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| NEW ORLEANS (Feb. 3, 2002) -- The one thing that slowed the St. Louis Rams' offense this season was turnovers. The New England Patriots turned those giveaways into 17 points Sunday to help win their first Super Bowl. Ty Law ran back an interception 47 yards for the Patriots' first points. Terrell Buckley went 15 yards with a fumble recovery to set up another touchdown. And Otis Smith ran another interception 30 yards, leading to a field goal in New England's 20-17 victory. |
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It was the dramatic moment the Super Bowl was always made for -- a last-second, game-winning kick. But it didn't happen until this year, when Patriots kicker Adam Vinatieri nailed a 48-yard field goal as time expired to give New England a 20-17 win over the Rams in Super Bowl XXXVI. "Once I kicked it, I knew it was good," Vinatieri said. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| BOSTON (Feb. 5, 2002) -- Hundreds of thousands of New England Patriots fans braved freezing temperatures Tuesday to welcome home the Super Bowl victors and celebrate the city's first championship in 16 years. "We Shocked the World" read one sign on City Hall Plaza, where fans started gathering long before sunrise to get good seats for the celebration. People were packed shoulder to shoulder by midmorning. Players, coaches and team owner Robert Kraft boarded 13 vehicles at midday for the half-mile parade from Copley Square to the plaza. All along the route, fans stacked several deep cheered and chanted while waving American flags, Patriots banners and homemade signs. Police officers on horses and motorcycles escorted the parade. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
