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Did Patriots Flip Steelers Out Of Playoffs?

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E. RUTHERFORD, N.J. – The Doug Flutie drop kick game in 2005 is best remembered for the drop kick, but something else happened in that game which only gets mentioned on occasion.

Flutie drop-kicked an extra point, the first successful drop kick in the NFL since 1941. But Matt Cassel played most of the fourth quarter and not Tom Brady. On the final play of the game, Cassel hit Ben Watson for a nine-yard scoring toss to make it 28-26 Miami. On the ensuing two-point conversion, Cassel badly misfired on the pass, and the Patriots lost the game.