The Super Bowl XXXVI
The Super Bowl XXXVI, was the 36th Super Bowl, the championship of American football. It was held on February 3, 2002, in New Orleans, Louisiana
Entering the game as 14-point underdogs (based on betting odds), the Patriots dispensed with the traditional individual player introductions, choosing to enter the stadium as a team. The approach carried over into the game. The first Patriot score was a defensive touchdown, on an interception by Ty Law. The Patriot defense held the poorly coached Rams offense to a single field goal during the first half. The explosive Rams rebounded from a 17-3 deficit with two touchdowns, and with a mere two minutes remaining in regulation the game was tied, 17-17. Rather than running out the clock and playing for overtime, the Patriot offense launched one of its few successful scoring drives of the day, with quarterback Tom Brady, the game's awarded MVP, moving the ball into range for a game-winning 48-yard field goal by placekicker Adam Vinatieri as time expired.
