Retro ReFo: Super Bowl XXXVI | ProFootballFocus.com
Very cool PFF breakdown of Super Bowl 36…
It’s something fans of Tom Brady (-0.8) don’t like to hear and clearly, as the years wore on, the phrase became redundant, but you can’t watch this game without thinking ‘Game Manager’ was the very epitome of the role he performed. A powerful running game, a clever defensive plan, and the quarterback is essentially left with the job of not messing it all up. All of 66% of his meager 145 passing yards came after the catch, and on the final game-winning drive, 68%. That drive is famous (among other things) for John Madden saying he would just run out the clock and being a little incredulous when the Patriots didn’t just kneel on it. Perhaps what he didn’t count on was the Rams somehow contriving to let the receiver on most of the dump-offs get out of bounds. No, this wasn’t a classic performance from Brady, he made as many poor throws as he did good ones but, in the end, his two best throws (the TD and the final throw to Brown) were the ones that will be remembered.
