The 2001 Divisional Round game between the Oakland Raiders and New England Patriots took place inside Gillette Stadium back on January 19, 2002. The game, forever known as the “Tuck Rule” game, is a dark moment in the history of the Raiders organization.
Oakland was the AFC West winner in the 2001 season, and took on the New York Jets in the Wild Card round. After disposing of the Jets by the score of 38-24, they had to head to Gillette to take on the Patriots, who had the No. 2 seed in the AFC, and were fresh off having a bye in the first round of the playoffs.