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FanPostsFanShotsAbout the Site List of Patriots Twitter AccountsWrite For Pats Pulpit!New User Welcome and Commenting GuideCommunity GuidelinesMastheadTopics Patriots Off-Season CoveragePatriots Opinion/AnalysisPatriots NewsPatriots Draft CoverageSportfolio ManagementThe Top 20 Patriots Moments of 2018: Number 5 New http://www.patriotslockerroom.com/authentic-jonathan-jones-jersey ,6commentsOur offseason countdown continues with the Number 5Most Memorable Patriots Moment of 2018.EDTShare this storyShare this on FacebookShare this on TwitterShareAll sharing optionsShareAll sharing options for:The Top 20 Patriots Moments of 2018: Number 5 TwitterFacebookRedditPocketFlipboardEmailPhoto by Adam Glanzman/Getty ImagesHere we are. The Top 5 at last.Training camp is all set to begin, and we’re under a month out from the first Patriots preseason game of the season. It’s always awesome that the last few moments on the Top 20 Most Memorable Patriots Moments of the previous season fall right around the time that training camp and the preseason get under way, as it gives us the best of both worlds; we can look back at the absolute best of the year before while stoking our optimism and expectations for the season to come.As with any Top 5, only the best can make the cut. I always factor in not only the quality of the play/moment, but also the circumstances surrounding it and the impact it had on the narrative as a whole. This year’s Top 5 Moments are all awesome, and I can’t wait until we get to Number 1. But first, the list so far:20. Danny Etling gets half of the Giants fired with an 86 yard touchdown run.19. The Patriots demolish the Jets at home to secure a playoff bye.18. Julian Edelman bounces off a Bill and into the end zone on a 4th down conversion.17. Some punt team acrobatics keep the Steelers from getting a touchback.16. Gronk magic returns with a 34 yard touchdown seam route catch against the New York Jets.15. James Develin finds the end zone twice against the Minnesota Vikings.14. The New England Patriots trade for Josh Gordon.13. A Julian Edelman screen pass and an epic Tom Brady fakeout secures a primetime win on Sunday Night Football over the Green Bay Packers.12. The Patriots right the ship with a Week 4 blowout of the Miami Dolphins.11. Special teams lead the way for a decisive road victory over the Chicago Bears.10. Tom Brady avoids the sack on 3rd and goal and dives headfirst into the end zone to take the lead against the Kansas City Chiefs.9. Tom Brady becomes the all time passing yards leader in a win over the New York Jets.8. Tom Brady eclipses 1,000 career rushing yards with a five yard scamper against the Minnesota Vikings.7. The Miami Miracle.6. A Devin McCourty pick-six seals a Monday Night victory over the Buffalo Bills.Number 5 should probably be an entire game, but we already have something like that coming up very soon, and I already touched on this game as we cracked the Top 10, so we’re going to stick with a specific drive here so this article isn’t 10,000 words long.5. Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski team up to lead the Patriots on a late game-winning drive against the Kansas City Chiefs.When you look back on the first game of 2018 between the Patriots and Chiefs, it’s easy to forget that the score was 24-9 New England leading into the half. When the final score of a contest is 43-40, you figure the score at halftime is something like 28-28, but KC had all kinds of problems finding the end zone in the first two quarters of this one (something of a theme with that team, it would appear).However, the third quarter saw the Chiefs score on all three their possessions, while the Patriots were only able to manage two field goals. KC also scored on their first possession of the fourth quarter too in what became an absolute explosion of offense; when the Patriots were able to take a 40-33 lead with just over three minutes to go, the speed at which both teams had been scoring left nobody thinking the score would stay the way it was for long.What nobody saw coming, though, was a one play, 75 yard drive in which Patrick Mahomes hit Tyreek Hill in stride and he absolutely rocketed down the sideline to even the score just like that. It was 40-33 with 3:15 to play Rex Burkhead Jersey , and 40-40 with 3:03 left to play. It was just that kind of game.The good news about such a quick score was that it gave Tommy B more time to work his way down the field. The Chiefs defense was gassed, and with the score tied the Patriots only needed to get into FG range to take home a win that would decide who had the inside track on the 1 Seed in the AFC. Furthermore, the Chiefs had already used two of their three 2nd hald timeouts already, so the Patriots were in prime position - as long as they could move the ball.After the touchback, Brady hit Julian Edelman for seven yards, then picked up the first on two Sony Michel runs. A short pass to James White not only gave New England 16 more yards, but also put Tom Brady at 3rd all-time with his 84th career 300 yard game. The Patriots had 1st and 10 at the KC 48 with 51 seconds to play.Up to this point in the drive, the Patriots had been going shallow, taking the easy yards, and milking the clock. They only needed about 15 more yards or so to be well within Ghost’s range, and seeing as how there was still plenty of time left, it made all the sense in the world to keep looking for the short, high probability throws. Because of that, on the next play the Chiefs played press at the line, looking to bump the receivers and take away anything underneath.With James White in the backfield and Chris Hogan wide to the right, Julian Edelman and Gronk were in the right slot with Josh Gordon alone on the left side. Who was covering who was completely irrelevant, as Brady saw the mismatch right away: Josh Shaw was alone on Gronk, with only one safety in the backfield charged with covering to much field. As Edelman broke on a skinny post to the inside and Gordon ran the Go, the safety had no choice but to stick to the middle as Gronkowski put a move on Shaw and got a step. Hogan’s quick in route ensured that Gronk was alone on the sideline, and Tommy B showed the world what a lousy deep ball he has by putting it right on Gronk’s hands for a 39 yard gain. Shaw tackled Gronk inside the 10 yard line, forcing the Chiefs to use their final timeout with 17 seconds to play.The