| |
|
|
| |
SUPER BOWL XXXVIII
|
|
| |
 |
|
| |
New England 32, Carolina 29
Reliant Stadium, Houston TX
February 1, 2004 |
|
| |
|
|
| |
SUPER BOWL XXXVIII BOXSCORE |
| |
SCORING |
| Carolina Panthers |
0 |
10 |
0 |
19 |
29 |
| New England Patriots |
0 |
14 |
0 |
18 |
32 |
full stats |
|
|
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
| |
sendoff in foxboro
|
|
| |
Fans Bid Goodbye In Bitter Cold To Patriots
25-Jan-2004, Boston Globe
"Red-white-and-blue clad Patriots fans braved bitterly cold
weather Sunday to cheer and wave as the team departed for
Logan Airport and Houston, where New England faces the
Carolina Panthers in the Super Bowl."
full story |
|
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
| |
arrival in houston
|
|
| |
Bill Belichick Press Conference
25-Jan-2004, Super Bowl XXXVIII
"On behalf of the team and the organization it's an honor to
represent the AFC in the Super Bowl this year. Watching the
Carolina Panthers this year, I have tremendous respect for
that organization, the coaching staff, the job that John Fox
did and his players. This is an outstanding team that we are
facing and we expect it to be the toughest game of the year,
there's no doubt about that. They won three very important
playoff games, a couple on the road against teams that are
well coached, tough, against a couple of teams that we're
familiar with. We just have a tremendous amount of respect
for them. As far as our team goes, the only thing we are
concerned about is our performance a week from tonight. We
don't really care about what happened last week, the week
before or any weeks before that. It really doesn't matter at
this point. It just matters how well we prepare and how well
we can play Sunday against the Carolina Panthers. That's
really all we're focused on. It's kind of the mentality of
our team, what our expectations are this week. We're excited
to be here. We're looking forward to it and it's a business
trip. We have a lot of work to do."
full
transcript |
|
| |
|
|
| |
Houston, The Patriots Have Arrived
25-Jan-2004, Patriots Football Weekly
"Bill Belichick is not the Godfather, but this week he'll be
playing the role of Michael Corleone. His message: It's just
business. While the Super Bowl hoopla rains down around his
team, Belichick will continue to hammer home his message
just as he always does. The hype hit full swing when the
Patriots arrived at the Inter-Continental Hotel at 6 p.m.
Central Time, as Belichick and six of his players walked off
the team bus and into a hotel ballroom to meet with a
sampling of the media throng that will gather in Space City
this week."
full story |
|
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
| |
monday
|
|
| |
Bill Belichick Press Conference
26-Jan-2004, Super Bowl XXXVIII
"We felt right at home in the wind out there. It was good to
be on the Rice campus. It took me back a little ways to the
Cotton Bowl team. Looking at the names up there in the
stadium—Frank Ryan, King Hill, two quarterbacks drafted
from the same team in the same year. I don't know if that
has happened in a while. It was good. We went through some
situational stuff, cleaned up a few things we started on
last week in New England and continued our preparations.
Obviously we will take the day off tomorrow and hit it on
Wednesday on kind of a regular season Wednesday type
practice. We're getting settled. It's good to be down here.
We've got a lot of work to do and we're chipping away at it.
That's where we're at today."
full transcript |
|
| |
|
|
| |
No Time To Relax In Houston
26-Jan-2004, Associated Press
"Maybe it was the Texas weather, with temperatures rising
into the low 70's with a stiff, warm breeze, but Patriots
coach Bill Belichick appeared as relaxed as he has in some
time after New England's first practice of Super Bowl week
today at Rice University."
full story |
|
| |
|
|
| |
Inside The Super Bowl
26-Jan-2004, Washington Times
"Coach Bill Belichick is seeking players who put football
above all else, and he isn't concerned his low-key approach
might cause New England to lose out on a coveted player.
'We've talked about that, and I've been down that road,'
Belichick said yesterday. 'The fancy dinners, flashing a
guy's name up on the scoreboard—'Joe Blow, No. 28'—if
that's what it takes to get a guy here, I don't think that's what we're
looking for. I don't think a guy's going to be happy here, to be honest.
