Ty Law & Co. Blanket Scorching Hot Indy Offense! (Colts vs. Patriots, 2003 AFC Championship)

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[@LetsgoPats56]

Even the sheriff had to answer to the Law

[@cormel6895]

😂 I wish I could double like this.

[@austinryan9382]

Niiiice

[@clayrock2887]

Can't run from the law crooked sheriff

[@supergamer7473]

Fight the Law...….THE LAW WINS! #GoPats

[@mikeyboy7515]

If the sheriff had an offensive line the colts would have won this game most likely. Manning was under pressure for most of this game

[@pysocal7834]

Dear madden and ea please add historical teams to next year sincerely every madden player ever

[@Chris-ld5vk]

Pysocal 💯

[@kaybevang536]

They need to bring back Madden Moments like in Madden 09 and 10 and 11

[@cormel6895]

I don’t expect it to be as much as 2k since teams are far larger but at least do the core 23 players and some bench guys for about 5-10 classic teams...we’ll be satisfied, expecially the ‘11 Giants, ‘13 Seahawks or the ‘15 Broncos.

[@NFLVault]

YES!!!

[@Carlos-sn2ss]

Like Nba does

[@jermaineisacc]

I love the NFL throwback it bring me back down memory lane...

[@jsvenier]

Shelley Garman how about that extra 5 seconds Peyton got on the play clock?

[@joshuamorris2908]

Same

[@bendrescher7185]

Ty Law deserved the hall of fame so much

[@TheLocalLt]

Emperor Palpatine you know Ty still resents you for not re-upping after his broken foot

[@mosesdevadass6056]

Emperor Palpatine Bro I think you gotta hop off the comment section starting to think you be commenting on every vid

[@riley4627]

dude no way lmao, how do i see you again LMFAO

[@williamrodrigues2902]

What about Rodney Harrison? He deserves in as well. He was the first 30/30 and is one of 2 players to do 30+ints/30+ sacks.

[@chrisuncleahmad]

@@williamrodrigues2902 what did they ever win without Belichick?

[@sports3117]

Ty Law, the man who picked Peyton Manning 8 times in his career

[@StFidjnr]

Peyton fought the law and the (ty) law won

[@ianjohnson9498]

Nine times

[@alexharvey6522]

Wait, only nine times? That seems really low

[@1990Thunderbolt]

@Shotgunner42 you bullshitting me. i hope you're not a manning fan saying that! -_-

[@aceboomer5317]

Who was Payton Manning? 🤣🤣🤣

[@LukeR.5117]

Manning's worst nightmare--the New England Patriots in a wintery Foxborough. And Ty Law was the antagonist in the very worst of those nightmares.

[@chrisuncleahmad]

And a referee who might as well have been the Pats 12th man

[@tomtalley2192]

@@chrisuncleahmad Did you see the Colts get an extra 4 seconds on the play clock?

[@matthewdowling6549]

Manning couldn't win in Foxborough. What was he, 2-11, 2-12?

[@Robotdad474]

@@chrisuncleahmad riiiiiiiggggghhhhhht

[@TheWundaman71]

He had a little better luck against Pats on his home field

[@roshango125ab]

This game kinda encapsulates what I imagine when I think of the 01-04 Patriots. Bad weather, a methodical offense led by Brady, and a Payton Manning MVP year getting smashed by great defense

[@TheLocalLt]

Aaron Beaulieu yea the offense changed a lot in 2004 though. Brady had his breakout game 2 weeks after this in the Carolina super bowl when he threw for 358/3TD. And in 04 they ran a run-first play-action offense, instead of the checkdown-heavy spread offense they ran in 01-03. The main reason for this was acquiring Corey Dillon. Instead of throwing checkdowns, Brady was now throwing play-action bombs downfield to the flag/post, and on deep overs and ins. After his breakout game in the Panthers SB, Brady led the NFL in deep ball completion % in 2004, then won the 05 NFL Passing Title. So I would say this vid right here was the last ever game of “game manager Tom”.

