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Patriots 20, Rams 17

Patriots shock NFL, defeat Rams to win Super Bowl

Final-second field goal caps historic upset

By Nick Cafardo

 |  Globe Staff  

  February 04, 2002

“The Impossible Dream’’ has a new meaning in Boston sports lore. Maligned, disrespected, and disbelieved, the New England Patriots won Super Bowl XXXVI.

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