If you don't enjoy playing this game, if you're in it to enjoy the
trappings of being an NFL player, then probably the New England Patriots
are not the right team for you."
full story |
|
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
| |
opening ceremony
|
|
| |
The Stars Come Out For Unique Salute
26-Jan-2004, Houston Chronicle
"At 8 o'clock tonight, the lights of Reliant Arena will
dim, and 5,000 people will settle in for the first
Olympic-style opening ceremony in the 38-year history of the
Super Bowl. They will see coaches John Fox of the Carolina
Panthers and Bill Belichick of the New England Patriots
standing side by side, talking about Sunday's game for the
NFL championship. They will watch as league commissioner
Paul Tagliabue and former president George H.W. Bush raise
the NFL flag to open Super Bowl week in Houston."
full story |
|
| |
|
|
| |
Houston Gives Super Salute To Sports Legends
27-Jan-2004, Houston Chronicle
"Nantz hoped that an opening ceremony could become a tradition at
future Super Bowls. Tagliabue, hitting the right civic notes, said he
wasn't sure it would work everywhere. 'This is terrific,' he said, 'a
great way to kick off the week. Maybe the trick is that Houston is
unique. I'm not sure it's something a lot of other communities can
duplicate.' Nantz's original idea was to honor 38 stars during the week
of the 38th Super Bowl. But the balloting done by media
members who'd been in Houston at least 10 years finished
with a four-way tie for the 38th spot."
full story |
|
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
| |
media day
|
|
| |
Bill Belichick Press Conference
27-Jan-2004, Super Bowl XXXVIII
On how he met Charles Barkley and their relationship: "I
got to know him through Mike Fratello. When Mike was at the (Cleveland)
Cavaliers and I was at the Browns, Charles and Mike had a relationship.
I have always admired Barkley. I think he's a guy that's tremendously
competitive, a really good team player and a really smart player. I know
he's got a ton of talent, but I think he really understands the game and
knows how to win. That really impressed me and in talking with him I
feel even more strongly about that. He'd be a great tight end because
he's tough, he's got awesome hands and he knows how to play the game.
And in talking to him he comes right at you with football, 'What about
this coach and what about that and I don't really understand that move,'
he makes a good point on some of that stuff."
full transcript |
|
| |
|
|
| |
Pats Media Day
27-Jan-2004, Patriots Football
Weekly
"Media Day at the Super Bowl is one of the rare times to interact with
players without football being the only topic. Reporters, photographers,
celebrities and various other 'journalists' usually search for the
players' lighter side, and often the fun and game that result can be
among the most enjoyable experiences of the week. Here are some sights
and sounds from Patriots Media Day at Reliant Stadium…"
full story |
|
| |
|
|
| |
Top Billing In Houston
27-Jan-2004, Washington Post
"His players swear by him. Belichick has built a team that is the
league's most professional, most resilient and best-prepared bunch. He
is not his players' friend.... But Belichick's players clearly respect
him and believe in his ability to create an edge for them in each game
they play."
full story not available |
|
| |
|
|
| |
Who Will Play A Joke On Belichick?
27-Jan-2004, Patriots Football Weekly
"Media day at the Super Bowl is one of the most unique days of the
season for players and media alike. Every media outlet under sun roamed
the sideline Tuesday at Reliant Stadium where no question was off
limits.... My quest: Use my years of training as a reporter to discover
if any member of the Patriots had the you-know-whats to play a practical
joke on Bill Belichick."
full story |
|
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
| |
wednesday
|
|
| |
Bill Belichick Press Conference
28-Jan-2004, Super Bowl XXXVIII
"I have really been impressed by the hospitality we have received
from the city of Houston since we've been here. Everything has been
awesome. We've had great cooperation and everything seems well
organized. Obviously we're getting down to work today in terms of our
biggest work days of the week—the next couple of
days. I think this will be pretty much of a normal Wednesday for us. We
certainly have put in a lot of time on Carolina to this point, but we'll
try to get back into a normal Wednesday, Thursday, Friday type of
routine—as normal as it can be for a game like
this. That's pretty much where we're at. We're going to work indoors
today so that will be just a little bit of an adjustment for us."
