1 00:00:18,143 --> 00:00:20,312 We ain't scared of your ass. We ain't scared of your ass. 2 00:00:21,146 --> 00:00:22,898 Watch what happens. I'm gonna get you. 3 00:00:22,898 --> 00:00:25,275 - You ain't doing anything. - Watch it. Watch it. 4 00:00:27,486 --> 00:00:30,781 And we're set to go. The AFC Championship game. 5 00:00:30,781 --> 00:00:34,826 The road to the Super Bowl goes through Heinz Field right now. 6 00:00:34,826 --> 00:00:37,663 For all that the Patriots have been through this season, 7 00:00:37,663 --> 00:00:40,040 to be playing for the chance to go to the Super Bowl, 8 00:00:40,040 --> 00:00:42,876 it has to come down to one of two things, 9 00:00:42,876 --> 00:00:45,712 either the Patriots are a very good football team 10 00:00:45,712 --> 00:00:47,840 or they're living on borrowed time. 11 00:00:49,258 --> 00:00:53,262 The Patriots do provide a formidable challenge here today 12 00:00:53,262 --> 00:00:56,974 and anyone who watched Tom Brady's performance in the snow last weekend 13 00:00:56,974 --> 00:00:59,476 knows the young New England quarterback can deliver. 14 00:01:04,982 --> 00:01:06,316 Oh, boy. 15 00:01:07,818 --> 00:01:08,819 He's down. 16 00:01:08,819 --> 00:01:12,781 The Patriot quarterback is down, and he's injured. 17 00:01:15,659 --> 00:01:18,495 He took it right below the knees. 18 00:01:18,495 --> 00:01:19,872 Oh, boy. 19 00:01:23,000 --> 00:01:26,420 It was actually the third time that game that the same ankle got hit. 20 00:01:27,462 --> 00:01:29,590 It was pretty sore, but... 21 00:01:29,590 --> 00:01:32,134 {\an8}I was, like, "Oh, no, no. I wanna play." 22 00:01:33,177 --> 00:01:34,845 But at that point, the coach decided, 23 00:01:34,845 --> 00:01:37,181 "You know what? I think we're just gonna stick with Drew." 24 00:01:38,223 --> 00:01:40,559 And Drew Bledsoe has come onto the field. 25 00:01:41,476 --> 00:01:46,481 Drew Bledsoe, who left the team in week two with a chest injury. 26 00:01:46,481 --> 00:01:48,984 And replaced then by Brady. 27 00:01:50,944 --> 00:01:54,781 When I took the field, all of a sudden things got really quiet. 28 00:01:57,910 --> 00:01:59,953 Obviously, the entire world was thinking, 29 00:01:59,953 --> 00:02:03,540 "Okay, this guy hasn't played for a long, long time." 30 00:02:05,292 --> 00:02:08,961 You know? "That's it. Game's over." 31 00:02:15,052 --> 00:02:17,596 What a throw by Drew Bledsoe. 32 00:02:19,223 --> 00:02:23,519 {\an8}But I was gonna compete my ass off in every way that I could... 33 00:02:24,937 --> 00:02:27,856 because the Super Bowl was so close. 34 00:02:31,151 --> 00:02:35,030 To get that close and then not get to go... 35 00:02:35,989 --> 00:02:37,616 I was never gonna let that happen. 36 00:02:38,575 --> 00:02:40,994 Back to throw. Looks, fires, open! 37 00:02:40,994 --> 00:02:42,621 Touchdown! 38 00:02:42,621 --> 00:02:45,290 Touchdown by Drew Bledsoe! 39 00:02:45,791 --> 00:02:50,462 The New England Patriots have come into Pittsburgh and done the unthinkable. 40 00:02:50,462 --> 00:02:55,092 They defeat the Steelers by a score of 24 to 17. 41 00:02:55,092 --> 00:02:56,468 Oh, my! 42 00:02:56,468 --> 00:02:58,762 I can't believe it, dude. 43 00:02:58,762 --> 00:03:03,934 What a story this is. Drew Bledsoe comes in for the injured Tom Brady. 44 00:03:03,934 --> 00:03:05,561 Gets big plays here. 45 00:03:05,561 --> 00:03:06,979 Is this too emotional for you, Drew? 46 00:03:06,979 --> 00:03:08,981 Very hard year. And... 47 00:03:08,981 --> 00:03:10,524 I'm proud that we're going to the Super Bowl. 48 00:03:10,524 --> 00:03:12,860 We shocked the world! We shocked the world! 49 00:03:12,860 --> 00:03:16,238 For all these people out here who didn't give us a chance, 50 00:03:16,238 --> 00:03:17,906 we're going to Bourbon Street. 51 00:03:17,906 --> 00:03:19,199 Yeah, we're goin' to Bourbon Street. 52 00:03:19,199 --> 00:03:21,285 - We're going to the Bowl! - New Orleans, baby! 53 00:03:30,043 --> 00:03:32,296 And the New England Patriots are celebrating. 54 00:03:32,296 --> 00:03:35,883 They're heading to the Super Bowl in New Orleans. 55 00:03:35,883 --> 00:03:37,676 And I'm joined here by Robert Kraft, 56 00:03:37,676 --> 00:03:39,595 the chairman and owner of the New England Patriots. 57 00:03:39,595 --> 00:03:44,099 I'd like to give great credit to Coach Belichick and his staff, 58 00:03:44,099 --> 00:03:48,270 and all our players who put team first. 59 00:03:49,563 --> 00:03:51,982 You know, you get presented the trophy, 60 00:03:51,982 --> 00:03:56,069 {\an8}and all of a sudden, I realize, "Holy mackerel! 61 00:03:56,570 --> 00:03:59,239 I'm gonna be going to the Super Bowl." 62 00:03:59,239 --> 00:04:00,991 To the great fans of New England, 63 00:04:00,991 --> 00:04:04,369 who support us in the snow, the rain, the sun, 64 00:04:04,369 --> 00:04:06,163 we say thank you. 65 00:04:06,163 --> 00:04:09,708 We think it's great going to the biggest game in this country. 66 00:04:10,542 --> 00:04:15,255 I understood how the fans felt 'cause I was one of them. 67 00:04:16,298 --> 00:04:19,551 I'd dreamt of going to the Super Bowl... 68 00:04:20,552 --> 00:04:24,640 ...way before we owned the team. 69 00:04:31,313 --> 00:04:36,568 In 1971, when they built the new stadium in Foxborough, 70 00:04:36,568 --> 00:04:39,863 I decided I was gonna get season tickets. 71 00:04:41,114 --> 00:04:44,618 I was always passionate about football. 72 00:04:45,285 --> 00:04:48,163 The physicality, the teamwork... 73 00:04:49,373 --> 00:04:51,959 So, I wanted to share that with my boys. 74 00:04:52,668 --> 00:04:54,086 I remember my dad, 75 00:04:54,086 --> 00:04:58,090 he had one of those briefcases with little locks on each side. 76 00:04:58,090 --> 00:05:01,552 {\an8}As a little kid you always thought the greatest secrets in the world 77 00:05:01,552 --> 00:05:04,513 {\an8}were in that briefcase. And he opened it, 78 00:05:04,513 --> 00:05:06,598 and in there, there were these strips 79 00:05:06,598 --> 00:05:10,394 with the old Pat Patriot logo, and my dad said, 80 00:05:10,394 --> 00:05:13,730 "You see those? Those are season tickets to the Patriots." 81 00:05:14,940 --> 00:05:18,026 The team bound our family together, 82 00:05:18,026 --> 00:05:21,738 but it was a difficult time to be a fan. 83 00:05:21,738 --> 00:05:22,990 Wide open, ends up. 84 00:05:24,074 --> 00:05:26,910 So, what's going wrong? Just about everything so far. 85 00:05:28,078 --> 00:05:30,372 Seeing the dumb things being done, 86 00:05:30,372 --> 00:05:33,584 I said, "Jeez, if I could own this team, what I would do." 87 00:05:34,209 --> 00:05:39,381 And was that a pipe dream? A lot of people probably thought it was. 88 00:05:39,381 --> 00:05:40,799 Would you tell him that Robert called? 