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Vinatieri the hero, Brady the MVP
HOUSTON -- Humdrum? Hardly. What was supposed to be a colossal bore turned into one of the most exciting Super Bowls ever with a thrilling back-and-forth final quarter that Adam Vinatieri finished off with his foot. Tom Brady set up Vinatieri's 41-yard field goal with 4 seconds left to give the New England Patriots their second NFL championship in three seasons with a 32-29 victory over the Carolina Panthers. Not only did Vinatieri win this one Sunday night, he did the same thing two years ago, beating the St. Louis Rams on the final play of the game. "Nobody makes all of them. But if you've got to have one kick with everything on the line, he's the one you want kicking it," New England coach Bill Belichick said. "It was an awesome kick. It was a great kick. That's the game. That's what Adam's here for." Most of the first half did live up to the predictions that two defensive teams would make for a dull game. They were scoreless for nearly 27 minutes, the slowest start in Super Bowl history, and Vinatieri missed one field goal and another was blocked. But that changed in the final 3 minutes of the first half and again in the fourth quarter, when the teams combined for 37 points, the most in any quarter in any Super Bowl. The scoring never stopped. The Patriots were ahead. The Panthers were ahead. The Patriots were ahead, then the Panthers tied it. And then came the most reliable foot in football. "You know you might have a chance at the end of the game to win it," Vinatieri said. "I looked up and it was going right down the middle." It wouldn't have been possible without Brady. He finished 32-of-48 for 354 yards and three touchdowns. The 32 completions were a Super Bowl record. "To win this the way we did is incredible, unbelievable. A great all-around game," he said. "I don't know how I do it." Brady was voted the game's MVP for the second time in three seasons, although he did throw a second-half interception that prevented New England from winning more easily. Before the game, played in the city that is home to the nation's space program, there was a tribute to NASA and the crew of the shuttle Columbia, which broke up over Texas exactly one year ago. And before the second-half kickoff, Justin Timberlake tore off part of Janet Jackson's top, exposing her breast during the halftime show, and New England linebacker Matt Chatham tackled a streaker on the field. It made fans wonder what was in store for the second half. The teams didn't disappoint. Carolina tied the game at 29 with its third fourth-quarter TD on a 12-yard pass from Jake Delhomme to Ricky Proehl with 1:08 left. Then John Kasay kicked the ball out of bounds to give New England field position at its own 40. Brady moved the Patriots 37 yards in six plays, hitting Deion Branch to set up Vinatieri's winning kick, which prevented the Super Bowl from going into overtime for the first time ever. It also gave New England its 15th straight victory. "I felt like they fought so hard all the way that my role was to help them hoist the trophy," Vinatieri said. The Patriots led 14-10 at the half, and after a scoreless third quarter, they made it 21-10 on the second play of the fourth on a 2-yard run by Antowain Smith. That capped an eight-play, 71-yard drive featuring a 33-yard pass from Brady to tight end Daniel Graham. Carolina wasn't about to give up, though, scoring