full transcript |
|
| |
|
|
| |
Belichick Learns As He Goes
28-Jan-2004, SuperBowl.com
"With New England set to face Carolina in Super Bowl XXXVIII, Bill
Belichick is leading his team to the Super Bowl for the second time in
three years. As he is being universally praised for the work he's done,
I've had people from Cleveland ask me, 'Why is Bill Belichick such a
good coach now when he wasn't with the Cleveland Browns?' I don't know
if that's true. Belichick got the Browns to the playoffs one year, and
they were one of the favorites among many prognosticators to do well the
following season."
full story not available |
|
| |
|
|
| |
Bruschi Not Hampered In Patriots Practice
28-Jan-2004, Associated Press
"The Patriots moved their practice to the Houston Texans' indoor field
to get out of the wind, switching from Rice University. Sunday's game
will be played in Reliant Stadium, which has a retractable roof that
will most likely be closed. 'We thought it would be in the best
interests of the team to be in here,' coach Bill Belichick told a pool
reporter. 'This is probably similar to the conditions we'll be playing
in, in terms of wind."
full story |
|
| |
|
|
| |
Into The Mystique
28-Jan-2004, Sporting News
"It is the mystique surrounding the Pats, as much as their actual
playing skills, that Delhomme will be up against. He's fighting history—the way Belichick confused the mighty Rams offense in Super Bowl
XXXVI; the way he has neutralized two of the NFL's most prolific
offenses in this season's playoffs. And Delhomme will be fighting the
aura of Belichick's brilliant game-planning, especially considering he
will have had two weeks to scheme."
full story |
|
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
| |
thursday
|
|
| |
Bill
Belichick Press Conference
29-Jan-2004, Super Bowl XXXVIII
On talking to his players to prevent them from outrageous
celebrations: "We talk about respect for the game, respect for our
opponents and respect for each other. We are out there to compete and
win. We try to keep our celebrations until after the game when we win.
That is when it is most important. During the course of our game and
something spontaneous happens after a big play, that is great. But all
of the orchestrated celebrations is not where most of our emphasis is.
It is on trying to get the ball into the end zone."
full transcript |
|
| |
|
|
| |
Belichick Prepares Team For Noise
29-Jan-2004, NFL.com
"New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick gave rocker Jon Bon Jovi a
little plug during the team's Super Bowl practice. Belichick arranged
for his friend's music to be blared from the speakers at the Houston
Texans' practice bubble so the Patriots, who haven't played on the road
since Dec. 20, could get used to playing with distracting crowd noise
again."
full preview |
|
| |
|
|
| |
Author, Author: Belichick receives raves
29-Jan-2004, Boston Globe
"The Patriots' coach is a deep thinker and a virtual renaissance man
compared with some of his self-important contemporaries.... He's got a
variety of interests and uncommon intellectual curiosity. But he chooses
to be careful with his words. He's a skull-imploding bore at the podium
and his players are encouraged to follow the leader. There'll be no
cocky Patriot quotes taped to the walls of the Panther locker room
Sunday night. The Patriots speak in the image of their leader."
full story |
|
| |
|
|
| |
Belichick Emerging From Parcells' Shadow
29-Jan-2004, SuperBowl.com
"Belichick doesn't play dumb when questioned about his calm, cerebral
approach, though he usually always defers praise to his players and
assistants. 'I think the most important thing from a coaching standpoint
is to make sure that we know what we are doing before we give it to the
players,' Belichick said. 'Then you let the players play.'"
full story not available |
|
| |
|
|
| |
The Cat 'n' the Pat
29-Jan-2004, TIME
"Wide receiver Dedric Ward calls Belichick 'the wizard,
a guy you never see but know he always has a hand in what's
going on.' Says a colleague: 'He's thinking about the next
game plan as soon as he's on the plane. Everyone else has to
take a nap, or is all about a few cocktails. He uses every
possible moment to prepare.'"