89 00:05:40,799 --> 00:05:43,343 I mean, I was a self-made businessman 90 00:05:43,343 --> 00:05:45,220 who ran a paper company. 91 00:05:45,804 --> 00:05:49,558 I didn't have wads of cash sitting in a bank account. 92 00:05:50,350 --> 00:05:54,605 I knew I'd have to find a way to get financial power, 93 00:05:54,605 --> 00:05:59,651 and I realized the key was the old Foxboro stadium. 94 00:06:01,820 --> 00:06:05,908 The stadium was really outmoded. 95 00:06:05,908 --> 00:06:08,744 You know, a lot of people thought it was worthless. 96 00:06:10,245 --> 00:06:15,542 But I figured out the main source of revenue during the game 97 00:06:15,542 --> 00:06:19,796 came from the parking lot and the stadium. 98 00:06:21,381 --> 00:06:23,467 Over the next decade, 99 00:06:24,426 --> 00:06:26,929 {\an8}I made moves to buy the stadium, 100 00:06:26,929 --> 00:06:29,765 {\an8}and the land that the stadium sat on 101 00:06:29,765 --> 00:06:32,017 at what was really a low cost. 102 00:06:32,684 --> 00:06:35,646 No one realized how important that was. 103 00:06:36,855 --> 00:06:41,485 There must have been 20 buyers who came in who tried to buy the team, 104 00:06:41,485 --> 00:06:47,950 but once they figured out I had control of the revenue, they walked away. 105 00:06:53,163 --> 00:06:54,373 {\an8}...done a marvelous job. 106 00:06:54,373 --> 00:06:56,959 {\an8}At a news conference this afternoon, James Orthwein announced 107 00:06:56,959 --> 00:07:01,004 he is selling the team to a local buyer, Robert Kraft. 108 00:07:03,173 --> 00:07:08,262 My objective in doing this is to help bring the championship to New England. 109 00:07:08,262 --> 00:07:11,557 We didn't do this to be a doormat for any of the teams. 110 00:07:11,557 --> 00:07:12,766 We do like to win. 111 00:07:12,766 --> 00:07:15,978 {\an8}We plan to work very closely with Coach Parcells 112 00:07:15,978 --> 00:07:18,230 {\an8}to have a very special team. 113 00:07:19,565 --> 00:07:23,402 {\an8}I was rooting for Kraft because the way it was, 114 00:07:23,402 --> 00:07:25,362 it was a little bit in disarray. 115 00:07:26,989 --> 00:07:32,286 Prior owners, they weren't willing to ante up for the good players. 116 00:07:33,787 --> 00:07:35,664 So when Kraft came in, 117 00:07:35,664 --> 00:07:38,625 I was hopeful he'd be more supportive. 118 00:07:39,334 --> 00:07:42,588 Some are so convinced that the new Patriots owner Robert Kraft 119 00:07:42,588 --> 00:07:45,174 is committed to winning that they were willing to wait out 120 00:07:45,174 --> 00:07:48,468 the night and early hours for those choice seats. 121 00:07:48,468 --> 00:07:51,263 Finally, we have a coach that's committed, an owner that's committed, 122 00:07:51,263 --> 00:07:53,640 and they're gonna spend the money and get us a winner. 123 00:07:54,975 --> 00:07:58,061 To have a coach that won two Super Bowls for a different team, 124 00:07:58,937 --> 00:08:02,357 and to have the owner intimately involved in the running of the team, 125 00:08:02,357 --> 00:08:04,818 and not just, you know, some billionaire that owns a toy, 126 00:08:05,485 --> 00:08:09,615 there was a sense of excitement that, "Okay, maybe things could change here." 127 00:08:10,115 --> 00:08:12,075 Bledsoe stands in. 128 00:08:12,075 --> 00:08:14,077 Boom. Touchdown. 129 00:08:15,537 --> 00:08:17,956 Well, there's the equivalent of the victory cigar 130 00:08:17,956 --> 00:08:20,501 as Bob Kraft dons the coat. 131 00:08:20,501 --> 00:08:23,921 Kraft's first year there, the team was improving 132 00:08:23,921 --> 00:08:27,382 and it was just on the verge of doing something special. 133 00:08:29,009 --> 00:08:32,304 {\an8}Introducing the American Football Conference champions, 134 00:08:32,304 --> 00:08:33,597 {\an8}the New England Patriots! 135 00:08:35,515 --> 00:08:38,977 In '97, the team was going to the Super Bowl. 136 00:08:38,977 --> 00:08:41,855 We were really excited about the future. 137 00:08:43,941 --> 00:08:45,526 But at the same time, 138 00:08:45,526 --> 00:08:49,655 it was clear that something was up with Bill Parcells. 139 00:08:49,655 --> 00:08:52,366 Tuna! Tuna! Tuna! 140 00:08:52,699 --> 00:08:55,202 We finally got some success, 141 00:08:55,202 --> 00:08:59,957 but I felt like Kraft wasn't always in line 142 00:08:59,957 --> 00:09:05,712 with the things that I knew to be in the best interest of building a team. 143 00:09:07,089 --> 00:09:10,259 Kraft had no real background in football, 144 00:09:10,259 --> 00:09:14,179 and in his inexperience, took the draft away from me 145 00:09:14,179 --> 00:09:16,056 and he gave it to somebody else. 146 00:09:16,557 --> 00:09:22,020 I felt like some people that were incompetent 147 00:09:22,020 --> 00:09:25,399 were making decisions for the organization personnel-wise. 148 00:09:25,399 --> 00:09:26,900 And I didn't like it. 149 00:09:26,900 --> 00:09:29,778 And I knew I wasn't going back to the Patriots. 150 00:09:30,737 --> 00:09:32,781 The Pats meet the media in about a half hour 151 00:09:32,781 --> 00:09:36,243 {\an8}and everyone is waiting to hear what Parcells has to say, 152 00:09:36,243 --> 00:09:39,329 {\an8}as the stories intensify that Sunday will be his last game 153 00:09:39,329 --> 00:09:41,331 {\an8}as the head coach of the New England Patriots. 154 00:09:41,707 --> 00:09:44,543 The reports continue today that Bill Parcells is out. 155 00:09:45,169 --> 00:09:46,879 Would you comment on that? 156 00:09:46,879 --> 00:09:49,548 That was a frustrating thing for us as players. 157 00:09:49,548 --> 00:09:52,050 For us to go to the Super Bowl after being the worst team in the league, 158 00:09:52,050 --> 00:09:53,760 you know, that was a pretty big accomplishment. 159 00:09:53,760 --> 00:09:56,054 And that was not the story during the week of the Super Bowl. 160 00:09:56,054 --> 00:09:58,390 The story was whether or not Parcells was gonna go to the Jets. 161 00:09:58,390 --> 00:10:01,518 Well, if he has an unbelievable Super Bowl magic or not, 162 00:10:01,518 --> 00:10:03,187 he's headed for New York, right? 163 00:10:03,187 --> 00:10:05,147 I can't imagine that there is a scenario 164 00:10:05,147 --> 00:10:07,983 that he will not be with the Jets next year. 165 00:10:07,983 --> 00:10:12,404 This is a bad marriage between Bob Kraft and Bill Parcells. 