on DeShaun Foster's 33-yard run on a six-play, 81-yard drive. But the 2-point conversion pass was behind Muhsin Muhammad and it was 21-16. The decision to go for 2 would come back to haunt coach John Fox. The Patriots seemed ready to put the game away when they got the ball back, but Brady made a rare mistake -- throwing an off-balance pass that Reggie Howard intercepted in the end zone. Two plays later, Delhomme found Muhammad behind the New England defense for an 85-yard score, the longest play from scrimmage in Super Bowl history, to give the Panthers a 22-21 lead with 6:53 left. Fox again went for the 2-point conversion and failed. It was the first time New England trailed since Nov. 23. The last time was also in Houston, when the Patriots rallied from a 20-13 deficit in the fourth quarter to beat the Texans 23-20 in overtime on, what else, a field goal by Vinatieri. The Panthers' lead didn't last long, either. Brady came back with a TD pass to linebacker Mike Vrabel with 2:51 remaining, and Kevin Faulk ran in for the 2-point conversion to give New England a 29-22 lead. About two minutes later, Delhomme and Proehl hooked up to tie the score, giving Vinatieri another chance to be a hero. "I thought he kept us in the game," Fox said, referring to Delhomme, who rebounded from a 1-of-9 start to throw for 323 yards. "They kept battling back. Unfortunately they had the ball last." After the scoring drought to open the game, the Patriots and Panthers finally got going -- 24 points in the final 3:05 of the first half. The Patriots dominated that dormant period and finally took a 7-0 lead on the first of two 5-yard TD passes by Brady. The quarterback found Branch after Vrabel sacked Delhomme, forcing a fumble and giving New England the ball at the Carolina 20. At that point, New England had outgained Carolina 125 yards to minus-7, and Delhomme had been sacked three times. But the Patriots' touchdown seemed to wake up the Panthers. Delhomme led Carolina on a 95-yard drive, tied for second longest in Super Bowl history, capping it with a 39-yard TD pass to Steve Smith, who beat Tyrone Poole in single coverage. That tied the game 7-7 with 1:14 left in the half. Brady came right back, hitting Branch for 52 yards behind Ricky Manning Jr. to set up his second 5-yard TD pass, this time to David Givens. Carolina wasn't finished, either. Vinatieri squibbed the kickoff and Kris Mangum returned it 12 yards to his own 47. With 12 seconds and a timeout left, the Panthers crossed up the Patriots by handing the ball to Stephen Davis, who rushed 21 yards to the New England 32. After a timeout, Kasay kicked a 50-yard field goal to close the half. New England looked as if it might get off to a quick start, shutting down the Panthers on their first possession, then moving to the Carolina 13 after Troy Brown's 28-yard punt return. But Vinatieri's 31-yard field-goal attempt was wide right. It was only the third time he had missed indoors in 34 attempts, all of them in Houston. The Patriots continued to keep the Panthers backed up. Carolina got its first first down with just over 2 minutes left in the first quarter on a holding penalty on New England's Ty Law but had to punt three plays later. Carolina's defense held up its end -- Will Witherspoon ended another Patriots threat by dumping Brown for a 10-yard loss on a reverse to take New England out of field-goal range. With just under 9 minutes left in the second quarter, the Patriots