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'Sugar Bear' Ray Hamilton, 9 year Pats veteran DE and member of the All time Patriots team, is the asst Defensive line coach for the Jags.
Hamilton was the guy called for roughing the passer in the infamous 1976 Pats play off lose to Oakland.
By the way does anyone know why the NFL would not release the highlights of that game until the wednesday after? I mean a shit call is a shit call, but it made it look to me then that there was something to hide, that the NFL wanted the 13-1 Raiders in the SB.
Raiders only lose that season? smoked by the Pats 52-10 or something.
Oakland should have ended up 14-2, with both loses to the Pats.
Proof that God exists came from that game in the form of the 'Tuck Rule'.
1976: With the draft picks acquired from the 49ers for Jim Plunkett the Patriots drafted CB Mike Haynes, and Safety Tim Fox. The two became instant starters and contributors. After a losing the season opener the Pats won their next 3 games against the most dominant teams in the AFC during the decade. First victim was the Miami Dolphins who the Pats defeated in the season opener of Schafer Stadium. The following week saw QB Steve Grogan lead a rally from an 11-point deficit to stun the Steelers in Pittsburgh. One week later it was back to Schaffer Stadium where the Pats humiliated the Oakland Raiders 48-17. After a disappointing loss in Detroit to the Lions the Pats would embarrass the New York Jets 41-7 in front of a Monday Night National Audience. The Pats were in deed for real and would go on to earn a tie for the AFC East title with an 11-3 record, as Mike Haynes captured Defensive Rookie of the Year honors. However the Baltimore Colts would earn the tiebreaker as the Pats were forced to settle for the Wild Card berth. In their first playoff game in 13 years the Patriots traveled to Oakland for a showdown with the Raiders. Despite beating them in Week 4 the Pats were heavy underdogs. Just like the first match up, the Pats controlled the game early, and had a 21-10 lead after 3 quarters. The Raiders would cut the lead to 4 by scoring early in the 4th. The last 8 minutes of the game was filled with several controversial plays. Facing a 3rd-and-inches situation just inside the Oakland 30-yard line, Brock jumped offside, forcing the Patriots out of their short-yardage offense. On the next play Grogan attempted to hit Ron Francis over the middle for a drive-sustaining first down, but Raider LB Phil Villipiano all but tackled Francis before the ball arrived, but no penalty was called. After PK John Smith missed a 50-yard FG, Raiders QB Ken Stabler maneuvered his team downfield but faced a desperate 3rd-and-18 situation at the New England 27-yard line. Stabler's passed to former Carl Garrett sailed incomplete, but referee Ben Dreith threw a late flag on Ray Hamilton for roughing the passer. The penalty gave the Raiders a 1sst down on the Pats 12. Aided by 2 more penalties on the Patriots for unsportsmanlike conduct, the Raiders scored the game-winning TD on a 1-yard run by Stabler with 10 seconds remaining.
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'Sugar Bear' Ray Hamilton, 9 year Pats veteran DE and member of the All time Patriots team, is the asst Defensive line coach for the Jags.
Hamilton was the guy called for roughing the passer in the infamous 1976 Pats play off lose to Oakland.
By the way does anyone know why the NFL would not release the highlights of that game until the wednesday after? I mean a shit call is a shit call, but it made it look to me then that there was something to hide, that the NFL wanted the 13-1 Raiders in the SB.
Raiders only lose that season? smoked by the Pats 52-10 or something.
Oakland should have ended up 14-2, with both loses to the Pats.
Proof that God exists came from that game in the form of the 'Tuck Rule'.
1976: With the draft picks acquired from the 49ers for Jim Plunkett the Patriots drafted CB Mike Haynes, and Safety Tim Fox. The two became instant starters and contributors. After a losing the season opener the Pats won their next 3 games against the most dominant teams in the AFC during the decade. First victim was the Miami Dolphins who the Pats defeated in the season opener of Schafer Stadium. The following week saw QB Steve Grogan lead a rally from an 11-point deficit to stun the Steelers in Pittsburgh. One week later it was back to Schaffer Stadium where the Pats humiliated the Oakland Raiders 48-17. After a disappointing loss in Detroit to the Lions the Pats would embarrass the New York Jets 41-7 in front of a Monday Night National Audience. The Pats were in deed for real and would go on to earn a tie for the AFC East title with an 11-3 record, as Mike Haynes captured Defensive Rookie of the Year honors. However the Baltimore Colts would earn the tiebreaker as the Pats were forced to settle for the Wild Card berth. In their first playoff game in 13 years the Patriots traveled to Oakland for a showdown with the Raiders. Despite beating them in Week 4 the Pats were heavy underdogs. Just like the first match up, the Pats controlled the game early, and had a 21-10 lead after 3 quarters. The Raiders would cut the lead to 4 by scoring early in the 4th. The last 8 minutes of the game was filled with several controversial plays. Facing a 3rd-and-inches situation just inside the Oakland 30-yard line, Brock jumped offside, forcing the Patriots out of their short-yardage offense. On the next play Grogan attempted to hit Ron Francis over the middle for a drive-sustaining first down, but Raider LB Phil Villipiano all but tackled Francis before the ball arrived, but no penalty was called. After PK John Smith missed a 50-yard FG, Raiders QB Ken Stabler maneuvered his team downfield but faced a desperate 3rd-and-18 situation at the New England 27-yard line. Stabler's passed to former Carl Garrett sailed incomplete, but referee Ben Dreith threw a late flag on Ray Hamilton for roughing the passer. The penalty gave the Raiders a 1sst down on the Pats 12. Aided by 2 more penalties on the Patriots for unsportsmanlike conduct, the Raiders scored the game-winning TD on a 1-yard run by Stabler with 10 seconds remaining.