166 00:10:12,404 --> 00:10:15,032 Even if they're both hugging the Vince Lombardi trophy 167 00:10:15,032 --> 00:10:18,368 by 10:00 Sunday night, they will not be hugging each other 168 00:10:18,368 --> 00:10:20,162 by about 9:00 Monday morning. 169 00:10:21,288 --> 00:10:25,209 Let's meet the American Football Conference champion, New England Patriots. 170 00:10:26,835 --> 00:10:31,173 When your team's in the Super Bowl, you want all the energy focused 171 00:10:31,173 --> 00:10:35,886 on doing everything possible to allow the team to win. 172 00:10:35,886 --> 00:10:38,222 That didn't happen at that Super Bowl. 173 00:10:39,139 --> 00:10:44,436 All the oxygen was taken out of the room with Bill's dalliance with the Jets. 174 00:10:45,479 --> 00:10:47,773 Favre back to throw his first one. 175 00:10:47,773 --> 00:10:50,192 Throwing deep. Has a man open. 176 00:10:51,151 --> 00:10:53,111 Touchdown, Green Bay. 177 00:10:53,779 --> 00:10:57,991 The final score, the Green Bay Packers, 35, 178 00:10:57,991 --> 00:11:00,327 the New England Patriots, 21. 179 00:11:02,246 --> 00:11:07,417 With Coach Parcells, I didn't feel he always put team first. 180 00:11:08,043 --> 00:11:13,006 He was making decisions that were best for Bill Parcells 181 00:11:13,006 --> 00:11:15,384 as opposed for the New England Patriots. 182 00:11:17,177 --> 00:11:20,556 I promised myself in the future 183 00:11:20,556 --> 00:11:24,685 I would find a coach that truly put team first. 184 00:11:29,481 --> 00:11:32,651 Live from New Orleans, site of Super Bowl 36. 185 00:11:32,651 --> 00:11:34,278 You remember five years ago, 186 00:11:34,278 --> 00:11:38,448 Patriots owner Bob Kraft's first trip to the Super Bowl was memorable, 187 00:11:38,448 --> 00:11:39,867 but it was not pleasant. 188 00:11:40,742 --> 00:11:44,705 I feel very fortunate our family is back in the Super Bowl. 189 00:11:44,705 --> 00:11:48,166 We're focusing on that and hopefully doing everything we can 190 00:11:48,166 --> 00:11:50,419 to get everyone on the same page 191 00:11:50,419 --> 00:11:53,297 so we can bring a championship home to the fans in New England. 192 00:11:54,381 --> 00:11:58,886 I have learned in life you can never have enough quality people around you, 193 00:11:58,886 --> 00:12:02,681 and Bill Belichick's always done what's best for the team. 194 00:12:02,681 --> 00:12:07,394 The New England Patriots, expected to be mediocre at best, yet here they are. 195 00:12:07,394 --> 00:12:10,689 St. Louis Rams will square off against the New England Patriots 196 00:12:10,689 --> 00:12:13,567 for football's top-prize, the Vince Lombardi trophy. 197 00:12:15,152 --> 00:12:16,945 Bill, all year the team has been very focused 198 00:12:16,945 --> 00:12:18,989 and very able to be business-like. 199 00:12:18,989 --> 00:12:22,367 During this week, have you noticed any kind of heightened awareness? 200 00:12:22,367 --> 00:12:24,661 There's definitely a heightened awareness 201 00:12:24,661 --> 00:12:28,207 {\an8}or a little bit more focus than normal. 202 00:12:28,207 --> 00:12:29,958 {\an8}And I think that's been pretty good all year. 203 00:12:29,958 --> 00:12:31,251 {\an8}But there's no question. 204 00:12:31,251 --> 00:12:33,754 {\an8}This is a special week and a special game 205 00:12:33,754 --> 00:12:36,006 and everybody realizes what's at stake. 206 00:12:38,550 --> 00:12:39,927 That Super Bowl week, 207 00:12:39,927 --> 00:12:44,598 I remember coming in, and Bill addressed the team... 208 00:12:44,598 --> 00:12:46,850 Let's get it in. 209 00:12:46,850 --> 00:12:49,770 He said, "You know what? We're all in this thing together. 210 00:12:50,687 --> 00:12:55,275 If you're able to put aside your personal gain for the team... 211 00:12:56,443 --> 00:12:58,403 and do your job... 212 00:12:59,613 --> 00:13:02,074 {\an8}...we'll win. We will beat them." 213 00:13:03,700 --> 00:13:07,996 Last night, the Patriots moved to a hotel here on the outskirts of New Orleans 214 00:13:07,996 --> 00:13:10,707 to get away from the crush of the French Quarter 215 00:13:10,707 --> 00:13:13,794 to get things as back to normal as they possibly can. 216 00:13:15,712 --> 00:13:18,841 Nice out. Swimming pool. 217 00:13:18,841 --> 00:13:21,468 We got down there, at the hotel. 218 00:13:21,468 --> 00:13:25,931 My main thing with the players was, okay, you know, we got a lot of work to do. 219 00:13:25,931 --> 00:13:29,268 {\an8}Just want to make sure everything's okay. If there's any problems, 220 00:13:29,268 --> 00:13:30,519 {\an8}you know, let me know. 221 00:13:30,519 --> 00:13:35,524 Lawyer, uh, came over and was... upset about his room. 222 00:13:37,150 --> 00:13:38,360 {\an8}Oh, shit. 223 00:13:41,613 --> 00:13:44,449 Yeah, man, we, you know, we get to the hotel, 224 00:13:44,449 --> 00:13:47,911 my room was so small, I think it came with a oxygen tank. 225 00:13:48,328 --> 00:13:51,832 Look at this room. Are you kidding me? 226 00:13:51,832 --> 00:13:53,917 You know, the players would like nice rooms. 227 00:13:53,917 --> 00:13:55,752 Not the little dinky singles. 228 00:13:55,752 --> 00:13:58,338 {\an8}You don't want sleeping in a little twin bed 229 00:13:58,338 --> 00:14:01,758 {\an8}where your arms are falling off the sides and your feet are off the end. 230 00:14:02,926 --> 00:14:05,888 That was the furthest thing from my mind, and I just kind of said, 231 00:14:05,888 --> 00:14:08,765 "You know, Lawyer, look, you can have the head coach's room. 232 00:14:08,765 --> 00:14:10,809 I don't really care. And if that's not good enough for you, 233 00:14:10,809 --> 00:14:13,729 that's the best I can do. Here you go." 234 00:14:14,438 --> 00:14:15,898 A walk-in closet? 235 00:14:16,231 --> 00:14:17,608 My goodness. 236 00:14:17,608 --> 00:14:19,151 - Yeah. - Are you tripping? 237 00:14:19,860 --> 00:14:21,737 And so the rest of the week, you know, 238 00:14:21,737 --> 00:14:25,115 it was kinda, "Lawyer, is everything okay? You know, is your view okay? 239 00:14:25,115 --> 00:14:27,492 Your room good? You got enough space in there?" 240 00:14:27,492 --> 00:14:30,078 You know, and so we kinda joked about that all week. 241 00:14:33,165 --> 00:14:38,795 I think Coach did that to kinda reemphasize team is always first. 242 00:14:39,171 --> 00:14:43,008 And it kind of just set the tone to get ready for what was coming. 