full story |
|
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
| |
friday
|
|
| |
Super Bowl
XXXVIII Pre-Game Press Conference
30-Jan-2004, Super Bowl XXXVIII
"We're winding up our preparations today. We'll have a light work out at
the stadium. I think we have had a couple of good workouts down here,
and Monday was a review day for us. The team is excited. We're looking
forward to the challenge of playing the Panthers. We have a great
respect for John Fox's staff and the entire organizations and the
football team. It's been a tough week in terms of preparation, because
they do things well, and they're a physical team. We're excited and
looking forward to the opportunity to play, and putting the finishing
touches, and walk-through tomorrow, and should be ready for Sunday."
full transcript |
|
| |
|
|
| |
Coaches Keep It Brief In Final Media Session
30-Jan-2004, Associated Press
"With six days of questions from the media mob in Houston finally at an
end, the teams retreated to complete preparations for Sunday's kickoff
in relative calm.... At their news conferences, the coaches stood next
to the Lombardi Trophy, to be presented to Sunday's champion. 'I think
what that stands for is the team that played the most consistent,
toughest, smartest football for that season,' Belichick said."
full story |
|
| |
|
|
| |
The Moment Of Truth
30-Jan-2004, Patriots.com
"There is no more media access. Tomorrow there will be no more fan
access. There is just one thing left—Super Bowl
XXXVIII. 'It's certainly the moment of truth for the whole year right
here in one game,' Head Coach Bill Belichick said on Friday as he stood
a few feet from the sparkling Vince Lombardi Trophy that neither he nor
John Fox dared to touch the way Mike Martz did two years ago. 'When you
get to this point in the season and two teams play in the final game, I
think there's a big difference in the end of the season for the two
teams, for the winner and the loser.'"
full story |
|
| |
|
|
| |
Lawrence Taylor's Super Bowl Prediction
29-Jan-2004, ABC
From Thursday night's episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live. Jimmy
Kimmel: "Who do you like in
the Super Bowl?" Lawrence Taylor: "I gotta go with New England. Simply because
Bill...Bill Belichick is probably the smartest defensive coach I've ever
seen. You know, he knows...he's gonna have something in store for
Carolina. And he won't get beat in the playoffs. He won't get beat." |
|
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
| |
saturday
|
|
| |
Final
Preparations
31-Jan-2004, Patriots.com
"The Patriots went to Reliant Stadium Saturday for a final light
walk-through and to take their team photo. The team will board busses
later to leave the Inter-Continental Hotel to travel to an undisclosed
hotel to spend their final pregame night in seclusion away from the fan
contingent hanging out inside the lobby of the team's headquarters."
full story |
|
| |
|
|
| |
Snoop Dogg Among Those At New England Walkthrough
31-Jan-2004, Associated Press
"'We were trying to take a little bit of the edge off, give everybody a
chance to relax,' coach Bill Belichick said. 'It's been a good hard week
with a lot of concentration. We figured we'd lighten up a little here
and be ready to go tomorrow.'"
full story |
|
| |
|
|
| |
Newsmaker of the Week: NFL Films President Steve Sabol
31-Jan-2004, CNN Capital Gang
"AL HUNT: [Re
Bill Belichick] 'Is this guy a genuine football intellectual?' STEVE
SABOL: 'Oh, he is. He has developed the most impenetrable, unfathomable
Rubik's cube of a defense. And just the way Bill looks. I mean, when you
see him with a hood, he looks like a character from Middle Earth. He's
very, very unique, and every team is a reflection of their coach. And
the Patriots are single-minded, they are very cost-efficient, they're
unselfish, they're cerebral. That's an exact reflection, that's a
perfect character description of Coach Belichick.'"
full story |
|
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
| |
super bowl sunday
|
|
| |
Bill Belichick's Post-Game Press Conference
01-Feb-2004, Super Bowl XXXVIII
"It was an awesome year. You win 15 games in a row and culminate it with
a Super Bowl Championship. I can't say enough about the players. They've
been in so many tough situations and they've always managed to come
through and come out on top. You just rattle off everybody's name on the
roster and find somebody making a difference. We finished the game with
two back up safeties. That's the way it's been all year. It's been an
unbelievable team and been a real thrill for me to coach them."