reached the Carolina 38. Brady's third-down sneak was barely stopped, then Antowain Smith barely got the 6 inches on fourth down, a spot that was upheld on replay. The Patriots reached the 18, but Vinatieri's 36-yard attempt was blocked by Shane Burton. Three plays later, Vrabel stripped Delhomme and Richard Seymour recovered. On third-and-7, Brady, the self-described "slowest quarterback in the league," scrambled up the middle to the 5. On the next play, he found Branch in the end zone for the game's first score. But all of that was forgotten by the final quarter as New England established its credentials as a mini-dynasty. "I don't know about our legacy," said Charlie Weis, the team's offensive coordinator. "But two titles in three years in the environment of the NFL these days is quite an achievement." For which the Patriots can thank Vinatieri. |
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| Second Quarter | SCORE | ||
| N E | TD | DEION BRANCH 5 YD PASS FROM TOM BRADY (ADAM VINATIERI KICK) 11:55 Drive Info: 2:10, 4 plays, 20 yds Key Plays: - Seymour recovery of Delhomme fumble at Carolina 20 - Brady 12-yard run on 3rd-and-7 to Carolina 5 | NEW ENGLAND 7-0 |
| CAR | TD | STEVE SMITH 39 YD PASS FROM JAKE DELHOMME (JOHN KASAY KICK) 13:51 Drive Info: 1:58, 8 plays, 95 yds Key Plays: - Delhomme 13-yard pass to Proehl on 3rd-and-5 to Carolina 23 - Delhomme 23-yard pass to Muhammad to Carolina 46 - Delhomme 15-yard pass to Proehl to New England 39 | CAROLINA 7-7 |
| N E | TD | DAVID GIVENS 5 YD PASS FROM TOM BRADY (ADAM VINATIERI KICK) 14:42 Drive Info: :49, 6 plays, 78 yds Key Plays: - Brady 12-yard pass to Givens to New England 34 - Brady 52-yard pass to Branch to Carolina 14 - Brady 9-yard pass to Givens to Carolina 5 | NEW ENGLAND 14-7 |
| CAR | FG | JOHN KASAY 50 YD 15:00 Drive Info: :18, 2 plays, 21 yds Key Plays: - Mangum 12-yard kickoff return to Carolina 47 - Davis 21-yard run to New England 32 | NEW ENGLAND 14-10 |
| Fourth Quarter | SCORE | ||
| N E | TD | ANTOWAIN SMITH 2 YD RUN (ADAM VINATIERI KICK) 0:11 Drive Info: 4:08, 8 plays, 71 yds Key Plays: - Brady 16-yard pass to Branch to New England 45 - Smith 6-yard run on 3rd-and-1 to Carolina 40 - Brady 33-yard pass to Graham on 2nd-and-12 to Carolina 9 | NEW ENGLAND 21-10 |
| CAR | TD | DESHAUN FOSTER 33 YD RUN (TWO-POINT PASS CONVERSION FAILED) 2:21 Drive Info: 2:10, 6 plays, 81 yds Key Plays: - Delhomme 13-yard pass to Muhammad to Carolina 32 - Delhomme 18-yard pass to Smith to Carolina 45 - Delhomme 22-yard pass to Smith to New England 33 | NEW ENGLAND 21-16 |
| CAR | TD | MUHSIN MUHAMMAD 85 YD PASS FROM JAKE DELHOMME (TWO-POINT PASS CONVERSION FAILED) 8:07 Drive Info: :45, 3 plays, 90 yds Key Plays: - Howard 12-yard interception return to Carolina 10 | CAROLINA 22-21 |
| N E | TD | MIKE VRABEL 1 YD PASS FROM TOM BRADY (KEVIN FAULK RUN FOR TWO-POINT CONVERSION) 12:09 Drive Info: 4:02, 11 plays, 68 yds Key Plays: - 5-yard defensive holding on Carolina's Morgan for first down on New England 34 - Brady 6-yard pass to Brown on 3rd-and-5 to midfield - Brady 25-yard pass to Givens to Carolina 22 - Brady 18-yard pass to Givens to Carolina 3 - Brady 6-for-8 for 57 yards | NEW ENGLAND 29-22 |
| CAR | TD | RICKY PROEHL 12 YD PASS FROM JAKE DELHOMME (JOHN KASAY KICK) 13:52 Drive Info: 1:43, 7 plays, 80 yds Key Plays: - Foster 7-yard run to Carolina 36 - Delhomme 19-yard pass to Muhammad to New England 45 - Delhomme 31-yard pass to Proehl to New England 14 | CAROLINA 29-29 |
