Rewatch the 2001 AFC Divisional Playoff game between the New England Patriots and the Oakland Raiders, also known as the Tuck Rule Game or the Snow Bowl, or sometimes referred to as Snow Bowl 2, took place on January 19th, 2002, at Foxboro Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, the former home stadium of the Patriots. The game, played under a heavy snowfall, was the last at Foxboro Stadium.
The name Tuck Rule Game originates from the controversial game-changing play. In the 4th quarter play, Raiders’ cornerback Charles Woodson tackled Patriots’ quarterback Tom Brady, which initially appeared to cause a fumble eventually recovered by Raiders’ linebacker Greg Biekert. If it was a fumble, it would have almost certainly sealed the game for Oakland. Officials reviewed the play, and eventually determined that even though Brady had seemingly halted his passing motion and was attempting to “tuck” the ball back into his body, it was an incomplete pass and not a fumble under the then-effective NFL rules. As a result, the original call was overturned, and the ball was given back to the Patriots, who subsequently moved the ball into field goal range.
With under a minute remaining in regulation, Patriots’ placekicker Adam Vinatieri kicked a 45-yard field goal to tie the game at 13, which sent the game into overtime. In the subsequent overtime, Vinatieri kicked a 23-yard field goal to win the game for the Patriots. New England went on to win Super Bowl XXXVI, beginning a run of championships with Brady and head coach Bill Belichick, appearing in nine and winning six.
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