Editing Super Bowl XXXVI (section)

====Final two minutes====
With the Rams trailing 17–10 in the final two minutes, they forced New England to another three-and-out, and got the ball back on their own 45-yard line with 1:51 left in the game and no timeouts. Warner threw three consecutive completions to three different receivers — an 18-yard pass to Hakim, an 11-yard pass to wide receiver [[Yo Murphy]], and finally a 26-yard touchdown completion to Proehl that tied the game, 17–17, with 1:30 left in regulation.

The Patriots also had no timeouts left for their ensuing drive, which led Fox [[color commentator]] [[John Madden]] to initially suggest that the Patriots should run out the clock and attempt to win in overtime. Instead, New England attempted to get the winning score in regulation on the final drive. [[Bill Belichick]] conferred with offensive coordinator [[Charlie Weis]] and they agreed to go for it. Belichick later stated, "With a quarterback like Brady, going for the win is not that dangerous, because he's not going to make a mistake." Brady opened the drive with three dump-off completions to running back [[J. R. Redmond]] for 24 yards, who got out of bounds on the last one and moved the ball to their own 41-yard line with 33 seconds left. At this point, Madden admitted on the air that he now liked what the Patriots were doing. After an incomplete pass, Brady completed a 23-yard pass underneath the Rams' zone defense to wide receiver [[Troy Brown]], who also got out of bounds, and followed it up with a 6-yard completion to tight end [[Jermaine Wiggins]] to advance to the Rams' 30-yard line. Brady then spiked the ball with seven seconds left, which set up Vinatieri's 48-yard field goal attempt. Vinatieri, who had never missed a field goal indoors, made the kick as time expired, giving New England their first-ever Super Bowl title. It marked the first time in Super Bowl history that the game was won by a score on the final play and only the second game where a field goal was decisive, with the first being in [[Super Bowl V]] when the [[Baltimore Colts]]' Jim O'Brien kicked a 32-yard field goal with nine seconds left to defeat the [[Dallas Cowboys]].<ref name="Pat Answer">{{Cite magazine |last=Silver |first=Michael |date=February 11, 2002 |title=Pat Answer |url=https://vault.si.com/vault/2002/02/11/pat-answer-following-the-lead-of-their-transformed-coach-and-oh-so-cool-quarterback-the-no-name-patriots-stunned-the-rams-in-super-bowl-xxxvi |access-date=2024-06-17 |magazine=Sports Illustrated}}</ref> With the victory, Brady became at the time the youngest quarterback to win a Super Bowl surpassing [[Joe Namath]]. (Namath was 25 years, 7 months and 12 days old when he won [[Super Bowl III]] while Brady was 24 years and 6 months old.)

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|quote=Is it Adam Vinatieri or [[Scott Norwood]]? Placement down by Walter, Vinatieri's field goal try for the win...(Color commentator [[Boomer Esiason]]: "Good!")...is good! It's good! It's good! And the New England Patriots have won Super Bowl XXXVI!
|source=[[Howard David]]'s call of the winning field goal on [[Westwood One]]<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=up3MHvicmX4 Super Bowl XXXVI – Westwood One Radio Broadcast] YouTube (originally broadcast by Westwood One)</ref>
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|quote=...From the far hash mark, angle to the left for Adam Vinatieri - 48-yard field goal attempt. Snap, ball down, kick up. Kick is on the way and it is...''Good! It's good! It's good!'' Adam Vinatieri boots a 48-yard field goal, and the game is over, and the Patriots are ''Super Bowl champions!'' The Patriots are ''Super Bowl champions'' - the best team in the National Football League!
|source=[[Gil Santos]]' call of the winning field goal on the Patriots radio broadcast on WBCN in Boston<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2bL5gCtSC0 Patriots Super Bowl XXXVI Highlights called by Gil Santos and Gino Cappelletti] YouTube (originally broadcast by WBCN)</ref>
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|quote=Here comes one of greater importance if he makes it. And it's right down the pike. [[Adam Vinatieri]]...no time on the clock and the Patriots have won Super Bowl XXXVI. Unbelievable.
|source=[[Pat Summerall]]'s call of Vinatieri's game-winning field goal on [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]}}