243 00:14:44,343 --> 00:14:47,638 Seemingly a David versus Goliath script in this Super Bowl. 244 00:14:47,638 --> 00:14:50,599 The New England Patriots, 14-point underdogs, 245 00:14:50,599 --> 00:14:53,936 feeling they can slay the mighty dragon-- Rams. 246 00:14:57,231 --> 00:15:00,275 As I watched the Rams prior to Super Bowl 36, 247 00:15:00,275 --> 00:15:03,820 the Rams led the league in offense and had an all-star cast of players. 248 00:15:04,363 --> 00:15:07,699 Forget Ringling Brothers, the Rams are the greatest show on earth. 249 00:15:07,699 --> 00:15:09,117 They had a complete team, 250 00:15:09,117 --> 00:15:11,912 speed and explosiveness on all sides of the ball. 251 00:15:11,912 --> 00:15:13,247 And a touchdown! 252 00:15:13,247 --> 00:15:15,123 The Rams are a dynasty in waiting. 253 00:15:15,123 --> 00:15:17,125 They come here as the best offense in the land, 254 00:15:17,125 --> 00:15:19,169 the third best defense in football. 255 00:15:19,169 --> 00:15:22,339 They won eight games in a row, the overwhelming favorites. 256 00:15:22,339 --> 00:15:24,508 Warner straight back to pass, unload, right sideline, 257 00:15:24,508 --> 00:15:26,260 Marshall's there, touchdown-- 258 00:15:26,260 --> 00:15:28,762 You can't find anybody to even say 259 00:15:28,762 --> 00:15:30,305 - New England can win the game. - No. 260 00:15:30,305 --> 00:15:32,891 Every guy you talk to just says "How many will the Rams win by?" 261 00:15:32,891 --> 00:15:36,228 - But here's what I find amazing. - This is dead, dull, boring, done. 262 00:15:36,228 --> 00:15:39,940 At the 20, ten, five. Touchdown, Marshall Faulk. 263 00:15:39,940 --> 00:15:42,109 And with the competitive state of the game in question, 264 00:15:42,109 --> 00:15:44,903 our lead story for the fourth straight day is Brady and Bledsoe. 265 00:15:45,404 --> 00:15:47,573 - Enough! - Michael, I know you hate this story. 266 00:15:47,573 --> 00:15:49,616 But the truth is there are no other stories. 267 00:15:49,616 --> 00:15:51,869 This game has no juice whatsoever and you know 268 00:15:51,869 --> 00:15:55,038 you've got nothing other to write than Brady and Bledsoe. 269 00:15:55,956 --> 00:15:57,541 There's been a lot of nonsense written 270 00:15:57,541 --> 00:16:01,378 {\an8}about the whole Brady versus Bledsoe issue over the last few days. 271 00:16:02,254 --> 00:16:05,883 {\an8}And we are not here to add to that controversy today. 272 00:16:06,592 --> 00:16:10,262 {\an8}However, it does have to be said that Bledsoe 273 00:16:10,262 --> 00:16:13,182 {\an8}has a superior long pass, and... 274 00:16:13,182 --> 00:16:16,685 {\an8}I think that Brady's sore ankle is a bit of a problem. 275 00:16:16,685 --> 00:16:18,687 {\an8}I've had one myself. 276 00:16:18,687 --> 00:16:21,398 Anyway, we are not here to get into that. 277 00:16:21,398 --> 00:16:24,359 - We are here to bring peace. - We're here to bring peace. 278 00:16:26,612 --> 00:16:30,782 After today's practice, Bill Belichick is expected to make his decision 279 00:16:30,782 --> 00:16:34,203 {\an8}on the one hard question left in the Big Easy: 280 00:16:34,203 --> 00:16:36,705 {\an8}Who'll be his starting quarterback on Sunday? 281 00:16:37,247 --> 00:16:40,751 The one who's started every one of the Patriots' 12 wins 282 00:16:40,751 --> 00:16:44,213 or the one who shook off 17 weeks of rust 283 00:16:44,213 --> 00:16:47,549 to save the team's season last weekend in Pittsburgh? 284 00:16:48,675 --> 00:16:52,971 At the end of practice, I got called up to Belichick's hotel room. 285 00:16:52,971 --> 00:16:57,392 He just sat down and he goes, "Tommy's ankle looks good. 286 00:16:57,392 --> 00:16:59,978 We've decided that you know, we can only get one quarterback ready to go, 287 00:16:59,978 --> 00:17:05,442 {\an8}and we're gonna go with Tom this week." And... 288 00:17:05,442 --> 00:17:08,529 Oh, man. That was-- that was a bitter pill. 289 00:17:08,529 --> 00:17:10,489 That was a bitter, bitter pill to swallow. 290 00:17:16,494 --> 00:17:19,414 You know, I think from Drew's standpoint, he wanted to play. 291 00:17:19,414 --> 00:17:22,792 And it's a tough situation for a veteran like that to be in. 292 00:17:22,792 --> 00:17:24,795 What's your reaction to this decision, Drew? 293 00:17:25,420 --> 00:17:27,589 You know, I'm obviously very disappointed. 294 00:17:27,589 --> 00:17:31,051 But I look back, I'm very happy of all the decisions Coach Belichick made. 295 00:17:31,051 --> 00:17:33,470 As he was in control, and... 296 00:17:34,555 --> 00:17:36,598 And I'm happy he made that choice. 297 00:17:37,516 --> 00:17:40,102 As the case has been all year, you know, I'll... 298 00:17:41,353 --> 00:17:44,314 ...you know, do whatever I can to help him to play well in this game. 299 00:17:44,314 --> 00:17:45,816 And... 300 00:17:45,816 --> 00:17:49,152 I mean, Drew could have messed a lot of things up. 301 00:17:49,152 --> 00:17:54,658 {\an8}But as frustrated as Drew was, he still was very supportive to Tom. 302 00:17:55,909 --> 00:17:58,453 That meant a lot for me to see. 303 00:17:58,453 --> 00:18:03,542 All the stuff Belichick says, like doing your job and putting the team first, 304 00:18:03,542 --> 00:18:06,461 Drew was, like, living that. 305 00:18:07,629 --> 00:18:10,007 I mean there's a hundred-million-dollar quarterback 306 00:18:10,007 --> 00:18:11,800 doing what's best for the team. 307 00:18:12,843 --> 00:18:15,304 That's where I think the Patriot Way started. 308 00:18:22,519 --> 00:18:24,396 Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, 309 00:18:24,396 --> 00:18:27,816 and welcome to Super Bowl 36. 310 00:18:30,569 --> 00:18:36,742 Let's meet the National Football Conference Champion, the St. Louis Rams. 311 00:18:38,243 --> 00:18:40,787 When you're growing up as a young football player, 312 00:18:40,787 --> 00:18:45,000 your moment that you dream of is when you get introduced in the Super Bowl. 313 00:18:45,000 --> 00:18:48,045 At running back from San Diego State, 314 00:18:48,045 --> 00:18:51,381 number 28, Marshall Faulk. 315 00:18:52,341 --> 00:18:54,968 They say your name, they say your number, they say your position, 316 00:18:54,968 --> 00:18:57,095 and you run out for the world to see. 317 00:18:57,513 --> 00:19:00,307 Number 88, Torry Holt. 318 00:19:02,226 --> 00:19:04,561 Right here, right now. Right here, right now. Today! 319 00:19:04,561 --> 00:19:06,313 - That's it. Today. - Today! 320 00:19:06,313 --> 00:19:09,441 It's almost like a culminating moment for a player. 321 00:19:10,234 --> 00:19:13,612 And the New England Patriots just filing into the tunnel 322 00:19:13,612 --> 00:19:15,322 to be recognized and introduced. 