Brady's FIRST AFC Championship! (Patriots vs. Steelers, 2001 AFC Champ)

the battle for AFC supremacy so hotly contested these last two weeks will be decided here today from Heinz Field for the AFC Championship the New England Patriots and in the Pittsburgh Steelers at young Tom Brady 12 and 3 as a starting quarterback since he came on early in the season in relief of Drew Bledsoe five wide receivers for the first play where he pulls it down and goes down 1/3 long so they can give Kordell Stewart a lot of different looks and here comes the Blitz Stewart as time rolls in from 20 to 40 yards starting out in the big game Troy Brown drifting back to the 20 yard line nice muneca 40 and reaches the 45-yard alongside green this time the pass over the middle is complete now move back in that to me because let me hit you Stewart screen push down that Menace on the move third and 13 now for Stewart operates out of the shotgun and here comes the Blitz gets it away from of Chris Kumar to mummify [Applause] Rainie the complete across the 25 and the furriest Troy brown don't be concerned oh if we make the mistake make the place there comes a leather goods pass over the Newland and he didn't get their try Edwards is deep what a kick what a kick by Ken Walter this one will bounce at the five and take the side words bouncing is down just inside the ten yard line zero a is on the field now on second and 13 Stewart fakes the pass pass gets wrapped up in his own hangs on and makes it out to about the toward three yard heart attack that you had on fourth and one everything's been free spinning Josh Miller's line drive kick and that one takes a steal a bounce and what a punt that one all the way down and inside the 25-yard line good for a 64 yard kick but there's a penalty marker down Pittsburgh number 81 went out of bounds without being pushed out of bounds which is a five-yard penalty repeat fourth down see how Miller does with this one down the middle from the 45 to the 30 to the 15 touchdown we left our they've been kicking to the sidelines the kick before us to the sidelines right down the middle what's Troy bran little hesitation and then right up the middle and such a big hole nice job of just staying out of the way of the tackles good blocking downfield under pressure gets away right up the middle to the 40 tippy-toe the smithee's run out about [Applause] yards for Cornell Stewart on a big first down he let us know that yesterday we talked to him let's run shotgun on 35 the passes complete inside the 30 and the fake the pass out - hi [Applause] side of the bottle England Patriots have been outstanding in the red zone defensively Stewart dancing around and goes down at the 11 yard line and won last week in the postseason and this south end of the field is the troubled spot as far as the wind is concerned from 30 yards out to get that one hard it's free crazy from the shotgun quick pass this side and that is complete Steeler fans on their feet on third and 16 Grady steps up over the middle to tweak inside yard line the Troy Brown and that's enough for a first down and the Steelers are saying incomplete after reviewing the play the receiver never had complete control of the ball off the side of his foot [Applause] going to be the worst part of the day for kena Walter [Applause] this side finding in times before drowning that's complete and brown across the 40 [Applause] the right side still on his feeding down to the 40s rady it leads the tackler no he goes down at the 47 Jason Gildan kept after him and got it lady go away Jason Gilda Stewart brought down across the 15 to the 17 yard line Willie McGinest grating that ball is tipped and cars if Brady in the Patriots won points on the board before the break they need to first down here on the blips picked up well the past wide open in the middle of the field is dry brown inside the 45 to the 40 yard line in the first down well the Patriots gets right they left everybody in to protect you can see Tom Brady on the ground but look at the Blitz pick up excellent to times the day he's been hit low that was number 41 Lee flowers this is a first down Bledsoe at the 25 yard [Music] heading for the sideline and has blacked out of bound by Chad Scott and that's very much the same trying to play the Blitzen was injured earlier in the season second and six let's approach this sinx completes a patent and patent there's out of bounds at about the eleven so throwing corner liaisons [Applause] celebrations and the Patriots impressive numbers for New England Stewart's throw sideline behind Ward and motion to Stuart this comes the Blitz picked up Castle in the middle and that's across midfield and complete the flexible Burris screen this side sir away sir [Applause] Patriot defenders all falling back and Stewart launches it downfield intercepted at the five [Applause] Terrell Buckley went up grabbed the football cut off any chance of the Steelers putting points on the board believe it good position to do not let him money where it's on the ground at the 35 and this time the Patriots say they have it and they do while so many times a day Kordell Stewart is having trouble she was learning the ball [Applause] by Ed Hochuli flexo rose out to the side incomplete Troy and had blockers in front of it Stewart to grow complete place 250r Gobert a good example for all the young players third and six now for Stuart and the Steelers complete - Troy Edward five Stewart's gonna throw it go down the far sideline very strong look at Barroso - Smith not one of the small corners in the returns New England number 45 the ball is placed at the spot of the foul very good at that a big third and five for Stuart completely almost intercepted by Willie McGinest he hit a 30-yard or the other end of the field earlier that was locked rollin ticked up by Troy brown and I was number two and that's Antwone Harris and Antwan Harris has taken it to the endzone for a touchdown Troy Brown picked it up and ladders it to Harris what a play by a Troy Brown and another special teams touchdown for the New England Patriots Brandon Mitchell 96 comes through knocks it down and Troy Brown nothing to loose goes for the pickup nice pickup and then gets rid of it Antwan Harris a second-year defensive back out of Virginia Stewart still has it throwing the near side and that's complete defense Venice's across the 30 out of bounds of community 45 yard line nice grab by Hines Ward [Applause] [Music] inside the 30 inside the 25 announce the Blitz [Applause] [Music] [Applause] get some Oh Kelly fire so on second goal straight ahead looking for the end zone don't touch downfall yet and now it is [Applause] bouncing taken at the 40 where he gets a big girl the food [Applause] second and ten 2:05 to play the third [Applause] fifteen [Applause] surely let's unfold that's complete finds his man Brown across midfield [Applause] we took that words on magnetic field for a horse [Applause] and it is - Fred Coleman number 84 the ground skipped off the ground in front got it away long enough straight enough and it's good [Applause] Stewart to twirl on second attempt no blitzes time you say that Stewart down the side it is incomplete ended and now it has me field position what so to throw deep [Applause] by David Patten clock moving 7:40 to play in the fourth and a big third and three facing the Patriots but so throws and that's complete to learn William but so close this side by Joey Porter I tell you what I've sent us a couple times today it's just a case in point these defenses when you let so histor all four consecutive down this will be a fifth running out of time on the move and is down at the 20 so with time locks it out and it's complete to try running Autobots for first down over the middle incomplete let's do it quick slant third and eight [Applause] plenty of time for Stuart [Music] [Applause] Paquito has the support inside the 35 yard line same play this boorda touchdown on blood so steps up throws to the far side [Music] the way but why deep the pass over the middle and it's in a second this is my at midfield both interceptions the ball just did not come out of his hand the way he had hoped and Otis Smith I was watching him the whole play wow how can they Lucas Antoine Smith right side breaks through to the 40 to the 35 way to the 32 for a first down that first down definitely wins the game for the New England Patriots 11 and 5 on the regular season they came from behind to beat the Oakland Raiders our last week to and behind group Bludso's relief effort they come into Pittsburgh

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Length: 16min 35sec (995 seconds)

Published: Fri Jan 18 2019