"The first, obviously I hope, is the 2004 Red Sox. Their comeback from a 3-0 deficit against the Yankees, an October after the soul-crushing 2003 ALCS defeat, en route to winning their first World Series in 86 years, wasn't just a once in a lifetime thing. It was a once-in-a-many-lifetimes thing, a triumph generations of Red Sox fans had pined for amid heartbreaks, a triumph delivered in the most cathartic, ghost-exorcising way imaginable by a team stacked with charismatic personalities."
"The other is the 2001 Patriots. They had won five games the year before, started 0-2, and franchise quarterback Drew Bledsoe suffered a frightening injury in a Week 2 loss to the Jets. Things looked grim under former Browns coach Bill Belichick, who seemed on his way to joining the Not All Excellent Coordinators Are Meant To Be Head Coaches club."
"They won their final nine games right through the Super Bowl XXXVI rematch with the comically cocky Rams while introducing us along the way to the Tuck Rule, giving us a Bledsoe redemption, making John Madden devour his skeptical words like some leftover turducken, and revealing that Adam Vinatieri was Mr. Clutch whether on a snowy evening in Foxborough or on the Superdome turf in New Orleans. (Put that guy in the Hall of Fame already.)"
The 2004 Red Sox completed an unprecedented comeback from a 3-0 deficit against the Yankees and won the World Series, ending an 86-year championship drought and delivering cathartic joy to generations of fans. The 2001 Patriots rose from a five-win previous season and an 0-2 start after Drew Bledsoe's injury to rally under second-year quarterback Tom Brady and coach Bill Belichick. The Patriots' defense became smart and relentless, and after a 5-5 start they won nine straight games and secured a Super Bowl victory. Key moments included the Tuck Rule, Bledsoe's redemption, and Adam Vinatieri's clutch kicking.
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