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The New England Patriots upset the St. Louis Rams 20-17 in Super Bowl XXXVI at the Louisiana Superdome, launching the Brady-Belichick dynasty against the heavily favored Greatest Show on Turf. After the Rams erased a fourth-quarter deficit, Tom Brady calmly moved New England into range in the final minute. Adam Vinatieri then drilled the winning 48-yard field goal as time expired, and Brady earned MVP honors for the late drive that delivered the Patriots' first Super Bowl championship.

Game Ops

MVPTom Brady

VenueLouisiana Superdome

LocationNew Orleans, LA

NetworkFox

Broadcast TeamPat Summerall, John Madden

Broadcast Partners

Officiating Crew

RefereeBernie Kukar

UmpireJeff Rice

Head LinesmanMark Hittner

Line JudgeRon Phares

Back JudgeScott Green

Side JudgeLaird Hayes

Field JudgePete Morelli

Rosters

St. Louis Rams

Starting Lineup

Kurt WarnerQB

Marshall FaulkRB

Isaac BruceWR

Torry HoltWR

Ernie ConwellTE

Jeff RobinsonTE

Orlando PaceLT

Tom NuttenLG

Andy McCollumC

Adam TimmermanRG

Rod JonesRT

Chidi AhanotuLDE

Brian YoungLDT

Jeff ZgoninaRDT

Grant WistromRDE

Don DavisLLB

London FletcherMLB

Tommy PolleyRLB

Aeneas WilliamsLCB

Dexter McCleonRCB

Adam ArchuletaSS

Kim HerringFS

New England Patriots

Starting Lineup

Tom BradyQB

Antowain SmithRB

Marc EdwardsFB

Troy BrownWR

David PattenWR

Jermaine WigginsTE

Matt LightLT

Mike ComptonLG

Damien WoodyC

Joe AndruzziRG

Greg RandallRT

Bobby HamiltonLDE

Brandon MitchellDT

Richard SeymourDT

Anthony PleasantRDE

Mike VrabelLLB

Tedy BruschiMLB

Roman PhiferRLB

Ty LawLCB

Otis SmithRCB

Lawyer MilloySS

Tebucky JonesFS

Team Stats

StatSTLNE

First Downs2615

By Rushing76

By Passing168

By Penalty31

Third Down Efficiency5-13 (38.5%)2-11 (18.2%)

Fourth Down Efficiency0-0 (0.0%)0-0 (0.0%)

Total Net Yards427267

Total Offensive Plays6954

Average Gain/Play6.24.9

Net Rushing Yards90133

Rushing Plays2225

Yards per Rush4.15.3

Net Passing Yards337134

Sacks-Yards Lost3-282-11

Gross Passing Yards365145

Pass Att-Comp-Int44-28-227-16-0

Yards per Pass Play7.24.6

Penalties-Yards6-395-31

Fumbles-Lost2-10-0

Turnovers30

Red Zone Efficiency0-4 (0.0%)0-3 (0.0%)

Time of Possession33:3026:30

Gamebook Detail

New England Patriots

Skill Positions

PlayerCmpAttPass YdsPass TDIntSkPass LngRateRush AttRush YdsRush TDRush LngTgtRecRec YdsRec TDRec LngFmbFL