| N E | FG | ADAM VINATIERI 41 YD 14:56 Drive Info: 1:04, 6 plays, 37 yds Key Plays: - New England takes over at New England 40 after Kasay kickoff goes out of bounds - Brady 13-yard pass to Brown to Carolina 47 - Brady 13-yard pass to Brown to Carolina 44 - Brady 17-yard pass to Branch to Carolina 23 - Brady 4-for-5 for 47 yards | NEW ENGLAND 32-29 |
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| CAROLINA | NEWENGLAND | |
| FIRST DOWNS | 17 | 29 |
| Passing | 12 | 19 |
| Rushing | 3 | 7 |
| Penalty | 2 | 3 |
| 3RD-DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4-12 | 8-17 |
| 4TH-DOWN EFFICIENCY | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| TOTAL NET YARDS | 387 | 481 |
| Total plays | 53 | 83 |
| Average gain | 7.3 | 5.8 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 92 | 127 |
| Rushes | 16 | 35 |
| Average per rush | 5.8 | 3.6 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 295 | 354 |
| Completion-attempted | 16-33 | 32-48 |
| Yards per pass | 8.0 | 7.4 |
| Sacked-yards lost | 4-28 | 0-0 |
| Had intercepted | 0 | 1 |
| PUNTS-AVERAGE | 7-44.3 | 5-34.6 |
| RETURN-YARDAGE | 14 | 42 |
| Punts-returns | 1-2 | 5-42 |
| Kickoffs-returns | 6-116 | 4-78 |
| Interceptions-returns | 1-12 | 0-0 |
| PENALTIES-YARDS | 12-73 | 8-60 |
| FUMBLES-LOST | 1-1 | 1-0 |
| TIME OF POSSESSION | 21:02 | 38:58 |
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| TOT | SOLO | AST | SCK | YDS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dan Morgan | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mike Minter | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Will Witherspoon | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reggie Howard | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ricky Manning Jr | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Al Wallace | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Terry Cousin | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shane Burton | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deon Grant | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kris Jenkins | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Greg Favors | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brentson Buckner | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Julius Peppers | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mike Rucker | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Matt Willig | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vinny Ciurciu | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dante Wesley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | 95 | 58 | 37 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rodney Harrison | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1.0 | 3.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mike Vrabel | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2.0 | 14.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ty Law | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Roman Phifer | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bobby Hamilton | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tedy Bruschi | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Willie McGinest | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1.0 | 11.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tyrone Poole | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richard Seymour | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shawn Mayer | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | 43 | 31 | 12 | 4.0 | 28.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Referee: Ed Hochuli Umpire: Jeff Rice Head-Linesman: Mark Hittner | Line-Judge: Ben Montgomery Field-Judge: Tom Sifferman Side-Judge: Laird Hayes | Back-Judge: Scott Green | |
