Super Bowl XXXVI (36) New England VS St Louis Recap

Super Bowl XXXVI New England 20, St Louis 17 Recap

New England Defeats St Louis in Super Bowl XXXVI. Tom Brady named MVP

Adam Vinatieri's 48-yard field goal as time expired gave the New England Patriots their first Super Bowl title. The Rams outgained the Patriots 427-267 in total yards, but the Patriots forced three turnovers, which resulted in 17 points.

In the first quarter Jeff Wilkins' 50-yard field goal capped a 10-play, 48-yard drive to give the Rams a 3-0 lead. With 8:49 left in the second quarter, Ty Law stepped in front of an out-pattern pass intended for Isaac Bruce and raced 47 yards for the touchdown.

Later, Kurt Warner completed a 15-yard pass to Ricky Proehl to the Patriots' 40, but Antwan Harris forced Proehl to fumble and Terrell Buckly recovered. Only five plays later, Tom Brady's 8-yard touchdown pass to David Patten with 21 seconds left in the quarter gave New England a 14-3 halftime lead.

In the third quarter, Torry Holt slipped coming off the line of scrimmage resulting in an Otis Smith interception of Warner's pass. Smith returned it 30 yards to the Rams' 33 to set up Vinatieri's 37-yard field goal and a 17-3 lead.

The Rams responded by driving to the Patriots' 3. On fourth-and-goal, Warner scrambled, was tackled by Roman Phifer, and fumbled. Tebucky Jones returned it for an apparent touchdown, but the play was negated by Willie McGinest's holding penalty. Warner scored two plays later to trim the deficit to 17-10 with 9:31 left. The Patriots went three and out on their next two possessions, giving the Rams the ball on their 45-yard-line with 1:51 left.

Warner completed an 18-yard pass to Az-Zahir Hakim and an 11-yard pass to Yo Murphy before connecting on a 26-yard touchdown pass to Proehl with 1:30 left to tie the game.

Operating without any time outs, Brady completed three short passes to J.R. Redmond to reach the Patriots' 41 with 33 seconds left. After an imcompletion, Brady completed 23- and 16-yard passes to Troy Brown and Jermaine Wiggins, respectively, to reach the Rams' 30, and then spiked the ball with seven seconds remaining.

Vinatieri drilled the 48-yard field-goal attempt, marking the first time in Super Bowl history the game had been won on the final play.

Brady, who earned most valuable player honors, was 16 of 27 for 145 yards and one touchdown. Warner was 28 of 44 for 365 yards and one touchdown, with two interceptions.

Scoring Information

                       1  2  3  4  Final
                       _________________
St. Louis Rams         3  0  0 14     17
New England Patriots   0 14  3  3     20

St. Louis Rams       - 
FG Wilkins 50                              
11:50 1st

New England Patriots - 
Law 47 interception return (Vinatieri kick)
6:11 2nd

New England Patriots - 
Patten 8 pass from Brady (Vinatieri kick)  
14:29 2nd

New England Patriots - 
FG Vinatieri 37                            
13:42 3rd

St. Louis Rams       - 
Warner 2 run (Wilkins kick)                 
5:29 4th

St. Louis Rams       - 
Proehl 26 pass from Warner (Wilkins kick)  
13:30 4th

New England Patriots - 
FG Vinatieri 48                            
15:00 4th

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Score:

Super Bowl XXXVI

New England 20
St. Louis 17

Location:
Louisiana Superdome
New Orleans, Louisiana
February 3, 2002
Attendance: 72,922

MVP:
Tom Brady, Quarterback
of the New England Patriots

Coaches
NE Bill Belichick
STL Mike Martz

Super Bowl XXXVI Ring, New England 20 vs St. Louis 17, Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana, MVP Tom Brady, Quarterback of the New England Patriots

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