full transcript |
|
| |
|
|
| |
Patriots Win 2nd Super Bowl In 3 Years
02-Feb-2004, New York Times
"Under the direction of Coach Bill Belichick, the former Giants and Jets
defensive coordinator, New England has forged the makings of a dynasty
in a salary-cap era designed to create competition in the N.F.L., not
legacies."
full story |
|
| |
|
|
| |
Pats Get Leg Up, Win Super Bowl
02-Feb-2004, CBS News
"Houston, we have a champion. And once again, the New England Patriots
have Adam Vinatieri's foot to thank for a Super Bowl victory. Vinatieri
gave New England its second NFL championship in three seasons with a
41-yard field goal with four seconds left for a thrilling 32-29 victory
over the Carolina Panthers on Sunday night. Vinatieri earlier missed a
field goal and had another one blocked. But as he did in 2002 when he
kicked the winning field goal to beat St. Louis on the final play of the
Super Bowl, he proved he is perhaps the NFL's best clutch kicker."
full story |
|
| |
|
|
| |
Belichick Cements 'Genius' Status With Win
02-Feb-2004,
Associated Press
"Fifteen wins in a row. And you can bet that New England Patriots coach
Bill Belichick is already thinking about a 16th. Belichick earned his
second NFL title Sunday, guiding the Patriots to a 32-29 victory that
wasn't sealed until Adam Vinatieri kicked a 41-yard field goal with 4
seconds left. Only then did Belichick allow himself to acknowledge the
remarkable winning streak that carried the team from October to
February. 'You win 15 games in a row and that culminates in a Super Bowl
championship—I can't say enough about the players,' Belichick said.
'They've been in so many tough situations and come out on top."
full story |
|
| |
|
|
| |
Twice As Nice: Belichick matches mentor Parcells
with second
championship
02-Feb-2004,
Associated Press
"Belichick's second win as a head coach puts him in a class with such
luminaries as Vince Lombardi, Don Shula and, yes, even Belichick's
longtime boss, Bill Parcells. Belichick also won two Super Bowls as the
New York Giants' defensive coordinator under Parcells. Asked about his
legacy, Belichick said, 'You win 15 in a row and then a Super Bowl
championship, that's pretty good. I think it can be talked about up
there with some of the other teams that have had good accomplishments.
Right now, I'm still kind of on Cloud Nine. I don't know if I've had a
really good chance to reflect on that. I'm just enjoying the moment,'
the NFL Coach of the Year said. 'This will be an unforgettable season
for me.'"
full story |
|
| |
|
|
| |
Red,
White and Two
02-Feb-2004, Sporting News
"For a moment, he stepped out of type. For a moment, he displayed
emotion that he usually masks so well. For a moment, Bill Belichick
reacted just as you'd hope he would, considering his Patriots had just
won a second riveting Super Bowl in three years, pulling it out with the
cool ruthlessness that reflects everything strong and enviable about
their coach. For a moment, Bill Belichick smiled and celebrated and
relished the pure joy that accompanies these rare and wondrous moments
in sports."
full story |
|
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
| |
the day after
|
|
| |
Super Bowl Winning Coach Press Conference
02-Feb-2004, Super Bowl XXXVIII
"I'm really proud of our team. I'm proud that our team can hold up that
trophy, but I'm prouder of the way that the team went about it. In all my
years of coaching this has been the most consistent team that I've ever
been a part of."
full transcript |
|
| |
|
|
| |
Selfless Pats Show How It's Done:
Champs had to use 42 different starters this season
02-Feb-2004, Washington Post
"'I've never been around a team that was as consistent,' Belichick said.
