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{{short description|2002 National Football League championship game}}
{{redirect|2002 Super Bowl|the Super Bowl that was played at the completion of the 2002 season|Super Bowl XXXVII}}
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{{Infobox Super Bowl
| type = sb
| name = XXXVI
| image = Super Bowl XXXVI Logo.svg
| image_size = 200px
| visitor = [[2001 St. Louis Rams season|St. Louis Rams]]
| home = [[2001 New England Patriots season|New England Patriots]]
| home_coach = [[Bill Belichick]]
| visitor_coach = [[Mike Martz]]
| home_record = 11–5
| home_place = 2
| visitor_record = 14–2
| visitor_place = 1
| visitor_abbr = STL
| home_abbr = NE
| visitor_conf = [[National Football Conference|NFC]]
| home_conf = [[American Football Conference|AFC]]
| visitor_total = 17
| home_total = 20
| visitor_qtr1 = 3
| visitor_qtr2 = 0
| visitor_qtr3 = 0
| visitor_qtr4 = 14
| home_qtr1 = 0
| home_qtr2 = 14
| home_qtr3 = 3
| home_qtr4 = 3
| date = {{start date text|February 3, 2002}}
| stadium = [[Caesars Superdome|Louisiana Superdome]]
| city = [[New Orleans|New Orleans, Louisiana]]
| attendance = 72,922<ref>{{cite web|title=Super Bowl XXXVI: New England 20, St. Louis 17|url=http://www.nfl.com/superbowl/history/boxscore/sbxxxvi|publisher=National Football League|website=NFL.com|date=February 4, 2002|access-date=March 10, 2018}}</ref>
| odds = Rams by 14<ref>{{cite news|title=America's Favorite Game: the Super Bowl|url=https://www.nfl.com/news/america-s-favorite-game-super-bowl-winners-0ap1000000129382|publisher=NFL Enterprises, LLC|website=NFL.com|date=January 21, 2013|access-date=January 21, 2013}}</ref>
| MVP = [[Tom Brady]], [[quarterback]]
| anthem = [[Mariah Carey]]
| coin_toss = [[George H. W. Bush]] and [[Roger Staubach]]
| referee = [[Bernie Kukar]]
| HOFers = '''Rams:''' [[Isaac Bruce]], [[Marshall Faulk]], [[Orlando Pace]], [[Kurt Warner]], [[Aeneas Williams]]<br />'''Patriots:''' [[Ty Law]], [[Richard Seymour]]
| halftime = [[U2]]
| network = [[NFL on Fox|Fox]]
| announcers = [[Pat Summerall]], [[John Madden]], [[Pam Oliver]] and [[Ron Pitts]]
| rating = 40.4 <br /><small>(est. 86.8 million viewers)</small><ref>{{cite web |url=http://tvbythenumbers.com/2009/01/18/historical-super-bowl-tv-ratings/11044 |title=Historical Super Bowl Nielsen TV Ratings, 1967–2009 – Ratings |publisher=TVbytheNumbers |access-date=October 9, 2012 |archive-date=February 8, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100208213536/http://tvbythenumbers.com/2009/01/18/historical-super-bowl-tv-ratings/11044 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| share = 61
| commercial = $1.9 million
| radio = [[NFL on Westwood One Sports|Westwood One]]
| radioannouncers = [[Howard David]], [[Boomer Esiason]], [[John Dockery]] and [[James Lofton]]
| last = XXXV
| next = XXXVII
}}
'''Super Bowl XXXVI''' was an [[American football]] game between the [[National Football Conference]] (NFC) champion [[2001 St. Louis Rams season|St. Louis Rams]] and the [[American Football Conference]] (AFC) champion [[2001 New England Patriots season|New England Patriots]] to decide the [[National Football League]] (NFL) champion for the [[2001 NFL season|2001 season]]. The underdog Patriots defeated the heavily favored Rams by the score of 20–17.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cafardo |first=Nick |date=February 4, 2002 |title=Patriots shock NFL, defeat Rams to win Super Bowl |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2002/02/04/patriots-shock-nfl-defeat-rams-win-super-bowl/7mbT3QFE048ZtrA5s2XP1H/story.html |access-date=September 19, 2022 |website=The Boston Globe |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Silver |first=Michael |date=February 11, 2002 |title=No-name Patriots stun Rams in Super Bowl XXXVI |url=https://vault.si.com/vault/2002/02/11/pat-answer-following-the-lead-of-their-transformed-coach-and-oh-so-cool-quarterback-the-no-name-patriots-stunned-the-rams-in-super-bowl-xxxvi |access-date=September 19, 2022 |website=Sports Illustrated Vault |language=en-us}}</ref> It was New England's first Super Bowl championship, and the franchise's first league championship of any kind.{{Efn|The Patriots lost three previous league championship games:<br>- [[1963 American Football League Championship Game|1963 AFL Championship]]<br>- [[Super Bowl XX]]<br>- [[Super Bowl XXXI]]}} The game was also notable for snapping the [[AFC East]]'s long streak of not being able to win a Super Bowl championship, as the division's teams had lost 8 Super Bowls between the Miami Dolphins' victory in [[Super Bowl VIII|1974]] and the Patriots' 2002 win. This was the last Super Bowl to feature the St. Louis Rams; after relocating to [[Los Angeles]] in [[2016 Los Angeles Rams season|2016]], the Rams returned to the NFL's championship game in [[Super Bowl LIII]], in which they were again defeated by the Patriots. The Rams would not win another Super Bowl until [[Super Bowl LVI]], as the Los Angeles Rams, defeating the [[Cincinnati Bengals]].
The game was played at the [[Caesars Superdome|Louisiana Superdome]] in [[New Orleans|New Orleans, Louisiana]], on February 3, 2002. Following the [[9/11 attacks|terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001]] earlier in the season, the NFL postponed a week of regular-season games and moved the league's playoff schedule back. As a result, Super Bowl XXXVI was rescheduled from the original date of January 27 to February 3, becoming the first Super Bowl played in February. The pregame ceremonies and [[Super Bowl XXXVI halftime show|the halftime show]] headlined by the Irish rock band [[U2]] honored the victims of 9/11. Due to heightened security measures following the attacks, this was the first Super Bowl designated as a [[National Special Security Event]] (NSSE) by the [[United States Department of Homeland Security|Office of Homeland Security]] (OHS). The [[Department of Homeland Security]] (DHS), which replaced the OHS in 2003, later established the practice of naming each subsequent Super Bowl an NSSE. Additionally, it was the last Super Bowl to be played in New Orleans before [[Hurricane Katrina]] ravaged the city on August 29, 2005; the first since then was [[Super Bowl XLVII]] in 2013.
This game marked the Rams' third Super Bowl appearance in franchise history and the second in three seasons. St. Louis posted an NFL-best 14–2 regular season record, led by quarterback [[Kurt Warner]] and "[[The Greatest Show on Turf]]" offense. The Patriots clinched their third Super Bowl berth after posting an 11–5 regular season record, led by second-year quarterback and first-year starter [[Tom Brady]] and a defense that ended the regular season ranked sixth in scoring.
Although the Rams out-gained the Patriots 427–267 in total yards, New England built a 17–3 third-quarter lead off three Rams turnovers. After a holding penalty in the fourth quarter negated a Patriots fumble return for a touchdown, Warner scored a 2-yard touchdown run and threw a 26-yard touchdown pass to tie the game, 17–17, with 1:30 remaining. Without any timeouts, Brady led his team down the field to set up kicker [[Adam Vinatieri]]'s game-winning 48-yard field goal as time expired. Brady, who completed 16 of 27 passes for 145 yards and a touchdown, was named [[Super Bowl Most Valuable Player Award|Super Bowl MVP]]. With the Rams being 14-point favorites, it was the biggest upset in a Super Bowl since [[Super Bowl III]] and, as of the [[2023 NFL season|2023 season]], the biggest upset since the [[AFL–NFL merger]]. Many media outlets regard this Super Bowl as one of the best Super Bowls of all time, and one of the most historically significant Super Bowls due to its finale that launched the [[Brady–Belichick era|New England Patriots dynasty]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kyed |first=Doug |date=December 2, 2016 |title=How Patriots, Not Rams, Became NFL Dynasty Of 2000s After Super Bowl XXXVI |url=https://nesn.com/2016/12/how-patriots-not-rams-became-nfl-dynasty-of-2000s-after-super-bowl-xxxvi/ |access-date=March 26, 2023 |website=NESN.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=DeArdo |first=Bryan |date=February 11, 2022 |title=10 most consequential Super Bowls of all time: Here's a revised look at the games that changed history |url=https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/10-most-consequential-super-bowls-of-all-time-heres-a-revised-look-at-the-games-that-changed-history/ |access-date=August 5, 2022 |website=CBSSports.com }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Cartelli |first=Lance |date=February 14, 2022 |title=Ranking every Super Bowl, from worst to first |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/super-bowl-ranked/ |access-date=August 5, 2022 |website=CBS News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Pickard |first=Ryan |date=October 27, 2009 |title=Super Bowl XXXVI: A Moment That Inspired a Nation |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/279532-super-bowl-xxxvi-a-moment-that-inspired-a-nation |access-date=August 5, 2022 |website=Bleacher Report }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Thomas |first=Jim |date=February 3, 2022 |title=19 years ago: Tom Brady and the Patriots shocked the St. Louis Rams in the Super Bowl. Mike Martz vowed: 'We'll be back.' |url=https://www.stltoday.com/sports/football/professional/19-years-ago-tom-brady-and-the-patriots-shocked-the-st-louis-rams-in-the/article_79354ccd-e252-57f7-96e0-eb2338529a82.html |access-date=August 5, 2022 |website=STLtoday.com }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Buchmasser |first=Bernd |date=February 3, 2022 |title=20 years ago, a dynasty was born |url=https://www.patspulpit.com/2022/2/3/22916072/20-years-ago-patriots-dynasty-born-super-bowl-rams-brady-belichick |access-date=August 5, 2022 |website=www.patspulpit.com }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Morin |first=Richard |date=February 3, 2022 |title=Birth of a dynasty: Remembering Tom Brady's first Super Bowl win 20 years later |url=https://www.usatodaysportsplus.com/story/nfl/new-england-patriots/2022/02/03/20-years-later-remembering-tom-brady-and-super-bowl-xxxvi/6650443001/ |access-date=August 5, 2022 |website=USA TODAY Sports Plus }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Bobage |first=Jacob |date=February 3, 2019 |title=The Super Bowl that launched the Patriots' dynasty and ended the Rams' 'Greatest Show on Turf' |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2019/02/03/super-bowl-that-launched-patriots-dynasty-ended-rams-greatest-show-turf/ |access-date=August 5, 2022 |issn=0190-8286}}</ref> During the NFL's 100th anniversary, this game was ranked as No. 20 of the NFL's Greatest Games of all time.<ref>{{cite web |title='NFL 100 Greatest' Games, No. 20: Pats' dynasty is born vs. Rams in Super Bowl XXXVI |url=https://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-100-greatest-games-no-20-pats-dynasty-is-born-vs-rams-in-super-bowl-xxxvi |access-date=August 5, 2022 |website=NFL.com }}</ref>
==
===Teams===
====St. Louis Rams====
{{main|2001 St. Louis Rams season}}
After the Rams’ 1999 season that had culminated in a gripping victory over the Tennessee Titans in [[Super Bowl XXXIV]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Super Bowl XXXIV - St. Louis Rams vs. Tennessee Titans - January 30th, 2000 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200001300oti.htm |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> their offense again dominated the league in 2000, leading the NFL in passing, scoring, and total yards.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2000 NFL Standings & Team Stats |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2000/index.htm |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> However, the Rams had one of the worst defenses in the league, ranking last in points allowed (471).<ref>{{Cite web |title=2000 NFL Opposition & Defensive Statistics |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2000/opp.htm |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> This, along with injury problems and a coaching change from championship-winning coach [[Dick Vermeil]] – who resigned just 48 hours after the game – to his offensive coordinator [[Mike Martz]], caused the Rams to slip to a 10–6 record in [[2000 St. Louis Rams season|2000]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=2000 St. Louis Rams Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/ram/2000.htm |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> The season ended with a disappointing loss to the [[2000 New Orleans Saints season|New Orleans Saints]] in the wild card round of the playoffs.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wild Card - St. Louis Rams at New Orleans Saints - December 30th, 2000 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200012300nor.htm |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>
After signing several new defensive players in the off-season, and hiring new defensive coordinator [[Lovie Smith]], the Rams finished the 2001 season with the NFL's best regular season record at 14–2. They led the league in both total offensive yards (6,930) and scoring (503).<ref>{{Cite web |title=2001 NFL Standings & Team Stats |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2001/index.htm |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> This was the Rams' third consecutive season with over 500 points, an NFL record. On defense, they only allowed 271 points, improving their 31st ranking in 2000 to 7th in 2001.
