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- Score:Won 24–21 vs. Philadelphia Eagles
- MVP:Deion Branch (WR)
Super Bowl XXXIX was an American football game played between the American Football Conference (AFC) champion New England Patriots and the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Philadelphia Eagles to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 2004 season. The Patriots defeated the Eagles by the score of 24–21. [5]
- February 6, 2005
- Patriots by 7
Super Bowl XXXIX - New England Patriots vs. Philadelphia Eagles - February 6th, 2005 | Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- Philadelphia Eagles
- New England Patriots
- What Made This Super Bowl Unique
- First Half
- Halftime
- Second Half
The Eagles had come up short in three previous AFC Championship games before earning their shot at the Lombardi Trophy. Quarterback Donovan McNabb finished the season 300 of 469 passes for 3,875 yards with 31 touchdowns and 8 interceptions. His preferred target was wide receiver Todd Pinkston who made 38 catches for 676 yards. One of their offensiv...
Tom Brady returned to the Super Bowl for the third team at the lead of the Patriots. He completed 288 of 474 passes for 3,693 yards with 28 touchdowns and 14 interceptions. Wide receiver Deion Branch missed most of the regular season due to injury but scored 4 touchdowns for the team upon his return. Patriots acquired running back Corey Dillion who...
After Super Bowl XXXIX the Patriots would become the most recent team to win back-to-back Super Bowls. They would also be the second team after the Dallas Cowboys to win three Super Bowls in four years. This would also be the first time in Super Bowl history that each of the first two quarters ended in a tie, and the second game to be tied going in...
On the first drive of the game, William McGinest strip-sacked McNabb. The ball was recovered by the Patriots at the 34-yard line, but the ruling was overturned when it was shown McNabb was down before the ball left his hands. A 30-yard pass to Terrell Owens put the team in scoring positions. However, McNabb was intercepted by Rodney Harrison in the...
After the controversy of the previous year’s halftime show, the NFL chose former Beatle Paul McCartney as a “safe choice” for the halftime show. He performed several of his hits from the Beatles including “Drive My Car”, “Get Back”, and “Hey Jude” as well as his hit from the band Wings, “Live and Let Die”.
Deion Branch caught 4 passes for 71 yards in the opening drive of the second half. This allowed for Brady to throw a short pass to Vrabel for a touchdown and the lead 14-7. With 3:39 the Eagles would tie the game once again with a 10-yard pass to Brian Westbrook. The Patriots started the fourth quarter with a 9-play scoring drive led by Kevin Faulk...
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Super Bowl XXXIX was an American football game played between the American Football Conference (AFC) champion New England Patriots and the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Philadelphia Eagles to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 2004 season. The Patriots defeated the Eagles by the score of 24–21.
Learn about the history and highlights of Super Bowl XXXIX, one of the most exciting and memorable games in NFL history. See how the Patriots and the Eagles battled for the championship and who ...
