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Boston Globe celebrates 15th anniversary of Doug Flutie’s dropkick

A fantastic anniversary piece by the Boston Globe to commemorate the game 15 years ago when Doug Flutie hit a dropkick for the New England Patriots.

Always a fun and memorable part of my career, thank you @BostonGlobe! @Patriots #dropkick #15yearsago https://t.co/enPL6Wd9Be

The play came Jan. 1, 2006, and is described in wonderful detail by Christopher Price.

“It was just a really cool moment,” Flutie told the paper. “The one moment where I could make the guys smile.

“And maybe Bill [Belichick] realized it — being Bill — that would be the last play of my career.