It was Sunday, February 3rd, 2002. Adam Vinatieri lined up for the 48-yard field goal attempt that won Super Bowl 36 over the heavily favored St. Louis Rams as time expired. It was New England’s first championship in the Tom Brady era. I was watching with my family and told the kids, “This is a moment you’ll remember forever.”
Well, it didn’t quite work out that way. All three kids became rabid Buffalo Bills fans instead. Ignoring their birth-right and choosing instead to side with the sorriest franchise in the league. The Bills were 3-13 that year.
Front running has a long history. There are fans everywhere who root for the Cowboys, Steelers and 49ers because they were the good teams growing up. But I couldn’t get my own to adopt the team I grew up with. In fact, they began to hate them to spite me. Pointing out that Tom Brady was a Trump supporter. That really hurt.
Anyway, the shoe is on the other foot now, as it always is if you wait long enough. I feel great for all the people who somehow stuck with this team and are finally, virtually, reaping the benefits. The moment you’ll remember forever? It’s coming. It’s your turn now.
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