| ATTENDANCE: 71,525 | TIME OF GAME: 4:05 | ||
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| K 4 J.Kasay, P 10 T.Sauerbrun, RB 20 D.Foster, CB 21 T.Cousin, S 28 C.Branch, CB 29 D.Wesley, RB 32 R.Smart, RB 37 N.Goings, S 40 J.Cooper, LB 50 V.Ciurciu, LB 52 B.Allen, LB 56 J.Kyle, LB 57 L.Towns, T 71 M.Willig, G 72 B.Nelson, WR 81 R.Proehl, WR 85 K.Dyson, TE 86 K.Mangum, WR 88 K.Hankton, DE 96 A.Wallace, DE 97 K.Rasmussen, DT 98 S.Burton | K 4 A.Vinatieri, P 13 K.Walter, WR 17 D.Ward, CB 22 A.Samuel, S 30 J.Cherry, RB 33 K.Faulk, S 34 C.Akins, FB 35 P.Pass, SS 39 S.Mayer, LS 46 B.Kinchen, LB 48 T.Banta-Cain, LB 51 D.Davis, LB 52 T.Johnson, LB 53 L.Izzo, LB 58 M.Chatham, OG 60 W.Brown, WR 81 B.Johnson, WR 87 D.Givens, TE 88 C.Fauria, DL 94 T.Warren, DL 97 J.Green |
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| QB 9 R.Peete | QB 19 D.Huard, T 76 B.Gorin |
| Not Active | Not Active | |
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| #3QB 16 C.Weinke (3rd QB), CB 31 W.Hampton, S 42 T.Tillman, TE 47 M.Battaglia, OL 76 T.Reyes, G 79 D.Brzezinski, WR 80 E.Baker, DT 94 K.Moorehead | 3QB 6 R.Davey, RB 21 M.Cloud, DB 23 A.Harris, TE 84 F.Baxter, WR 85 J.Stokes, DT 90 D.Klecko, DL 96 R.Lyle, DE 98 A.Pleasant |
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| 1st QUARTER | |
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| at 15:00 | |
| Start of the 1st quarter. | |
| Carolina at 15:00 | |
| Kickoff returned by Rod Smart (CAR) for 17 yards. | |
| 1-10 at CAR 23 | Stephen Davis (CAR) rushed for 2 yards. |
| 2-8 at CAR 25 | Stephen Davis (CAR) rushed for 5 yards. |
| 3-3 at CAR 30 | Jake Delhomme (CAR) pass incomplete |
| 4-3 at CAR 30 | Punt by Todd Sauerbrun (CAR) returned 28 yards by Troy Brown (NWE) to the NE 46. |
| New England at 13:12 | |
| 1-10 at CAR 46 | Tom Brady (NWE) pass complete to Deion Branch (NWE) for 16 yards. |
| 1-10 at CAR 31 | Kevin Faulk (NWE) rushed for 5 yards. |
| 2-5 at CAR 26 | Tom Brady (NWE) pass complete to Troy Brown (NWE) for 12 yards. |
| 1-10 at CAR 14 | Tom Brady (NWE) pass incomplete |
| 2-10 at CAR 14 | 5 yard penalty on NE. |
| 2-15 at CAR 19 | Tom Brady (NWE) pass incomplete |
| 3-15 at CAR 19 | Antowain Smith (NWE) rushed for 1 yard. |
| 4-14 at CAR 18 | 5 yard penalty on Carolina. |
| 4-9 at CAR 13 | 31 yard field goal by Adam Vinatieri (NWE) is no good. |
| Carolina at 10:29 | |
| 1-10 at CAR 13 | Stephen Davis (CAR) rushed for 1 yard. |
| 2-9 at CAR 22 | Jake Delhomme (CAR) pass incomplete |
| 3-9 at CAR 22 | Jake Delhomme (CAR) sacked for a loss of 9 yards. |
| 4-18 at CAR 13 | Punt by Todd Sauerbrun (CAR) returned 14 yards by Troy Brown (NWE) to the 50. |
| New England at 09:41 | |
| 1-10 at NWE 50 | 12 yard penalty on NE. |
| 1-10 at NWE 38 | Tom Brady (NWE) pass incomplete |
| 2-10 at NWE 38 | Antowain Smith (NWE) rushed for 2 yards. |
| 3-8 at NWE 40 | Tom Brady (NWE) pass complete to Deion Branch (NWE) for 5 yards. |
| 4-3 at NWE 45 | Punt by Ken Walter (NWE) no return by Carolina. |
| Carolina at 07:29 | |
| 1-10 at CAR 11 | Stephen Davis (CAR) rushed for 2 yards. |
