Day 31 · 13-3 · Lost Super Bowl XXXIX to the Patriots, 24-21
Five starters took the field for this offense: quarterback, running back, two receivers, and a tight end. How many can you name before the hints kick in?
The real trap year: Terrell Owens gets remembered as the WR1, but Todd Pinkston actually out-started him for the slot, 19 combined starts to 15, because T.O. broke his ankle in Week 15 and missed both home playoff wins before gutting out the Super Bowl. Same story at tight end, where Chad Lewis, not L.J. Smith, was the real starter until his own ankle snapped catching a touchdown in the NFC title game. Westbrook only cracked 12 regular-season starts, splitting early carries with Dorsey Levens before Correll Buckhalter's injury handed him the job for good.
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