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National Football League (NFL) Super Bowl XXXVIII

The National Football League (NFL) Super Bowl XXXVIII

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Super Bowl XXXVIII - February 1, 2004

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Carolina
Panthers
(14-5)
Super Bowl XXXVIII Logo New England
Patriots
(16-2)
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  Carolina -29
New England -32
 

NFC Playoffs

Wildcard Game:
Carolina 29, Dallas 10
Wildcard Game:
Green Bay 33, Seattle 27 (OT)
Divisional Playoff:
Carolina 29, St. Louis 23 (2OT)
Divisional Playoff:
Philadelphia 20, Green Bay 17 (OT)
Championship Game
Carolina 14, Philadelphia 3

AFC Playoffs

Wildcard Game
Tennessee 20, Baltimore 17
Wildcard Game:
Indianapolis 41, Denver 10
Divisional Playoff:
New England 17, Tennessee 14
Divisional Playoff:
Indianapolis 38, Kansas City 31
Championship Game
New England 24, Indianapolis 14

  Reliant Stadium  

Super Bowl XXXVIII Quick Facts
   
Date: February 1, 2004
Location: Reliant Stadium - Houston, TX
Surface: Indoors on grass
Game Weather: Cloudy (Outdoors)
Conditions: Temp: 59 F, Humidity: 81%, Wind: E 12 mph (Outdoors)
Attendance: 71,525
Kickoff Time: 5:25 P.M. Central
Commentary: Greg Gumbel and Phil Simms (CBS)
Pre-Game Show: Aerosmith, Toby Keith, Willie Nelson, and Walter Suhr and Mango Punch
Josh Groban performed "You Raise Me Up" in a tribute to the Columbia crew
Halftime Show: "The AOL Super Bowl XXXVIII Halftime Show"
Janet Jackson, P.Diddy, Nelly, Kid Rock, Justin Timberlake
Producer: MTV: Music Television
Winner Share: $68,000
Loser Share: $36,500
Ticket Price: $400, $500 or $600
Most Valuable Player: Patriots QB Tom Brady (32/48, 354 yds, 3 TDs, 1 INT)

As Adam Vinatieri kicked a 41-yard field goal with four seconds remaining, the Patriots won their second Super Bowl in three seasons.

To suggest that the scoring had started slowly would be an understatment, taking a record 26 minutes and 55 seconds for the first points to be scored. The teams combined for 868 yards (481 by New England) and the game featured the highest scoring quarter ever with a combined 37 points in the fourth quarter.

On the Patriots first possession, Vinatieri missed a 31-yard field goal and with 6 minutes left in the second quarter had a 36-yard attempt blocked. Afetr the change of posession Mike Vrabel sacked Jake Delhomme and forced a fumble. Richard Seymour recovered at the Panthers 20, and New England scored a touchdown on the next series.

The Panthers responded with an 8-play, 95-yard drive resulting in a 39 yard touchdown pass with 1:07 left in the half. On New England's next series Tom Brady's 52-yard pass to Branch with 37 seconds left in the half set up a David Givens 5-yard touchdown catch with 18 seconds left. New England squibbed the ensuing kickoff and Carolina's Kris Mangum returned it 12 yards to the Panthers 47. A 21-yard run by Stephen Davis set up John Kasay's 50-yard field goal as the half expired with a 14-10 New England lead.

Neither team scored in the third quarter, but Antowain Smith's 2-yard touchdown run two plays into the final quarter capped a 71-yard drive and gave the Patriots a 21-10 lead. Carolina responded as Delhomme completed passes of 18 and 22 yards to Smith to set up DeShaun Foster's 33-yard touchdown run to cut the deficit to 21-16 with 12:39 to play. Carolina missed the 2-point conversion.

New England marched to the Panthers 9 with the ensuing kickoff, but Reggie Howard intercepted Brady's third-and-goal pass in the end zone. Two plays later, Delhomme rolled left and fired a Super-Bowl record 85-yard touchdown pass to Muhammad for a 22-21 lead with 6:53 left. Once again missed the 2 point conversion attempt.

New England drove 68 yards on its next possession, to set up Brady's 1-yard touchdown pass to Vrabel. . A direct snap to Kevin Faulk resulted in a 2-point conversion for a 29-22 lead with 2:51 left.

Delhomme completed passes of 19 yards to Muhammad and 31 yards to Ricky Proehl before finding Proehl from 12 yards with the tying touchdown with 1:08 remaining.

Kasay's ensuing kickoff went out of bounds, giving New England the ball at their own 40. Five plays later, faced with third-and-3 from the Panthers 40 with 14 seconds left, Brady fired a 17-yard pass to Branch to set up Vinatieri's Super Bowl-winning 41-yard field goal.