The Rams' 1999–2001 offense, nicknamed "[[The Greatest Show on Turf]]", is widely considered one of the best in NFL history. The team possessed an incredible amount of offensive talent at nearly every position. In 2001, quarterback [[Kurt Warner]] had the best season of his career and was awarded his second and final [[National Football League Most Valuable Player Award|NFL Most Valuable Player Award]] after throwing for 4,830 yards and 36 touchdowns, but he also threw 22 interceptions, and earned a league high 101.4 [[passer rating]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=AP NFL Most Valuable Player Winners |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/awards/ap-nfl-mvp-award.htm |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Kurt Warner 2001 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/W/WarnKu00/gamelog/2001/ |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> Wide receivers [[Torry Holt]] and [[Isaac Bruce]] each amassed over 1,100 receiving yards, combining for 142 receptions, 2,469 yards, and 13 touchdowns. Wide receiver [[Ricky Proehl]] caught 40 passes for 563 yards and 5 touchdowns. Tight end [[Ernie Conwell]] caught 38 passes for 431 yards and 4 touchdowns. Wide receiver [[Az-Zahir Hakim]] caught 39 passes for 374 yards, and added another 333 yards returning punts.
Halfback [[Marshall Faulk]] won [[AP NFL Offensive Player of the Year Award|NFL Offensive Player of the Year Award]] for the third year in a row in 2001.<ref>{{Cite web |title=AP Offensive Player of the Year Winners |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/awards/ap-offensive-player-of-the-year.htm |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> He rushed for 1,382 yards, caught 83 passes for 765 yards, scored 21 touchdowns, and became the first NFL player ever to gain more than 2,000 combined rushing and receiving yards for 4 consecutive seasons. Running back [[Trung Canidate]] was also a major contributor, rushing for 441 yards, catching 17 passes for 154 yards, returning kickoffs for 748 yards, and scoring 6 touchdowns. The Rams offensive line was led by guard [[Adam Timmerman]] and offensive tackle [[Orlando Pace]], who was selected to the [[Pro Bowl]] for the third consecutive year.
The Rams' defense ranked third in the league in fewest yards allowed (4,733).<ref>{{Cite web |title=2001 NFL Opposition & Defensive Statistics |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2001/opp.htm |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> The line was anchored by Pro Bowl defensive end [[Leonard Little]], who led the team with 14.5 sacks and recovered a fumble, and defensive end [[Grant Wistrom]], who recorded 9 sacks, 2 interceptions, and 1 fumble recovery. The Rams linebackers unit was led by [[London Fletcher]], who had 4.5 sacks, 2 interceptions, and 4 forced fumbles. St. Louis also had an outstanding secondary, led by [[Dré Bly]] (6 interceptions, 150 return yards, and 2 touchdowns), Pro Bowl selection [[Aeneas Williams]] (4 interceptions, 69 return yards, 2 touchdowns), and [[Dexter McCleon]] (4 interceptions, 66 yards).
The Rams also bested the Patriots in a nationally televised ESPN Sunday night game on November 18 at Foxboro Stadium. Although the Patriots jumped out to an early lead, a critical turnover before the end of the first half that led to a Rams score proved costly. In the second half, the Rams wore New England down and won 24–17.<ref>{{Cite web |title=St. Louis Rams at New England Patriots - November 18th, 2001 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200111180nwe.htm |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> The Rams lost four of their defensive players with injuries. The Patriots' physical play led Rams coach [[Mike Martz]] to say after the game that the Patriots were "a Super Bowl–caliber team."<ref>[https://archive.today/20120720063620/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/nfl/previews/2002/02/03/patriots_rams/ SportsIllustrated.CNN.com]; Accessed June 17, 2007.</ref>
====New England Patriots====
{{main|2001 New England Patriots season}}
The Patriots' chances for a Super Bowl appearance seemed bleak shortly after the season had begun. Before the season started, quarterbacks coach [[Dick Rehbein]] died of a heart attack at age 45.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 7, 2001 |title=Patriots quarterback coach dies of heart failure |url=https://www.southcoasttoday.com/story/sports/2001/08/07/patriots-quarterback-coach-dies-heart/50352498007/ |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=New Bedford Standard-Times|agency=Associated Press |language=en-US}}</ref> The Patriots, coached by [[Bill Belichick]], lost their first two games, and in their second loss at home to the [[2001 New York Jets season|New York Jets]], starting quarterback [[Drew Bledsoe]] suffered a sheared blood vessel on a hit by Jets linebacker [[Mo Lewis]] that caused him to miss several weeks.<ref>{{Cite web |title=New England Patriots 2001 Games and Schedule |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/nwe/2001/gamelog/ |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Clayton |first=John |date=September 27, 2001 |title=Bledsoe: Lewis' hit was 'clean' |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/columns/clayton_john/1256146.html |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=ESPN.com}}</ref> His replacement was second-year quarterback [[Tom Brady]], a sixth-round draft pick who had thrown only three passes in 2000.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tom Brady 2000 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BradTo00/gamelog/2000/ |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> Also, midway through the season, wide receiver [[Terry Glenn]], the team's leading receiver in 2000, was benched due to off-the-field problems. He had been suspended the first four games for failing a drug test and played in just four more before injuries and disputes with the coaching staff caused Belichick to deactivate him for good.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/08/16/sports/pro-football-glenn-suspended-by-patriots.html|title=PRO FOOTBALL; Glenn Suspended by Patriots| newspaper=The New York Times |agency=Associated Press|date=August 16, 2001|access-date=February 6, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Mortensen |first=Chris |author-link=Chris Mortensen |date=November 1, 2001 |title=Sources: Terry Glenn could be done for season |url=http://www.espn.com/chrismortensen/s/2001/1101/1272022.html |access-date=2024-06-07 |website=ESPN.com}}</ref>
[[File:American-football.jpg|thumb|The Patriots on the road at [[2001 Carolina Panthers season|Carolina]] on January 6, 2002]]
Upon assuming the role of starting quarterback, Brady enjoyed immediate success in the regular season, leading New England to a 44–13 win over the [[Indianapolis Colts]] in his first start and eventually to an 11–5 record.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Indianapolis Colts at New England Patriots - September 30th, 2001 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200109300nwe.htm |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> He completed 63.9 percent of his passes for 2,843 yards and 18 touchdowns with 12 interceptions and was selected to the [[Pro Bowl]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tom Brady 2001 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BradTo00/gamelog/2001/ |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> Veteran Pro Bowl wide receiver [[Troy Brown]] was the main receiving threat, recording 101 receptions for 1,199 yards and 5 touchdowns, while also adding another 413 yards and 2 touchdowns returning punts. His 14.2 yards per punt return average led the NFL. Wide receiver [[David Patten]] also was productive, catching 51 passes for 749 yards and 4 touchdowns. Running back [[Antowain Smith]] provided the team with a stable running game, rushing for 1,157 yards, catching 19 passes for 192 yards, and scoring 13 touchdowns.
New England was outstanding on defense as well. Up front, linemen [[Bobby Hamilton (American football)|Bobby Hamilton]] (7 sacks, 1 fumble recovery) and rookie [[Richard Seymour]] excelled at pressuring quarterbacks and stuffing the run. Behind them, the Patriots had three outstanding linebackers: [[Mike Vrabel]] (2 interceptions, 3 sacks), [[Willie McGinest]] (5 sacks), and [[Tedy Bruschi]] (2 interceptions). The secondary also featured outstanding talent such as defensive back [[Otis Smith (American football)|Otis Smith]], who led the team with five interceptions for 181 yards and two touchdowns. Cornerback [[Ty Law]] intercepted three passes, returning them for 91 yards and two touchdowns. Safety [[Lawyer Milloy]] had two interceptions during the season, and was selected along with Law to represent the New England defense in the Pro Bowl. The defense ended the season ranked sixth in scoring, but 24th in total yards allowed. Following their loss to the Rams at home, the Patriots dropped to 5–5, but did not lose again the rest of the season to clinch a first-round bye in the AFC playoffs.
