The 2000 Orange Bowl: Vintage Tom BradyPatriotsTime Machine by Mike Cooney - March 21, 2017March 21, 20170 Not that anybody knew it at the time, but January 1st, 2000 was an important day in Patriots history. While most of Boston was recovering from a the millennium New Year's Eve, Tom Brady was doing exactly what Patriots fans would come to expect over the next 17 seasons -