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Linebacker Tedy Bruschi celebrates with the Lombardi Trophy after the Patriots claimed their first Super Bowl victory in franchise history at the Louisiana Superdome on Feb. 3, 2002.
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Patriots safety Lawyer Milloy dives for a ball dropped by Rams quarterback Kurt Warner during the second half. The Patriots sacked Warner three times and picked him off twice during the game.
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Tebucky Jones ran back a Rams loose ball from their red zone for an apparent touchdown. But the score, which would have given the Patriots a 24-3 second-half lead, was called back due to a holding call on Willie McGinest.
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Bruschi, left, and Jones pinched and lifted Rams' wide receiver Torry Holt on this first-half tackle.
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Rams cornerback Dre Bly chases Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, who was 16-for-27 for 145 yards with a touchdown pass in the game, during the second quarter.
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Patriots defensive end Bobby Hamilton celebrates his sack of Warner during the first half.
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Patriots kick returner Patrick Pass tries to clear a group of Rams defenders during the first half.
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David Patten pulled in this second-quarter touchdown pass from Brady that gave the Patriots 14-3 lead.
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Patriots cornerback Otis Smith celebrates after knocking down a pass intended for Holt during the fourth quarter.
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Patriots cornerback Ty Law intercepts a pass that he returned 47 yards for a touchdown in the second quarter that gave New England an early 7-3 advantage.
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The Rams tied the game at 17-17 when Ricky Proehl dove between Milloy (left) and Terrance Shaw to seal a 26-yard touchdown pass with 90 seconds left in the game.
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Smith nabbed a key interception for the Patriots in the third quarter.
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With time running out in regulation, Adam Vinatieri booted a 48-yard field goal that clinched the Patriots' first-ever Super Bowl win.
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Vinatieri's kick, out of a hold from Ken Walter, left, instantly became one of the most famous field goals in NFL history.
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Larry Izzo and his fellow Patriots teammates paraded around the Superdome in celebration after the kick.
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The win elevated Brady, in just his second year in the NFL, and coach Bill Belichick into the pantheon of NFL champions.
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It was a bittersweet victory for quarterback Drew Bledsoe, who lost his job to Brady during the season after suffering a chest injury in September.
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Lonie Paxton, who made snow angels in Foxborough after a dramatic win against the Raiders in the divisional playoffs, reveled in the glow of the Super Bowl win.
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Brady was named Super Bowl MVP after his clutch performance.
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Back in Boston, fans poured into the streets around Faneuil Hall to celebrate the city's first major pro championship in 15 years.
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Two days after the game, Milloy and the Patriots brought the Lombardi Trophy to City Hall Plaza for a celebration with tens of thousands of fans.





















