Believe it or not, there was once a time when the Patriots going to a Super Bowl was not...um...routine. The Patriots beat the Dolphins for the AFC title in 1986 and New England fans went CRAZY. This was the very first time the Patriots had gotten into a Super Bowl. It reminds us of how EAGLES fans have been acting during this year's playoffs.

 

 

Check out this great archive footage from WBZ in Boston.

 

 

The Patriots ended up getting throttled by the Bears that day, 46-10.

 

 

Do you remember who did the Half Time Show for that game? Does anyone remember Up With People? It's a long way from Justin Timberlake, that we can tell you. And it's actually worse than the beating the Pats took from the Bears that day!

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