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NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTSCHAMPIONSHIP RING
THE STORY OF 2005 SUPER BOWL XXXIX
Super Bowl XXXIX was an American football game played between the American
Football Conference (AFC) champion New England Patriots and the National Football
Conference (NFC) champion Philadelphia Eagles to decide the National Football
League (NFL) champion for the 2004 season. The Patriots defeated the Eagles by the
score of 24–21. The game was played on February 6, 2005, at Alltel Stadium (now
EverBank Field) in Jacksonville, Florida, the first time the Super Bowl was played in that
city.
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The Patriots, who entered the Super Bowl after compiling a 14–2 regular season
record, became the first team since the 1997–1998 Denver Broncos to win
consecutive Super Bowls. New England also became the second team after the Dallas
Cowboys to win three Super Bowls in four years. The Eagles were making their
second Super Bowl appearance after posting a 13–3 regular season record.
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The game was close throughout, with the teams battling to a 14–14 tie by the end of
the third quarter. The Patriots then scored 10 points in the 4th quarter with Corey
Dillon's 2-yard touchdown run and Adam Vinatieri's 22-yard field goal. The Eagles
then cut their deficit to 24–21, with quarterback Donovan McNabb's 30-yard
touchdown pass to receiver Greg Lewis, with 1:48 remained in the game but could
not sustain the comeback.
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Overall, New England forced four turnovers, while Patriots wide receiver Deion Branch
was named Super Bowl MVP for recording 133 receiving yards and tied the Super
Bowl record with 11 catches. Because he recorded 10 catches during the previous
year's Super Bowl, he also set the record for the most combined receptions in 2
consecutive Super Bowls (21). Branch was the third offensive player ever to win Super
Bowl MVP honors without scoring a touchdown or throwing a touchdown pass. The
other two players were Joe Namath in Super Bowl III and Fred Biletnikoff in Super
Bowl XI.
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To avoid the possibility of an incident similar to the Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime
show during the previous year, the league selected Paul McCartney as a "safe"
choice to perform during Super Bowl XXXIX's halftime. The broadcast of the game
on Fox was watched by an estimated 86 million viewers.
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