Those who remain remember the rain.

How it fell differently that night, sparing Tom Brady late in the fourth quarter yet drenching the Patriots.

A gift from the football gods, some cracked. Meant to be, others believe.

Only seven Patriots players today were present for Brady’s final game in Foxboro, their last battle with the Buccaneers before this Sunday. That was four years ago.

Since then, the Patriots front office has parted with every player left over from the Brady era. The locker-room memories of playing with Brady have washed out, replaced by those he gave them that night when they were lucky enough to stand across from the greatest of all time.

This is how today’s Patriots know him.

“I think about (that game) every day,” said Patriots defensive tackle Christian Barmore. “All

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