[@Baseballbat95]

@@TheLocalLt I didnt see a ton of checkdowns in this game

[@chrisuncleahmad]

Brady did nothing in this game. Damon Huard could have QB’d them to a win when you have a defense that basically was allowed to play dirty

[@Robotdad474]

C. K. Brady literally had a better game than Manning and rules were way different way back then. Y’all Brady / pats fans always got something to complain about lmao.

[@chrisuncleahmad]

TM6 Brady basically was Trent Dilfer in this game. Played Average, bailed out by the defense

[@sostdm617]

That Patriots Defense was something else in 2003! Belicheck said the best secondary he's ever coached I would agree.

[@KasanovaKee325]

Until this year. The 2019 Patriots secondary is a monster on the field.

[@sostdm617]

@@KasanovaKee325 help yeah most definitely they are even better this year #THEGREATESTDEFENSEOFALLTIME

[@chrisuncleahmad]

That Pats defense played a cupcake schedule. Other than Peyton, they played a lot of terrible QB’s

[@sostdm617]

@@chrisuncleahmad what do you mean I don't speak Cretin?

[@TheLocalLt]

@@KasanovaKee325 nah the 2003 secondary was better, Ty Law, Ty Poole, Asante Samuel, Rodney Harrison, and Eugene Wilson. At least 3 borderline Hall of Famers in there in Law, Samuel and Harrison

[@goldenstatewarriors9418]

From a 2004 Los Angeles Times Article: “Through their first two playoff games, the Indianapolis Colts hadn’t punted, hadn’t been intercepted, hadn’t committed an offensive penalty, hadn’t encountered a defense that could slow quarterback Peyton Manning ... And hadn’t faced the New England Patriots.”

[@jaredmenard7645]

to be fair, the broncos and chiefs had no defense lol

[@ChiefBlue4298]

@@jaredmenard7645very true

[@dcdj35]

If this was today, Eugene Wilson would be suspended for a year for the hits he was giving out in this game.

[@xXxKraKenxXx6]

They were sure fun to watch😂😂🤣 but yeah I seen 1 that he would most deff been fined for sure

[@ahadsdid]

13:59

[@joshuajohansson1268]

BRUTAL

[@SandcreekStudios]

He was laying it down lol, love it. They were pretty clean too

[@chrisuncleahmad]

Dirty player.

[@SmugTomato]

There were _a lot_ of hits in this game that wouldn't fly in today's NFL. My goodness. Love watching those old Patriots teams. Back when Brady was very good, but not the man. Great team football.

[@rootsmanuva82]

I thought I remembered these games well but watching again highlights just how dominant that Patriots defense really was.

[@SmugTomato]

@@rootsmanuva82 Yeah forreal. They've had some pretty good defenses in the past decade but those early 2000s defenses were something else.

[@lightyagami3492]

@@SmugTomato defences in general in the early 2000s were just ferocious compared to today's

[@sdawg4834]

I was thinking the same thing! holy shit those were some nasty hits!!

[@lightyagami3492]

@@sdawg4834 welcome to the head hunting era of football lmao

[@sway_9803]

Growing up In Massachusetts as a kid in elementary school around this time was something special, all we knew were patriots and red sox championships

[@Mixtapeweezy17]

Ty Law, Rodney Harrison, Asante Samuel, Brushi, Vrabel, Seymour, Willie McGinest, Tyrone Poole, Eugene Wilson… ELITE defensive players at every level!!! As an offense what are you supposed to do? 😂

[@Blackphillipsupporter]

Ahhh the game where Peyton and Polian cried to the league about the Pats being “too aggressive” only to have the rules be changed and then lose 20-3 the following year in the divisional round

[@NYG5]

To be fair there were some big plays where the Colts were just getting held even by early 2000s standards.

[@ppumpkin3282]

@@NYG5 Didn't see it on this film. All I saw was Manning complain.

[@NYG5]

@@ppumpkin3282 they show a replay of Harrison in the 4th quarter getting obviously held, then you have Pollard on a big 4th down and on the play before around the 2 or 3 minute mark

[@clayrock2887]

Yeah now the people are feeding people lies about the Patriots doing it

[@EssexAggiegrad2011]

The the Crybaby Colts got smacked around 20 - 3 the next year

[@jonathanho77]

I still think Peyton Manning sees Ty Law intercepting him in his nightmares.