Coincidentally, this was the third straight time that the New England Patriots' Super Bowl appearance would be at the Superdome, joining the [[Dallas Cowboys]] as the only teams to play three different Super Bowls in one stadium; the Cowboys had played three at the old [[Miami Orange Bowl]] in the 1970s. In their maiden Super Bowl appearance in [[Super Bowl XX]] (1986), the Patriots lost 46–10 – the biggest margin of victory in a Super Bowl to that point – to a [[Chicago Bears]] team coached by [[Mike Ditka]] and including [[Mike Singletary]] and [[Walter Payton]]. The Patriots returned to the Superdome 11 years later for [[Super Bowl XXXI]] but lost 35–21 to a [[Green Bay Packers]] team including [[Brett Favre]], [[Reggie White]] and [[Desmond Howard]] and coached by [[Mike Holmgren]]. Milloy, Law, Vinatieri, Bledsoe, McGinest, Bruschi, and Otis Smith were among the players who had played in that game while Belichick had been assistant head coach to [[Bill Parcells]]. The Patriots did not appear in a Super Bowl hosted by another city until the team played in [[Super Bowl XXXVIII]] two years later in [[Houston|Houston, Texas]].
===Playoffs===
{{main|2001–02 NFL playoffs}}
The Rams began their postseason run with a 45–17 win over the [[2001 Green Bay Packers season|Green Bay Packers]] in the NFC divisional round. Expected to be a close shootout between Warner and Packers quarterback [[Brett Favre]], the Rams defense dominated the Packers by intercepting a playoff record 6 passes from Favre and returning 3 of them for touchdowns. The Rams offense also racked up 24 points on 2 touchdown passes by Warner, a touchdown run by Faulk, and a field goal by [[Jeff Wilkins]], helping St. Louis put the game away by the end of the third quarter.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Divisional Round - Green Bay Packers at St. Louis Rams - January 20th, 2002 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200201200ram.htm |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>
One week later, the Rams advanced to the Super Bowl with a 29–24 win over the [[2001 Philadelphia Eagles season|Philadelphia Eagles]] in the [[NFC Championship Game]]. Philadelphia managed to build a 17–13 halftime lead, but St. Louis scored 16 consecutive second half points (2 touchdown runs by Faulk and a Wilkins field goal) to earn the win, limiting the Eagles to only one touchdown pass in the second half. Warner finished the game with 22 of 33 pass completions for 212 yards and a touchdown, with no interceptions, while Faulk rushed for 159 yards and 2 touchdowns.<ref>{{Cite web |title=NFC Championship - Philadelphia Eagles at St. Louis Rams - January 27th, 2002 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200201270ram.htm |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>
In the AFC Divisional Round, the Patriots defeated the [[2001 Oakland Raiders season|Oakland Raiders]] 16–13 during a raging [[New England]] snowstorm in the last game ever played at Foxboro Stadium. The signature moment of the game was a controversial ruling by referee [[Walt Coleman]] in the fourth quarter that caused this game to be commonly known as the "[[Tuck Rule Game]]." While the Patriots possessed the ball, trailing the Raiders 13–10 with under two minutes left in regulation and no time outs, Brady was sacked by defensive back [[Charles Woodson]], and appeared to fumble the ball. The fumble was recovered by Raiders linebacker [[Greg Biekert]], presumably ending the game with a Raiders victory. After reviewing the play using [[instant replay]], Coleman reversed the call on the field pursuant to the "[[Tuck rule (American football)|tuck rule]]", where a loose ball is ruled an incomplete pass if lost while "tucking" the ball. Most of the controversy centered on whether Brady was still trying to tuck the ball away when he lost control. Brady then led his team to the Raiders 27-yard line, where kicker [[Adam Vinatieri]] made a 45-yard field goal which barely cleared the crossbar to send the game into overtime. The Patriots won the toss in overtime and won on another Vinatieri field goal from 23 yards; per the overtime rules in place at that time. Oakland's offense never regained possession.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Divisional Round - Oakland Raiders at New England Patriots - January 19th, 2002 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200201190nwe.htm |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>
In the [[AFC Championship Game]], the Patriots traveled to [[Heinz Field]] to face the [[2001 Pittsburgh Steelers season|Pittsburgh Steelers]], who were coming off a 27–10 win over the previous season's Super Bowl champion [[2001 Baltimore Ravens season|Baltimore Ravens]]. New England scored first with a 55-yard punt return touchdown by Brown, but in the second quarter, Brady was knocked out of the game with a sprained ankle. He was replaced by Bledsoe in Bledsoe's first game action since being injured in September. Upon entering the game, Bledsoe quickly moved the Patriots down the field and threw an 11-yard touchdown pass to Patten to give the Patriots a 14–3 halftime lead. Early in the second half, the Steelers moved from their own 32 to the New England 16, where they lined up for a field goal by [[Kris Brown]]. However, [[Brandon Mitchell (defensive end)|Brandon Mitchell]] blocked the kick, Brown picked up the ball at the 40 and ran 11 yards before lateraling to [[Antwan Harris]], who took it 49 yards for a touchdown that made the score 21–3. But Pittsburgh scored two third-quarter touchdowns to make the score 21–17. The Patriots ended the comeback attempt by scoring a field goal in the fourth quarter and intercepting 2 passes from Steelers quarterback [[Kordell Stewart]] in the final 3 minutes of the game.<ref>{{Cite web |title=AFC Championship - New England Patriots at Pittsburgh Steelers - January 27th, 2002 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200201270pit.htm |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>
===Host selection process===
NFL owners voted to award Super Bowl XXXVI to [[New Orleans]] during their October 28, 1998 meeting in [[Kansas City, Missouri]]. Two cities made presentations, the other being [[San Diego]] ([[San Diego Stadium|Qualcomm Stadium]]).<ref name="TTT10-29-1998pg9">{{cite news|title=N.O. is awarded 2002 Super Bowl|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-town-talk/152460731/|newspaper=Alexandria Daily Town Talk|page=9|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|date=October 29, 1998|access-date=August 1, 2024}}{{Open access}}</ref> San Francisco ([[Candlestick Park]]) had planned to pursue XXXVI, but due to logistical complications, withdrew themselves from consideration, and switched their proposal to [[Super Bowl XXXVII|XXXVII]].<ref name="sfex10-16-1997pg18">{{cite news|title=2003 looking Super for S.F. tourism|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-san-francisco-examiner/152394660/|newspaper=The San Francisco Examiner|first1=Gregory|last1=Lewis|first2=John|last2=Crumpacker|first3=Eric|last3=Brazil|page=18|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|date=October 16, 1997|access-date=July 31, 2024}}{{Open access}}</ref> With only two choices, the league set up a two-round voting system. A city would win if they received {{frac|3|4}} of the vote during the first round. If neither city won during the first round, the second round would revert to a simple majority. New Orleans won on the second ballot over San Diego in what was described as a "close vote".<ref name="hattam10-29-1998pg31">{{cite news|title=New Orleans to host 2002 Super Bowl|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/hattiesburg-american/152461167/|newspaper=The Hattiesburg American|first=Mary|last=Foster|page=31|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|date=October 29, 1998|access-date=August 1, 2024}}{{Open access}}</ref> This was the ninth time that New Orleans hosted the game, and fifth time it would be played in the [[Caesars Superdome|Superdome]].
Immediately after the vote, NFL commissioner [[Paul Tagliabue]] made an unexpected and largely unprecedented announcement that San Diego was the favorite to host the next available Super Bowl.<ref name="nctimes10-29-1998pg25">{{cite news|title=San Diego gets Super snub (Part 1)|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/north-county-times/152461657/|newspaper=North County Times|first=Zach|last=Burgess|page=25|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|date=October 29, 1998|access-date=August 1, 2024}}{{Open access}}</ref><ref name="nctimes10-29-1998pg29">{{cite news|title=San Diego gets Super snub (Part 2)|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/north-county-times/152461747/|newspaper=North County Times|first=Zach|last=Burgess|page=29|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|date=October 29, 1998|access-date=August 1, 2024}}{{Open access}}</ref> With [[San Francisco]] tentatively scheduled to host [[Super Bowl XXXVII|XXXVII]] in 2003, San Diego was thought likely to host [[Super Bowl XXXVIII|XXXVIII]] in 2004. However, the league took XXXVII away from San Francisco after plans for a new stadium fell through,<ref name="Sacbee03-18-1999pg29">{{cite news|title=NFL makes it official: S.F. loses Super Bowl|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sacramento-bee/152396745/|newspaper=The Sacramento Bee|page=29|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|date=March 18, 1999|access-date=July 31, 2024}}{{Open access}}</ref> and the 2003 game ultimately went to San Diego.<ref name="OS05-27-1999">{{cite news|title=NFL – Owners Meeting|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8539127//|newspaper=[[The Orlando Sentinel]]|page=38|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|date=May 27, 1999|access-date=January 24, 2017}}{{Open access}}</ref>
===Effect of the September 11, 2001, attacks===
The [[September 11 attacks|September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks]] led the league to postpone its September 16 games and play them a week after the scheduled conclusion of the regular season. This caused the playoffs and Super Bowl to be delayed by one week. Rescheduling Super Bowl XXXVI from January 27 to February 3 proved extraordinarily difficult. In addition to rescheduling the game itself, all related events and activities had to be accommodated. This marked the first time in NFL history that the Super Bowl was played in February; all subsequent Super Bowls (excluding [[Super Bowl XXXVII|XXXVII]] in 2003) have been played in February. In turn, this and the games from [[Super Bowl XXXVIII|XXXVIII]] (2004) to [[Super Bowl LV|LV]] (2021) were to now be played on the first Sunday in February. The NFL expanded its season from 16 to 17 regular season games, and [[Super Bowl LVI|LVI]] (2022) became the first to be played on the second Sunday of the month.
Historically, the NFL made allowance for an open weekend between the [[National Football League playoffs|Conference Championship]] games and the [[Super Bowl]]. However, there was not one scheduled for 2001, due to the NFL's decision beginning in the 1999 season to move the opening week of games to the weekend after [[Labor Day]]. Because the date of the Super Bowl had been set through 2003, the bye week prior to the Super Bowl did not return until 2004.