Play by Play Recap of Super Bowl XXXVIII

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Super Bowl XXXVIII MVP

Super Bowl XXXVIII MVP Tom Brady

Position: Quarterback
Height: 6' 4"
Weight: 220 lbs.
Birthdate: August 3, 1977
Birthplace: San Mateo, CA
College: Michigan
Team: New England
MVP: Super Bowl XXXVI, XXXVIII

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Super Bowl XXXVIII Scoring Summary

Super Bowl XXXVIII Scoring Summary

Team
1
2
3
4
Final
New England Patriots
0
14
0
18
32
Carolina Panthers
0
10
0
19
48

First Quarter
None.
Second Quarter
NE: Deion Branch, 5 Yd pass from Tom Brady (Adam Vinatieri kick), 3:05. Drive: 4 plays, 20 yards in 2:10.
CAR: Steve Smith, 39 Yd pass from Jake Delhomme (John Kasay kick), 1:07. Drive: 8 plays, 95 yards in 1:58.
NE: David Givens, 5 Yd pass from Tom Brady (Adam Vinatieri kick), 0:18. Drive: 6 plays, 78 yards in 0:49.
Car: John Kasay 50 Yd Field Goal, 0:00. Drive: 2 plays, 21 yards in 0:18.
Third Quarter
None.
Fourth Quarter
NE: Antowain Smith, 2 Yd run (Adam Vinatieri kick), 14:49. Drive: 8 plays, 71 yards in 4:08.
CAR: DeShaun Foster, 33 Yd run (2 Pt. Conversion failed), 12:39. Drive: 6 plays, 81 yards in 2:10.
CAR: Muhsin Muhammad, 85 Yd pass from Jake Delhomme (2 Pt. Conversion failed), 6:53. Drive: 3 plays, 90 yards in 0:45.
NE: Mike Vrabel, 1 Yd pass from Tom Brady (Kevin Faulk Run for 2 Pt. Conversion), 2:51. Drive: 11 plays, 68 yards in 4:02.
CAR: Ricky Proehl, 12 Yd pass from Jake Delhomme (John Kasay kick), 1:08. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards in 1:43.
NE: Adam Vinatieri 41 Yd Field Goal, 0:04. Drive: 6 plays, 37 yards in 1:04.

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Super Bowl XXXVIII Team Statistics

Super Bowl XXXVIII Team Statistics

CAR
 
NE
17
Total First Downs
29
3
By Rushing
7
12
By Passing
19
2
By Penalty
3
4-12-33%
Third Down Efficiency
8-17-47%
0-0-0%
Fourth Down Efficiency
1-1-100%
387
Total Net Yards
481
53
Total Offensive Plays
83
7.3
Average Gain
5.8
92
Net Yards Rushing
127
16
Total Rushing Plays
35
5.8
Average Gain
3.6
295
Net Yards Passing
354
4-28
Times Thrown - Yards Lost Attempting To Pass
0-0
267
Gross Yards Passing
354
33-16-0
Attempts-Completions-Had Intercepted
48-32-1
8.0
Average Gain
7.4
5-0-0
Kickoffs Number-In End Zone-Touchbacks
6-3-0
7-44.3
Punts Number And Average
5-34.8
0
Had Blocked
0
0-0
Fgs - Pats Had Blocked
1-0
38.3
Net Punting Average
34.2
14
Total Return Yardage (Not Including Kickoffs)
42
1-2
No. And Yards Punt Returns
5-42
6-116
No. And Yards Kickoff Returns
4-78
1-12
No. And Yards Interception Returns
0-0
12-73
Penalties Number And Yards
8-60
1-1
Fumbles Number And Lost
1-0
4
Touchdowns
4
1
Rushing
1
3
Passing
3
0
Interceptions
0
0
Other (Blocked Kicks, Etc.)
0
2-4
Extra Points Made-Attempts
4-4
2-2
Kicking Made-Attempts
3-3
0-2
Passing Made-Attempts
0-0
0-0
Rushing Made-Attempts
1-1
1-1
Field Goals Made-Attempts
1-3
1-1-100%
Red Zone Efficiency
4-7-57%
0-0-0%
Goal To Go Efficiency
3-4-75%
0
Safeties
0
29
Final Score
32
21:02
Time Of Possession
38:58

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Super Bowl XXXVIII Individual Statistics - Rushing

Super Bowl XXXVIII Individual Statistics - Rushing

Carolina
Att
Yds
Ave
Lg
TD
 
New England
Att
Yds
Ave
Lg
TD
S.Davis
13
49
3.8
21
0
  A.Smith
26
83
3.2
9
1
D.Foster
3
43
14.3
33
1
  K.Faulk
6
42
7.0
23
0
 
  T.Brady
2
12
6.0
12
0
 
  T.Brown
1
-10
-10.0
-10
0
Total
16
92
5.8
33
1
  Total
35
127
3.6
23
1

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Super Bowl XXXVIII Individual Statistics - Passing

Super Bowl XXXVIII Individual Statistics - Passing

Carolina
Att
Com
Yds
SK/YD
TD
Lg
IN
Rt
 
NE
Att
Com
Yds
SK/YD
TD
Lg
IN
Rt
J.Delhomme
33
16
323
4/28
3
85
0
113.6
  T.Brady
48
32
354
0/0
3
52
1
100.5

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Super Bowl XXXVIII Individual Statistics - Receiving