[@Wolf_3125]

Or Asante Samuel

[@zarekt1]

To this day Peyton still suffers nightmares of The LAW, TY LAW.

[@chrisuncleahmad]

Stevan Bardot the law was out of order because the refs swallowed their whistles

[@kembaslefthand4067]

@@chrisuncleahmad Cry some more

[@tyreepowell8367]

@@kembaslefthand4067 The Colts Are No Match For Ty Law & The Patriots Defense!

[@dantheman8152]

Peyton’s body language after his picks was interesting

[@Dildobagginses]

I love Brady obviously but anyone talking shit about Bill b, he's a goddamn genius. That defense is always on point, and he kinda raised Brady to be what he is

[@BeholdaWhiteHorse]

Tom Brady was great due to practicing vs Bill Belichick defenses for twenty years.

[@chrisb7721]

Brady was so smooth, especially in this weather

[@chrisuncleahmad]

Chris Beausoleil PLEASE. Brady did nothing outside of the first drive. He literally had 1 TD drive and that was it.. Damon Huard the backup could have won this game. N.E. won this game in spite of Brady

[@leonidusroberts]

C. K. U sound mad lmao go take yo hatin ass somewhere else child

[@Prince-uf1lz]

That's why Brady is the GOAT man just look at the weather and the way pats played is too good

[@chrisuncleahmad]

Prince 11 Brady played like crap in this game

[@leonidusroberts]

C. K. Ur cappin, nothin like an irrelevant 40 year old giving his opinion, go make some nfl prediction vids fuccin clown

[@ryancox6268]

When Manning went to bed that night, he probably saw Ty Law in his dreams.

[@kylecongleton]

That hit by Wilson is still one of the greatest clean hits that I've ever seen

[@jennyanydots2389]

I prefer my hits dirty AF son!! I even pay extra for the dirtier hot shots... the dirtier the better am I write son!! Lets get heated together boy!! Then watch some BBC take massive hits from other BBC's on the NFL football field son!!

[@KiloMafia9]

And this game was one of the first turning points to the offensive friendly soft penalty filled era that we are currently in. Colts cried about the Pats mugging their receivers in this game, so the NFL made PI rules much stricter. No coincidence that the very next year Peyton broke the TD record and passing offenses as a whole went to new levels

[@jaymac508]

Troy Mathis three plays in a row the Pats should of been flagged...blows to the head, and I like seeing defense. Pollard was held a few times. Colts shot themselves way to much in the foot to cry wolf about refs but as a fan of the game, not of either of these teams, the Pats got away with some illegal shit no doubt

[@KiloMafia9]

jaymac508 blows to the head weren’t illegal back then

[@jaymac508]

Troy Mathis unecessary roughness was a thing back then. It just wasn’t called nearly to the degree it is today. Calls were clearly missed in this game. I’m not a Colts fan crying for flags, it’s just a fact. They also had 5 turnovers so they didn’t deserve to win anyway. That hit on Reggie Wayne was definitely illegal and should of been called...the others were suspect and pollard was held clearly...of course Pats fans will say otherwise

[@KiloMafia9]

jaymac508 unnecessary roughness was a penalty but that was mostly for things after the play. “Hit on defenseless receiver” didn’t become a thing until 2009. Ppl were getting drilled back in those days.

[@MichaelMurphy-kj3xf]

@@jaymac508 You clearly weren't an NFL fan in 2003. You have no idea what the rules were.

[@40III]

The game where they changed the rules on defending receivers 😂 The PATS gave Manning nightmares during these times. They beat him down even worse the next year in the Playoffs.

[@geordiejones5618]

That 20-3 beatdown was hilarious. Manning got his revenge though. 06, 13 and 15 all Peyton but fuck it Brady had 4 rings before Peyton retired with 2.

[@billywright9055]

This is probably one of Peyton Manning's worst games ever

[@1990Thunderbolt]

Super Bowl 48 saids hi.

[@maxhubbard8470]

Remember when he threw 5 picks against the chiefs?

[@gibran6190]

Playoffs?!

[@billywright9055]

@@maxhubbard8470 no

[@geekverve]

@@maxhubbard8470 ...and still won.

