In the aftermath of September 11, 2001, the NFL postponed its games the following weekend. The Patriots returned to the field on September 23 against the New York Jets. New England trailed 10-3 with five minutes remaining in the fourth quarter when Mo Lewis delivered that fateful hit on Drew Bledsoe. It was in that moment that Tom Brady's NFL legacy began (sidebar--I can't help but wonder, if September 11th had never happened, is it possible Tom Brady would've never become Tom Brady?).
Fast forward 15 years later, will September 11, 2016 go down as the day Jimmy Garoppolo's career truly began? After he worked out his "Holy $#!&, I'm starting an NFL game" jitters on the very first play (in which he air-mailed Chris Hogan)...
@LucidSportsFan got his first pass, he was cucumber cool out there after. pic.twitter.com/UUlPYzEIIs— larry (@larlef) September 12, 2016
...I don't think I would've noticed the difference if that'd been Garoppolo out there in a Brady jersey.
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