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'''Super Bowl XXXIX''' was an [[American football]] game played between the [[American Football Conference]] (AFC) champion [[2004 New England Patriots season|New England Patriots]] and the [[National Football Conference]] (NFC) champion [[2004 Philadelphia Eagles season|Philadelphia Eagles]] to decide the [[National Football League]] (NFL) champion for the [[2004 NFL season|2004 season]]. The Patriots defeated the Eagles by the score of 24–21.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rapoport |first=Ron |date=February 5, 2005 |title=Eagles, Patriots Brace for Super Bowl |url=https://www.npr.org/2005/02/05/4487732/eagles-patriots-brace-for-super-bowl |access-date=July 18, 2022 |work=NPR.org |language=en}}</ref> The game was played on February 6, 2005, at [[Alltel Stadium]] (now EverBank Stadium) in [[Jacksonville, Florida]], currently the first (and as of 2024 only) time the Super Bowl was playedhosted in thatthe city.

The Patriots, who entered the Super Bowl after compiling a 14–2 regular season record, became the then-most recent team to win consecutive [[Super Bowl]]s (until the [[Kansas City Chiefs]] did in [[2023 Kansas City Chiefs season|2023]]).<ref>{{cite news |last=Hack |first=Damon |date=February 7, 2005 |title=The Dynasty Is Official |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/07/sports/football/07thegame.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all&position=&oref=slogin |titleurl-status=Thelive Dynasty Is Official|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20230318194748/https://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/07/sports/football/07thegame.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all&position=&oref=slogin |accessarchive-date=March 2518, 2008 |last=Hack |first=Damon2023 |access-date=March February 725, 20052008 |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> New England also became the second team after the [[Dallas Cowboys]]<ref name="c101">Dallas{{cite won theweb |title=Super Bowl afterHistory the|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/super-bowl/ 1992|url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20241007090449/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/super-bowl/ |archive-date=October 7, '932024 and|access-date=October '9514, seasons.2024 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]]}}</ref> to win three Super Bowls in four yearsseasons, cementing their status as [[Brady–Belichick era|the NFL dynasty of the 2000s]].<ref>{{Cite newsweb |last=Hack |first=Damon |date=January 24, 2005 |title=Patriots Surge Back to the Super Bowl |languageurl=enhttps://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/24/sports/football/patriots-USsurge-back-to-the-super-bowl.html |workurl-status=The New York Timeslive |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20230318194750/https://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/24/sports/football/patriots-surge-back-to-the-super-bowl.html |accessarchive-date=JulyMarch 18, 20222023 |issn=0362access-4331date=October 14, 2024 |website=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Hack |first=Damon |date=February 7, 2005 |title=The Dynasty Is Official |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/07/sports/football/the-dynasty-is-official.html |access-date=July 18, 2022 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Shaughnessy |first=Dan |date=February 7, 2005 |title=DYNASTY |work=Boston.com |url=http://archive.boston.com/sports/football/patriots/articles/2005/02/07/dynasty_boston_globe/ |access-date=July 18, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Silver |first=Michael |date=February 14, 2005 |title=Patriots win third Super Bowl, set up modern dynasty |url=https://vault.si.com/vault/2005/02/14/threering-circus |access-date=July 18, 2022 |website=Sports Illustrated Vault {{!}} SI.com |language=en-us}}</ref> The Eagles were making their [[1980 Philadelphia Eagles season|second Super Bowl appearance since 1981]] after posting a 13–3 regular season record.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Anderson |first=Dave |date=February 6, 2005 |title=The Living Link to the Super Bowl Franchises |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/06/sports/football/the-living-link-to-the-super-bowl-franchises.html |access-date=July 18, 2022 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Thirteen years later, the two teams would meet again in [[Super Bowl LII]] with the Eagles defeating the favored Patriots.<ref>{{Cite magazineweb |last=Rapaport |first=Daniel |date=January 21, 2018 |title=Super Bowl XXXIX Rematch: What Happened When the Eagles-Patriots isand aPatriots rematchPlayed ofin Super2005 Bowl|url=https://www.si.com/nfl/2018/01/22/super-bowl-xxix-rematch-patriots-eagles XXXIX|url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240828002035/https://www.si.com/nfl/2018/01/22/super-bowl-xxix-rematch-patriots-eagles |archive-date=August 28, 2024 |access-date=JulyOctober 1814, 20222024 |magazinewebsite=[[Sports Illustrated]] |language=en-usUS}}</ref><ref>{{Cite newsweb |last=Dwyer |first=Colin |date=February 4, 2018 |title=Underdog Eagles Pull Out A Shocker, Beating Patriots In Super Bowl LII |languageurl=enhttps://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/02/04/583141097/super-bowl-lii-follow-along-with-nprs-live-blog-as-patriots-face-eagles |workurl-status=NPRlive |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240117030731/https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/02/04/583141097/super-bowl-lii-follow-along-with-nprs-live-blog-as-patriots-face-eagles |archive-date=January 17, 2024 |access-date=JulyOctober 1814, 20222024 |website=[[NPR]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=February 5, 2018 |title=Philadelphia Eagles defeat New England Patriots to win Super Bowl |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2018/02/04/philadelphia-eagles-defeat-new-england-patriots-to-win-super-bowl.html |access-date=July 18, 2022 |website=CNBC |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Philadelphia Eagles knock off Patriots, win Super Bowl |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/philadelphia-eagles-knock-off-patriots-win-super-bowl-0ap3000000914459 |access-date=July 18, 2022 |website=NFL.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news 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Another weapon in the Patriots' offensive backfield was running back [[Kevin Faulk]], who rushed for 255 yards, had 248 receiving yards, and scored three total touchdowns.<ref>{{Cite nameweb |title="name"Kevin Faulk 2004 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/F/FaulKe00/gamelog/2004/ |access-date=2024-06-16 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> [[Fullback (American football)|Fullback]] [[Patrick Pass]] also emerged as a big contributor, rushing for 141 yards and catching 28 passes for 215 yards.<ref>{{Cite nameweb |title="name"Patrick Pass 2004 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/P/PassPa00/gamelog/2004/ |access-date=2024-06-16 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>