[@mikec5271]

Colts complained about holding after this game, for anyone wondering why it’s called so much nowadays.

[@amarevanhook7453]

They was holding the shit out of them receivers but colts still would’ve lost

[@TheLocalLt]

Let’s get one thing straight: 17:23 & 17:37 are the reason for the 2004 illegal contact rule emphasis that has slowly led to a pass-happy NFL. The rules were NOT caused by Ty’s 3 picks, they were all CLEAN and this vid is proof!

[@geekverve]

Should have been flags on both those plays. Not sure it would have made a difference in the end, though.

[@armard-pierregaston2077]

I’m a 49er but that 4th down pi not being called is awful

[@Ryan-zt2xw]

That 4th down was clearly PI

[@TheLocalLt]

@@Ryan-zt2xw I agree, just wanted to point out that these two PI calls have nothing to do with Ty Law’s 3 picks (sometimes people write off his picks in this game as products of PI)

[@tuckerkline4142]

Ty law was unbelievable player

[@Ryan-zt2xw]

1:03 “One of these teams is 60 minutes from the Super Bowl” No idea why that line gives me chills

[@mshat18]

The game where after the colts whined to the league and football changed forever.

[@notoriouseagle1074]

@Shelley Garman Bitch, you couldn't be more wrong about a game in your life.

[@geekverve]

Yeah, they don't let the DBs grab the receivers at the line and drag them out of bounds anymore. Credit NE for always knowing how to stretch the rules as far as they can be stretched.

[@Sam-jx8tv]

@@geekverve damn right. Stairway to 7 baby.

[@alexharvey6522]

@Shelley Garman it's not cheating if they change the rules to stop you from doing it again. By definition that's not cheating

[@cjpena6162]

imagine claiming NE cheated even though we only won by 10 in a game that manning throws 5 INTS what a joke

[@calvin8370]

That intro was like something you would see on a WWE PPV back in the day. Sad I couldn't watch this generation of football

[@askmewhosjoe6682]

calvin id say this generation lasted until 06-07 then the league started getting softer little by little .. I miss it

[@sostdm617]

Facts it did

[@Bloozziie]

Same bruh I was just 2 years old

[@angelzarate99]

Sports and entertainment was something else in the early to mid 2000s

[@statnyland]

By 08’ the league had turned a new leaf for protection

[@bdawgiscool_1511]

This game is a prime example of how Bill Belichick would just get into the head of Manning. Bill’s defenses would always beat up on Peyton

[@matthewdowling6549]

Manning played like ass in Foxborough

[@slimypickle19]

Manning also never went up against the level of defensive talent New England had from 2001-2004. The amount of stars the Pats had on defense during that era was other worldly.

[@thetruther9521]

Never did it To Eli.

[@Gregory-sm9pf]

@@thetruther9521 Eli didn't do shit, it was the Giants defense

[@s4mzdagod]

@@thetruther9521giants defense murdered us not eli

[@ghostintheshell3576]

Arguably Ty Law greatest single performance ever doing it against a 12-4 Colts team with Peyton leading the way with over 4000 that year just shut them down

[@cscirpoli]

I think the thing I loved most about this game was Reggie Wayne hadn't even caught a pass yet and he was dirty af. He didn't even look happy he caught that pass. BB had his defense killing the Colts receivers all game long. Made em not even want to play

[@Datboy1991]

The enforcement of illegal contact changed twice this century. After this game, and after 43-8. Losing QB in both games: Peyton Manning.

[@sabishiihito]

If the league had been enforcing it correctly all along, this wouldn't have been necessary.

[@jimmyjay689]

Colts were once in the AFC East...NFL changed that quickly

[@cloudy1227]

@@jimmyjay689 they didn’t want Manning not making the playoffs or being a wildcard team.

[@suckafool123]

@@cloudy1227 lol right because the AFC East has been so great the past 20 years lol. Brady and Belechick in that division pretty much guaranteed a first round bye for the Patriots every year.

[@cloudy1227]

@@suckafool123 Manning was getting beat consistently by the patriots early on, he would’ve lost that division and been a wildcard team. No guarantee he makes it as a wildcard

[@thebattlereport2797]

So many HoFers wow! Those Pats will eventually get in

[@1990Thunderbolt]

They will!

