On this day 22 years ago, we won against the Colts after a goal line stand in the final minute of the game

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1. Watched this live with my grandfather — GREAT memory.

2. Vrabes ripping off his helmet immediately lmao. what year did refs start flagging that

3. Gil Santos yelling Willie McGinest on the 4th down stop, great Patriots call

4. McGinest had just faked an injury to slow down the Colts offense, so him sprinting to mid-field in celebration apparently no worse for the wear was pretty funny

5. One of the best regular season Pats games ever

6. this sums up the colts pats rivalry. offensive greatness with NE always prevailing

7. Iconic Willie moment.

8. That defense was fun to watch

9. I do not miss those games against the Colts.

10. Always love how Crennel looks like a BAD MAN in those videos.

11. Is this the game McGinest got hurt for one play?

12. Classic Bill moment here.

    Camera cuts to him and he doesn’t look one bit happy or relieved. Finds Tom to discuss what I imagine is the only thing on his mind – the next play backed up against our own goal line.z

13. Was listening in the radio with my Dad. All time great sports memory for me.

14. On the telecast of this game, I think it was on 3rd down, they cut away from the game cause it was preempted by the 4pm game. Screamed at the tv and frantically waited for the ticker to show the result.

15. Always loved seeing Tony and Peyton pissed off! 🤣

16. One of my favorite memories of the early dynasty. Willie getting “hurt” to stop the clock and give us a chance to breathe for a minute only to run around like a maniac after fourth down will always make me smile.

17. Manning looks happier than Bill

18. I was actually there for this one.

    Considering how much trouble we used to have with the Colts and Peyton Manning at the time, the thought of stopping them 4x in a row like this was almost unfathomable. Also, as you can tell from the score, it was a lot of offense, which only led us to that conclusion even more so.

    We were ecstatic.

19. McGinest did a great podcast on Edelman’s show talking about this game. Highly recommend.

20. That defense

21. Still love Dallas Clark looking for PI call there when the ball was way out of bounds

22. Worth listening to Willie on Edelman’s podcast talking about this game.

23. Willie MF McGinest

24. Memories of times like these is why I still take anything Dungee says about the Pats with a grain of salt lol. What was it a couple weeks ago he said the Bills would still win the afc east. 

25. ROMEO!!!

26. Vrabel was lit!!!!

27. God has it been 22 years? Felt like yesterday.

28. I still remember Peyton saying he knows Patriots fans were sad to see him retire because they got so many wins off him and the Colts. You’re alright in my book, Peyton.

29. That was the game where the dynasty started to feel real. The win at Denver a few weeks earlier was the preview.

    I recall they jumped out to an early lead, maybe 14-0, then gave up some points, then Bethel Johnson returned a kick for a TD right before halftime. They needed that.

30. Big Willie

31. I was there with my dad. It was so damn loud I had to keep my ears covered. Colts fans would bang on the metal support beams as hard as they could.

32. My favorite McGinest play ever

33. Love me a manning face

34. Don’t feel bad about last weekends goal line fail. This happens.

35. A glorious finish it was!

36. The Colts forever bitter. Long before 2014.

37. That defense was fantastic.

38. What was not mentioned was that the then-punter, Ken Walter had just an 18-yard punt to put the Colts in excellent field position to start that drive to make this set of agonizing downs…

39. Every Brady Manning game was extremely stressful and epic

40. Don’t think our red zone D is nearly as good as it was then.

41. I was driving my then gf, now wife to route 128 station so she could go back to college. I was sitting at the cvs and listening and celebrating in the driver seat. Super distinct memory

42. Two words: Ted Washington

43. “22 years ago, damn quality looks kinda good for the Late ‘80s/early 90s”

    

44. games with Names just dropped an episode on this with McGinest. So good

45. i’ll never forget the sight of mcginest running up the field after that win!

46. Pretty crazy looking back, stopping a HOF QB, HOF RB, HOF WR and another borderline HOF WR on the goal line 4 straight times is pretty nuts. Just shows how much high level work was going into these Colts/Pats games in that time. I remember New England went into half up 31-10 after Bethel Johnson returned a kickoff for a TD. Indy came out with a fury in the second half. But Tai Streets, of all WRs (or maybe JJ Stokes. I may be getting my Niner late 90s WR flameouts mixed up.), grabbed a Tom Brady TD Pass that pushed their total to 38.