The Eagles started the 2004 regular season with seven straight wins before suffering a loss to the 15-1 Steelers. After that, they finished the season with a 13–3 record. Their only other two losses were in their final two games of the season, when they decided to rest all of their starters because they had already clinched the NFC #1 seed.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Philadelphia Eagles 2004 Games and Schedule |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/phi/2004/gamelog/ |access-date=2024-06-16 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> However, during a December 19 win over the [[2004 Dallas Cowboys season|Dallas Cowboys]], Owens was seriously injured on a "horse-collar tackle" by Cowboys defensive back [[Roy Williams (safety)|Roy Williams]] and missed the rest of the regular season and the playoffs.<ref>{{Cite nameweb |last=Pasquarelli |first=Len |date=2005-05-24 |title=Competition committee bans 'horse-collar' tackle |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/columns/story?columnist=pasquarelli_len&id=2067728 |access-date=2024-06-16 |website=ESPN.com |language="name"en}}</ref>

Despite the loss of Owens, the Eagles beat the [[2004 Minnesota Vikings season|Minnesota Vikings]], 27–14, and the [[2004 Atlanta Falcons season|Atlanta Falcons]], 27–10, in the playoffs with relative ease. McNabb recorded 21 out of 33 completions for 286 yards and two touchdowns, while receiver [[Freddie Mitchell]] scored two touchdowns in the victory over the Vikings. Although Minnesota quarterback [[Daunte Culpepper]] threw for 316 yards, the Eagles defense recorded two interceptions and two sacks.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Divisional Round - Minnesota Vikings at Philadelphia Eagles - January 16th, 2005 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200501160phi.htm |access-date=2024-06-16 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> McNabb then completed 17 out of 26 passes for 180 yards and two touchdowns in the win over the Falcons.<ref name="name"/> The Eagles defense held dual-threat quarterback [[Michael Vick]] to only 136 passing yards, 26 rushing yards, and no touchdowns, while also recording an interception and four sacks. McNabb had an average passer rating of 111.3 in the two games, with 466 passing yards, 35 rushing yards, four touchdowns, and no turnovers. Safety Brian Dawkins was also an important player, recording a sack and a forced fumble against the Vikings, followed by an interception and a forced fumble against the Falcons in the [[NFC Championship Game]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=NFC Championship - Atlanta Falcons at Philadelphia Eagles - January 23rd, 2005 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200501230phi.htm |access-date=2024-06-16 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>