[@VonAllenSports]

Great upload NFL, thank you! Ty Law, congrats on HOF!!

[@kingblakistani7007]

Am I the only watching getting mad the Pats missed all those TD opportunities?

[@mauricescribner7025]

Considering the Colts played cover 2 and it's hard to get over the top with average receivers and the fact that they still won the chip afterward.........yeah you are the only one

[@mauricescribner7025]

Luis Alejandro never WHY DON’T YOU READ THE MESSaGE I WAS REPLYING TO

[@ogravesnesm1270]

No

[@lilty8359]

Hell no

[@saucejohnson9862]

I’m kind of mad watching the non penalty calls the Patriots got away with.

[@Marvo_32]

Manning had happy feet the whole game 😂...back when you could punish qbs

[@juanio7036]

The game we realized manning couldn’t compete with brady outside the dome in cold weather.

[@drakebudasz8837]

juanio Manning would defeat the patriots in 2005 and 2006 in foxborrow

[@notoriouseagle1074]

@@drakebudasz8837 Early November regular season games where the Colts were better than us, so it didn't matter.

[@Shatamx]

@@drakebudasz8837 Still couldn't in January. Except that Bronco AFC championship were it was 50 and sunny. Patriots still held that Bronco offense to 3 points in the second half.

[@blkplaguelmc]

@@Shatamx yea and gostkowski missed an XP that forced them to go for 2 at the end and they missed on the 2

[@kaidenbraught4573]

Brady is 1-3 vs manning in AFC title games, and three were outside lol

[@unnanointedonesufi]

i miss back when interceptions used to happen often. These days everybody throws short and the defense cant make contact so interceptions are less common. People like Mahommes have the highest yardage in the league with 2 ints, which is nuts....

[@noahjones1166]

Yea. Everything seems to be checkdowns on checkdowns. Thats whats boring to watch.

[@ryaj2356]

Yeah, football is now broken with all the changes to the rules. Can’t play defense without flags every other play and ejections for tackles.

[@williefaulker]

Lol this game is part of why funny enough

[@LukeR.5117]

Brady played well in this game. Too bad Fauria couldn't hang on to either of those touchdown passes. Brady wouldn't have thrown the pick, either, then. Not that it matters, but his stats for this game are misleading, just like the Chiefs AFC title game...

[@aidanpfeifer5247]

I know man. People always try to push their agendas with cherry picked stats, while the game film actually tells the true story of how well somebody played.

[@chrisuncleahmad]

Misleading? Brady sucked outside of that 1st drive. They won in spite of him. They could have won with backup Damon Huard

[@chrisuncleahmad]

Aidan Pfeifer Brady played mediocre. Damon Huard could have played and they stilll won.

[@leonidusroberts]

C. K. LMAOOOO UR MADDDDD, BRADYS OWNED UR FAV TEAM LONGER THAN U BEEN ALIVE LMFAOOO

[@chrisuncleahmad]

BRADYLEBRONDAGOATS#6 I never liked Brady and I never will.

[@PedroMartinez-tt7lr]

Peyton Manning made some AWFUL decisions this game. Three of those interceptions were terrible.

[@evanwilliams6406]

Ty "I Fought the Law and the law won" picked off Peyton Manning seven times in the playoffs and that is a record. That is probably his biggest Hall of Fame moment there.

[@chrisuncleahmad]

Evan Williams ty law was an average player before Belichick

[@notoriouseagle1074]

@@chrisuncleahmad Take the tampon out

[@tomscool2337]

@@chrisuncleahmad 9 ints before bill in a season

[@peegeezee1604]

Harrison, Willie Mac, Law, Bruschi, Vrabel and the rest of the Patriots D in this weather in foxboro! Not today!

[@jermainecharles6116]

We had some grown men on defense. Back in the day when our defense was legendary. You know you can't break the law, Ty Law!!!!

[@JohnnyPork82]

That run defense looked horrific though

[@jamron247]

The score didn’t show but this was a classic beat down. As a teenager I didnt realize how dominant this Pats defense was. They put a hurtn on the colts O.

