What America Was Like In 2001 When Patriots Dynasty Began
Seriously. This all began in the 2001 NFL season and has persisted through three presidents, eight “Fast and the Furious” films and 27 different Browns quarterbacks. There are two obvious threads — head coach Bill Belichick and quarterback Tom Brady — that tie the current New England squad to the one that struggled through much of 2001 and ultimately found itself in the season’s final weeks before upsetting the Raiders, Steelers and Rams to win the first of what would become five Lombardi trophies, with a sixth possible Sunday in Super Bowl 53....