323 00:19:15,322 --> 00:19:16,406 Let's go right here. 324 00:19:16,406 --> 00:19:18,283 How we doing it? How we doing it? 325 00:19:18,283 --> 00:19:20,494 So we're like, "What are we're gonna do?" 326 00:19:20,494 --> 00:19:23,830 Then I heard someone scream in the back, "We're going out as a team!" 327 00:19:23,830 --> 00:19:25,415 It's all of us together. 328 00:19:25,415 --> 00:19:28,710 That's how we got here. We got here because we're a team. 329 00:19:28,710 --> 00:19:30,838 We about to shake up the world. 330 00:19:30,838 --> 00:19:35,425 And now, ladies and gentlemen, choosing to be introduced as a team, 331 00:19:36,176 --> 00:19:39,638 here are the American Football Conference champions, 332 00:19:39,638 --> 00:19:41,682 the New England Patriots. 333 00:19:47,062 --> 00:19:49,481 Watching this, I was thinking, 334 00:19:49,481 --> 00:19:54,486 "Holy shit! Here they come. My team." 335 00:19:54,486 --> 00:19:57,573 {\an8}"Please welcome..." I'm getting chills right now. 336 00:19:57,573 --> 00:19:59,116 {\an8}"...the New England Patriots." 337 00:20:02,160 --> 00:20:04,913 Yeah! 338 00:20:04,913 --> 00:20:08,250 That was the red, white and blue. That was America. 339 00:20:09,251 --> 00:20:12,129 Tribalism... put to the side. 340 00:20:12,129 --> 00:20:14,047 We were one. 341 00:20:16,466 --> 00:20:20,596 We figured that we were America's team. Our colors, everything. 342 00:20:20,596 --> 00:20:25,642 We felt an obligation because of 9/11 and what our nation had went through. 343 00:20:25,642 --> 00:20:29,605 {\an8}Our theme was we're all one. We're all in this together. We're all one. 344 00:20:31,607 --> 00:20:33,150 Here we go, now! 345 00:20:43,243 --> 00:20:45,829 {\an8}I don't know what it meant to America. 346 00:20:45,829 --> 00:20:47,873 {\an8}I do know that when I stood on the sideline 347 00:20:47,873 --> 00:20:49,750 and looked up there and saw red, white and blue 348 00:20:49,750 --> 00:20:53,128 {\an8}and Patriots fans all over the place, I thought, 349 00:20:53,128 --> 00:20:55,214 "Oh, for cryin' out loud." 350 00:20:56,423 --> 00:20:59,218 America loves an underdog. And I get it. 351 00:21:00,052 --> 00:21:04,389 But that being said, it pissed me off more than anything else. 352 00:21:04,389 --> 00:21:07,017 And we'll shove it up their rear end no matter what. 353 00:21:09,436 --> 00:21:13,649 Adam Vinatieri to kick it off from here, in New Orleans. 354 00:21:13,649 --> 00:21:17,569 And he approaches the ball and Super Bowl 36 is underway. 355 00:21:19,696 --> 00:21:22,574 And Murphy breaks right out of the pack. 356 00:21:22,574 --> 00:21:24,701 And let's watch him go to work. 357 00:21:26,328 --> 00:21:28,580 They talk about this is the greatest show on turf, 358 00:21:28,580 --> 00:21:32,793 not only the best offense in football now, but maybe the best offense ever. 359 00:21:32,793 --> 00:21:35,295 - Do it, Rams! Come on! - Kick it off! 360 00:21:35,295 --> 00:21:37,381 They were a more skilled football team, 361 00:21:37,381 --> 00:21:40,342 {\an8}but we didn't think they were a very tough team. 362 00:21:41,093 --> 00:21:44,388 I was like, "You know what? I'm tired of hearing about the track team. 363 00:21:44,388 --> 00:21:47,266 I'm tired of hearing about how fast, how athletic they are. 364 00:21:47,266 --> 00:21:51,436 This is football. We about to rock y'all's ass." 365 00:21:58,068 --> 00:22:00,654 There you go. Fucking pound 'em! 366 00:22:01,947 --> 00:22:05,701 We knew that we had to play a different style. 367 00:22:05,701 --> 00:22:08,579 {\an8}We gotta be physical, we gotta be tough, we gotta be nasty. 368 00:22:08,579 --> 00:22:11,248 {\an8}The guys you didn't want to see in a dark alley. 369 00:22:13,333 --> 00:22:14,877 They've been getting to Kurt Warner today. 370 00:22:14,877 --> 00:22:16,336 They've been knocking him around. 371 00:22:16,336 --> 00:22:19,298 Bill Belichick told me, "The only way we can win this game 372 00:22:19,298 --> 00:22:21,049 is we have to be more physical on 'em, 373 00:22:21,049 --> 00:22:24,636 and we have to find other ways to score other than our offense." 374 00:22:24,636 --> 00:22:26,972 And Warner goes back to throw and here's the blitz. 375 00:22:29,558 --> 00:22:30,767 The pass is intercepted! 376 00:22:30,767 --> 00:22:34,855 Picked off by Ty Law! 30, 25, 20, 15! 377 00:22:35,522 --> 00:22:36,523 Touchdown! 378 00:22:36,523 --> 00:22:39,568 Ty Law picks it off and takes it to the house. 379 00:22:39,568 --> 00:22:41,612 {\an8}And the Patriots take the lead. 380 00:22:43,572 --> 00:22:45,073 I ain't gonna lie. 381 00:22:45,073 --> 00:22:48,744 That was probably one of the easiest interceptions that I've had in my life. 382 00:22:49,745 --> 00:22:53,248 Those are the kind of interceptions that we typically drop, 383 00:22:53,248 --> 00:22:57,503 'cause it's like, "You bullshittin'? He ain't--" 384 00:22:57,503 --> 00:23:00,547 "I know-- What you talking about, Kurt? I know you ain't about to throw that." 385 00:23:01,507 --> 00:23:04,426 Something happened that game, and Bill was really good about this. 386 00:23:04,426 --> 00:23:08,305 According to his players, he said, "Listen, latch on to these receivers, 387 00:23:08,305 --> 00:23:10,265 on the jersey, and hang on. 388 00:23:10,265 --> 00:23:13,894 They're not gonna call holding or pass interference in the Super Bowl. 389 00:23:13,894 --> 00:23:16,313 They're not gonna do it. And when they do... 390 00:23:17,272 --> 00:23:18,815 all right, stop doing it. 391 00:23:18,815 --> 00:23:20,817 And then go back and do it a little bit later." You know. 392 00:23:20,817 --> 00:23:22,194 So that's what they did. 393 00:23:28,909 --> 00:23:31,787 I never, ever said anything about it. 394 00:23:31,787 --> 00:23:33,747 And you know why? They do it-- 395 00:23:35,457 --> 00:23:37,626 Yeah, crying and all that kind of stuff. 396 00:23:37,626 --> 00:23:39,253 But it's a fact. 397 00:23:39,253 --> 00:23:41,630 And if you can get away with it, get away with it. 398 00:23:41,630 --> 00:23:42,631 And he did. 399 00:23:43,131 --> 00:23:46,009 Brady drops back to throw, looks, fires right. 400 00:23:46,009 --> 00:23:48,470 Touchdown, David Patten! 401 00:23:49,721 --> 00:23:52,432 Eight-yard touchdown pass from Tom Brady. 402 00:23:53,433 --> 00:23:56,854 Who would have thought that if someone's gonna explode on offense 403 00:23:56,854 --> 00:23:59,189 that it's gonna be the New England Patriots? 404 00:24:01,483 --> 00:24:05,362 Half time of that Super Bowl, we're up 14 to three. 