[@vigilantejusticevid]

imagine waking up in the hospital to find out you got knocked tf out by a dude named Eugene

[@Andy_Babb]

Ty Law is one of the most underrated CB’s of all time. The man was incredible.

[@jsvenier]

This is the game that lead the Colts Brass to cry to the league about rough defensive play... Pats still won in ‘04, etc. also Peyton Manning face!!

[@Andy_Babb]

This was top ten in coldest game I’ve ever been to at Foxboro/Gillette Stadium, the previous week against the Titans was without question the coldest game I’ve been to. Minus-20 with the windchill by the end of the night. Brutal, but DAMN was it a blast to stand there watching the Pats hammer guys

[@robertlofgren9338]

The plays made by Eugene Wilson at 13:30 & 13:55 taking heads off. Football was soooo much better back then "No Flags"

[@blkplaguelmc]

Such an important play on the first one too, that would have been an over 20 yard gain

[@chrisuncleahmad]

The NFL was NOT better with headhunting

[@captainchaserman7148]

@@chrisuncleahmad neither of those hits were head hunting. He lead perfectly with his shoulder and hit them right in their gut. But in this weak ass modern day NFL refs would throw a flag because they feel he was hit too hard

[@crisochoa1197]

Keep em coming NFL throwback! Great channel.

[@bigmoneybarron00]

I miss Rodney Harrison 🏈💯

[@Dollar-zb2ik]

Barron Wright top 2 cheap shot artist of all timme

[@chrisuncleahmad]

I don’t

[@austinryan9382]

This game was why they changed the rules for CBs.

[@LeoWhalen1933]

I was there. I miss these days. Btw I thought I was going to die when Harrison picked off manning in the end zone the place came unglued. We knew that was the game.

[@christophermorris5591]

11:55 maybe the most absurd no delay of game call I’ve ever seen

[@the25thhour20]

Greg gumble makes these plays so much more exciting.

[@Bflo94]

At the top of the screen at 4:53 after the Ty Law interception, is Belichick blocking the receiver from coming back in bounds??

[@frankmaxwell2699]

That hilarious. Especially when you consider how bad it would be if something like that happened today. He actually looked at him and attempted to keep him from returning to the field. Crazy

[@NoHomers23]

Looks like it, that would be something up his book for sure.

[@LukeR.5117]

I did notice that honestly in a different video of this game. Not a fan of that move, though I don't believe the play was affected at all because of it.

[@LukeR.5117]

@@NoHomers23 A lot of coaches would do that, guaranteed. We know Mike Tomlin would...

[@Bflo94]

There's no way it affected the play. I may be a biased pats fan but I just thought it was funny.

[@0x9bh47]

Still remember that intro like it was yesterday.. kinda crazy being 7, 8 and 9 years old watching the dynasty part 1

[@themilkynipple2801]

YES! Early 2000s football, more please! Maybe the tuck rule game?

[@spottyblanks5199]

Rodney Harrison deserves to be in the Hall Of Fame one of two players to have 30 picks & 30 sacks he also came up big in the playoffs and don't give me the "he was a dirty player" or "he did PEDs" when a lot of players in the Hall did steroids & cheap shotted players.

[@bradygill9566]

So many drops! This game could’ve been a blowout

[@petersonofleo11]

I remember this post season. Manning was coming from 2 amazing performances where he destroyed the Broncos with 5 tds for his first playoff win. He also had a great performance against the Chiefs on a game where both offenses looked unstoppable. Manning looked unstoppable the Bellichik doing his dark magic destroyed Manning with Ty Law as the executioner.

[@kingpin22s]

Came here just to listen to "The New England Patriots are going to the Super Bowl" once again by the announcer. It might be cool while before we hear that live on TV again. Lol

[@TheGoon243]

People forget Payton Manning had some truly awful and embarrassing performances in the playoffs.

[@edwardoutlawjr8154]

He was one and done in the playoffs 8 times in his career.

[@TheWakeup011]

Who are these people? Its the main thing mentioned in regards to his career.