Super Bowl XXXVIII Individual Statistics - Receiving

Carolina
No
Yds
Ave
Lg
TD
 
New England
No
Yds
Ave
Lg
TD
M.Muhammad
4
140
35.0
85
1
  D.Branch
10
143
14.3
52
1
S.Smith
4
80
20.0
39
1
  T.Brown
8
76
9.5
13
0
R.Proehl
4
71
17.8
31
1
  D.Givens
5
69
13.8
25
1
J.Wiggins
2
21
10.5
15
0
  D.Graham
4
46
11.5
33
0
D.Foster
1
9
9.0
9
0
  K.Faulk
4
19
4.8
7
0
K.Mangum
1
2
2.0
2
0
  M.Vrabel
1
1
1.0
1
1
Total
16
323
20.2
85
3
  Total
32
354
11.1
52
3

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Super Bowl XXXVIII Individual Statistics - Punting

Super Bowl XXXVIII Individual Statistics - Punting

Carolina
No Yds Ave TB Lg  
New England
No Yds Ave TB Lg
T.Sauerbrun 7 310 44.3 0 51   T.Tupa 5 173 34.6 0 51

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Super Bowl XXXVIII Individual Statistics - Punt Returns

Super Bowl XXXVIII Individual Statistics - Punt Returns

Carolina
No
Yds
Ave
FC
Lg
TD
 
New England
No
Yds
Ave
FC
Lg
TD
S.Smith
1
2
2.0
1
2
0
  T.Brown
4
40
10.0
1
28
0
 
  D.Branch
1
2
2.0
1
2
0
Total
1
2
2.0
1
2
0
  Total
5
42
8.4
2
28
0

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Super Bowl XXXVIII Individual Statistics - Kickoff Returns

Super Bowl XXXVIII Individual Statistics - Kickoff Returns

Carolina
No
Yds
Ave
FC
Lg
TD
 
New England
No
Yds
Ave
FC
Lg
TD
R.Smart
4
74
18.5
0
22
0
  B.Johnson
4
78
19.5
0
29
0
S.Smith
1
30
30.0
0
30
0
  Out of Bounds
1
O
0
0
0
0
K.Mangum
1
12
12.0
0
12
0
   
Total
6
116
19.3
0
30
0
  Total
4
78
19.5
0
29
0

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Super Bowl XXXVIII Individual Statistics - Interceptions

Super Bowl XXXVIII Individual Statistics - Interceptions

Carolina
No
Yds
Ave
Lg
TD
 
New England
No
Yds
Ave
Lg
TD
R.Howard
1
12
12.0
12
0
   
Total
1
12
12.0
12
0
  Total
0
0
0.0
0
0

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Super Bowl XXXVIII Starting Lineups

Super Bowl XXXVIII Starting Lineups

Carolina
Off
New England
M.Muhammad
WR
D.Branch
T.Steussie
LT
M.Light
J.James
LG
R.Hochstein
J.Mitchell
C
D.Koppen
K.Donnalley
RG
J.Andruzzi
J.Gross
RT
T.Ashworth
J.Wiggins
TE
D.Graham
S.Smith
WR
T.Brown
J.Delhomme
QB
T.Brady
B.Hoover
FB
L.Centers
S.Davis
RB
A.Smith
Def
J.Peppers
LE
B.Hamilton
B.Buckner
LT
NT
T.Washington
K.Jenkins
RT
M.Rucker
RE
R.Seymour
G.Favors
OLB
W.McGinest
D.Morgan
ILB
T.Bruschi
ILB
R.Phifer
W.Witherspoon
OLB
M.Vrabel
R.Manning
LCB
T.Law
R.Howard
RCB
T.Poole
M.Minter
SS
E.Wilson
D.Grant
FS
R.Harrison

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Super Bowl XXXVIII Substitutes

Super Bowl XXXVIII Substitutes

Carolina
New England
J.Kasay
A.Vinatieri
T.Sauerbrun
K.Walter
D.Foster
D.Ward
T.Cousin
A.Samuel
C.Branch
J.Cherry
D.Wesley
K.Faulk
R.Smart
K.Akins
N.Goings
P.Pass
J.Cooper
S.Mayer
V.Ciurciu
B.Kinchen
B.Allen
T.Banta-Cain
J.Kyle
D.Davis
L.Towns
T.Johnson
M.Willig
L.Izzo
B.Nelson
M.Chatham
R.Proehl
W.Brown
K.Dyson
B.Johnson
K.Mangum
D.Givens
K.Hankton
C.Fauria
A.Wallace
T.Warren
K.Rasmussen
J.Green
S.Burton

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Super Bowl XXXVIII Officials

Super Bowl XXXVIII Officials

Referee: Ed Hochuli (85), Umpire: Jeff Rice (44), Head Linesman: Mark Hittner (28), Line Judge: Ben Montgomery (117), Side Judge: Laird Hayes (125), Back Judge: Scott Green (19), Field Judge: Tom Sifferman (118), Replay Official: Larry Hill, Video Operator: Gene Cunningham