The Patriots then defeated the first seeded [[2004 Pittsburgh Steelers season|Pittsburgh Steelers]] in the [[AFC Championship Game]], 41–27.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Divisional Round - Indianapolis Colts at New England Patriots - January 16th, 2005 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200501160nwe.htm |access-date=2024-06-16 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> Although Pittsburgh finished the season with the best record in the NFL at 15–1 and had beaten New England during the regular season and led the league in fewest total yards allowed, they could not stop the Patriots. Brady threw for 207 yards and two touchdowns; Dillon rushed for 73 yards and a touchdown; and Branch, who was coming off of his injuries, recorded 4 receptions for 116 yards and a touchdown, along with 37 rushing yards and another touchdown on 2 carries.<ref name="name"/> Steelers quarterback [[Ben Roethlisberger]] was intercepted three times, including an 87-yard interception returned for a touchdown by [[Rodney Harrison]], and running back [[Jerome Bettis]], Pittsburgh's leading rusher, was held to just 64 yards.<ref>{{Cite nameweb |title="name"AFC Championship - New England Patriots at Pittsburgh Steelers - January 23rd, 2005 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200501230pit.htm |access-date=2024-06-16 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>

Owens was cleared to play in Super Bowl XXXIX, defying doctors' orders by playing on his injured ankle containing two screws and a metal plate.<ref>{{Cite nameweb |last=Lyles Jr. |first=Harry |date=2018-02-03 |title=Remembering TO’s heroic Super Bowl performance |url=https://www.sbnation.com/2018/2/3/16964254/terrell-owens-broke-leg-eagles-patriots-super-bowl-2005-hall-of-fame |access-date=2024-06-16 |website=SBNation.com |language="name"en}}</ref>

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Former Presidents [[George Bush Sr.|George H. W. Bush]] and [[Bill Clinton]] appeared in support of their bipartisan effort to raise money for relief of the December 26, 2004, [[2004 Indian Ocean earthquake|tsunami]] in southeast Asia through the [[USA Freedom Corps]], an action which former President Bush described as "transcending politics."<ref>{{Cite web |date=2005-02-07 |title=Former presidents make pitch for tsunami relief |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2005-02-07/former-presidents-make-pitch-for-tsunami-relief/632470 |access-date=2024-06-16 |website=ABC News - AustrailiaAustralia |language=en-AU}}</ref>

On the first drive of the game, Eagles quarterback [[Donovan McNabb]] fumbledappeared whileto beingnarrowly sackedavoid a sack by NewPatriots Englandlinebacker [[Tedy Bruschi]], but fumble the ball while running into linebacker [[Willie McGinest]], andwith the Patriots recoveredrecovering the ballit at the Philadelphia's 34-yard line. Eagles' coach [[Andy Reid]]'s [[instant replay]] challenge overruled the fumble; officials ruled that McNabb's hadknee beenhit downthe byground contactwhile beforehe thewas ballbeing camehit outby ofBruschi hisbefore handshe lost the ball. Later in the quarter after each team had punted twice, McNabb completed a 30-yard pass to wide receiver [[Terrell Owens]], with aan roughingunnecessary the passerroughness penalty against linebacker [[Rosevelt Colvin]] adding 9 yards, moving the ball inside the PatriotsNew 20England 10-yard line. However, linebacker [[Mike Vrabel]] sacked McNabb for a 16-yard loss on the next play. On the following play, the Eagles once again appeared to turn the ball over:; McNabb's pass was intercepted in the end zone by Patriots defensive backcornerback [[Asante Samuel]], butwho returned it to his own 30-yard line, but the play was nullified by an illegal contact penalty onagainst linebacker [[Roman Phifer]], moving the ball back inside the 20 and giving the Eagles a first down. However, McNabb'sPhiladelphia secondturned chancethe wasball wastedover asfor hereal on the next play when McNabb threw an interception to safety [[Rodney Harrison]] on the next play. This was Donovan McNabb's first [[Red zone (gridiron football)|red zone]] interception of the season.

