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Monday is a hot day, air temperature in the 90's and humid with bright sun. The game is broadcast on Monday Night Football. A two hour pre-game warm up; Dennis Hopper being his bad self; the new big stadium in Foxboro; the old shrub; Patriots matched against the 3 point favorite big mouth Pittsburg Steelers. (note to the Steelers, if bad attitude and trash talk win games you guy's are champs).
The game starts badly for the Steelers, two Patriot interceptions lead to TD. After a few punts the Steelers get a TD and it's 7, 7. The Steelers and Patriots keep upping the intensity until a Steeler drive reaches the Patriot 1 yard line. The Patriots D holds the Steelers, two consecutive penalties push them back to the 25 and then the Steelers miss the field goal! From that point on the Patriots dominated.
The Patriots rack the score up 30 to 7 and show that action on the field means way more than sound bites from a knucklehead. To the Steelers credit they don't give up and with one second left on the game clock they score their second TD. That's it, game over.
The best line from John Madden all night referring to the Steelers coach "He's got to be happy that his team is in such a weak division. He can loose here tonight and still be on top of his division tomorrow."
An auspicious opening for the Patriots. I'll just say,
Go Pats 2002!
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This just in:
From Linda via the Globe.....
As for Kordell Stewart and Jerome Bettis, an APB was being sent out by their coach, Bill Cowher, because he couldn't find either of them except when they were on the ground or chasing some Patriot who had just intercepted another errant Stewart pass.
What Cowher did find was the same nightmare he'd watched last January in Pittsburgh, except this time it was worse. Last January, his team got its collective purse snatched. Last night, it got mugged.
In that AFC title game, at least Cowher's defense showed up, holding New England in check only to lose on two special teams breakdowns. Last night at Gillette Stadium, the only people who showed up were the Patriots.
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