2001 Super Bowl · Sun, Feb 3, 2002 · Louisiana Superdome
St. Louis Rams
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New England PatriotsWinner
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STL -14 upsetU 52.5 ✓Dome
New England Patriots 20–17 — decided on the final possessions.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Full stat lines
Box score
St. Louis Rams
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kurt Warner | 28/44 | 365 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall Faulk | 17 | 76 | 4.5 | 0 | 0.7 |
| Kurt Warner | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 1 | 1.5 |
| Az-Zahir Hakim | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0.3 |
| James Hodgins | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Az-Zahir Hakim | 5 | 8 | 90 | 0 | 19% | 5.4 |
| Ricky Proehl | 3 | 5 | 71 | 1 | 12% | 0.7 |
| Isaac Bruce | 5 | 7 | 56 | 0 | 16% | -5.0 |
| Marshall Faulk | 4 | 4 | 54 | 0 | 9% | 2.2 |
| Torry Holt | 5 | 12 | 49 | 0 | 28% | -5.4 |
| Jeff Robinson | 2 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 5% | 1.5 |
| Yo Murphy | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 2% | 0.4 |
| James Hodgins | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2% | 0.7 |
| Ernie Conwell | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 7% | -0.9 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Archuleta | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Polley | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| London Fletcher | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grant Wistrom | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Young | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chidi Ahanotu | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leonard Little | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dre' Bly | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jeff Zgonina | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kurt Warner | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
New England Patriots
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 16/27 | 145 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antowain Smith | 18 | 92 | 5.1 | 0 | 0.4 |
| David Patten | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 1.5 |
| Kevin Faulk | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 0.9 |
| Marc Edwards | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Tom Brady | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | -1.1 |
| J.R. Redmond | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | -1.6 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Brown | 6 | 6 | 89 | 0 | 26% | 3.3 |
| J.R. Redmond | 3 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 13% | 0.3 |
| Jermaine Wiggins | 2 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 17% | -0.3 |
| David Patten | 1 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 17% | 0.5 |
| Marc Edwards | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 9% | -0.3 |
| Antowain Smith | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4% | -0.2 |
| Patrick Pass | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -1.4 |
| Kevin Faulk | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 9% | -2.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ty Law | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Tebucky Jones | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lawyer Milloy | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mike Vrabel | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Otis Smith | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
| Tedy Bruschi | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Pleasant | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Hamilton | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terrell Buckley | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Je'Rod Cherry | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- STL -14
- Closing total
- 52.5
- STL moneyline
- —
- NE moneyline
- —
Rams closed -14 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 52.5; the game landed 37 — under by 15.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Louisiana Superdome
- Roof / surface
- dome · astroturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Bernie Kukar
- Rest
- STL 7 days · NE 7 days
- Coaches
- Mike Martz vs Bill Belichick