"It was 2016, it was a November day, and we were with the Patriots, it had been raining out there, Brady said. It hadn't rained in like nine months, but the moment we hit the ground it rained the entire day on Saturday and we played on Sunday. The 49ers were 1-8 under Chip Kelly, destined for a 2-14 season that would lead to the hiring of coach Kyle Shanahan and general manager John Lynch."
"When I ran out for pregame warmups, it was like a downpour, and I think of all the times to come to the Bay Area and it's pouring rain and I've got more family than ever, Brady said. I had so many tickets, more than a hundred, and I ran out there and I heard them chanting my name, Brady, Brady.'"
Tom Brady missed his only scheduled game at Candlestick Park after tearing an ACL in Week 1; Matt Cassel started and directed a 30-21 Patriots win on Oct. 5, 2008. Brady later played at Levi's Stadium and recalls a rainy November 2016 game when the Patriots beat the 49ers 30-17 while San Francisco was 1-8 under Chip Kelly. That season ended 2-14 and led to the hiring of Kyle Shanahan and John Lynch, while the Patriots went 14-2 and later won Super Bowl LI. Brady returns to Levi's as a color analyst for the 49ers (6-3) vs. Rams (6-2) game and remembers fans from his Serra High chanting his name amid heavy rain.
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