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Tonight's Friday Night Flashback looks back 10 years ago to the 2002 AFC Divisional game between the Oakland Raiders and the New England Patriots. This game actually took place 10 years ago yesterday, but we do Friday Night Flashbacks not Thursday Night Flashbacks. This game has been deemed one of the best playoff games in football history, with "The Snow Bowl" and "Tuck Rule Game" have been chosen as the nicknames. Back in 2002, everyone had been talking about this soft team from Oakland coming across the country to play the rugged New England Patriots in the snow, where they would be out of their elements. Well, the Raiders surprised most people and played great football throughout the game, and took an early lead on New England. After fighting back to cut the lead to 3, a young Tom Brady was ready to lead his Patriots down the field for a tying or game-winning score. Then history happened. Tom went back to pass and the R...
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