| 2-8 at CAR 13 | Jake Delhomme (CAR) pass complete to Steve Smith (CAR) for 1 yard. |
| 3-7 at CAR 14 | Jake Delhomme (CAR) pass incomplete |
| 4-7 at CAR 14 | 5 yard penalty on Carolina. |
| 4-12 at CAR 9 | Punt by Todd Sauerbrun (CAR) returned by Troy Brown (NWE) to the NE 48 for no gain. |
| New England at 06:10 | |
| 1-10 at CAR 48 | NE fumble by Troy Brown (NWE), recovered by Troy Brown (NWE), advanced for no gain. |
| 1-10 at CAR 48 | Antowain Smith (NWE) rushed for 7 yards. |
| 2-3 at CAR 42 | Tom Brady (NWE) pass complete to Deion Branch (NWE) for 4 yards. |
| 1-10 at CAR 38 | Antowain Smith (NWE) rushed for 1 yard. |
| 2-9 at CAR 37 | Tom Brady (NWE) pass complete to Deion Branch (NWE) for 6 yards. |
| 3-3 at CAR 31 | Troy Brown (NWE) rushed for -1 yards. |
| 4-13 at CAR 41 | Punt by Ken Walter (NWE) no return by Carolina. |
| Carolina at 03:04 | |
| 1-10 at CAR 7 | Jake Delhomme (CAR) pass incomplete |
| 2-10 at CAR 7 | Stephen Davis (CAR) rushed for 3 yards. |
| 3-7 at CAR 11 | 5 yard penalty on NE. |
| 1-10 at CAR 16 | Stephen Davis (CAR) rushed for 4 yards. |
| 2-6 at CAR 20 | Jake Delhomme (CAR) pass incomplete |
| 3-6 at CAR 20 | DeShaun Foster (CAR) rushed for 3 yards. |
| 4-3 at CAR 23 | Punt by Todd Sauerbrun (CAR) returned 3 yards by Deion Branch (NWE) to the Carolina 33. |
| New England at 00:35 | |
| 1-10 at NWE 33 | Tom Brady (NWE) pass incomplete |
| 2-10 at NWE 33 | Antowain Smith (NWE) rushed for 9 yards. |
| End of the 1st quarter. | |
| 2nd QUARTER | |
| Start of the 2nd quarter. | |
| New England at 15:00 | |
| 3-1 at NWE 41 | Antowain Smith (NWE) rushed for no gain. |
| 4-1 at NWE 41 | Punt by Ken Walter (NWE) no return by Carolina. |
| Carolina at 14:12 | |
| 1-10 at CAR 37 | Jake Delhomme (CAR) pass incomplete |
| 2-10 at CAR 37 | Stephen Davis (CAR) rushed for -3 yards. |
| 3-13 at CAR 34 | Jake Delhomme (CAR) sacked for a loss of 10 yards. |
| 4-23 at CAR 24 | Punt by Todd Sauerbrun (CAR) no return by NE. |
| New England at 13:05 | |
| 1-10 at NWE 25 | Antowain Smith (NWE) rushed for 6 yards. |
| 2-4 at NWE 31 | Antowain Smith (NWE) rushed for 2 yards. |
| 3-2 at NWE 33 | 5 yard penalty on Carolina. |
| 1-10 at NWE 38 | Tom Brady (NWE) pass complete to Troy Brown (NWE) for 6 yards. |
| 2-4 at NWE 44 | Kevin Faulk (NWE) rushed for 9 yards. |
| 1-10 at CAR 47 | Kevin Faulk (NWE) rushed for no gain. |
| 2-10 at CAR 47 | Tom Brady (NWE) pass complete to Troy Brown (NWE) for 9 yards. |
| 3-1 at CAR 38 | Tom Brady (NWE) rushed for no gain. |
| 4-1 at CAR 38 | Antowain Smith (NWE) rushed for 1 yard. |
| 1-10 at CAR 37 | Carolina timeout; 08:52 remaining 2nd quarter |
| 1-10 at CAR 37 | Tom Brady (NWE) pass complete to Daniel Graham (NWE) for 3 yards. |
| 2-7 at CAR 34 | 5 yard penalty on Carolina. |
| 2-2 at CAR 29 | Antowain Smith (NWE) rushed for 9 yards. |
| 1-10 at CAR 20 | Tom Brady (NWE) pass incomplete |
| 2-10 at CAR 20 | Antowain Smith (NWE) rushed for 2 yards. |
| 3-8 at CAR 18 | Tom Brady (NWE) pass incomplete |
| 4-8 at CAR 18 | Patriots 36 yard field goal attempt blocked, recovered by Shane Burton (NWE). |
| Carolina at 06:00 | |
| 1-10 at CAR 26 | Stephen Davis (CAR) rushed for -2 yards. |
| 2-12 at CAR 24 | Jake Delhomme (CAR) pass incomplete |
| 3-12 at CAR 24 | Jake Delhomme (CAR) sacked for a loss of 5 yards. |
| 4-17 at CAR 19 | Carolina fumble by Jake Delhomme (CAR), recovered by Richard Seymour (NWE), returned for no gain. |
| New England at 05:20 | |