405 00:24:06,697 --> 00:24:10,701 {\an8}And as the team's running off the field, my dad looks at me and he says... 406 00:24:10,701 --> 00:24:12,244 {\an8}Fourteen to three? 407 00:24:13,453 --> 00:24:15,581 {\an8}What am I gonna say if we win? 408 00:24:18,417 --> 00:24:21,879 Jonathan started scratching down some things. 409 00:24:22,880 --> 00:24:24,548 I felt a little guilty. 410 00:24:25,924 --> 00:24:27,551 Or superstitious. 411 00:24:28,385 --> 00:24:31,513 You open your mouth to the devil and bad things happen. 412 00:24:31,513 --> 00:24:35,642 And it's been pretty tough to come back in a Super Bowl. 413 00:24:35,642 --> 00:24:37,311 I think if there's anyone who can do it, 414 00:24:37,311 --> 00:24:40,230 it would be an explosive team like the Rams. 415 00:24:40,230 --> 00:24:42,399 Go, Rams, go Rams! 416 00:24:43,025 --> 00:24:46,862 Sure, in the first half Belichick threw some curve balls in there. 417 00:24:46,862 --> 00:24:48,947 But I don't care. 418 00:24:48,947 --> 00:24:50,490 We're gonna line up and beat you with what we got. 419 00:24:50,490 --> 00:24:52,034 Bring it on, buddy. Let's go. 420 00:24:52,492 --> 00:24:54,369 Warner drops straight back to throw. 421 00:24:54,369 --> 00:24:56,288 Fires down the field. It is caught by Faulk. 422 00:24:56,288 --> 00:24:59,458 Inside the ten to the eight-yard line. And he's stopped there. 423 00:24:59,458 --> 00:25:01,668 So the Rams are on the march. 424 00:25:01,668 --> 00:25:04,046 Now we put you on your heels. That's what we try to do, 425 00:25:04,046 --> 00:25:05,422 put 'em on their heels. 426 00:25:07,090 --> 00:25:08,425 Second and goal at the Pats' two. 427 00:25:08,425 --> 00:25:11,512 Quarterback sneak. Touchdown, Kurt Warner. 428 00:25:11,512 --> 00:25:13,180 Walked into the end zone, untouched. 429 00:25:13,180 --> 00:25:14,848 Boy, that was easy, huh? 430 00:25:14,848 --> 00:25:17,601 And the Patriots' lead is now down to a touchdown. 431 00:25:17,601 --> 00:25:20,938 We pitched a shutout basically for 50 minutes. 432 00:25:20,938 --> 00:25:23,315 {\an8}And then the last ten minutes all hell broke loose. 433 00:25:24,483 --> 00:25:27,486 The Rams' offense has come to life in the fourth quarter. 434 00:25:28,153 --> 00:25:29,363 Hit his ass! 435 00:25:30,572 --> 00:25:32,157 We're not giving them shit. So let's go. 436 00:25:32,157 --> 00:25:33,242 We gotta make 'em beat us. 437 00:25:33,242 --> 00:25:34,826 - We're not giving them anything. - No penalty. 438 00:25:34,826 --> 00:25:38,372 I need rushers. I need rushers. Let's go! 439 00:25:39,122 --> 00:25:41,124 Back to pass is Warner. Looks, fires left. 440 00:25:41,124 --> 00:25:43,877 It is wide open at the ten. 441 00:25:43,877 --> 00:25:48,966 Inside the five, and it's out and in. Touchdown, Saint Louis. 442 00:25:48,966 --> 00:25:50,968 And the Rams have come back. 443 00:25:51,510 --> 00:25:54,471 A heartbreaking fourth quarter for the Patriots. 444 00:25:54,471 --> 00:25:59,184 {\an8}So it's tied at 17 to 17 with a minute 30 to play. 445 00:26:00,561 --> 00:26:02,354 {\an8}You have to just run the clock out. 446 00:26:02,354 --> 00:26:03,564 You have to play for overtime now. 447 00:26:03,564 --> 00:26:06,066 I don't think you want to force anything here. 448 00:26:06,066 --> 00:26:07,818 You don't want to do anything stupid. 449 00:26:09,152 --> 00:26:13,156 We could have knelt on it and gone into sudden death overtime. 450 00:26:13,156 --> 00:26:17,578 But then Bill came on the headset, said, "Okay, Ernie, what do you want to do?" 451 00:26:18,579 --> 00:26:22,040 And I said, "Bill, we're a little bit out of gas. 452 00:26:22,040 --> 00:26:26,336 If they get the ball again, I'm not real sure we can stop 'em." 453 00:26:27,504 --> 00:26:30,549 I mean, this drive, it's do or die. 454 00:26:30,549 --> 00:26:32,885 We need to try to go get Adam Vinatieri 455 00:26:32,885 --> 00:26:35,554 a shot to win it for us here in regulation. 456 00:26:37,806 --> 00:26:40,684 I go up to Coach Belichick and he says, "We're going." 457 00:26:41,602 --> 00:26:45,063 And he says, "Just take care of the ball!" 458 00:26:46,106 --> 00:26:47,524 And Drew was kind of standing next to me 459 00:26:47,524 --> 00:26:51,195 and he kind of just shuffled in front of that he says, "Fuck that." 460 00:26:52,112 --> 00:26:53,906 I remember, you know, somebody saying to Tom, 461 00:26:53,906 --> 00:26:55,199 like, "Hey, be careful." 462 00:26:55,199 --> 00:26:57,451 Like, "No, we're big underdogs in this game. 463 00:26:57,451 --> 00:27:00,078 Nobody expected you to be here. Nobody expected us to be here." 464 00:27:00,579 --> 00:27:02,247 You know, fuck it, man, go. 465 00:27:02,247 --> 00:27:03,874 Brady's in the shotgun. 466 00:27:03,874 --> 00:27:06,835 I don't agree with what the Patriots are doing right here. 467 00:27:06,835 --> 00:27:10,797 Backed up inside their own 20, no time-outs left. 468 00:27:10,797 --> 00:27:12,925 I would play for overtime. 469 00:27:12,925 --> 00:27:15,219 And everyone was like, "Oh, shit," you know, 470 00:27:15,219 --> 00:27:16,178 "we're gonna throw it?" 471 00:27:17,054 --> 00:27:19,473 My confidence was up and down that year. 472 00:27:19,473 --> 00:27:22,476 And I really didn't know what I was capable of. 473 00:27:22,476 --> 00:27:26,939 But to know that I had the confidence and trust of my teammates. 474 00:27:26,939 --> 00:27:29,983 For me, it was like, let's go out there and sling it. 475 00:27:30,817 --> 00:27:33,320 Brady takes the snap. Here's the rush. 476 00:27:33,320 --> 00:27:35,447 Now he gets away, throws over the middle. 477 00:27:35,447 --> 00:27:37,783 It is caught there after the 21-yard line. 478 00:27:38,534 --> 00:27:40,702 {\an8}Clock running to 1:09 to play. 479 00:27:40,702 --> 00:27:42,371 {\an8}They gotta hurry. 480 00:27:42,371 --> 00:27:44,039 Brady takes the direct snap. 481 00:27:44,039 --> 00:27:45,832 Dumps it off to the left, complete to J.R. Redmond. 482 00:27:45,832 --> 00:27:49,336 Thirty, 35, to the 40, and a first down. 483 00:27:49,336 --> 00:27:53,131 {\an8}The clock winding down on one of the great Super Bowl games ever played. 484 00:27:53,131 --> 00:27:55,592 {\an8}Brady takes the direct snap. 485 00:27:55,592 --> 00:27:57,469 Steps up, fires down the field, caught! 486 00:27:57,469 --> 00:27:58,679 Troy Brown at the 40. 487 00:27:58,679 --> 00:28:01,640 He's to the left of the 37-yard line. And goes out of bounds. 488 00:28:01,640 --> 00:28:04,434 And now I kinda like what the Patriots are doing. 489 00:28:05,394 --> 00:28:08,772 So there we are, driving right down the field. 