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    New England Patriots

    Who wore number 82 during the 2003 season?New England Patriots (baumsquad)

      Daniel Graham. Daniel Graham was a first round draft pick in April 2002 from the University of Colorado.

    Who was the starting left tackle for the Patriots in 2003?New England Patriots (baumsquad)

      Matt Light. Matt Light was a second round draft pick in April 2001 from Purdue University.

    Who was the Patriots kicker in 2003?New England Patriots (baumsquad)

      Adam Vinatieri. "Automatic Adam" is one of the more clutch kickers in the game. He kicked the Super Bowl winning field goal against the St. Louis Rams in Super Bowl XXXVI.

    Who was the offensive coordinator for the Patriots in 2003?New England Patriots (baumsquad)

      Charlie Weis. Charlie Weis is one of the most creative offensive minds in the game.

    Who was the head coach of the Patriots during the 2003 season?New England Patriots (baumsquad)

      Bill Belicheck. Bill Belicheck came to the Patriots from the NY Jets in 2000.

    Who had the most tackles for the Patriots in 2002?2002 New England Patriots (dan8898)

      Roman Phifer. Roman Phifer led the Pats with 67 tackles, closely followed by safeties Lawyer Milloy, and Victor Green with 65 tackles each.

    Who did the Patriots lose to on opening day 2003?New England Patriots (baumsquad)

      Buffalo Bills. Ex-Patriots Drew Bledsoe and Lawyer Milloy humiliated their ex-teammates by the score of 31-0. The Patriots however, went on to win 12 of their next 13 games.

    Who did the Patriots draft in the first round of 2001?New England Patriots (baumsquad)

      Richard Seymour. Richard Seymour is one of the most dominating young defensive linemen in the league.

    Which stadium did the Patriots play their home games in 2003?New England Patriots (baumsquad)

      Gillette Stadium. The Pats played their home games at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Mass. The others were past stadiums in which the Patriots played.

    Which player started at middle linebacker and whose number was 54 in 2003?New England Patriots (baumsquad)

      Tedy Bruschi.

    Where did wide receiver Troy Brown attend college?New England Patriots (baumsquad)

      Marshall. Troy Brown was an eighth round draft pick in 1993 and has evolved into a solid receiver and punt returner.

    When this quarterback left the team in 2001, he had set a Patriots' team passing record of 29,657 yards. Who was this great QB?Your New England Patriots! (Nightmare)

      Drew Bledsoe. The others were Patriots, but never threw for 10,000 yards in a Patriot uniform. Bledsoe played for the Patriots from 1993-2001, before leaving for Buffalo in 2002, then Dallas in 2005. Drew made it to the Pro Bowl three times with New England. The threw for over 4000 yards in a season three times in his career, and twice being with the Patriots in 1994 and 1996. His third 4000-yard season was with the Bills in 2002.

    The Patriots' first playoff game in franchise history was in the AFL in 1963. They defeated the Buffalo Bills in the AFL Divisional playoff, 26-8. However, they lost the AFL Championship game 51-10, to which other AFL team?Your New England Patriots! (Nightmare)

      San Diego Chargers. The other teams were all in the NFL. 1963 was only the fourth season for the Patriots. Going 7-6-1, they still made the playoffs under head coach Mike Holovak.

    The Patriots won three Super Bowls in XXXVI, XXXVIII, and XXXIX, and all from the 2001-2004 seasons. What was the largest winning margin that the Patriots won by in these Super Bowls?Your New England Patriots! (Nightmare)

      3 points. All three Super Bowls were won by only three points. Their victims were the Rams 20-17, the Panthers 32-29, and the Eagles 24-21.

    The franchise had its first winning season in only their second season in 1961. The team rostered three quarterbacks who all played in the 14 games in the season. They were Tom Yewcic, Butch Songin, and which QB that rushed for 183 yards and four touchdowns, who is the only Patriot listed?Your New England Patriots! (Nightmare)

      Babe Parilli. Songin and Parilli were the regular rotation of QBs for the Patriots. Both threw more than 12 TDs each along with more than 1000 yards passing in the season. Parilli was brought up under the arm of Packer QB Bart Starr. Parilli's career high was in 1964, when he threw for 3465 yards with 31 TDs and 27 INTs. Known as a QB not afraid to run, he ran the ball 34 times for 168 yards and two touchdowns with the Patriots.

    The 2007 Patriots began their franchise in the AFL in 1960. Only one team name existed of the four in 1960. Which team name was it that they began their franchise with?Your New England Patriots! (Nightmare)

      Boston Patriots. They were coached by Lou Saban in his first head coaching job in 1960. The team went only 5-9 and were shutout twice in the season. The franchise joined the NFL in 1970 under the same name, then the New England Patriots name came in 1971.

    Only one Patriot is listed, and was the first Patriot inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Who was it?Your New England Patriots! (Nightmare)

      John Hannah. Hannah was an offensive guard out of Alabama. He played for the Patriots from 1973-1985. John was a nine-time Pro Bowler and four-time NFLPA Offensive Lineman of Year. He was inducted into the hall in 1991. Michael Haynes was the second Patriot inducted, and linebacker Nick Buoniconti was the third.

    Linebacker Mike Vrabel had a touchdown catch on offense?2002 New England Patriots (dan8898)

      True. In week 4 at San Diego, Vrabel's only catch of the year was a one yard TD pass. It was a 10 play, 65 yard drive. The Pats went up 14-7 with the score, but ultimately got their first loss of the year, 21-14. Vrabel also had a forced fumble in the game along with 2 tackles.

    In the 2002-2003 season, the Patriots went to the playoffs?2002 New England Patriots (dan8898)

      False. They had a good shot at the playoffs, beating the Dolphins in week 17, only to be knocked out by the New York Jets, who beat the Green Bay Packers in that week.

    In franchise's first 40 seasons, only one Patriot surpassed the 6000-yard pass receiving mark, and left the Patriots with over 10,000 yards. Who was this four-time Pro Bowl wide receiver?Your New England Patriots! (Nightmare)

      Stanley Morgan. All the other Patriots passed the 5000-yard receiving mark, but all fell short of 6000. Morgan played for the Patriots from 1977-1989. His final season in 1990 was with Indianapolis. Stanley caught 534 passes for New England along with 67 touchdown passes. His career high was 1491 yards in 1986, with a 17.8 yards per catch average.

    How many rushing yards did Antowain Smith have in 2002?2002 New England Patriots (dan8898)

      982. Antowain had 982 yards on 252 rushes, for an average of 3.9 yards per carry. He also had 6 rushing touchdowns, and 2 receiving TD's.

    How many interceptions did Richard Seymour have in 2002?2002 New England Patriots (dan8898)

      1. In week 14, he intercepted a tipped ball at the Buffalo 15 yard line thrown by Drew Bledsoe, and brought it back for 6 yards to the 9. Two plays later, Brady threw a 9 yard TD pass to Donald Hayes, to put the Pats up 20-0.

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