The worst mistake Doug Flutie ever made as a Patriot came in the seconds before kickoff against the Oakland Raiders in 2005.
Flutie, then Tom Brady’s backup quarterback, jogged up the ramp, past the Raiders bench, and across the field to the New England sideline. There, he realized the piece of paper he had been holding in his helmet was nowhere to be found. The paper listed the starter plays the Patriots offense was about to use to begin the game.
As the teams lined up for kickoff, Flutie sprinted across the field. He scurried around the Raiders bench until he found the list, then ran back once more to the comforts of the Patriots side.