[@AD-ur1fk]

Regular season merchant

[@Ryan-zt2xw]

Nobody forgets lol. It’s the one knock against his resume that’s always brought up

[@shawngallo7430]

Loved to see peeyton pout..coward close 2nd,dungy 3rd,tomlinson 4th

[@tracymorgansbelly3322]

Fun fact this game is reason the nfl is the way it is today. The Colts whined and bitched so much to the league they changed the rules for how you can cover receivers.

[@GRNKRBY]

Yup. Tony Dungy and Jeff Fisher had a lot of sway back then. Pats got screwed a few years where they really cracked down on faceguarding (I think either Eugene Wilson or Asante Samuel got called on one in 06?).

[@mariostamatiou7385]

I miss the grass in Gillette Stadium...

[@earljohnson2676]

These where the good old days in my young 30’s good job partied like a rock star and watched out pats with 15 friends over a tiny two bedroom apartment

[@patrickmoylan5983]

Troy Brown is so special.

[@tonymastro42]

My favorite memory of this game was the announcers saying something along the lines of “this is the first time the colts have been forced to punt since week 14 - the snap is over his head!!” 😂😂😂

[@panasony23]

to me, this was the game that began the Patriots Dynasty. If i remember , manning had not thrown a pick in 2 or 3 games before this and indy had not punted in 2 games and were virtually unstoppable. For the Pats to come out dominant indy like this and go on to win the super bowl against a super strong Panthers. After the Pats beat the Eagles the next year, thats when I started to aspect a SB win every year.

[@garysparhawk2698]

Getting the legend that is Tom Brady Troy Brown really started the legend to grow! A big pat on the back for Troy Brown!

[@anemicroyalty8764]

This game unfortunately led to one of the worst rules in league history, the Illegal Contact rule. It wasn’t too bad at first, but as the years went on they got stricter and stricter about it, and largely reduced the game to pitch and catch. It’s one of the reasons I don’t watch much football these days. Nice to see a time when they actually let them play defense.

[@captainchaserman7148]

Holy fuck for real. It’s why I have minimal respect for a lot of QBs that have started their careers in the last 5 years. They’ll never know what it was like to play against real defenses.

[@finalfantasy1912]

@@captainchaserman7148 I think someone like Josh Allen could play in the pre illegal contact rule era but not the others.

[@chanceshankle1285]

1st defensive play for pats, rodney harrison setting the tone. LOVED THIS DEFENSE!!

[@tim81strachan]

Some of those hits in today NFL would've been flagged

[@sabishiihito]

Helmet-to-helmet was a thing that season, as was PI and defensive holding. The referees were just terrible at enforcement.

[@unknowngod4080]

@@sabishiihito but that is what made the game great.

[@sabishiihito]

@@unknowngod4080 letting a team break the rules makes a game great?

[@unknowngod4080]

@@sabishiihito yup, because that what makes men real men, back in the day men where true men compare to now. If the call was helmet to helmet pending on how bad it was then I will accept the rule if it's not bad then there is no reason to enforce it

[@sabishiihito]

@@unknowngod4080 real men deserve to get CTE? The human brain was *not* meant to bounce around inside the cranium.

[@Energyfl00d]

I don’t remember this game being this close. As a Colts fan I was a drunken mess and had given up early 3rd quarter. 😂😂

[@lightyagami3492]

1:35 this is definitely not a sexy play but this is a play that uncovers Brady's greatness.

[@chrisuncleahmad]

Lucky play

[@gbrow1604]

That was a great designed play. Not necessarily a great play by Brady.

[@lightyagami3492]

​@@gbrow1604The play doesn't work without the pump fake though.

[@headcreeps02]

Wow. I remember watching this game live. It was an amazing game. That was one of the best defenses ever fielded

[@christopherwellman2364]

I remember Ty Law. He was scary.

[@dennismedina1629]

That eugene Wilson guy for the pats was putting some vicious hits on those colts receivers.

[@ShurlockHolmes]

Being a die hard Colts fan all my life. I always hated NE cuz they pounded us more than we did them. But you gotta give them respect. Always well coached and always had a game plan. #Respect

[@r00dfr00t]

6:45 Smart play right there by the punter unironically, only gives up 2 points to the Patriots instead of 3, 6, or 7.

