Boston Sports Then and Now

It was a frigid day on January 10, 2004.

This Sunday will mark the sixth anniversary of the “Ice Bowl” at Foxboro stadium. The Patriots met the Tennessee Titans in one of the coldest playoff games in NFL History.

The temperature only reached 4 degrees and with the wind chill it was 7 below zero.

And I was there.

I will go to playoff games in ANY weather.

Regular season games are different story. I am in full blown woos mode.

I rather sell these games than sit in the rain or cold.

But the playoffs are for all the marbles.

The Patriots faced the Titans in a divisional playoff game on January 10, 2004.

Of course the game was on a Saturday night so the sunshine wasn’t an option to heat up our frozen backfields.

It was going be cold. Or in Boston speak, Wicked Friggin’ Cold!

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Randy Moss had a natural hat trick with three touchdown catches.

The Titans/Oilers could have used a Denzel Washington pep talk after they were buried in the Blizzard of 59.

Tennessee was beat before they even got off the plane.

They must have seen the snow in October and said “FML”. You know what that means if you are up to speed on internet shorthand.

The Titans are shell of the team that went 13-3 last year. They have found every possible way to lose games and the game against the Patriots was no different.

Way to lose #6: Show zero effort.

You had to feel bad for Jeff Fisher. He has been with team when they were still the Houston Oilers. He is a true professional and a class act.

Too bad his team didn’t show that.

The Patriots looked at the Titans like a lion seeking out the wounded water buffalo of the herd.

National Geographic wouldn’t even air this mauling.

You will NOT see this game on NFL Network’s Replay.

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I watched Wes Welker and the rest of the Pats from a warm bar stool at Bar Louie.

What could the Ultimate Sin be?

Lose your tickets? Have too many frosty beverages and pass out in your seats? Forgot to fill the propane?  Left the game and missed a last second victory(for the record I stayed for the Monday Night game versus Buffalo but left during the snow bowl versus the Raiders in 2001)?

Well all these things can call for your exile from the Kingdom of Tailgate.

However, I committed the Ultimate Sin.

I had tickets for the Blizzard of 59 yesterday against the Titans. The game where they destroyed the team from Tennessee in every way possible. The game the Patriots set league and franchise records.

The game when it bleepin’ snowed in October!!!

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Sammy Morris will look to get the running game started for the Patriots.

Overview: Before the season began, many looked at this matchup between the Titans and Patriots as a possible preview of the AFC Championship game. The Patriots are still in contention, but the Titans have been the biggest disappointment in the NFL as they enter this contest with a 0-5 record.

Last Week: The Patriots struggled in the second half against the Denver Broncos and lost in overtime without ever having the offense get on the field. Tom Brady was only 5-of-14 in the second half as the Patriots were held scoreless.

The Titans lost 31-9 to Indianapolis and struggled on both sides of the ball. They gained only 245 yards while surrendering 367 yards and 31 points.

All-Time Series: The Patriots hold a 21-16-1 all-time series advantage. New England has won four of the last five games in the series, including a 40-23 victory over the Titans during the final week of the 2006 season.

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