| 1-10 at CAR 20 | Antowain Smith (NWE) rushed for 7 yards. |
| 2-3 at CAR 13 | Antowain Smith (NWE) rushed for -4 yards. |
| 3-7 at CAR 17 | Tom Brady (NWE) rushed for 12 yards. |
| 1-5 at CAR 5 | Tom Brady (NWE) pass complete to Deion Branch (NWE) for a 5 yard touchdown. |
| Extra point by Adam Vinatieri (NWE) is good. | |
| Carolina at 03:05 | |
| Kickoff returned by Rod Smart (CAR) for 12 yards. | |
| 1-10 at CAR 10 | 5 yard penalty on Carolina. |
| 1-10 at CAR 5 | Jake Delhomme (CAR) pass incomplete |
| 2-10 at CAR 5 | Stephen Davis (CAR) rushed for 5 yards. |
| 3-5 at CAR 10 | Jake Delhomme (CAR) pass complete to Ricky Proehl (CAR) for 13 yards. |
| 1-10 at CAR 23 | 2 minute warning. |
| 1-10 at CAR 23 | Jake Delhomme (CAR) pass complete to Muhsin Muhammad (CAR) for 23 yards. |
| 1-10 at CAR 46 | Jake Delhomme (CAR) pass complete to Ricky Proehl (CAR) for 15 yards. |
| 1-10 at NWE 39 | Jake Delhomme (CAR) pass incomplete |
| 2-10 at NWE 39 | Jake Delhomme (CAR) pass incomplete |
| 3-10 at NWE 39 | Carolina timeout; 01:14 remaining 2nd quarter |
| 3-10 at NWE 39 | Jake Delhomme (CAR) pass complete to Steve Smith (CAR) for a 39 yard touchdown. |
| Extra point by John Kasay (CAR) is good. | |
| New England at 01:07 | |
| Kickoff returned by Bethel Johnson (NWE) for 16 yards. | |
| 1-10 at NWE 22 | Tom Brady (NWE) pass complete to David Givens (NWE) for 12 yards. |
| 1-10 at NWE 34 | Tom Brady (NWE) pass incomplete |
| 2-10 at NWE 34 | Tom Brady (NWE) pass complete to Deion Branch (NWE) for 52 yards. |
| 1-10 at CAR 14 | NE timeout; 00:35 remaining 2nd quarter |
| 1-10 at CAR 14 | Tom Brady (NWE) pass incomplete |
| 2-10 at CAR 14 | Tom Brady (NWE) pass complete to David Givens (NWE) for 9 yards. |
| 3-1 at CAR 5 | NE timeout; 00:23 remaining 2nd quarter |
| 3-1 at CAR 5 | Tom Brady (NWE) pass complete to David Givens (NWE) for a 5 yard touchdown. |
| Extra point by Adam Vinatieri (NWE) is good. | |
| Carolina at 00:18 | |
| Kickoff returned by Kris Mangum (CAR) for 12 yards. | |
| 1-10 at CAR 47 | Stephen Davis (CAR) rushed for 21 yards. |
| 1-10 at NWE 32 | Carolina timeout; 00:05 remaining 2nd quarter |
| 1-10 at NWE 32 | 50 yard field goal by John Kasay (CAR) is good. |
| End of the 2nd quarter. | |
| 3rd QUARTER | |
| Start of the 3rd quarter. | |
| New England at 15:00 | |
| Kickoff returned by Bethel Johnson (NWE) for 18 yards. | |
| 1-10 at NWE 26 | Antowain Smith (NWE) rushed for 1 yard. |
| 2-9 at NWE 27 | Antowain Smith (NWE) rushed for 3 yards. |
| 3-6 at NWE 30 | Tom Brady (NWE) pass complete to Kevin Faulk (NWE) for 5 yards. |
| 4-1 at NWE 35 | Punt by Ken Walter (NWE) no return by Carolina. |
| Carolina at 12:28 | |
| 1-10 at CAR 47 | Stephen Davis (CAR) rushed for 2 yards. |
| 2-8 at CAR 44 | 10 yard penalty on Carolina. |
| 2-18 at CAR 34 | 5 yard penalty on NE. |
| 2-13 at CAR 39 | Jake Delhomme (CAR) pass complete to Jermaine Wiggins (CAR) for 15 yards. |
| 1-10 at NWE 46 | Jake Delhomme (CAR) pass complete to Jermaine Wiggins (CAR) for 6 yards. |
| 2-4 at NWE 40 | Jake Delhomme (CAR) pass incomplete |
| 3-4 at NWE 40 | Jake Delhomme (CAR) pass incomplete |
| 4-4 at NWE 40 | Punt by Todd Sauerbrun (CAR) no return by NE. |
| New England at 09:13 | |
| 1-10 at NWE 9 | Tom Brady (NWE) pass incomplete |
| 2-10 at NWE 10 | Tom Brady (NWE) pass complete to Troy Brown (NWE) for 5 yards. |
| 3-5 at NWE 15 | Tom Brady (NWE) pass complete to Kevin Faulk (NWE) for 7 yards. |
