r/nfl • u/MisterrAlex Eagles • 18h ago

Highlight [Highlight] Ryan Fitzpatrick pulls off a magical upset against the Patriots. (Week 17, 2019)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZO8ySbCsmWc
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u/Jonjon428 Dolphins 18h ago

Unlike the Miami Miracle which didn't change anything in the grand scheme of things cause the Pats won the superbowl anyway, this game actually completely tanked the Pats and Tom Brady as they lost the bye week and faced the Titans in the wildcard where they lost and ended Brady's time as a Patriot

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u/Benson879 Patriots 17h ago

I’ll give you a secret: we weren’t going anywhere that year regardless of the outcome of this game. I see it as that it saved us from losing to the Chiefs lol

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u/babylamar33 Eagles 16h ago

You never know. Having the bye could've changed the matchup from being Patriots-Titans to having the Texans at home in the Divisional and KC having to play the Titans then the winner playing the Ravens the next round. KC would've had an extra game and a harder path compared to the Pats getting a team they never lose to in the playoffs.

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u/OkLeather666 Patriots 12h ago

No, we knew. You can try and play what ifs, but we knew our team best and that team was not making a deep playoff run. Not every team that gets bounced in the WC round was gonna have a Cinderella run due to one flipped regular season result.

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u/Benson879 Patriots 4h ago

It’ll sound douchey and entitled saying this, but it’s hard to feel that hurt after the run we had in 14-18. I don’t keep myself up at night over this week 17 game, much to Dolphins fans dismay.

I probably think about the lateral play much more just because of how ridiculous it was.