The Patriots will be trying to make their eighth Super Bowl of the Bill Belichick/Tom Brady era on Sunday afternoon and thoughts of their first trip will be in the air.
New England was on the road for the AFC Championship Game that year and they had to turn to a backup quarterback after Tom Brady injured his ankle in the first half of the game. Drew Bledsoe, who had been supplanted as the starter by Brady early in the season, came into the game and went 10-of-21 for 102 yards and a touchdown in the 24-17 victory over the Steelers.