490 00:28:09,606 --> 00:28:10,816 It's almost surreal. 491 00:28:11,149 --> 00:28:14,027 There's Brady. He dumps it to Wiggins. 492 00:28:14,027 --> 00:28:17,489 Down to the thirty and now, no question about it, they are in range. 493 00:28:17,489 --> 00:28:20,409 Maybe he can spike it right here and stop the clock. 494 00:28:20,409 --> 00:28:22,244 That's what he'll do. He'll spike it here. 495 00:28:22,911 --> 00:28:24,663 Seven seconds. 496 00:28:25,330 --> 00:28:28,000 They got Vinatieri in range. 497 00:28:28,000 --> 00:28:30,711 I think back to sitting in the stands 498 00:28:30,711 --> 00:28:33,255 and dreaming of winning a Super Bowl. 499 00:28:34,339 --> 00:28:36,592 It meant so much to all of us. 500 00:28:36,592 --> 00:28:38,177 Let's go! 501 00:28:38,177 --> 00:28:41,513 And finally, we were so close. 502 00:28:41,513 --> 00:28:44,474 All right, with seven seconds remaining, 503 00:28:44,474 --> 00:28:48,937 Adam Vinatieri will try to win it with a 47-yard field goal attempt. 504 00:28:50,230 --> 00:28:51,899 We waited 42 years. 505 00:28:53,108 --> 00:28:55,986 It all came down to this. 506 00:29:00,115 --> 00:29:02,868 Kick is on the way. And it is... 507 00:29:10,501 --> 00:29:14,004 ...good! It's good! 508 00:29:14,004 --> 00:29:19,176 Adam Vinatieri boots a 48-yard field goal and the game is over! 509 00:29:19,176 --> 00:29:22,763 And the Patriots are Super Bowl champions! 510 00:29:22,763 --> 00:29:26,725 The Patriots are Super Bowl champions! 511 00:29:26,725 --> 00:29:29,937 The best team in the National Football League. 512 00:29:29,937 --> 00:29:33,190 Adam Vinatieri, 48 yards. 513 00:29:33,190 --> 00:29:34,858 Oh, baby! 514 00:29:37,194 --> 00:29:38,403 What a finish! 515 00:29:38,403 --> 00:29:40,906 What a finish to the Bowl! 516 00:29:41,698 --> 00:29:43,992 Oh, my gosh. 517 00:29:44,993 --> 00:29:47,746 I should talk to you and nobody else. Everybody doubted us. 518 00:29:47,746 --> 00:29:50,749 Hey, blowout. Blowout, huh? 519 00:29:54,002 --> 00:29:59,466 The fans of New England have been waiting 42 years for this day. 520 00:30:04,054 --> 00:30:09,685 Spirituality, faith and democracy are the cornerstones of our country. 521 00:30:12,396 --> 00:30:14,314 We are all Patriots. 522 00:30:14,314 --> 00:30:17,860 And tonight, the Patriots are world champions. 523 00:30:21,071 --> 00:30:23,323 ...moment you throw in the deep pass on the touchdown 524 00:30:23,323 --> 00:30:26,410 and the field goal feel just as good? 525 00:30:26,410 --> 00:30:28,120 Way to go, baby. Way to go, 12. 526 00:30:28,120 --> 00:30:30,289 - Oh, baby. Oh, you're the man. - You are the man. 527 00:30:30,289 --> 00:30:32,958 Tom Brady and Drew Bledsoe together. 528 00:30:32,958 --> 00:30:35,002 How 'bout it, Tom Brady. How does it feel? 529 00:30:35,002 --> 00:30:36,879 - Feels incredible. - Gotta get him back to the stage. 530 00:30:36,879 --> 00:30:38,213 How 'bout that one? 531 00:30:39,423 --> 00:30:42,467 How 'bout that, baby! How 'bout that one! 532 00:30:49,391 --> 00:30:51,393 That was a lifelong dream of mine. 533 00:30:53,061 --> 00:30:55,689 It was... it was... 534 00:30:55,689 --> 00:30:57,399 It was pretty fucking amazing. 535 00:31:00,485 --> 00:31:03,405 But I was pretty worn out after that. 536 00:31:03,989 --> 00:31:05,532 It's gone! 537 00:31:05,532 --> 00:31:07,784 I didn't party with the rest of the team. 538 00:31:07,784 --> 00:31:10,329 P-A-T-S! Pats! Pats! Pats! 539 00:31:11,205 --> 00:31:15,000 The next day, I remember getting in the car and Coach Belichick-- 540 00:31:15,000 --> 00:31:17,336 He got in and he was still fucked up from the night before. 541 00:31:17,336 --> 00:31:18,587 I could smell the alcohol. 542 00:31:20,088 --> 00:31:24,092 But I remember him saying to me... "Well... Tom... 543 00:31:24,092 --> 00:31:25,844 You had a pretty good year." 544 00:31:25,844 --> 00:31:27,888 You know. And, uh... 545 00:31:28,805 --> 00:31:30,474 That was his way of complimenting me. 546 00:31:31,308 --> 00:31:33,644 Pats returned home in triumph today, 547 00:31:33,644 --> 00:31:37,189 carrying some extra baggage from New Orleans, the Super Bowl trophy. 548 00:31:37,189 --> 00:31:39,316 Hundreds of long-suffering fans 549 00:31:39,316 --> 00:31:42,319 eager to celebrate the end of decades of frustration... 550 00:31:43,654 --> 00:31:45,822 I swear to God, the next day I woke up, I'm like... 551 00:31:46,990 --> 00:31:49,743 {\an8}"Did that-- Did this just really happen? 552 00:31:49,743 --> 00:31:52,246 {\an8}Did the Patriots win the Super Bowl?" 553 00:31:52,913 --> 00:31:55,832 It was just unfathomable for Boston fans. 554 00:31:55,832 --> 00:31:59,586 A million plus New Englanders braved temperatures 555 00:31:59,586 --> 00:32:04,132 with a wind chill factor in the teens to give a special congratulations 556 00:32:04,132 --> 00:32:05,801 to the world champion team. 557 00:32:07,094 --> 00:32:09,555 There was a woman that came up to me and said, 558 00:32:09,555 --> 00:32:11,056 "I just want to thank you. 559 00:32:11,056 --> 00:32:15,269 My grandfather told me to tell you he can now die a happy man." 560 00:32:18,564 --> 00:32:21,733 And it hit me. I was like, "Whoa." 561 00:32:21,733 --> 00:32:25,362 - Patriots! - Number one, Number one! 562 00:32:25,362 --> 00:32:27,364 Thank you! 563 00:32:29,992 --> 00:32:32,911 Tom Brady... When you're the Super Bowl-winning quarterback, 564 00:32:32,911 --> 00:32:35,747 {\an8}there's gonna be so much attention on you, there are gonna be opportunities. 565 00:32:37,165 --> 00:32:41,003 After the Super Bowl, he got a four-year contract extension, 566 00:32:41,003 --> 00:32:43,380 maybe six or seven million dollars a year. 567 00:32:43,380 --> 00:32:45,549 We love you, Tom! 568 00:32:45,549 --> 00:32:48,635 I think that all of a sudden it hit him like a ton of bricks, like, 569 00:32:48,635 --> 00:32:50,429 "This is my new reality." 570 00:32:51,805 --> 00:32:55,142 I remember one day, we're in the car, and he just said, 571 00:32:55,142 --> 00:32:58,103 {\an8}"Nugent, I'm a millionaire." 572 00:32:58,103 --> 00:33:00,105 {\an8}And I said, "Tom, yeah, you are." 573 00:33:00,105 --> 00:33:03,317 {\an8}He goes, "No, no, no. I'm a millionaire." 574 00:33:03,317 --> 00:33:05,986 And at that exact moment, I will never forget, 575 00:33:05,986 --> 00:33:09,198 the song "Black Betty" started playing on the radio and he cranked it up 576 00:33:09,198 --> 00:33:13,493 and we just started playing air guitar and rocking out to his newfound wealth. 