Super Bowl XXXVI
Super Bowl XXXVI was a Super Bowl game. It was played on February 3, 2002 at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. The New England Patriots won their first Super Bowl by defeating the St. Louis Rams (now called the Los Angeles Rams), 20–17. The national anthem was sung by Mariah Carey and the halftime show featured the band, U2.
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| Date | February 3, 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Stadium | Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Tom Brady, quarterback | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Rams by 14 points[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Bernie Kukar | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 72,922[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Current/Future Hall of Famers | |||||||||||||||||||
| Rams: Isaac Bruce, Marshall Faulk, Orlando Pace, Kurt Warner, Aeneas Williams Patriots: Ty Law, Richard Seymour | |||||||||||||||||||
| Ceremonies | |||||||||||||||||||
| National anthem | Mariah Carey | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coin toss | George H. W. Bush and Roger Staubach | ||||||||||||||||||
| Halftime show | U2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| TV in the United States | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | Fox | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Pat Summerall, John Madden, Pam Oliver and Ron Pitts | ||||||||||||||||||
Team statistics
| St. Louis Rams | New England Patriots | |
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| First downs | 26 | 15 |
| Third down efficiency | 5/13 | 2/11 |
| Fourth down efficiency | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Total yards | 427 | 267 |
| Passing yards | 337 | 134 |
| Passing – Completions-attempts | 28-44 | 16-27 |
| Rushing yards | 90 | 133 |
| Rushing attempts | 22 | 15 |
| Yards per rush | 4.1 | 5.3 |
| Penalties-yards | 6-39 | 5-31 |
| Sacks against | 3-28 | 2-11 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 0 |
| Fumbles-lost | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| Interceptions thrown | 2 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 33:30 | 26:30 |
Team statistics leaders
| Rams Passing | ||||
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| C/ATT* | Yds | TD | INT | |
| Kurt Warner | 28/44 | 365 | 1 | 2 |
| Rams Rushing | ||||
| Cara | Yds | TD | LGb | |
| Marshall Faulk | 17 | 76 | 0 | 15 |
| Rams Receiving | ||||
| Recc | Yds | TD | LGb | |
| Az-Zahir Hakim | 5 | 90 | 0 | 29 |
| Issac Bruce | 5 | 56 | 0 | 22 |
| Torry Holt | 5 | 49 | 0 | 18 |
| Marshall Faulk | 4 | 54 | 0 | 22 |
| Patriots Passing | ||||
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| C/ATT* | Yds | TD | INT | |
| Tom Brady | 16/27 | 145 | 1 | 0 |
| Patriots Rushing | ||||
| Cara | Yds | TD | LGb | |
| Antowain Smith | 18 | 92 | 0 | 17 |
| Patriots Receiving | ||||
| Recc | Yds | TD | LGb | |
| Troy Brown | 6 | 89 | 0 | 23 |
| J. R. Redmond | 3 | 24 | 0 | 11 |
*Completions/Attempts aCarries bLong play cReceptions
Starting players
| St. Louis | Position | New England |
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| OFFENSE | ||
| Torry Holt | WR | Troy Brown |
| Orlando Pace | LT | Matt Light |
| Tom Nütten | LG | Mike Compton |
| Andy McCollum | C | Damien Woody |
| Adam Timmerman | RG | Joe Andruzzi |
| Rod Jones | RT | Greg Robinson-Randall |
| Ernie Conwell | TE | Jermaine Wiggins |
| Issac Bruce | WR | David Patten |
| Kurt Warner | QB | Tom Brady |
| Marshall Faulk | RB | Antowain Smith |
| Jeff Robinson | TE/FB | Marc Edwards |
| DEFENSE | ||
| Chidi Ahanotu | LE | Bobby Hamilton |
| Brian Young | LDT | Brandon Mitchell |
| Jeff Zgonina | RDT | Richard Seymour |
| Grant Wistrom | RE | Anthony Pleasant |
| Don Davis | LOLB | Mike Vrabel |
| London Fletcher | MLB | Tedy Bruschi |
| Tommy Polley | ROLB | Roman Phifer |
| Aeneas Williams | LCB | Ty Law |
| Dexter McCleon | RCB | Otis Smith |
| Adam Archuleta | SS | Lawyer Milloy |
| Kim Herring | FS | Tebucky Jones |
Game officials
- Referee: Bernie Kukar
- Umpire: Jeff Rice
- Head Linesman: Mark Hittner
- Line Judge: Ron Phares
- Field Judge: Pete Morelli
- Side Judge: Laird Hayes
- Back Judge: Scott Green
- Alternate Referee: Mike Carey
- Alternate Umpire: Ron Botchan
References
- "America's Favorite Game: the Super Bowl". NFL.com. NFL Enterprises, LLC. January 21, 2013. Retrieved January 21, 2013.
- "Super Bowl XXXVI: New England 20, St. Louis 17". NFL.com. National Football League. February 4, 2002. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
Other websites
- Super Bowl official website
- https://www.pro-football-reference.com - Large online database of NFL data and statistics
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