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NFL Super Bowl XXXVI: Patriots 20 Rams 17
The Patriots Defeat the Rams 20-17 to win Super Bowl XXXVI, Patriots QB Tom Brady named MVP

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Super Bowl XXXVI: New England Patriots  20  Saint Louis Rams 17 | MVP: Tom Brady, QB, New England Patriots

After stepping in for an injured Drew Bledsoe during the regular season, Tom Brady eventually led the Patriots to their first Super Bowl victory in franchise history over a Rams team featuring a vaunted offense.

 

After St. Louis overcame a 14-point deficit to tie the game with just 1:30 left in the fourth quarter, Brady put together a drive of five completions in six attempts that set up Adam Vinatieri's game-winning 48-yard field goal as time expired.

The Rams outgained the Patriots 427-267 in total yards, but the Patriots forced three turnovers, which resulted in 17 points, while committing no turnovers.

Jeff Wilkins' 50-yard field goal capped a 10-play, 48-yard drive midway through the first quarter to give the Rams a 3-0 lead. The first turnover came with 8:49 left in the second quarter, when Ty Law stepped in front of an out-pattern pass intended for Isaac Bruce and raced 47 yards untouched down the left sideline into the end zone.

Late in the first half, Kurt Warner completed a 15-yard pass to Ricky Proehl to the Patriots' 40, but Antwan Harris forced Proehl to fumble and Terrell Buckley recovered. 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.

Late in the third quarter, Torry Holt slipped coming off the line of scrimmage, and Otis Smith intercepted Warner's pass and 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 picked up the ball and raced the length of the field 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 timeouts, 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.

Super Bowl XXXVI: MVP Tom Brady, QB, New England Patriots

Super Bowl XXXVI: New England Patriots  20  Saint Louis Rams 17 | MVP: Tom Brady, QB, New England Patriots

"I was laying in the locker room before the game, and I fell asleep," Brady said after the Patriots' stunning 20-17 upset of the St. Louis Rams. "I woke up and said to myself, 'I didn't think I'd feel this good.' I don't know how to explain it. You just convince yourself that it's just a game. It's just another game -- even though everything leading up to it tells you how big it is."

After playing virtually error-free football for almost three quarters, the Patriots called on Brady to win the game in the final minutes of a 17-17 tie rather than conservatively killing the clock and flipping the coin in overtime.

"That wasn't even on my mind," Brady said. "I was planning to go out there and win the game."

With the Patriots having just 1 minute and 21 seconds and setting up on their 17-yard line, coach Bill Belichick could have had his emotional alter ego take a couple of knees, but he remembered Brady's young legacy of late-game theatrics, including a game-tying drive that led to an overtime win over Oakland in the divisional round.

"Tom's done it several times for us under pressure," Belichick said.

Brady completed 5 of 6 passes on the 53-yard drive, including three to J.R. Redmond. The key strike of the drive was "Max 64 All In," designed for New England's offensive line to provide maximum protection while Brady waits for receiver Troy Brown to free himself underneath. The Patriots' line played it to the max, and Brown made the catch, going out of bounds after a 23-yard gain to the Rams' 36 with 21 seconds remaining.

"We checked down a couple times then went to Troy," Brady said. "He made a great play, like he's been doing all year."

Brady next found Jermaine Wiggins for a 6-yard gain to the Rams' 30, from where Adam Vinatieri won the game with a 48-yard field goal.

"The routes made the difference, but Brady made the throws," Rams linebacker London Fletcher said looking back on the drive. "There are certain routes that can beat certain coverages ... He made the right decisions."

If the Rams' defense was surprised by Brady's late heroics, the guys running the routes knew he would be on the ball in getting it into their hands.

"You can't say enough about that kid. He has a tremendous amount of confidence; he has led this team," wide receiver David Patten said. "Maybe he doesn't have the most impressive statistics, but it doesn't matter. The kid knows how to win; he knows how to motivate other players. My hat is off to the guy."

The final game-winning drive proved a fitting climax to a season in which Brady ascended to the Patriots' starting job just two seasons after being drafted in the sixth round, the 199th pick of 2000. He finished a Pro Bowl season by completing 16 of 27 passes for 145 yards and a touchdown, numbers not normally associated with Super Bowl MVPs, but indicative of Brady's abstract value and thinking.

"Don't let other people tell you what you're capable of," Brady said. "As long as you believe in yourself and work hard to achieve whatever you set your mind to, you just keep plugging away. It may not be up to your timetable, but you can get it done."

Brady, who suffered a sprained left ankle in the AFC Championship Game against Pittsburgh, came to New Orleans not sure he would start in Super Bowl XXXVI. He'll leave with a Cadillac Escalade as the game's MVP.

"I think our whole team is MVP," Brady said. "We have an MVT -- a Most Valuable Team."

 

Super Bowl XXXVI

 

SUPER BOWL XXXVI SCORING

 

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

Final

Saint Louis Rams

3

0

0

14

17

New England Patriots

0

14

3

3

20

 

1st Quarter

  • STL FG Wilkins 50, 11:50

  • 2nd Quarter

  • NE Law 47 interception return (Vinatieri kick), 6:11

  • NE Patten 8 pass from Brady (Vinatieri kick), 14:29

  • 3rd Quarter

  • NE FG Vinatieri 37, 13:42

  • 4th Quarter

  • STL Warner 2 run (Wilkins kick), 5:29

  • STL Proehl 26 pass from Warner (Wilkins kick), 13:30

  • NE FG Vinatieri 48, 15:00

     

    February 3, 2002
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