Sunday, Feb. 3, 2002 at the Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana
St. Louis (16-2) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14— | 17 |
New England (13-5) | 0 | 14 | 3 | 3— | 20 |
1st: ST.L—Jeff Wilkins 50-yd FG, 3:10. Drive: 48 yards in 10 plays. Key play: Marshall Faulk 14-yd pass from Kurt Warner to NE 39.
2nd: NE—Ty Law 47-yd interception return (Adam Vinatieri kick), 8:49. NE—David Patten 8-yd pass from Tom Brady (Vinatieri kick), 0:31. Drive: 40 yards in 5 plays. Key play: Terrell Buckley 15-yd return of Ricky Proehl fumble to St.L 40.
3rd: NE—Vinatieri 37-yd FG, 1:18. Drive: 14 yards in 5 plays. Key play: Otis Smith 30-yd interception return to St.L 33.
4th: St.L—Warner 2-yd run (Wilkins kick), 9:31. Drive: 77 yards in 12 plays. Key plays: Faulk 22-yd pass from Warner to NE 9. St.L—Proehl 26-yd pass from Warner (Wilkins kick), 1:30. Drive: 55 yards in 3 plays. Key play: Az-zahir Hakim 18-yd pass from Warner to NE 37. NE—Vinatieri 48-yd FG, 0:00. Drive: 53 yards in 9 plays. Key play: Troy Brown 23-yd pass from Brady to St.L 36.
Favorite: Rams by 14 | Attendance: 72,922 |
Field: Artificial Turf | Time: 3:24 |
Start time: 5:40 CST | TV Rating: 40.4/61 share (FOX) |
MVP—Tom Brady, New England QB (16-27 for 145 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT)
Officials: Bernie Kukar (referee); Jeff Rice (umpire); Ron Phares (LJ); Laird Hayes (SJ); Mark Hittner (HL); Scott Green (BJ); Pete Morelli (FJ).
Team Statistics
| Rams | Patriots |
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First downs | 26 | 15 |
Rushing | 7 | 6 |
Passing | 16 | 8 |
Penalty | 3 | 1 |
3rd down efficiency | 5/13 | 2/11 |
4th down efficiency | 0/0 | 0/0 |
Total offense (net yards) | 427 | 267 |
Plays | 69 | 54 |
Average gain | 6.2 | 4.9 |
Rushes/yards | 22/90 | 25/133 |
Yards per rush | 4.1 | 5.3 |
Passing yards (net) | 337 | 134 |
Times sacked/yards lost | 3/28 | 2/11 |
Passing yards (gross) | 365 | 145 |
Completions/attempts | 28/44 | 16/27 |
Yards per pass | 7.2 | 4.6 |
Times intercepted | 2 | 0 |
Return yardage | 88 | 181 |
Punt returns/yards | 3/6 | 1/4 |
Kickoff returns/yards | 4/82 | 4/100 |
Interceptions/yards | 0/0 | 2/77 |
Fumbles/lost | 2/1 | 0/0 |
Penalties/yards | 6/39 | 5/31 |
Punts/average | 4/39.8 | 8/43.1 |
Field Goals made/attempted | 1/2 | 2/2 |
Time of possession | 33:30 | 26:30 |
St. Louis Rams
Passing | Att | Cmp | Pct. | Yds | TD | Int |
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Kurt Warner | 44 | 28 | 63.6 | 365 | 1 | 2 |
Receiving | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
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Az-zahir Hakim | 5 | 90 | 18.0 | 29 | 0 |
Isaac Bruce | 5 | 56 | 11.2 | 22 | 0 |
Torry Holt | 5 | 49 | 9.8 | 18 | 0 |
Marshall Faulk | 4 | 54 | 13.5 | 22 | 0 |
Ricky Proehl | 3 | 71 | 23.7 | 30 | 1 |
Jeff Robinson | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 12 | 0 |
Ernie Conwell | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 9 | 0 |
Yo Murphy | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
James Hodgins | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
TOTAL | 28 | 365 | 13.0 | 30 | 1 |
Rushing | Car | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
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Marshall Faulk | 17 | 76 | 4.5 | 15 | 0 |
Kurt Warner | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 5 | 1 |
Az-zahir Hakim | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
James Hodgins | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
TOTAL | 22 | 90 | 4.1 | 15 | 1 |
Field Goals | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-59 | Total |
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Jeff Wilkins | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1-2 |
Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long | In 20 | TB |
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John Baker | 4 | 159 | 39.8 | 49 | 3 | 1 |
Punt Returns | Ret | Yds | Long | Avg | FC | TD |
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Dre' Bly | 3 | 6 | 7 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
Kickoff Returns | Ret | Yds | Long | Avg | FC | TD |
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Yo Murphy | 3 | 81 | 38 | 27.0 | 0 | 0 |
Marshall Faulk | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
TOTAL | 4 | 82 | 38 | 20.5 | 0 | 0 |
Interceptions | No | Yds | Long | Avg | TD |
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none | | | | | |
Sacks |
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Grant Wistrom | 1 |
Leonard Little | 1 |
Most Tackles (solo) |
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Tommy Polley | 6 |
New England Patriots
Passing | Att | Cmp | Pct. | Yds | TD | Int |
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Tom Brady | 27 | 16 | 59.3 | 145 | 1 | 0 |
Receiving | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
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Troy Brown | 6 | 89 | 14.8 | 23 | 0 |
J.R. Redmond | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 11 | 0 |
Jermaine Wiggins | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 8 | 0 |
Marc Edwards | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 5 | 0 |
David Patten | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 1 |
Antowain Smith | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
Kevin Faulk | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
TOTAL | 16 | 145 | 9.1 | 23 | 1 |
Rushing | Car | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
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Antowain Smith | 18 | 92 | 5.1 | 17 | 0 |
David Patten | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
Kevin Faulk | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 8 | 0 |
Marc Edwards | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 3 | 0 |
Tom Brady | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
J.R. Redmond | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
TOTAL | 25 | 133 | 5.3 | 22 | 0 |
Field Goals | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-59 | Total |
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Adam Vinatieri | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long | In 20 | TB |
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Ken Walter | 8 | 345 | 43.1 | 53 | 4 | 2 |
Punt Returns | Ret | Yds | Long | Avg | FC | TD |
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Troy Brown | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4.0 | 1 | 0 |
Kickoff Returns | Ret | Yds | Long | Avg | FC | TD |
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Patrick Pass | 3 | 85 | 35 | 28.3 | 0 | 0 |
Troy Brown | 1 | 15 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 |
TOTAL | 4 | 100 | 35 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 |
Interceptions | No | Yds | Long | Avg | TD |
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Ty Law | 1 | 47 | 47 | 47.0 | 1 |
Otis Smith | 1 | 30 | 30 | 30.0 | 0 |
TOTAL | 2 | 77 | 47 | 38.5 | 1 |
Sacks |
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Willie McGinest | 1 |
Bobby Hamilton | 1 |
Richard Seymour | 1 |
Most Tackles (solo) |
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Ty Law | 7 |
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