch and David Givens, that’s why Belichick went out and got Moss and Welker. If Branch doesn’t hold out in 2006 and get traded the Patriots no doubt beat the Colts in that AFC title game, ask anyone watching at the time…

Uhhh the Steelers kicked our fuckin asses and we deserved that one too.

He shows tremendous arm talent here…

@@theproperenglishman Is this sarcasm?😂

@@MegaMadDog88 huh? No. His arm looks great. Terrific zip on a lot of these throws…

@@theproperenglishman You're all good man! I was making sure I was understanding you correctly because there are still a lot of people that think Tom needs to stop playing because he's not the same anymore/is too old.😂

EXACTLY

I mean, the offensive line did let the defender right past them.

I got you!

@@NFLVault Ok boss I know it'll be a gem whatever you decide to do. Thanks!

@@NFLVault This Is The Greatest Classic Football 🏈 Game Of All Time Between Brady Vs Manning.

2004 team was better than 07, for a variety of reasons but most importantly the 07 team played mediocre-to-poor the entire second half of the season, and played its two worst games of the season in the AFC Championship and Super Bowl against decent opponents, while the 04 team was at its best in the playoffs and slaughtered formidable opponents (including putting up 41 in Pittsburgh on the road in the AFC title game)

What about the 2016 Patriots. That year was nothing but good football from them. Solid running game with Blount. Solid defense. Monster TE set with Gronkowski and Bennett. And let’s not forget the solid WR core of Edelman, Amendola, Hogan, and Mitchell.

@@KasanovaKee325 I think the 2014 team is second greatest. 2016 was great too!

@@KasanovaKee325 I think the 2014 team, which beat a murderers row of 5 straight division leaders, is probably their second best SB winner, and the 2016 team was essentially a stripped-down version of that squad so I’d have to put them behind 2014 for that reason and for the fact that they played a very weak schedule especially in comparison to the 2014 team. A big factor was Manning’s retirement which essentially left the AFC wide open for the Patriots from 2016-18 when their team got weaker every year but they kept making the Super Bowl each time. But that last year, 2018, Patrick Mahomes took over in KC and they emerged as a major AFC threat, who the Patriots narrowly managed to hold off in the AFC Championship on the way to their last title.

He can't take that sack right before the FG attempt. Cost the Colts a chance at OT.

Their whole salary cap was spent on their offense, they made up for their undersized defense by being about speed, that’s the Polian formula, it’s the same reason why the Bills always lost in the Super Bowl when he was the GM there: against physical teams, especially on the road, you can manhandle the defense and just play keep-away from the high-powered offense. Belichick and Parcells’ game plan to do exactly that vs Polian’s Bills in the Super Bowl is now the only game plan on display at the Hall of Fame, it was simply a more extreme version of Parcells’ “pass to score, run to win” philosophy. The Giants (with a backup quarterback) ran the ball over and over against Buffalo’s undersized defense and ended up with over 40 minutes of possession time, keeping Polian’s highly-touted offense on the sideline, and that’s the exact formula Belichick used against Polian’s Colts during the Manning era: during the playoff rematch this same year, the Patriots likewise ran it down the throat of the Colts undersized defense for 40 minutes of possession time and held Manning, who set the TD pass record during the regular season, without a TD in the playoff game.

Awesome Football 🏈 Game 🎮

3 AFCCG losses?

Actually manning is 3-1 against Brady in the afc championships

Imagine if Peyton doesn't completely ignore blitzing Willie McGinest and take a 15 yard-loss to make it a much more difficult FG

How about if he doesn't take a 15 yard sack right before the attempt???? 😉

Imagine if Peyton doesn't completely ignore blitzing Willie McGinest and take a 15 yard-loss to make it a much more difficult FG

@@PedroMartinez-tt7lr I agree, back in the day, he took a lot of unnecessary sacks.

They helped him be great by running their patterns well. Guaranteed Brady would agree with me.

They made it work but those teams had no number one,Branch was pretty good but he was a number 2-3 receiver with any other QB

That day is this Sunday.

Imagine if Peyton doesn't completely ignore blitzing Willie McGinest and take a 15 yard-loss to make it a much more difficult FG

Imagine if Peyton doesn't completely ignore blitzing Willie McGinest and take a 15 yard-loss to make it a much more difficult FG

😭