Game films

There are a lot of great football movie moments. There's the touch football scene from "The Wedding Crashers." There's the cons vs. the guards of the original "The Longest Yard." There's the doctors vs. the doctors in "M*A*S*H."  All great game films.

But some of my favorite football scenes are not from the movies at all. They're from television. The NFL Network fills the down time in its schedule with lots of episodes of the "Top 10" series from NFL Films. "Top 10 Greatest Comebacks." "Top 10 Quarterbacks." "Top 10 Draft Flops." "Top 10 Brett Favre Moments." I saw one the other night that was "Top 10 Things We Loved About the 2000s."

The 2000s. There sure was a lot to like about that decade for Pats' fans. And the "Top 10" list is full of Pats references. #6 is the Brady-Manning rivalry. #7 is the number of new mega-stadiums (Kraft World was built at the start of the 2000s.) #3 is colorful wide receivers (two words: Randy Moss). #1 is close Super Bowls. Well, the Pats won three of them by a field goal each time. #4 on the list would be #1 on my list. The Patriots dynasty.

The dynasty may be over, but the fun is still going. Enjoy the clip. Enjoy the bye.