The NFL and New Orleans officials worked diligently to put together a deal to reschedule the game. The league considered a number of options, including shortening the regular season, shortening the playoffs, condensing the three playoff rounds in two weeks, and moving the game to the [[Rose Bowl (stadium)|Rose Bowl]] in [[Pasadena, California]]. It was eventually decided to make every effort to maintain a full regular season and playoff, and push the Super Bowl back to February 3. Additionally, due to the Super Bowl being moved back a week, the first weekend of [[New Orleans Mardi Gras]] parades rolled one week earlier than normal.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 5, 2001 |title=Super Bowl Affects New Orleans Mardi Gras Parades |url=https://www.kplctv.com/story/496162/super-bowl-affects-new-orleans-mardi-gras-parades |access-date=January 31, 2024 |website=www.kplctv.com |language=en}}</ref>
One of the most significant logistical challenges was accommodating the [[National Automobile Dealers Association]] (NADA) [[Convention (meeting)|Convention]], which was originally slated to occupy the Superdome on February 3. On October 3, 2001, the NFL announced its intentions to hold the game on February 3, even though no agreement had been reached with NADA. Several weeks later, the three parties came to an accord in which the NADA agreed to move its convention date to the original Super Bowl week in exchange for financial and other considerations, including promotional spots shown during selected regular season NFL games. This agreement permitted the NFL to move the game back to February 3, and allowed for a full standard playoff tournament.
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The original logo for Super Bowl XXXVI had a style that reflected the host city, and was distributed on some memorabilia items during 2001. However, after the 9/11 attacks, a new logo reflecting American patriotism was designed, featuring the shape of the [[48 contiguous states]] and the [[American flag]] colors of red, white, and blue. [[Rob Tornoe]] of ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]'' noted that it had "become one of the most iconic logos in Super Bowl history".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.inquirer.com/eagles/super-bowl-logo-design-history-20190131.html|title=What happened to the NFL's Super Bowl logo?|last=Tornoe|first=Rob|website=Inquirer.com|date=January 31, 2019 |access-date=February 3, 2020}}</ref>
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===Venue===
This was the final Super Bowl played on the first-generation [[AstroTurf]] surface. From 2000 to 2005, NFL stadiums phased out the short-pile AstroTurf in favor of natural [[grass]] or other, newer artificial surfaces which closely simulate grass, like [[FieldTurf]].
Prior to Super Bowl XXXVI, Superdome officials considered installing natural grass for the game. The proposed installation method was comparable to what had been used at the [[Pontiac Silverdome|Silverdome]] during the [[1994 FIFA World Cup]], and at [[Giants Stadium]] from 2000 to 2002. The plan called for large trays of grass to be grown and cultivated outdoors, then brought inside the dome and placed on the field for the game. In the end, cost and quality concerns prompted stadium and league officials to abandon the project.
===Pregame notes===
The Rams entered as 14-point favorites. This was partly because Rams quarterback [[Kurt Warner]] statistically had his best year of his career, with a quarterback rating of 101.4, a 68.7 percent completion rate, and threw for 4,830 yards. Many had believed that the Patriots' [[Cinderella (sports)|Cinderella story]] was simply a fluke, especially after beating the veteran [[2001 Oakland Raiders season|Oakland Raiders]] in a [[Tuck Rule Game|controversial playoff game]] in which a recovered fumble by the Raiders was reversed by the [[Tuck rule (American football)|tuck rule]].
There had been speculation on whether longtime starter [[Drew Bledsoe]] might start the game. As stated above, Bledsoe replaced an injured Brady against the Steelers in the AFC Championship game. Eventually, though, Brady was named starter.
This Super Bowl also meant that Boston and St. Louis would play each other in the championship game or series of all four major North American sports leagues at least once, becoming the first time that that had happened between teams from two specific cities or regions. This was the eighth meeting between teams from Boston and St. Louis for a major professional sports championship overall. Previously,
* In the [[National Hockey League|NHL]], the [[Boston Bruins|Bruins]] had swept the [[St. Louis Blues|Blues]] in the [[1970 Stanley Cup Finals]] with Game 4 being remembered for [[Bobby Orr]]'s Cup-winning overtime goal that sent him flying.<ref>{{Cite web |title=1970 NHL Stanley Cup Final: BOS vs. STL |url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/playoffs/1970-boston-bruins-vs-st-louis-blues-stanley-cup-final.html |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=Hockey-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>
* In the [[National Basketball Association|NBA]], the [[Boston Celtics|Celtics]] and [[St. Louis Hawks|Hawks]] had faced each other in the NBA Finals four times from {{nbafy|1957}} to {{nbafy|1961}}, with the Celtics winning three and the Hawks winning one.<ref>{{Cite web |title=NBA & ABA Champions |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/ |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=Basketball-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>
* In [[Major League Baseball|MLB]], the [[St. Louis Cardinals|Cardinals]] had beaten the [[Boston Red Sox|Red Sox]] to win the [[1946 World Series|1946]] and [[1967 World Series]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=1946 World Series - St. Louis Cardinals over Boston Red Sox (4-3) |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1946_WS.shtml |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=1967 World Series - St. Louis Cardinals over Boston Red Sox (4-3) |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1967_WS.shtml |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>
The Patriots, as the designated home team, wore their home nautical blue jerseys and silver pants, while the Rams donned their road white jerseys and New Century Gold pants.
==Broadcasting==
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The game was broadcast in the United States by [[NFL on Fox|Fox]]. The telecast was presented in a [[480p]] [[Enhanced-definition television|enhanced-definition]] [[16:9|widescreen]] format marketed as "Fox Widescreen". While promoted as having higher quality than [[standard-definition television|standard-definition]], and being the first widescreen sports telecast on U.S. television to use a singular telecast for all viewers (rather than using a separate production exclusive to the widescreen feed), it was not true [[high-definition television|high definition]], but still matched the [[aspect ratio (image)|aspect ratio]] of HDTV sets.<ref>{{cite web|title=FOX Sports to Present Super Bowl XXXVI In FOX Widescreen|url=http://creativemac.digitalmedianet.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=7144|work=CreativeMac|date=January 7, 2002|access-date=March 28, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120319202358/http://creativemac.digitalmedianet.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=7144|archive-date=March 19, 2012}}</ref><ref name="fox-ws-hd">{{cite web|title=Fox Widescreen is not HD!|url=http://hd.engadget.com/2006/07/13/fox-widescreen-is-not-hd/|first=Ben|last=Drawbaugh|website=[[Engadget]]|publisher=AOL|date=July 13, 2006|access-date=August 18, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110809131004/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/07/13/fox-widescreen-is-not-hd/|archive-date=August 9, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>
The game was called by [[play-by-play|play-by-play announcer]] [[Pat Summerall]] and [[color commentator]] [[John Madden]]. [[Pam Oliver]] and [[Ron Pitts]] served as sideline reporters. This was Summerall's 26th and final Super Bowl broadcast on television or radio (and his 11th doing play by play). It was also the eighth and final Super Bowl telecast, and final NFL telecast of any kind, for the Summerall and Madden announcing team. The two had become the NFL's most famous broadcast duo since they were paired together in [[1981 NFL season|1981]] on [[NFL on CBS|CBS]]. After this game, Summerall retired from broadcasting and Madden moved to [[Monday Night Football|ABC's ''Monday Night Football'']]. As a result, Madden was the first person to announce Super Bowls on different networks in consecutive years when he called [[Super Bowl XXXVII]] on ABC with [[Al Michaels]].
[[James Brown (sportscaster)|James Brown]] hosted all the events with help from his fellow ''[[Fox NFL Sunday]]'' cast members [[Terry Bradshaw]], [[Howie Long]], and [[Cris Collinsworth]]. [[Jillian Barberie]] served as the weather and entertainment reporter during the pre-game show.
===Advertising===
Memorable television commercials that aired during the game included [[Sony Pictures|Columbia Pictures]]' trailer for ''[[Spider-Man (2002 film)|Spider-Man]]'', [[Budweiser]]'s "Picking a Card", and [[Super Bowl Ad Meter]] commercial of the year winners [[Bud Light]] "Satin Sheets." The best commercial of the year from Adbowl [[M&M's]] "Chocolate on our Pillow or Hotel Check In" and [[EA Sports]]' ''[[Madden NFL 2002]]'', which aired during the game three days after ''Madden NFL 2002'' started selling in Japan by [[Square (video game company)|Electronic Arts Square]].
==Entertainment==
===Pregame===
Before the game, an ensemble of singers featured [[Barry Manilow]], [[Yolanda Adams]], [[James Ingram]], [[Wynonna Judd]], and [[Patti LaBelle]] performing Manilow's song "Let Freedom Ring."
In a video segment, past and present NFL players read excerpts from the [[United States Declaration of Independence|Declaration of Independence]], which has become a part of all subsequent Super Bowls carried by Fox Sports. Super Bowls [[Super Bowl XXXIX|XXXIX]], [[Super Bowl XLII|XLII]], and [[Super Bowl XLV|XLV]] used different active and former players (and a player's widow) reading the Declaration for each version. Former U.S. presidents [[Gerald Ford]], [[Jimmy Carter]], [[George H. W. Bush]], and [[Bill Clinton]] appeared in another videotaped segment and recited some of the speeches by [[Abraham Lincoln]]. Because [[Ronald Reagan]] had [[Alzheimer's disease]], his wife [[Nancy Reagan|Nancy]] appeared on the segment in place of him accompanied by [[Aaron Copland]]'s ''[[Lincoln Portrait]]'' performed by the [[Boston Pops Orchestra]] under the direction of maestro [[Keith Lockhart]].
Singers [[Mary J. Blige]] and [[Marc Anthony]], along with the Boston Pops, performed "[[America the Beautiful]]". [[Paul McCartney]] then sang his post-9/11 song "[[Freedom (Paul McCartney song)|Freedom]]". Afterwards, singer [[Mariah Carey]], accompanied by the Boston Pops, performed [[The Star-Spangled Banner|the national anthem]].
George H. W. Bush became the first president, past or present, to participate in a Super Bowl [[coin flipping|coin toss]] in person (Ronald Reagan participated in the [[Super Bowl XIX]] coin toss via satellite from the [[White House]] in 1985). Bush was joined by former [[Dallas Cowboys]] [[Pro Football Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]] quarterback [[Roger Staubach]]. Staubach played at the [[United States Naval Academy]] and was the [[Super Bowl Most Valuable Player Award|Most Valuable Player]] of [[Super Bowl VI]], which was played 30 years prior at New Orleans' [[Tulane Stadium]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brink |first=Bill |date=2002-02-02 |title=PRO FOOTBALL: NOTEBOOK; Ex-President Bush to Take Part in Coin Toss |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/02/sports/pro-football-notebook-ex-president-bush-to-take-part-in-coin-toss.html |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=The New York Times |language=en-US}}</ref>
===Patriots entrance into the Superdome===
As was customary at the time, the Rams' individual offensive starters were introduced first, as the Rams were considered the visitors. However, when it came time to introduce the Patriots' starters, Pat Summerall, making the [[public address system|public address announcement]], revealed that the Patriots chose "to be introduced as a team." According to [[David Halberstam]]'s book, ''The Education of a Coach'', Belichick was given a choice by the NFL to introduce either the offense or defense. Belichick chose neither, asking that the team be introduced all at once in the spirit of unity. Although this was initially rejected by the NFL, Belichick held his ground and the NFL honored his request. The full team introduction demonstrated solidarity, and struck a chord with the audience in the wake of the 9/11 attacks. Since the [[Super Bowl XXXVII|next Super Bowl game]], both Super Bowl participants have been introduced collectively as a team, a precedent which has continued.