577 00:33:22,044 --> 00:33:23,504 Please welcome, from your world champion, 578 00:33:23,504 --> 00:33:26,131 New England Patriots' Tom Brady. 579 00:33:26,840 --> 00:33:29,009 Welcome back, congratulations. 580 00:33:29,009 --> 00:33:31,803 Tom Brady became the most sought-after-- 581 00:33:31,803 --> 00:33:35,474 forget football player-- personality, celebrity. 582 00:33:36,725 --> 00:33:38,393 He's on a convertible at Disney World. 583 00:33:39,269 --> 00:33:40,812 He's on the cover of every magazine. 584 00:33:40,812 --> 00:33:43,065 And I'm not just talking about Sports Illustrated. 585 00:33:43,690 --> 00:33:46,485 His popularity just absolutely exploded. 586 00:33:46,485 --> 00:33:47,778 Thank you very much. 587 00:33:47,778 --> 00:33:51,698 I got a call from the White House saying they'd like to have Tommy 588 00:33:51,698 --> 00:33:56,203 sit in the President's box at the State of the Union address. 589 00:33:56,203 --> 00:33:58,580 And the ESPY goes to... Tom Brady. 590 00:33:58,580 --> 00:34:02,417 The Patriots just became this elixir. 591 00:34:02,417 --> 00:34:04,753 Everybody wanted to drink whatever the Patriots were drinking 592 00:34:04,753 --> 00:34:06,839 because everything they did turned to gold. 593 00:34:07,631 --> 00:34:09,257 Super Bowl 38. 594 00:34:09,257 --> 00:34:12,427 The Carolina Panthers and the New England Patriots. 595 00:34:13,262 --> 00:34:16,806 The Patriots looking for a second Super Bowl title in three years. 596 00:34:16,806 --> 00:34:19,059 From 41 yards. 597 00:34:19,476 --> 00:34:20,476 Looks good! 598 00:34:21,603 --> 00:34:24,982 The New England Patriots are the Super Bowl champions. 599 00:34:25,940 --> 00:34:29,735 By that point, Bill Belichick is a genius, the greatest football mind. 600 00:34:30,821 --> 00:34:34,074 Tom Brady is being compared to Joe Montana, his childhood hero. 601 00:34:34,574 --> 00:34:35,826 {\an8}You didn't doubt us, did ya? 602 00:34:35,826 --> 00:34:39,204 {\an8}And Robert Kraft has become one of the most powerful owners in sports. 603 00:34:40,038 --> 00:34:43,083 Those three guys, they were on top of the NFL world. 604 00:34:43,917 --> 00:34:47,004 Two years ago, I promised you 605 00:34:47,004 --> 00:34:52,050 we wouldn't be satisfied until we brought another championship trophy 606 00:34:52,050 --> 00:34:53,886 to the people of New England. 607 00:34:53,886 --> 00:34:55,721 And here it is! 608 00:35:05,480 --> 00:35:08,901 We won two Super Bowls in three years. 609 00:35:09,484 --> 00:35:12,779 And I remember one of my teammates, he's like, 610 00:35:12,779 --> 00:35:18,410 "Bru, come here, man. So check this out, we've won two out of three. 611 00:35:19,036 --> 00:35:22,164 We win three out of four, it's a dynasty." 612 00:35:23,040 --> 00:35:25,876 And that's the first time I heard it spoke. 613 00:35:27,252 --> 00:35:30,547 And it made me aware of what it would mean. 614 00:35:31,965 --> 00:35:33,967 And that's where the addiction kicks in. 615 00:35:36,261 --> 00:35:40,140 That's when you realize, it's like, "This can't stop now." 616 00:35:42,059 --> 00:35:44,186 Welcome to Super Bowl 39. 617 00:35:44,186 --> 00:35:45,562 We've got the New England Patriots 618 00:35:45,562 --> 00:35:48,273 trying to win for the third time in the last four years. 619 00:35:48,899 --> 00:35:52,194 If they win today, they become a dynasty. 620 00:35:53,779 --> 00:35:56,657 It's difficult to explain to people sometimes, 621 00:35:56,657 --> 00:35:58,909 but this game is like a narcotic. 622 00:36:00,369 --> 00:36:03,789 When you have success, every time you get a little bit, 623 00:36:03,789 --> 00:36:05,332 you want a little bit more. 624 00:36:06,250 --> 00:36:09,795 The highest highs that you feel each time that you win, 625 00:36:09,795 --> 00:36:12,047 you're chasing that forever. 626 00:36:12,548 --> 00:36:17,803 Brady... fires and it is caught. Touchdown. 627 00:36:17,803 --> 00:36:19,847 There was this group of us... 628 00:36:21,181 --> 00:36:23,851 ...that became addicts together. 629 00:36:24,226 --> 00:36:27,437 Look, let's spend a little more time focusing on our job 630 00:36:27,437 --> 00:36:30,023 and less time jawing and pushing them, okay? 631 00:36:30,023 --> 00:36:33,110 Just do our job and get on to the next play. 632 00:36:33,735 --> 00:36:35,863 And we were actually enabling one another. 633 00:36:35,863 --> 00:36:39,366 Let's stay alive! They might fuck it all up. All right? 634 00:36:39,366 --> 00:36:43,328 And some of us know it, some of us don't, some don't care. 635 00:36:43,912 --> 00:36:45,539 Donovan McNabb... 636 00:36:47,249 --> 00:36:50,836 Down the middle of the field and the pass is picked off by Harrison. 637 00:36:52,671 --> 00:36:57,926 {\an8}And the New England Patriots will be the first dynasty of the 21st century. 638 00:36:59,094 --> 00:37:05,100 As time goes by, your relationship with the drug, it changes. 639 00:37:06,935 --> 00:37:09,938 {\an8}After winning, instead of euphoria, 640 00:37:10,647 --> 00:37:13,025 it's just a relief. 641 00:37:14,568 --> 00:37:17,946 And when you lost, it was... it was... 642 00:37:18,780 --> 00:37:19,781 ...dark. 643 00:37:20,699 --> 00:37:24,077 Denver tired of hearing about New England. 644 00:37:24,786 --> 00:37:27,331 Coming after Brady, gets it away, he's picked. 645 00:37:27,331 --> 00:37:29,249 He's picked in the end zone. 646 00:37:29,249 --> 00:37:31,710 It's Bailey. Bailey, taking off, 647 00:37:31,710 --> 00:37:35,172 and he gets away from the one man who had a shot at him. 648 00:37:35,172 --> 00:37:37,841 Talk about a game changer! 649 00:37:37,841 --> 00:37:41,428 And it looks like this remarkable run for the Patriots 650 00:37:41,428 --> 00:37:43,096 is about to come to an end. 651 00:37:44,681 --> 00:37:49,645 You would do anything and everything to stop the fear of losing. 652 00:37:51,396 --> 00:37:52,606 Anything. 653 00:37:54,900 --> 00:37:57,277 NFL officials are investigating whether or not 654 00:37:57,277 --> 00:38:01,198 Patriots illegally filming Jets defensive coaches 655 00:38:01,198 --> 00:38:03,158 during Sunday's game at the Meadowlands. 656 00:38:03,534 --> 00:38:05,452 Well, this is the team of the decade. 657 00:38:05,452 --> 00:38:06,537 Three championships. 658 00:38:06,537 --> 00:38:10,332 I do not want to think of Belichick and the Patriots as cheaters. 659 00:38:10,332 --> 00:38:12,543 I don't know the answer to the following question. 660 00:38:12,543 --> 00:38:15,629 Does this tarnish everything they've accomplished or not?