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NFL Football Players Draft Injuries Rookies Season SuperbowlPublished: June 5, 2009
Sure, in many ways it was, but with Brady going down just fifteen offensive plays into 2008 there was still a full season of football to be played. So, ultimately the 2008 Patriots were not defined by a lack of Tom Brady, they were defined by not being able to beat any of the elite teams they faced.
In a season where the AFC East was decided by the third tie-breaker (conference record) there were a handful of plays that, had they gone the other way, might've put division champs crown upon the Patriots' lofty brow.
You never truly know when you're making the mistakes that will come back to haunt you.
At Indianapolis, some may point to Jabar Gaffney's dropped touchdown pass or David Thomas' unnecessary roughness penalty as the moments that cost the Pats at least a shot at overtime, and potentially a win.
But there was another play that I believe was truly the difference in the 2008 Patriots season and that play came in ...
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