[@jameshonore1072]

That hit at 14:00 OMFGGGG. This was when football was great. #MakeFootBallGreatAgain

[@DTB1995]

Where? I don't see a hit

[@tfk0527]

Ahhh, for the days… memory lane. Manning & the Colts were a great team. But Brady & the Pats were a juggernaut. Ty Law’s greatest game. Back in the day when DBs were actually allowed to hit the receivers. And all the critical calls that went New England’s way drove the rest of the league absolutely bonkers. We Pats fans LOVED it!

[@zarekt1]

Ty law was on Beast mode all day long 💪💪💪

[@amarevanhook7453]

Peyton mannings reaction to throwing picks was funny asf😭😭

[@jennyanydots2389]

So hot am I write bro!!

[@mrm8509]

The pats completely bullied the colts in this game

[@jayhawkins9459]

Highlights don’t do this justice , watching that whole season in that era…manning offense was doing things never thought possible 50 touchdowns beating marines unbreakable record , 3 1000 yard receivers , it was like magic no one could stop them and it was insane , then they met the pats defense

[@TheWakeup011]

Dwight Freeney had a sack/pressure off a double spin move in this game. That shit was unreal.

[@randallbates9020]

These were great days as a Patriots lifer fan. I grew up watching the Pats starting in 1970 at 6 years old with Jim Plunkett as the QB. All those painful years are made complete with the last 20 years. Never will a run like that happen again.... Never. Brady is the best there has ever been and his 7 rings and 10 appearances with 2 teams are untouchable, period. What are all the Brady haters going to whine about when he does finally hang them up. I am blessed that he became the GOAT on my team.

[@Wideout4]

People who say manning is the goat have games like this erased from their memory

[@dennismedina1629]

He had way too many choke jobs during the playoffs to be consider the goat. Clearly top 5 all time QB. I love peyton but yea he had alot of shortcomings in the postseason.

[@donnelladams340]

I used to love these battles, the colts vs the pats.

[@ayylmao1193]

Thank Peyton and his whining for all the soft calls you see in today's NFL. This is the start of it. Couldn't handle the smoke

[@captainchaserman7148]

It’s why I honestly kindve hate Peyton deep down he’s ruined the NFL

[@joeruiz4010]

In all honesty, the 2001 Rams after losing SB36, and the 2002 Eagles after losing the that NFC Championship to Tampa Bay cried and complained A LOT about the opposing secondaries. Of course the Patriots were involved in another case of this 🤣🤣🤣. What's funny us that the 2003 Broncos b****ed and moaned about the Colts Defense doing the same thing in that 2003 WC Game. Manning's complaining about it was the final straw though. The NFL was debating about getting more soft for WRs. The NFL attitude is "More Touchdowns means more $money"!!

[@joeruiz4010]

@@captainchaserman7148 So much hypocrisy from Peyton Manning. Go watch the 2003 Wildcard Game when the Colts played the Broncos. The Colts Defense did to the Denver WRs wound up being the same thing NE did to them in this AFC Championship match-up. I despise double standards.

[@PatrickFussy]

The hits back then were fuckin amazing. I was like 5-6 years old and didn’t really get the chance to appreciate them but god damn, this is what football is missing.

[@ToolsWithAdrius]

Jesus Christ, Eugene Wilson could hit like a brick wall.

[@earthpart3]

lol the guy at the end running out of bounds short. good lord

[@SF91]

It's exciting to watch Younger Brady

[@RandallFPS]

God I miss being a kid. 8 years old when this happened.

[@jesseashmore8426]

Can you imagine how many rings Peyton would have if it weren't for Bill's incredible defensive schemes?

[@Gregory-sm9pf]

Yeah, one

[@gbrow1604]

They only lost to the Pats twice. And in 2004 it's very unlikely that they would have gone through the Steelers and Eagles.

[@jaredmenard7645]

@@gbrow1604 they lost to carolina in 2003 too, and the panthers imo did better offensively against NE than Manning did either time in 03

[@codyschale263]

​@@Gregory-sm9pfYeah, one a year probably lol

[@birdo623]

Never forget, the Colts crying to the league after the Pats completely manhandled them is the reason DBs can't even look at receivers today. Thanks Peyton!

[@MysticTemplar07]

Love and miss that patriot defense.