===Halftime===
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The halftime show featured a three-song set from Irish rock band [[U2]], who had just completed their successful [[Elevation Tour]]. After a rendition of "[[Beautiful Day]]", the band played "[[MLK (song)|MLK]]" and "[[Where the Streets Have No Name]]" as the names of the victims from the September 11 attacks were projected onto a sheet behind the stage. While singing "Where the Streets Have No Name", the group's lead singer [[Bono]] replaced the lyrics "take shelter from the poison rain" with "dance in the Louisiana rain", "high on a desert plain" with "where there's no sorrow or pain", and the final line "it's all I can do" with "it's all we can do". At the conclusion of the song, Bono opened his jacket to reveal an [[Flag of the United States|American flag]] printed into the lining. U2's halftime show captivated the audience as a poignant tribute to those who had been lost in the attacks. In 2013, [[Sports Illustrated|SI.com]] ranked it as the best halftime show in Super Bowl history,<ref>{{cite web |title=The 10 Best Super Bowl Halftime Shows |url=https://www.si.com/nfl/2013/02/03/03-3the-10-best-super-bowl-halftime-shows |website=Sports Illustrated |access-date=December 6, 2024 |date=February 3, 2013}}</ref> while it was rated the second-greatest by ''Askmen.com''.<ref>{{cite web |first=Marc |last=Voyer |url=http://www.askmen.com/top_10/fitness_100/146c_fitness_list.html |title=Top 10: Super Bowl Halftime Shows |publisher=AskMen |access-date=October 9, 2012 |archive-date=February 13, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100213095300/http://www.askmen.com/top_10/fitness_100/146c_fitness_list.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
[[Janet Jackson]] was originally selected to perform during the Halftime Show, but due to traveling concerns following the September 11 tragedies, the NFL opted for other acts. The NFL thought U2 would "set the right tone" in respect to the tragedy, after executives attended the band's Elevation Tour in New York City.<ref name="Halftime">{{cite web |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/news/nfl--how-u2-s-masterful-nfl-performances-in-new-orleans-almost-never-happened-165036221.html|title=How U2's masterful New Orleans performances for NFL almost never happened|work=[[Yahoo! Music]]|date=January 30, 2013|access-date=January 29, 2014}}</ref><ref name="Halftime1">{{cite web|url=http://news.janet-xone.com/2002/02/janet-was-first-choice-to-play-super.html|title=Janet was first choice to play Super Bowl halftime show|date=February 8, 2002|access-date=January 4, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140204053347/http://news.janet-xone.com/2002/02/janet-was-first-choice-to-play-super.html|archive-date=February 4, 2014}}</ref> She performed for the Super Bowl halftime [[Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show|two years later]], when her highly controversial [[Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show controversy|Super Bowl Halftime Show performance incident]] occurred.
==Game summary==
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===First quarter===
After the teams exchanged punts to start the game, the Rams scored first, with quarterback [[Kurt Warner]] completing six of seven passes for 43 yards on a 48-yard, 10-play drive to set up a 50-yard field goal by kicker [[Jeff Wilkins]], giving St. Louis a 3–0 lead. At the time, the field goal was the third longest in Super Bowl history. While the rest of the quarter was scoreless, the Patriots were stifling the typically high-powered Rams offense by playing physical man coverage with the Rams receivers, forcing them into long drives that would end in punts or field goal attempts.
===Second quarter===
Early in the second quarter, the Rams drove to the New England 34-yard line, aided by Warner's 29-yard completion to wide receiver [[Az-Zahir Hakim]] on 3rd-and-15, but Wilkins' 52-yard field goal attempt sailed wide left.
On St. Louis' next possession, with 8:49 left in the half, a blitz by linebacker [[Mike Vrabel]] led Warner to be intercepted by cornerback [[Ty Law]] on a pass intended for wide receiver [[Isaac Bruce]]. Law then returned the interception 47 yards for a touchdown to give the Patriots a 7–3 lead. After another exchange of punts, with less than two minutes left in the first half, Warner completed a 15-yard pass to wide receiver [[Ricky Proehl]] at the St. Louis 40-yard line, but safety [[Antwan Harris]] forced a fumble on Proehl, and cornerback [[Terrell Buckley]] recovered the ball for New England. Quarterback [[Tom Brady]] started off the Patriots' drive with a 16-yard completion to wide receiver [[Troy Brown]] and finished it with an 8-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver [[David Patten]] with 31 seconds left in the half. By halftime, the Patriots owned a surprising 14–3 lead. It was the first time in the entire 2001 season that the Rams fell behind by more than eight points in a game.
===Third quarter===
The Patriots received the opening kickoff of the second half, but could only reach the St. Louis 43-yard line before being forced to punt. Aided by a 20-yard reception by Hakim, a 22-yard reception by Bruce, and a pass interference penalty on cornerback [[Otis Smith (American football)|Otis Smith]], the Rams advanced to the New England 41-yard line. However, on the next play, Vrabel and defensive tackle [[Richard Seymour]] sacked Warner for a 9-yard loss. Warner then threw two consecutive incompletions, which resulted in the Rams punting.
On St. Louis' next possession, they reached the New England 45-yard line on three runs for 30 yards by running back [[Marshall Faulk]], but Smith intercepted a pass intended for Rams wide receiver [[Torry Holt]], who slipped while coming off the line of scrimmage, as Smith returned the ball 30 yards to the Rams 33-yard line. The Patriots were only able to advance the ball 14 yards after the turnover, so kicker [[Adam Vinatieri]] made a 37-yard field goal to increase their lead to 17–3.
===Fourth quarter===
The Rams responded by driving to the Patriots' 3-yard line on their ensuing drive, which was highlighted by Warner's 15-yard pass to Bruce, two receptions by Faulk for 29 yards, and a 14-yard reception by Hakim. After Warner threw back-to-back incompletions, he went back to pass on fourth down, but scrambled to his right after seeing no one open and attempted to score himself. Warner fumbled the ball while being tackled by linebacker [[Roman Phifer]], and safety [[Tebucky Jones]] returned the fumble 97 yards for a touchdown, but the play was nullified by a holding penalty on linebacker [[Willie McGinest]], who illegally hugged Faulk, giving the Rams a new set of downs on the 1-yard line. Two plays later, Warner scored on a 2-yard touchdown run to cut the Patriots' lead to 17–10.
After Warner's touchdown, the Rams' defense forced the Patriots to a three-and-out. St. Louis then drove from their own 7-yard line to the New England 36-yard line, aided by a 30-yard reception by Proehl. However, McGinest sacked Warner for a 16-yard loss on second down, pushing the Rams back to their own 46-yard line. The Rams punted after Warner's third down pass was incomplete.
====Final two minutes====
With the Rams trailing 17–10 in the final two minutes, they forced New England to another three-and-out, and got the ball back on their own 45-yard line with 1:51 left in the game and no timeouts. Warner threw three consecutive completions to three different receivers — an 18-yard pass to Hakim, an 11-yard pass to wide receiver [[Yo Murphy]], and finally a 26-yard touchdown completion to Proehl that tied the game, 17–17, with 1:30 left in regulation.
The Patriots also had no timeouts left for their ensuing drive, which led Fox [[color commentator]] [[John Madden]] to initially suggest that the Patriots should run out the clock and attempt to win in overtime. Instead, New England attempted to get the winning score in regulation on the final drive. [[Bill Belichick]] conferred with offensive coordinator [[Charlie Weis]] and they agreed to go for it. Belichick later stated, "With a quarterback like Brady, going for the win is not that dangerous, because he's not going to make a mistake." Brady opened the drive with three dump-off completions to running back [[J. R. Redmond]] for 24 yards, who got out of bounds on the last one and moved the ball to their own 41-yard line with 33 seconds left. At this point, Madden admitted on the air that he now liked what the Patriots were doing. After an incomplete pass, Brady completed a 23-yard pass underneath the Rams' zone defense to wide receiver [[Troy Brown]], who also got out of bounds, and followed it up with a 6-yard completion to tight end [[Jermaine Wiggins]] to advance to the Rams' 30-yard line. Brady then spiked the ball with seven seconds left, which set up Vinatieri's 48-yard field goal attempt. Vinatieri, who had never missed a field goal indoors, made the kick as time expired, giving New England their first-ever Super Bowl title. It marked the first time in Super Bowl history that the game was won by a score on the final play and only the second game where a field goal was decisive, with the first being in [[Super Bowl V]] when the [[Baltimore Colts]]' Jim O'Brien kicked a 32-yard field goal with nine seconds left to defeat the [[Dallas Cowboys]].<ref name="Pat Answer">{{Cite magazine |last=Silver |first=Michael |date=February 11, 2002 |title=Pat Answer |url=https://vault.si.com/vault/2002/02/11/pat-answer-following-the-lead-of-their-transformed-coach-and-oh-so-cool-quarterback-the-no-name-patriots-stunned-the-rams-in-super-bowl-xxxvi |access-date=2024-06-17 |magazine=Sports Illustrated}}</ref> With the victory, Brady became at the time the youngest quarterback to win a Super Bowl surpassing [[Joe Namath]]. (Namath was 25 years, 7 months and 12 days old when he won [[Super Bowl III]] while Brady was 24 years and 6 months old.)
