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NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTSCHAMPIONSHIP RING
THE STORY OF 2004 SUPER BOWL XXXVIII
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Super Bowl XXXVIII was an American football game between the National Football
Conference (NFC) champion Carolina Panthers and the American Football Conference
(AFC) champion New England Patriots to decide the National Football League (NFL)
champion for the 2003 season. The Patriots defeated the Panthers by the score of
32–29, winning their second Super Bowl championship in three years. The game was
played at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas, on February 1, 2004. At the time, this was
the most watched Super Bowl ever with 144.4 million viewers.
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The Panthers were making their first ever Super Bowl appearance after posting an
11–5 regular season record. They also made it the second straight year that a team
from the NFC South division made the Super Bowl, with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
winning Super Bowl XXXVII. The Patriots were seeking their second Super Bowl title
in three years after posting a 14–2 record.
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NFL fans and sports writers widely consider this game one of the most well-played
and thrilling Super Bowls; Sports Illustrated writer Peter King hailed it as the "Greatest
Super Bowl of all time."[6] Although neither team could score in the first and third
quarters, they both ended up with a combined total of 868 yards and 61 points. The
game was scoreless for a Super Bowl record 26:55 before the two teams combined
for 24 points prior to halftime. The clubs then combined for a Super Bowl record 37
points in the fourth quarter.
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The contest was finally decided on New England kicker Adam Vinatieri's 41-yard field
goal with four seconds left. Patriots quarterback Tom Brady was named Super Bowl
MVP for the second time in three years. He set a Super Bowl record for the most pass
completions (32), completing 66.7 percent of his passes and accumulating 354 passing
yards, 3 touchdowns, and 12 rushing yards. Jake Delhomme for his part overcame the
poor start with 323 passing yards and three touchdowns.
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The game is also known for its controversial halftime show in which Janet Jackson's
breast, adorned with a nipple shield, was exposed by Justin Timberlake for about
half a second, in what was later referred to as a "wardrobe malfunction". Along with
the rest of the halftime show, it led to an immediate crackdown by the Federal
Communications Commission, and widespread debate on perceived indecency in
broadcasting.