next play was just a smush run to the center of the field for Brady, and Gostkowski kicked the 28 yard chip shot right as time expired to give the Patriots a 43-40 win in an absolutely wild primetime matchup.At the time Womens Donald Trump Jersey , everyone simply assumed that this game meant that when these two teams met again in the playoffs, it would be in Foxboro as opposed to at Arrowhead. it obviously didn’t work out that way (and thank Tebow, I say), but this was about as big a win as it gets in the regular season, and it was a great confidence boost to any Patriots fan who might have been a little pessimistic about this team.This drive was also as classic a Tom Brady drive as it gets. Late in the fourth quarter, game is on the line, the Patriots need a drive, and Tommy B delivers. In an early part of the season marred by consecutive losses and question marks about whether or not this team still had that killer instinct, the Patriots answered the bell here.It was also just vintage Brady to Gronk, a connection that we may very well never see again. Gronkowski only had three catches on the day, but all of them were huge, and when Brady needed to make a play to give his team the chance to win, there was only one place he was going (foreshadowing!). Gronkowski’s career highlight reel is lousy with plays like this, but every big play he made in 2018 - his last season - is just a little more meaningful. Check out the game highlights here. DAVIE, Fla. (AP) — When Brian Flores was asked how he celebrated winning the Super Bowl, he paused for several seconds and laughed.“I kissed my wife on the field,” Flores said.Then it was on to the next challenge, and a big one — fixing the Miami Dolphins. Flores, the New England Patriots‘ linebackers coach and defensive play-caller, was hired Monday as Miami’s head coach.He accepted the job hours after helping the Patriots shut down the high-scoring Los Angeles Rams for a 13-3 victory in the title game Sunday night in Atlanta.“It has been a whirlwind 24 hours,” Flores said with a smile at a news conference that drew two dozen cameras.“Looking at this crowd here, you’d think we won the Super Bowl http://www.patriotslockerroom.com/authentic-jordan-richards-jersey ,” Miami owner Stephen Ross said. “I’ve never seen this many people in this room. … To me, you start an organization by signing a great leader. I believe we’ve found that leader.”Flores was the first person the Dolphins interviewed after they fired coach Adam Gase on Dec. 31. They decided on Jan. 11 to offer the job to Flores but had to wait until New England’s season ended to complete an agreement.“I wasn’t in a rush to become a head coach,” said Flores, 37. “I had a good job in New England.”Flores said the job with the Patriots’ longtime AFC East foil was appealing because he shared a vision with general manager Chris Grier on how to build a winner.While preparing for the Super Bowl, Flores also began to hire a Miami staff. The group is expected to include former Colts and Lions head coach Jim Caldwell as assistant head coach, Patriots receivers coach Chad O’Shea as offensive coordinator and Packers assistant Patrick Graham as defensive coordinator.The son of Honduran immigrants, Flores grew up in Brooklyn and has spent his entire coaching career with the Patriots. He joined them in 2004 and became their de facto defensive coordinator a year ago after Matt Patricia left to join the Lions as their head coach.Flores is the ninth former assistant to Bill Belichick to become a head coach.“I think he’ll be awesome,” Patriots cornerback Devin McCourty said. “But he’s in the division, so I told him he can’t win too many games.”Flores becomes the NFL’s fourth minority head coach for 2019, which is half the total of last season. Diversity advocates have questioned the effectiveness of the Rooney Rule requiring teams to interview at least one minority candidate for any head coach or general manager vacancy.A former Boston College linebacker, Flores also coached offense and special teams with New England. He has a long relationship with Grier, who took charge of football operations in the recent organizational shake-up.Both started as scouts for the Patriots, the Dolphins’ longtime nemeses in the AFC East. Flores will report to Grier under the team’s new, more streamlined leadership structure.Among those attending the news conference were Flores’ wife, Jennifer, their three children and his high school coach. Also on hand was the last quarterback to lead Miami to a Super Bowl, Dan Marino, in 1984, and the last quarterback to help the Dolphins win one, Bob Griese, in 1973.Flores is leaving a team that won its sixth Super Bowl since 2002 to join a franchise that has not won a playoff game since 2000 and plans to rebuild after another dismal season.The Dolphins went 7-9 in 2018 to miss the playoffs for the 15th time in 17 years. They allowed 6,257 yards Stephon Gilmore Jersey , the most in franchise history, and the offense was also among the league’s worst, finishing ranked 31st.One win came at home against New England, when the Dolphins scored a miraculous touchdown with a pass and double lateral on the final play. The Patriots had expected a Hail Mary pass, and second-guessers complained that their secondary included lumbering 6-foot-6 Rob Gronkowski.“My last memory here wasn’t a great one,” Flores said with a chuckle.That improbable finish couldn’t save Gase. Ross fired him, ordered a roster overhaul and acknowledged it may take several seasons to build a winner. The revamp is likely to include the departure of quarterback Ryan Tannehill, who has been with Miami since 2012 but has never taken a postseason snap.Flores becomes Miami’s 10th head coach since 2004, including three interim coaches. Grier noted that two of Flores’ predecessors, Gase and Tony Sparano, reached the playoffs in their first season before the team backslid, so Miami will try a more patient approach.“We want to build this where it’s long term and you can win for many years, instead of trying to go year to year,” Grier said.Flores is braced for the frustrations that come with rebuilding.“That’s part of leadership — dealing with adversity,” he said. “There’s going to be some pain. There’s pain for every team.”As for his curtailed Super Bowl celebration, he wasn’t complaining.“No, this is not getting cheated at all,” Flores said. “That was a great experience, but I guess I’ve always been this way — I look forward.”