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|quote=...From the far hash mark, angle to the left for Adam Vinatieri - 48-yard field goal attempt. Snap, ball down, kick up. Kick is on the way and it is...''Good! It's good! It's good!'' Adam Vinatieri boots a 48-yard field goal, and the game is over, and the Patriots are ''Super Bowl champions!'' The Patriots are ''Super Bowl champions'' - the best team in the National Football League!
|source=[[Gil Santos]]' call of the winning field goal on the Patriots radio broadcast on WBCN in Boston<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2bL5gCtSC0 Patriots Super Bowl XXXVI Highlights called by Gil Santos and Gino Cappelletti] YouTube (originally broadcast by WBCN)</ref>
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|quote=Here comes one of greater importance if he makes it. And it's right down the pike. [[Adam Vinatieri]]...no time on the clock and the Patriots have won Super Bowl XXXVI. Unbelievable.
|source=[[Pat Summerall]]'s call of Vinatieri's game-winning field goal on [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]}}
===Box score===
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===Statistical overview===
Warner finished the game with 28 completions out of 44 passes for 365 yards, 1 touchdown, and 2 interceptions, and rushed 3 times for 6 yards and a touchdown. Warner's 365 passing yards were the second highest total in Super Bowl history behind his own record of 414 yards set in [[Super Bowl XXXIV]]. Hakim was the top receiver of the game with 5 catches for 90 yards, and also rushed once for 5 yards. Faulk led the team with 76 rushing yards, and also caught 4 passes for 54 yards.
Patriots running back [[Antowain Smith]] was the top rusher of the game with 92 yards, and caught a pass for 4 yards. [[Troy Brown]] was the Patriots leading receiver with 6 catches for 89 yards. Brown also had a 15-yard kickoff return, and a 4-yard punt return, which gave him 108 total yards. Although the Rams outgained the Patriots 427–267 in total yards, New England forced three turnovers that were converted into 17 points. The Patriots, on the other hand, committed no turnovers.
===Records===
* Kurt Warner's 365 passing yards was the second-highest total in Super Bowl history, behind his own previous record of 414 yards set in Super Bowl XXXIV. It was later surpassed by [[Tom Brady]]'s 462 yards in [[Super Bowl LI]] and 505 passing yards in [[Super Bowl LII]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Super Bowl Leaders |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/super-bowl/leaders.htm |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>
* This was the commonwealth of [[Massachusetts]]' and the region of [[New England]]'s first major professional championship since the [[Boston Celtics]]' [[1986 NBA Finals|NBA title in 1986]]. New England's teams lost a Super Bowl, an NBA Finals, a World Series and two Stanley Cup Finals in the drought stretch.
* The Rams' fourth-quarter comeback of 14 points became the largest in Super Bowl history for a team to tie or take the lead in the fourth quarter, until surpassed by the Patriots' comeback from 25 points down in Super Bowl LI. Also this was the second time a team down 10 or more points in the 4th quarter had tied the game, the other being the Titans against the Rams two years earlier in Super Bowl XXXIV.
* The Patriots are the second team to have worn three different color jerseys in the Super Bowl: red in [[Super Bowl XX]]; white in [[Super Bowl XXXI]], [[Super Bowl XXXIX]], [[Super Bowl XLIX]], [[Super Bowl LI]], [[Super Bowl LII]] and [[Super Bowl LIII]]; and blue in Super Bowl XXXVI, [[Super Bowl XXXVIII]], [[Super Bowl XLII]], and [[Super Bowl XLVI]]. (Denver Broncos wore orange in [[Super Bowl XII]], [[Super Bowl XXII]], [[Super Bowl XXIV]] and [[Super Bowl XLVIII]]; blue in [[Super Bowl XXXII]]; and white in [[Super Bowl XXI]], [[Super Bowl XXXIII]] and [[Super Bowl 50]].)
* The Patriots were the second biggest Super Bowl underdog to win behind only the Jets in [[Super Bowl III]], who were underdogs against the Colts by 19 1⁄2 points.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dewey |first=Todd |date=2023-05-12 |title=5 biggest upsets in Super Bowl history |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/betting/5-biggest-upsets-in-super-bowl-history-2776273/ |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=Las Vegas Review-Journal |language=en-US}}</ref>
==Final statistics==
Sources: [http://www.nfl.com/superbowl/history/boxscore/sbxxxvi NFL.com Super Bowl XXXVI], [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/play-index/play_finder.cgi?request=1&super_bowl=1&match=summary_all&year_min=1966&year_max=2016&team_id=nwe&opp_id=ram&quarter=1&quarter=2&quarter=3&quarter=4&quarter=5&tr_gtlt=lt&minutes=15&seconds=00&down=0&down=1&down=2&down=3&down=4&yg_gtlt=gt&is_first_down=-1&field_pos_min_field=team&field_pos_max_field=team&end_field_pos_min_field=team&end_field_pos_max_field=team&type=PASS&type=RUSH&type=PUNT&type=KOFF&type=ONSD&type=FG&type=XP&type=2PCR&type=2PCP&is_complete=-1&is_turnover=-1&turnover_type=interception&turnover_type=fumble&is_scoring=-1&score_type=touchdown&score_type=field_goal&score_type=safety&is_sack=-1&include_kneels=-1&no_play=0&order_by=yards Super Bowl XXXVI Play Finder NE], [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/play-index/play_finder.cgi?request=1&super_bowl=1&match=summary_all&year_min=1966&year_max=2016&team_id=ram&opp_id=nwe&quarter=1&quarter=2&quarter=3&quarter=4&quarter=5&tr_gtlt=lt&minutes=15&seconds=00&down=0&down=1&down=2&down=3&down=4&yg_gtlt=gt&is_first_down=-1&field_pos_min_field=team&field_pos_max_field=team&end_field_pos_min_field=team&end_field_pos_max_field=team&type=PASS&type=RUSH&type=PUNT&type=KOFF&type=ONSD&type=FG&type=XP&type=2PCR&type=2PCP&is_complete=-1&is_turnover=-1&turnover_type=interception&turnover_type=fumble&is_scoring=-1&score_type=touchdown&score_type=field_goal&score_type=safety&is_sack=-1&include_kneels=-1&no_play=0&order_by=yards Super Bowl XXXVI Play Finder StL]
===Statistical comparison===
{| class="wikitable"
!
!'''St. Louis Rams'''
!'''New England <br> Patriots'''
|-
|First downs||26||15
|-
|First downs rushing||7||6
|-
|First downs passing||16||8
|-
|First downs penalty||3||1
|-
|Third down efficiency||5/13||2/11
|-
|Fourth down efficiency||0/0||0/0
|-
|Net yards rushing||90||133
|-
|Rushing attempts||22||25
|-
|Yards per rush||4.1||5.3
|-
|Passing – Completions-attempts||28/44||16/27
|-
|Times sacked-total yards||3–28||2–11
|-
|Interceptions thrown||2||0
|-
|Net yards passing||337||134
|-
|Total net yards||427||267
|-
|Punt returns-total yards||3–6||1–4
|-
|Kickoff returns-total yards||4–82||4–100
|-
|Interceptions-total return yards||0–0||2–77
|-
|Punts-average yardage||4–39.8||8–43.1
|-
|Fumbles-lost||2–1||0–0
|-
|Penalties-yards||6–39||5–31
|-
|Time of possession||33:30||26:30
|-
|Turnovers||3||0
|}
===Individual statistics===
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! colspan="6" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|St. Louis Rams|border=2}};"|Rams passing
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!
!C/ATT<sup>1</sup>
!Yds
!TD
!INT
!Rating
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| [[Kurt Warner]] || 28/44 || 365 || 1 || 2 || 78.3
|-
! colspan="6" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|St. Louis Rams|border=2}};"|Rams rushing
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!
!Car<sup>2</sup>
!Yds
!TD
!LG<sup>3</sup>
!Yds/Car
|-
| [[Marshall Faulk]] || 17 || 76 || 0 || 15 || 4.5
|-
| Kurt Warner || 3 || 6 || 1 || 5 || 2.0
|-
| [[Az-Zahir Hakim]] || 1 || 5 || 0 || 5 || 5.0
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| [[James Hodgins]] || 1 || 3 || 0 || 3 || 3.0
|-
! colspan="6" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|St. Louis Rams|border=2}};"|Rams receiving
|-
!
!Rec<sup>4</sup>
!Yds
!TD
!LG<sup>3</sup>
!Target<sup>5</sup>
|-
| Az-Zahir Hakim || 5 || 90 || 0 || 29 || 8
|-
| [[Isaac Bruce]] || 5 || 56 || 0 || 22 || 7
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| [[Torry Holt]] || 5 || 49 || 0 || 18 || 12
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| Marshall Faulk || 4 || 54 || 0 || 22 || 4
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| [[Ricky Proehl]] || 3 || 71 || 1 || 30 || 5
|-
| [[Jeff Robinson (American football)|Jeff Robinson]] || 2 || 18 || 0 || 12 || 2
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| [[Ernie Conwell]] || 2 || 8 || 0 || 9 || 3
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| [[Yo Murphy]] || 1 || 11 || 0 || 11 || 1
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| James Hodgins || 1 || 8 || 0 || 8 || 1
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! colspan="6" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|New England Patriots|border=2}};"|Patriots passing
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!
