2003 Super Bowl · Sun, Feb 1, 2004 · Reliant Stadium
Final
Carolina Panthers 29 at New England Patriots 32. Final.
New England Patriots 32–29 — decided on the final possessions.
The Game Day Roster
Who was out, who dressed and never took a snap, and who was on the field how much. Snap counts begin in 2013. For this season the feed gives the game-day list and who was inactive, but not how many snaps each man took.
Carolina Panthers
53 dressed
Snap counts do not go back to this season — the game-day list below is what the feed carries.
New England Patriots
52 dressed
Snap counts do not go back to this season — the game-day list below is what the feed carries.
Who moved the needle
Top performers
No opportunity read for this era
Snap, route and expected-points data starts in 2021. This game is older than the usage record, so there is no opportunity read for it — the box score above is the complete picture we hold.
Full stat lines
Box score
Carolina Panthers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Delhomme | 16/33 | 323 | 3 | 0 | 4 | +4.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Davis | 13 | 49 | 3.8 | 0 | −2.9 |
| DeShaun Foster | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 1 | +2.9 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Morgan | 5 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Minter | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Will Witherspoon | 4 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Cousin | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Reggie Howard | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Al Wallace | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ricky Manning | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deon Grant | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jarrod Cooper | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shane Burton | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
New England Patriots
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 32/48 | 354 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +16.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antowain Smith | 26 | 83 | 3.2 | 1 | −1.4 |
| Kevin Faulk | 6 | 42 | 7.0 | 0 | +1.4 |
| Tom Brady | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | +0.6 |
| Troy Brown | 1 | -10 | -10.0 | 0 | −3.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodney Harrison | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Vrabel | 4 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ty Law | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Willie McGinest | 1 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Roman Phifer | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrone Poole | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tedy Bruschi | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Chatham | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Hamilton | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Izzo | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- Patriots -7
- Closing total
- 38
- Panthers moneyline
- —
- Patriots moneyline
- —
Patriots closed -7, won by 3 — but didn't cover.
Total closed 38; the game landed 61 — over by 23.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Reliant Stadium
- Roof / surface
- closed · grass
- Kickoff weather
- Played indoors — no weather to report.
- Referee
- Ed Hochuli
- Rest
- Panthers 14 days · Patriots 14 days
- Coaches
- John Fox vs Bill Belichick