'I think we've had around 110 practices, and every day these guys came
and worked and tried to improve. It was such a group effort, to be a
part of it was thrilling... We've won, 32-29. We've won, 38-34, and
we've won, 12-0. You never know with this team. But what has been
consistent is the ability to make the key plays at the right time,
whether on offense or defense.'"
full story |
|
| |
|
|
| |
Inside Pats' Super Bowl Preparations
02-Feb-2004, Sporting News
"You see the stone face on the sideline and hear the monotone,
expressionless voice in interviews and assume Patriots coach Bill
Belichick is a dark cloud with a whistle around his neck, and his team
is forever bracing for a clap of thunder. Image and the reality don't
always mesh. During Super Bowl week, the coach was plenty loose. His
team reflected it during its victory over the Panthers and in the week
preceding it."
full story |
|
| |
|
|
| |
At
Gillette, A Raucous Reception Greets Team
03-Feb-2004, Boston Globe
"The Patriots indeed came home to Foxborough last night, triumphantly,
to place another Vince Lombardi Trophy on the team's mantel after
scoring a rousing 32-29 victory over the Carolina Panthers Sunday night
in Super Bowl XXXVIII at Reliant Stadium in Houston."
full story |
|
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
| |
parade in boston
|
|
| |
Patriots Honored At Victory Parade
03-Feb-2004, Associated Press
"Kraft and Belichick praised the players' 'no-stars' work ethic that led
to 15 straight wins and Sunday's 32-29 victory over the Carolina
Panthers in Houston. 'For a team to accomplish their goals, everybody's
got to give up a little of their individuality, and that's what these
players did, and that's why they're champions,' Belichick said."
full story | patriots video news |
|
| |
|
|
| |
Team,
Fans Celebrate Super Bowl Win
03-Feb-2004, The Boston Channel
"Thousands of fans showed their admiration for the World Champion New
England Patriots as thousands converged on City Hall Plaza and along the
parade route in Boston. During the parade, the team rode in amphibious
vehicles provided by Boston Duck Tours. Just before 12:30 p.m., the line
of 10 multi-colored vehicles left the Prudential building beginning the
parade from Copley Square to City Hall Plaza. On Boylston Street, Super
Bowl MVP Tom Brady emerged from the roof of his duck and held up the
Vince Lombardi Trophy to thousands of screaming fans. Brady was joined
in the lead duck by Patriots owner Bob Kraft and head coach Bill
Belichick. Nine other ducks followed, carrying the rest of the team,
assistant coaches, Patriots staff and cheerleaders."
full story + video + slideshow |
|
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
| |
the white house
|
|
| |
Remarks by the President in Photo Opportunity
with the New England
Patriots
10-May-2004, The White
House
"THE PRESIDENT: Thank you all for coming. Please be seated. Welcome
back. The mighty New England Pats have returned, just like he told me
they would. It's such an honor to welcome the team back here. I'm
especially glad to see Tom Brady. I'm trying to figure out what it's
like to be around a real celebrity. (Laughter.)
Bob Kraft is a
owner who knows how to win. And congratulations on winning the Super
Bowl. (Applause.) What I appreciate is the fact that in the contracts
you sign with the players that you include a commitment to participate
in at least 10 public service events each year. I appreciate the
commitment. I also appreciate the players' commitment, as well.
You've got a great
head coach, obviously. You can't win Super Bowls 66 percent of the time
in a three-year period unless you've got a great coach. (Applause.)
Congratulations."
full story + video |
|
| |
|
|
| |
President Bush Honors Super Bowl Champions
11-May-2004, Providence Journal
"Mr. Bush kidded New England coach Bill Belichick about his terse
remarks at the Rose Garden two years ago. 'You said you were going to
say a few words and you said like four words.' 'I got carried away,'
retorted Belichick."
full story + video |
|
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
| |
super bowl rings
|
|
| |
Pats Ring In Another Title
13-Jun-2004, Patriots Football Weekly
"The ring, manufactured once again by Jostens, features 104 diamonds, or
a little more than five carats, which is the largest total in history.
The crest is shaped in the form of Gillette Stadium with the words
'World' and 'Champions' adorning the top and bottom. Tapered baguettes
and princess-cut diamonds represent Patriots fans in the stands. Two
sculpted Lombardi Trophies made of diamonds create the ring's
centerpiece with a Patriots logo made of red garnet and blue sapphire
surrounded by 32 full-cut diamonds, which represent the 32 NFL teams,
laying across."
full story |
|
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
| |
america's game dvd
|
|
| |
 
America's Game: Super Bowl XXXVIII DVD
|
|
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
| |
multimedia
|
|
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