!C/ATT<sup>1</sup>
!Yds
!TD
!INT
!Rating
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| [[Tom Brady]] || 16/27 || 145 || 1 || 0 || 86.2
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! colspan="6" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|New England Patriots|border=2}};"|Patriots rushing
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!Car<sup>2</sup>
!Yds
!TD
!LG<sup>3</sup>
!Yds/Car
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| [[Antowain Smith]] || 18 || 92 || 0 || 17 || 5.1
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| [[David Patten]] || 1 || 22 || 0 || 22 || 22.0
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| [[Kevin Faulk]] || 2 || 15 || 0 || 8 || 7.5
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| [[Marc Edwards (American football)|Marc Edwards]] || 2 || 5 || 0 || 3 || 2.5
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| Tom Brady || 1 || 3 || 0 || 3 || 3.0
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| [[J. R. Redmond]] || 1 || –4 || 0 || –4 || –4.0
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! colspan="6" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|New England Patriots|border=2}};"|Patriots receiving
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!Rec<sup>4</sup>
!Yds
!TD
!LG<sup>3</sup>
!Target<sup>5</sup>
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| [[Troy Brown]] || 6 || 89 || 0 || 23 || 6
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| J. R. Redmond || 3 || 24 || 0 || 11 || 3
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| [[Jermaine Wiggins]] || 2 || 14 || 0 || 8 || 4
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| Marc Edwards || 2 || 7 || 0 || 5 || 2
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| David Patten || 1 || 8 || 1 || 8 || 4
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| Antowain Smith || 1 || 4 || 0 || 4 || 1
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| Kevin Faulk || 1 || –1 || 0 || –1 || 2
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| [[Patrick Pass]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1
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<sup>4</sup>Receptions
<sup>5</sup>Times targeted
===Records set===
The following records were set in Super Bowl XXXVI, according to the official NFL.com boxscore,<ref name="boxscore">{{Cite web |url=http://www.nfl.com/superbowl/history/boxscore/sbxxxvi |title=Super Bowl XXXVI boxscore |website=NFL.com |access-date=November 7, 2016}}</ref> the 2022 NFL Record & Fact Book<ref name="Factbook">{{cite web|title=Super Bowl Records|url=https://static.www.nfl.com/image/upload/league/apps/league-site/media-guides/2022/2022_NFL_Record_and_Fact_Book.pdf#page=661|publisher=NFL Enterprises, LLC|pages=654–666 |access-date=November 7, 2016 |archive-date=November 6, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151106030504/http://www.nfl.com/static/content/public/photo/2015/07/21/0ap3000000502939.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> and the Pro-Football-Reference.com game summary.<ref name="Stats">{{Cite web |title=Super Bowl XXXVI - St. Louis Rams vs. New England Patriots - February 3rd, 2002 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200202030nwe.htm |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>
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|Most fumbles recovered, career || 2 || [[Kurt Warner]]<br />(St. Louis)
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|Most field goals attempted, career || 6 || [[Jeff Wilkins]]<br />(St. Louis)
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|Most interceptions returned for touchdown, game || 1 || [[Ty Law]]<br />(New England)
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|Most yards allowed in a win || 427 || Patriots
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|Fewest rushing attempts, both team totals || 47 || Patriots (25)<br />Rams (22)
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|Fewest rushing touchdowns scored, game || 0 || Patriots
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|Fewest turnovers, game || 0 || Patriots
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|Most touchdowns scored by interception return, game || 1 || Patriots
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==Starting lineups==
Source:<ref>{{cite web|title=Super Bowl XXXVI – National Football League Game Summary|url=https://nflgsis.com/2001/post/04/18012/Gamebook.pdf|publisher=NFL Enterprises, LLC|website=NFLGSIS.com|date=February 3, 2002|access-date=December 6, 2023}}</ref>
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| colspan="4" style="text-align:center;" | '''Offense'''
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| [[Torry Holt]] || colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| WR || [[Troy Brown]]
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| bgcolor="#FFCC00" | [[Orlando Pace]]‡ || colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | LT || [[Matt Light]]
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| [[Tom Nütten]] || colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | LG || [[Mike Compton (American football)|Mike Compton]]
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| [[Andy McCollum]] || colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | C || [[Damien Woody]]
|-
| [[Adam Timmerman]] || colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | RG || [[Joe Andruzzi]]
|-
| [[Rod Jones (offensive lineman)|Rod Jones]] || colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | RT || [[Greg Randall]]
|-
| [[Ernie Conwell]] || colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | TE || [[Jermaine Wiggins]]
|-
| bgcolor="#FFCC00" |[[Isaac Bruce]]‡ || colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | WR || [[David Patten]]
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| bgcolor="#FFCC00" | [[Kurt Warner]]‡ || colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | QB || [[Tom Brady]]
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| bgcolor="#FFCC00" | [[Marshall Faulk]]‡ || colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | RB || [[Antowain Smith]]
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| [[Jeff Robinson (American football)|Jeff Robinson]] || style="text-align:center;" | TE || style="text-align:center;" | FB || [[Marc Edwards (American football)|Marc Edwards]]
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| colspan="4" style="text-align:center;" | '''Defense'''
|-
| [[Chidi Ahanotu]] || colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | LE || [[Bobby Hamilton (American football)|Bobby Hamilton]]
|-
| [[Brian Young (American football, born 1977)|Brian Young]] || style="text-align:center;" | LDT || style="text-align:center;" | DT || [[Brandon Mitchell (defensive end)|Brandon Mitchell]]
|-
| [[Jeff Zgonina]] || style="text-align:center;" | RDT || style="text-align:center;" | DT || bgcolor="#FFCC00" | [[Richard Seymour]]‡
|-
| [[Grant Wistrom]] || colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | RE || [[Anthony Pleasant]]
|-
| [[Don Davis (linebacker)|Don Davis]] || colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | LLB || [[Mike Vrabel]]
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| [[London Fletcher]] || colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | MLB || [[Tedy Bruschi]]
|-
| [[Tommy Polley]] || colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | RLB || [[Roman Phifer]]
|-
| bgcolor="#FFCC00" | [[Aeneas Williams]]‡ || colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | LCB || bgcolor="#FFCC00" | [[Ty Law]]‡
|-
| [[Dexter McCleon]] || colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | RCB || [[Otis Smith (American football)|Otis Smith]]
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| [[Adam Archuleta]] || colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | SS || [[Lawyer Milloy]]
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| [[Kim Herring]] || colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | FS || [[Tebucky Jones]]
|}
==Aftermath==
===Patriots===
Four hours after the game ended, [[Tom Brady]] visited [[Bill Belichick]]'s hotel room where, as per team rules, he had to get Belichick's permission to miss the team flight and instead travel to [[Walt Disney World]] in [[Orlando, Florida|Orlando]]. Belichick gave him a perplexed look, and after a few seconds of dead silence, responded, "Of course you can go. How many times do you win the Super Bowl?"<ref name="Pat Answer"/>
The game heralded the Patriots dynasty,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Haislop |first=Tadd |date=February 4, 2019 |title=A sixth Super Bowl win for Patriots, Tom Brady matters more than it should |url=http://www.sportingnews.com/ca/nfl/news/sixth-super-bowl-win-for-patriots-tom-brady-matters-more-than-it-should/73rwb1i1hao21sv6cqyfnd763 |access-date=February 6, 2019 |website=Sporting News}}</ref> being the first of nine Super Bowl appearances under the duo of head coach Belichick and quarterback Brady.<ref name="tsn.ca">{{cite web|url=https://www.tsn.ca/patriots-chasing-72-dolphins-in-a-new-way-1.1249831|title=Patriots chasing '72 Dolphins in a new way - TSN.ca|agency=The Canadian Press|date=January 31, 2019|website=TSN|access-date=February 6, 2019}}</ref> The Patriots finished the [[2002 NFL season]] 9–7, missing the playoffs.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2002 New England Patriots Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/nwe/2002.htm |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=2002 NFL Standings & Team Stats |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2002/index.htm |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> They went on to win [[Super Bowl XXXVIII]], then [[Super Bowl XXXIX]], thus winning three Super Bowls in four years.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Super Bowl XXXVIII - Carolina Panthers vs. New England Patriots - February 1st, 2004 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200402010car.htm |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Super Bowl XXXIX - New England Patriots vs. Philadelphia Eagles - February 6th, 2005 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200502060nwe.htm |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> Then, they won their fourth, fifth, and sixth Super Bowls ([[Super Bowl XLIX]], [[Super Bowl LI]], and [[Super Bowl LIII]]) a decade after their third.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Super Bowl XLIX - New England Patriots vs. Seattle Seahawks - February 1st, 2015 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201502010sea.htm |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Super Bowl LI - New England Patriots vs. Atlanta Falcons - February 5th, 2017 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201702050atl.htm |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Super Bowl LIII - New England Patriots vs. Los Angeles Rams - February 3rd, 2019 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201902030ram.htm |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> Brady won four more [[Super Bowl Most Valuable Player Award|Super Bowl MVP]] awards – three with the Patriots in Super Bowl XXXVIII, Super Bowl XLIX, and Super Bowl LI and one more with the [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] in [[Super Bowl LV]] – making him the only player to be named Super Bowl MVP five times.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Super Bowl Most Valuable Player Winners |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/awards/super-bowl-mvp-award.htm |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>
Super Bowl XXXVI later became part of the wider [[2007 New England Patriots videotaping controversy]], also known as "Spygate". In addition to other videotaping allegations, the ''[[Boston Herald]]'' reported, citing an unnamed source, that the Patriots had also taped the Rams' walkthrough practice prior to the game.<ref name="Tomase">{{cite web |url=http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/football/patriots/view.bg?articleid=1070762&srvc=home&position=0|title=Source: Pats Employee Filmed Rams |first=John|last=Tomase|work=[[Boston Herald]] |date=February 2, 2008|access-date=February 3, 2008| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080206045732/http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/football/patriots/view.bg?articleid=1070762&srvc=home&position=0| archive-date= February 6, 2008 | url-status=live}}</ref> After further investigations, the league determined that no tape of the Rams' Super Bowl walkthrough was made,<ref name="GlobeMeeting">{{cite news|url=http://www.boston.com/sports/football/patriots/articles/2008/05/13/meeting_between_goodell_walsh_provides_no_new_information_on_patriots_videotaping_procedures/|title=Goodell: Walsh says Pats didn't have Super Bowl walk-through tape|work=The Boston Globe|first=Mike|last=Reiss|date=May 13, 2008|access-date=May 13, 2008| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121022124445/http://www.boston.com/sports/football/patriots/articles/2008/05/13/meeting_between_goodell_walsh_provides_no_new_information_on_patriots_videotaping_procedures/| archive-date=October 22, 2012| url-status=live}}</ref> and the ''Herald'' later issued an apology in 2008 for their article about the alleged walkthrough tape.<ref name="Apology">{{cite web|url=http://bostonherald.com/sports/football/patriots/view.bg?articleid=1093898&srvc=home&position=0|title=Apology|work=Boston Herald|date=May 14, 2008|access-date=May 14, 2008| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080515132526/http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/football/patriots/view.bg?articleid=1093898&srvc=home&position=0| archive-date= May 15, 2008 | url-status=live}}</ref> Nevertheless, the Patriots finished the 2007 regular season with a perfect 16–0 record, but failed to record an undefeated 19–0 championship season after losing [[Super Bowl XLII]] to the [[New York Giants]]. And at the conclusion of the 2015 NFL season, the Patriots held the NFL's best record since Spygate, compiling a 96–32 record from 2008 to 2015.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://prod.static.patriots.clubs.nfl.com/assets/docs/20120205_sbxlvi_game_release.pdf |title=Patriots Super Bowl XLVI Press Release, page 13 |access-date=May 1, 2012 |archive-date=February 9, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120209230632/http://prod.static.patriots.clubs.nfl.com/assets/docs/20120205_sbxlvi_game_release.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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|quote=Sitting behind me, an older Patriots fan had turned bright red -- I couldn't tell whether he was laughing, crying or both -- and he was screaming, "Fifty years! I've been waiting for this for fifty years!" and "They gave us no respect! None!" And he just kept screaming those things again and again. And again. And again. Meanwhile, the other Patriots fans in our section were hugging one another and carrying on -- none of us knew what to do. We were collectively incredulous. Total disbelief. Nobody could ever make jokes about the Patriots again. We had arrived.