| 1-10 at NWE 22 | Antowain Smith (NWE) rushed for 4 yards. |
| 2-6 at NWE 26 | Antowain Smith (NWE) rushed for 3 yards. |
| 3-3 at NWE 29 | Kevin Faulk (NWE) rushed for 2 yards. |
| 4-1 at NWE 31 | Punt by Ken Walter (NWE) returned 3 yards by Steve Smith (CAR) to the NE 20. |
| Carolina at 06:11 | |
| 1-10 at CAR 20 | 10 yard penalty on Carolina. |
| 1-10 at CAR 10 | Stephen Davis (CAR) rushed for 1 yard. |
| 2-9 at CAR 11 | Stephen Davis (CAR) rushed for 7 yards. |
| 3-2 at CAR 18 | Jake Delhomme (CAR) sacked for a loss of 3 yards. |
| 4-5 at CAR 15 | Punt by Todd Sauerbrun (CAR) returned 6 yards by Troy Brown (NWE) to the Carolina 44. |
| New England at 04:37 | |
| 1-10 at NWE 44 | 15 yard penalty on NE. |
| 1-10 at NWE 29 | Tom Brady (NWE) pass complete to Deion Branch (NWE) for 16 yards. |
| 1-10 at NWE 45 | 5 yard penalty on Carolina. |
| 1-5 at NWE 50 | Tom Brady (NWE) pass incomplete |
| 2-5 at NWE 50 | Antowain Smith (NWE) rushed for 4 yards. |
| 3-1 at CAR 46 | Antowain Smith (NWE) rushed for 6 yards. |
| 1-10 at CAR 40 | Tom Brady (NWE) pass complete to Deion Branch (NWE) for 8 yards. |
| 2-2 at CAR 32 | 10 yard penalty on NE. |
| 2-12 at CAR 42 | Tom Brady (NWE) pass complete to Daniel Graham (NWE) for 33 yards. |
| 1-9 at CAR 9 | Antowain Smith (NWE) rushed for 5 yards. |
| End of the 3rd quarter. | |
| 4th QUARTER | |
| Start of the 4th quarter. | |
| New England at 15:00 | |
| 2-4 at CAR 4 | 2 yard penalty on Carolina. |
| 2-2 at CAR 2 | Antowain Smith (NWE) rushed for a 2 yard touchdown. |
| Extra point by Adam Vinatieri (NWE) is good. | |
| Carolina at 14:49 | |
| Kickoff returned by Rod Smart (CAR) for 19 yards. | |
| 1-10 at CAR 17 | Jake Delhomme (CAR) pass complete to Muhsin Muhammad (CAR) for 13 yards. |
| 1-10 at CAR 32 | 5 yard penalty on Carolina. |
| 1-15 at CAR 27 | Jake Delhomme (CAR) pass complete to Steve Smith (CAR) for 18 yards. |
| 1-10 at CAR 45 | Jake Delhomme (CAR) pass incomplete |
| 2-10 at CAR 45 | Jake Delhomme (CAR) pass complete to Steve Smith (CAR) for 22 yards. |
| 1-10 at NWE 33 | Jake Delhomme (CAR) pass incomplete |
| 2-10 at NWE 33 | DeShaun Foster (CAR) rushed for a 33 yard touchdown. |
| 2 point pass from Jake Delhomme (CAR) to Muhsin Muhammad (CAR) is no good. | |
| New England at 12:39 | |
| Kickoff returned by Bethel Johnson (NWE) for 13 yards. | |
| 1-10 at NWE 27 | Tom Brady (NWE) pass complete to Deion Branch (NWE) for 14 yards. |
| 1-10 at NWE 41 | Tom Brady (NWE) pass incomplete |
| 2-10 at NWE 41 | Tom Brady (NWE) pass complete to Troy Brown (NWE) for 12 yards. |
| 1-10 at CAR 47 | Antowain Smith (NWE) rushed for 6 yards. |
| 2-4 at CAR 41 | Antowain Smith (NWE) rushed for 2 yards. |
| 3-2 at CAR 39 | Tom Brady (NWE) pass complete to Daniel Graham (NWE) for 6 yards. |
| 1-10 at CAR 33 | Kevin Faulk (NWE) rushed for 23 yards. |
| 1-10 at CAR 10 | Antowain Smith (NWE) rushed for 1 yard. |
| 2-9 at CAR 9 | Tom Brady (NWE) pass incomplete |
| 3-9 at CAR 9 | Tom Brady (NWE) pass intercepted by Reggie Howard (CAR). Returned for 13 yards. |
| Carolina at 07:38 | |
| 1-10 at CAR 10 | 5 yard penalty on NE. |
| 1-10 at CAR 15 | Jake Delhomme (CAR) pass incomplete |
| 2-10 at CAR 15 | Jake Delhomme (CAR) pass incomplete |
| 3-10 at CAR 15 | Jake Delhomme (CAR) pass complete to Muhsin Muhammad (CAR) for a 85 yard touchdown. |
| 2 point pass from Jake Delhomme (CAR) to Kevin Dyson (CAR) is no good. | |
| New England at 06:53 | |
| Kickoff returned by Bethel Johnson (NWE) for 29 yards. | |
