| New England Patriots 20,
St. Louis Rams 17
at New Orleans, LA
| First Quarter |
 | St:--FG J.Wilkins 50, 11:50. |
| Second Quarter |
| NE--T.Law 47 interception return (A.Vinatieri kick), 6:11.
NE--D.Patten 8 pass from T.Brady (A.Vinatieri kick), 14:29. |
| Third Quarter |
| NE--FG A.Vinatieri 37, 13:42. |
| Fourth Quarter |
| St:--K.Warner 2 run (J.Wilkins kick), 5:29.
St:--R.Proehl 26 pass from K.Warner (J.Wilkins kick), 13:30.
NE--FG A.Vinatieri 48, 15:00. |
| A--72,922. |
| | STL | NE |
| FIRST DOWNS | 26 | 15 |
| Rushing | 7 | 6 |
| Passing | 16 | 8 |
| Penalty | 3 | 1 |
| 3RD-DOWN EFFICIENCY | 5-13 | 2-11 |
| 4TH-DOWN EFFICIENCY | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| TOTAL NET YARDS | 427 | 267 |
| Total Plays | 69 | 54 |
| Average Gain | 6.2 | 4.9 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 90 | 133 |
| Rushes | 22 | 25 |
| Average per Rush | 4.1 | 5.3 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 337 | 134 |
| Completed - Attempted | 28-44 | 16-27 |
| Yards per Pass | 7.2 | 4.6 |
| Sacked - Yards Lost | 3-28 | 2-11 |
| Had Intercepted | 2 | 0 |
| PUNTS-AVERAGE | 4-39.8 | 8-43.1 |
| RETURN YARDAGE | 88 | 181 |
| Punt Returns - Yards | 3-6 | 1-4 |
| Kickoff Returns - Yards | 4-82 | 4-100 |
| Int. Returns - Yards | 0-0 | 2-77 |
| PENALTIES-YARDS | 6-39 | 5-31 |
| FUMBLES-LOST | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| TIME OF POSSESSION | 33:30 | 26:30 |
| INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS |
| RUSHING -- |
| | STL: | M.Faulk 17-76, K.Warner 3-6, A.Hakim 1-5, J.Hodgins 1-3. |
| | NE: | A.Smith 18-92, D.Patten 1-22, K.Faulk 2-15, M.Edwards 2-5, T.Brady 1-3, J.Redmond 1-(-4). |
| PASSING -- |
| | STL: | K.Warner 28-44-2-365. |
| | NE: | T.Brady 16-27-0-145. |
| RECEIVING -- |
| | STL: | A.Hakim 5-90, I.Bruce 5-56, T.Holt 5-49, M.Faulk 4-54, R.Proehl 3-71, J.Robinson 2-18, E.Conwell 2-8, Y.Murphy 1-11, J.Hodgins 1-8. |
| | NE: | T.Brown 6-89, J.Redmond 3-24, J.Wiggins 2-14, M.Edwards 2-7, D.Patten 1-8, A.Smith 1-4, K.Faulk 1-(-1). |
| MISSED FIELD GOALS -- |
| | STL: | J.Wilkins 52. |
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