Tom Brady16271451012386.21303000000-

Kevin Faulk0000010-2150821-10-10-

Antowain Smith00000-0-1892017114040-

David Patten00000-0-122022418180-

Marc Edwards00000-0-2503227050-

Troy Brown00000-0-000066890230-

Jermaine Wiggins000000-00-00004214080-

Patrick Pass00000-0-0000100000-

J.R. Redmond00000-0-1-40-433240110-

Defense

PlayerIntInt YdsInt TDInt LngPDSacksCombSoloAstTFLQBHitsFRFR YdsFR TDFF

Ty Law14714710.07701-0000

Otis Smith13003000.07610-0000

Willie McGinest000011.06513-0000

Bobby Hamilton000001.03030-0000

Richard Seymour000001.03302-0000

Roman Phifer000000.06240-0000

Tebucky Jones000010.04310-0000

Mike Vrabel000000.04311-0000

Tedy Bruschi000000.03210-1000

Lawyer Milloy000010.03300-0000

Anthony Pleasant000000.03302-0000

Patrick Pass000000.01010-0000

Ken Walter000000.01100-0000

Terrell Buckley000010.00000-11500

Ted Johnson----00.03121-0000

Antwan Harris----00.02200-0000

Terrance Shaw----20.02200-0000

Matt Stevens----00.02110-0000

Matt Chatham----00.01100-0000

Je'Rod Cherry----00.01100-0000

Fred Coleman----00.01100-0000

Bryan Cox----00.01100-0000

Larry Izzo----00.01010-0000

Returns

PlayerKRKR YdsKR AvgKR TDKR LngPRPR YdsPR AvgPR TDPR Lng

Troy Brown11515.0015144.004

Patrick Pass38528.303500-00

Kicking and Punting

PlayerXPMXPAFGMFGAPntPunt YdsPunt AvgLng

Adam Vinatieri222200-0

Ken Walter----834543.153

St. Louis Rams

Skill Positions

PlayerCmpAttPass YdsPass TDIntSkPass LngRateRush AttRush YdsRush TDRush LngTgtRecRec YdsRec TDRec LngFmbFL

Kurt Warner28443651233078.336150000010

Marshall Faulk00000-0-177601544540180-

Az-Zahir Hakim00000-0-150585900290-

James Hodgins00000-0-1303118080-

Ricky Proehl00000-0-0000537113011

Isaac Bruce00000-0-000075560220-

Torry Holt00000-0-0000125490180-

Jeff Robinson00000-0-000022180120-

Yo Murphy00000-0-000011110110-

Ernie Conwell00000-0-0000328090-

Defense

PlayerIntInt YdsInt TDInt LngPDSacksCombSoloAstTFLQBHitsFRFR YdsFR TDFF

Grant Wistrom000001.04311-0000

Leonard Little000001.02201-0001

Tommy Polley000000.011740-0000

Aeneas Williams000020.08710-0000

Dexter McCleon000000.05500-0000

Adam Archuleta000000.04400-0000

Kim Herring000010.03300-0000

Jeff Zgonina000000.03301-0000

Dre' Bly000000.02200-0000

London Fletcher000000.02201-0000

Brian Young000000.02200-1000

Chidi Ahanotu000010.01100-0000

Don Davis000000.01101-0000

Jeff Wilkins000000.01100-0000

Kurt Warner000000.0-----1000

Trung Canidate----00.03300-0000

Sean Moran----00.02110-0000

O.J. Brigance----00.01100-0000

Mark Fields----00.01100-0000

Ryan Pickett----00.01010-0000

Nick Sorensen----00.00000-1000

Returns

PlayerKRKR YdsKR AvgKR TDKR LngPRPR YdsPR AvgPR TDPR Lng

Dre' Bly00-00362.007

Yo Murphy38127.003800-00

Marshall Faulk111.00100-00

Kicking and Punting

PlayerXPMXPAFGMFGAPntPunt YdsPunt AvgLng

Jeff Wilkins221200-0

John Baker----415939.849

New England Patriots Drives

#QtrTimeLOSPlaysLengthNet YdsResult

1112:13NWE 363:5845Punt

213:10NWE 1931:115Punt

3213:12NWE 4253:045Punt

426:10NWE 1574:1817Punt

521:20STL 4050:4940Touchdown

6315:00NWE 3253:0225Punt

739:31NWE 1952:5145Punt

833:25STL 3352:0714Field Goal

949:31NWE 2531:478Punt

1043:44NWE 2031:535Punt

1141:30NWE 1791:3053Field Goal

St. Louis Rams Drives

#QtrTimeLOSPlaysLengthNet YdsResult

1115:00STL 3952:4721Punt

218:15STL 20105:0548Field Goal

311:59STL 22103:4744Missed FG

4210:08STL 1931:1920Interception

528:49STL 2852:3922Punt

621:52STL 1520:3225Fumble

720:31STL 610:31-1End of Half

8311:58STL 1652:2731Punt

936:40STL 2063:1535Interception

1031:18STL 23126:4777Touchdown

1147:44STL 794:0044Punt

1241:51STL 4530:2155Touchdown