|source=[[Bill Simmons]], who watched the game live at the Superdome, in his postgame column for ESPN Page 2<ref>{{Cite web |last=Simmons |first=Bill |author-link=Bill Simmons |date=4 February 2001 |title=Now I Can Die in Peace |url=https://www.espn.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons%2F020204 |access-date=22 August 2023 |website=ESPN Page 2 |publisher=ESPN}} Republished as ''Silence of the Rams'' in ''[[Now I Can Die in Peace]]''.</ref>
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The Patriots' win in this Super Bowl, beyond just serving as a springboard to a dynasty that lasted nearly two decades and resulted in five more championships, also became the starting point for a decade of success in Boston sports, with the city's teams in the four major North American sports leagues (the [[Boston Red Sox|Red Sox]], [[Boston Celtics|Celtics]] and [[Boston Bruins|Bruins]] in addition to the Patriots) winning seven championships including at least one each. Following the Bruins winning the [[2011 Stanley Cup Finals]], ''[[The Boston Globe|Boston Globe]]'' columnist [[Dan Shaughnessy]] ranked all seven championships from the past decade and ranked the Patriots winning Super Bowl XXXVI as the second-greatest Boston sports championship of the decade behind only the Red Sox winning the [[2004 World Series]] and breaking the "[[Curse of the Bambino]]".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.boston.com/2011-06-17/sports/29670955_1_red-sox-piece-of-championship-hardware-greatest-comeback |title=How great is this? |date=June 17, 2011 |first=Dan |last=Shaughnessy |newspaper=The Boston Globe |page=C1 |access-date=June 29, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406093142/http://articles.boston.com/2011-06-17/sports/29670955_1_red-sox-piece-of-championship-hardware-greatest-comeback |archive-date=April 6, 2012 }}</ref>
Brady, Milloy and Vinatieri also provided the team's commentary in the 2001 Patriots' episode of ''[[America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions]]'', narrated by actor [[Martin Sheen]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hill |first=Rich |date=2017-02-12 |title=Who should represent the New England Patriots for America’s Game special? |url=https://www.patspulpit.com/2017/2/12/14585810/who-should-represent-the-new-england-patriots-for-americas-game-special |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=Pats Pulpit |language=en}}</ref>
The Patriots winning their first championship in franchise history started a run of a team in American sports from NCAA Football and Basketball and the four major sports (MLB baseball, NFL football, NBA basketball, and NHL hockey) winning either their first franchise championship or their next franchise championship after waiting at least 17 years since their last title. This streak is still continuing in 2025 after the Florida Gators won their first NCAA Basketball national championship in 18 years and the [[Oklahoma City Thunder]] won their first NBA championship since 1979 when they were known as the [[Seattle SuperSonics]] and their first in 17 years since moving to Oklahoma City.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/RichEisenShow/status/1006272862213287936|title=Rich Eisen Show on Twitter|website=Twitter|access-date=June 12, 2018}}</ref>
===Rams===
Beginning with the Rams' appearance in Super Bowl XXXVI, 10 different NFC teams appeared in the Super Bowl over the next 10 years.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hutchins |first=Andy |date=2011-01-24 |title=Super Bowl XLV Welcomes 10th Different NFC Champion In 10 Years; Will Lions Be Next? |url=https://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2011/1/24/1953542/superbowl-xlv-green-bay-packers-nfc |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=SBNation.com |language=en}}</ref> This trend was broken when the [[New York Giants]] earned a trip to [[Super Bowl XLVI]] after participating in [[Super Bowl XLII]] four years earlier (the Giants defeated the Patriots in both games).
This game was regarded as a "[[Super Bowl curse|Super Bowl hangover]]" for the Rams because they lost a Super Bowl where they were heavy favorites, with a win potentially ushering in a Rams dynasty, but instead the loss signaled the beginning of the end of [[The Greatest Show on Turf|The Greatest Show on Turf era]].<ref name="tsn.ca"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportingnews.com/ca/nfl/news/patriots-rams-super-bowl-rematch-brings-tom-brady-bill-belichick-full-circle/atnt30do987313msd19p3enit|title=Patriots-Rams Super Bowl rematch brings Tom Brady, Bill Belichick full circle|date=January 21, 2019|website=Sporting News|access-date=February 6, 2019}}</ref> Due to injuries to [[Kurt Warner]] and [[Marshall Faulk]], the Rams finished with a 7–9 record the following year and missed the postseason.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2002 St. Louis Rams Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/ram/2002.htm |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> They qualified for the playoffs only two more times (2003 and 2004), and only won one more playoff game (the 2004–05 wild card game) during the remainder of their tenure in St. Louis.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Los Angeles Rams Team Records, Leaders, and League Ranks |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/ram/index.htm |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Los Angeles Rams Playoff History |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/ram/playoffs.htm |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> Head coach [[Mike Martz]] was fired after missing most of the 2005 season due to illness.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2006-01-02 |title=Martz's tenure with Rams ends in dismissal |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=2277862 |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=ESPN.com|agency=Associated Press |language=en}}</ref> Warner suffered a concussion on opening day in 2003, and was later demoted to backup quarterback for the rest of that season. He then signed with the [[New York Giants]] in 2004 as a caretaker quarterback, eventually losing the starting job to rookie quarterback [[Eli Manning]]. Warner later joined the [[Arizona Cardinals]] in 2005 and eventually gained the starting job where he led that team to their first Super Bowl appearance, [[Super Bowl XLIII|XLIII]], following the 2008 season.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kurt Warner Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/W/WarnKu00.htm |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=2008 Arizona Cardinals Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/crd/2008.htm |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>
Super Bowl XXXVI ended up being the last Super Bowl that the Rams participated while based in St. Louis; they relocated back to Los Angeles in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-01-13 |title=California love: Rams head back to L.A. for '16 |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/14558668/st-louis-rams-relocate-los-angeles |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=ESPN.com|agency=Associated Press |language=en}}</ref> The Rams would once again reach the [[Super Bowl]] in the [[Super Bowl LIII|2018 season]] and [[Super Bowl LVI|2021 season]], winning the latter.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Super Bowl LIII - New England Patriots vs. Los Angeles Rams - February 3rd, 2019 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201902030ram.htm |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Super Bowl LVI - Los Angeles Rams vs. Cincinnati Bengals - February 13th, 2022 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/202202130cin.htm |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>
===Super Bowl LIII rematch===
The [[2018 New England Patriots season|Patriots]] and the [[2018 Los Angeles Rams season|now Los Angeles Rams]] rematched exactly 17 years later in [[Super Bowl LIII]] (2019); again featuring the head coach-quarterback tandem of [[Bill Belichick]] and [[Tom Brady]], both of whom were the only active personnel left from Super Bowl XXXVI, on February 3, 2019. Coincidentally like XXXVI, LIII also featured one of the league's top offenses (Rams) against one of the top defenses (Patriots).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theringer.com/nfl/2019/2/1/18206672/super-bowl-game-preview-rams-patriots-sean-mcvay-bill-belichick|title=The Super Bowl LIII Game Preview: Who Wins a Clash of Coaching Masters?|first=Robert|last=Mays|date=February 1, 2019|website=The Ringer|access-date=February 6, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=White |first=R.J. |date=February 4, 2019 |title=2019 Super Bowl score: Free live stream on CBS Sports, TV channel, halftime show, more details |url=https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/2019-super-bowl-score-free-live-stream-on-cbs-sports-tv-channel-halftime-show-more-details/ |access-date=February 6, 2019 |website=CBS Sports}}</ref> The Patriots won their record-tying sixth Super Bowl by defeating the Rams again 13–3, with Brady remarking that LIII had a "throwback feel" to XXXVI.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Reiss |first=Mike |date=February 3, 2019 |title=Tom Brady-Bill Belichick dynasty rolls on as Patriots win Super Bowl LIII |url=http://www.espn.com/blog/new-england-patriots/post/_/id/4816682 |access-date=February 6, 2019 |website=ESPN.com}}</ref> Meanwhile, the [[2021 Los Angeles Rams season|Rams]] would defeat the [[2021 Cincinnati Bengals season|Cincinnati Bengals]] [[Super Bowl LVI|three years later]].
==Officials==
* '''Referee:''' [[Bernie Kukar]] #86 second Super Bowl (XXXIII)<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 31, 2002 |title=Bernie Kukar to referee Super Bowl |url=https://www.upi.com/Sports_News/2002/01/31/Bernie-Kukar-to-referee-Super-Bowl/83311012514864/ |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=UPI |language=en}}</ref>
* '''Umpire:''' Jeff Rice #44 first Super Bowl
* '''Head linesman:''' [[Mark Hittner]] #28 first Super Bowl
* '''Line judge:''' Ron Phares #10 third Super Bowl (XXVIII, XXIX)
* '''Field judge:''' [[Pete Morelli]] #135 first Super Bowl
* '''Side judge:''' [[Laird Hayes]] #125 first Super Bowl
* '''Back judge:''' [[Scott Green (American football official)|Scott Green]] #19 first Super Bowl
* '''Alternate referee:''' [[Mike Carey (American football)|Mike Carey]] #94 (referee for [[Super Bowl XLII]])
* '''Alternate umpire:''' [[Ron Botchan]] #110 (umpire for XX, XXVII, XXIX, XXI, XXXIV)
== Notes ==
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==References==
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== External links ==
* {{YouTube|id=5HTJQE2BLBo|title=Super Bowl XXXVI: NFL Full Game}}
* [http://www.superbowl.com/ Super Bowl official website]
* {{cite book | title=2006 NFL Record and Fact Book | date=July 25, 2006 | publisher=Time Inc. Home Entertainment | isbn=1-933405-32-5 | url-access=registration | url=https://archive.org/details/2006nflrecordfac00edit }}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20051202063839/http://www.sportingnews.com/archives/superbowl/ The Sporting News: History of the Super Bowl] (Last accessed December 4, 2005)
* [https://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/super/superbowl-plays.htm Super Bowl play-by-plays] from [[USA Today]] (Last accessed September 28, 2005)
* {{cite web |title=The Patriots vs. Rams Super Bowl that started a dynasty deserves a deep rewind |work=[[SB Nation]] |date=February 2, 2019 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQWnfMXam6g |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/BQWnfMXam6g| archive-date=December 11, 2021 |url-status=live|via=[[YouTube]] }}{{cbignore}}
* [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200202030nwe.htm Super Bowl XXXVI Box Score] at [[Pro Football Reference]]
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