| New England Patriots (Football team) |
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Foreword by Patriots safety Devin McCourty
Afterword by Patriots wide receiver Matthew Slater
A behind-the-scenes look at the legendary 2016 New England Patriots season from the rocky start to the superbowl finish by award-winning sportswriter Christopher Price.
There are certain moments that simply transcend sports. They become larger than life and bigger than anyone ever thought possible, leaping off the field, the court, or the diamond and into the annals of not only history, but the very fabric of the American milieu. We all just witnessed such a moment on February 5th, 2017, when the New England Patriots battled back from the largest deficit in Super Bowl history to once again become world champions and secure Tom Brady's legacy as the greatest quarterback of all time.
Amid a season of controversy, turmoil, and the most tumultuous political climate of our lifetime, the Patriots won. In spite of becoming entangled in the national spotlight on several occasions, the Patriots won. And in spite of being faced with any number of circumstances that would sink almost every other franchise in the NFL, the Patriots won.
The season began with the fallout around Deflategate and losing their MVP-caliber quarterback for the first four games of the season, but honestly, the Deflategate saga was just a small part of it all.
This is the story of how the Patriots rallied together as a team to surpass their obstacles on and off the football field and how that led to a remarkable run to the title - and the biggest comeback in Super Bowl history.
Complete with player interviews, behind-the-scenes stories never told before, and content provided by Patriots players themselves, Drive for Five provides a unique level of insight and access to the story behind the legendary New England Patriots' 2016 season.
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Kirkus Review
Reliving the New England Patriots' 2016 season, culminating in their implausible overtime victory in the Super Bowl.Sports journalist Price (The Blueprint: How the New England Patriots Beat the System to Create the Last Great NFL Superpower, 2007, etc.) begins with a hymn of praise to quarterback Tom Brady ("The Greatest") and a recap of the Super Bowl victory, then reverts to the earliest stages of the 2016 campaign, including the Patriots' draft choices and their training camp. The author addresses the weaknesses exposed in the 2015 season and the adjustments made at the quarterback position. This is significant because Brady, having lost a challenge to Commissioner Roger Goodell's ruling in the "Deflategate" affair, was suspended for the first four games of the season. Price breaks down the coverage of the actual season into sensible segments: the four games played without Brady; Brady's return and dominant performance; a stretch of three critical games played in a 12-day span; securing the AFC East title; and finally the playoffs and the Super Bowl. Some players unexpectedly emerge as heroes (James White), and others fade due to injury (Rob Gronkowski) or trades (Jamie Collins); through it all, the steady hand of coach Bill Belichick and the miraculous arm of Brady point the way. To be fair, the Patriots did have a remarkable season. The Super Bowl victory was dramatic and improbable, and Brady did have a genuine beef with Goodell, who had disciplined other players more leniently for arguably more egregious offenses. The construction of a team that could win the Super Bowl once again highlights Belichick's indisputable coaching genius, but this volume is overflowing with admiration and superlatives. The narrative occasionally reaches a near-religious tone, as Brady and company climb that hill to the promised land in a chapter titled "Redemption." True believers across Patriot Nation will be gratified, but readers hoping for dispassionate analysis will be disappointed. Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
Table of Contents
| Foreword | p. ix |
| Introduction: The Greatest | p. 1 |
| 1 An Off-season of Uncertainty | p. 11 |
| 2 The Summer of Jimmy | p. 38 |
| 3 Wake Me Up When September Ends | p. 65 |
| 4 Allow Me to Reintroduce Myself | p. 96 |
| 5 Speed Bump | p. 118 |
| 6 Won't Get Fooled Again | p. 142 |
| 7 The 12 Days That Defined the 2016 Patriots | p. 164 |
| 8 "Work Fucking Hard Every Fucking Day" | p. 183 |
| 9 The Drive for Five | p. 203 |
| 10 Redemption | p. 220 |
| Epilogue: "No Days Off" | p. 249 |
| Afterword | p. 266 |
| Bonus Content | p. 269 |
| Honors and Awards | p. 271 |
| A Timeline of Martellus Bennett's 15 Best Quotes of 2016 | p. 275 |
| The 2016 Patriots by the Numbers | p. 279 |
| Acknowledgments | p. 283 |
| Index | p. 289 |