The Eagles' defense then forced Newthe EnglandPatriots to a [[three-and-out]] on their ensuing possession, and Philadelphia got great field position by receiving the[[Josh Miller (American football)|Josh Miller]]'s punt at the PatriotsNew England 45-yard line. But oncethree plays againlater, theyHarrison gaveheld up another turnover: tight end [[L. J. Smith]], lost a fumble while being tackled by defensiveenabling backcornerback [[Randall Gay]] to punch the ball loose, andwith safety [[Eugene Wilson (American football)|Eugene Wilson]] recoveredmaking the ballrecovery at the 38.

The EaglesPhiladelphia defense once again forced New England to punt and got the ball back at their own 19-yard line. Aided by a pair of completions from McNabb to wide receiver [[Todd Pinkston]] for gains of 17 and 4057 yards, the Eagles drove 81 yards in nine plays and scored on McNabb's six6-yard touchdown pass to L. J. Smith, taking a 7–0 lead with 9:55 left in the second quarterhalf. It was the first time New England trailed during the entire postseason. On their ensuing drive, the Patriots moved the ball to the Eagles' four4-yard line, mainly on plays by running back [[Corey Dillon]], who caught two [[screen pass]]es for 29 yards and rushed for 25. But quarterback [[Tom Brady]] fumbled the ball on a fake hand -off [[Playplay-action pass]] and PhiladelphiaEagles defensive defendertackle [[Darwin Walker]] recovered it. However, the EaglesPhiladelphia could not take advantage of the turnover and had to punt after 3three plays. Eagles punter [[Dirk Johnson]]'s punt went just 29 yards, giving the Patriots the ball at the Philadelphia's 37-yard line. The Patriots then drove 37 yards in seven plays to score on Brady's 4-yard pass to wide receiver [[David Givens]] with 1:10 remaining in the period, tying the game 7–7 by halftime. It was only the second halftime tie in Super Bowl history ([[Super Bowl XXIII]] between the 49ers and the Bengals was the other; the score at the half was 3-33–3) and the first time both of the game's first two quarters ended tied.

On the opening drive of the second half, Patriots wide receiver [[Deion Branch]] caught 4four passes from Brady for 71 yards on a drive that ended with Brady's 2-yard touchdown pass to Vrabel, who lined up at the tight end spot, onmirroring Brady's touchdown pass to Vrabel in the play[[Super Bowl XXXVIII|previous Super Bowl]]. The Eaglesscore latergave the Patriots their first lead of the game, 14–7. After the teams traded punts, the Eagles tied the game with 3:39 left in the third period with a 74-yard, 10-play drive that was capped by McNabb's 10-yard touchdown pass to running back [[Brian Westbrook]]. For the first time in Super Bowl history, the game was tied going into the fourth quarter.

EarlyThe inPatriots theimmediately final period,broke the Patriotstie putagain togetherwith a 9nine-play, 66-yard scoring drive that was keyed by 3three plays from running back [[Kevin Faulk]], who caught 2two passes for 27 combined yards and rushed once for 12. Dillon capped off the drive with a 2-yard touchdown run to give theNew PatriotsEngland a 21–14 lead. Then after forcing another Eagles punt, Branch made a spectacular 19-yard catch, taking the ball out of the hands of cornerback [[Sheldon Brown (American football)|Sheldon Brown]]. The 19 yard gain, and aA roughing-the-passer penalty on Philadelphia defensive linemantackle [[Corey Simon]] on the same play, set up kicker [[Adam Vinatieri]]'s 22-yard field goal with 8:43 left in the game to increase the scorePatriots' 24–14lead into favor of New England24–14. In all three Patriots' Super Bowl wins in the decade, they held a double digit lead in the 4thfourth quarter, but all of their victories were decided by a field goal.

The Eagles responded with a long McNabb36-yard completion from McNabb to Owens. However, afterto reachingreach the New England 36-yard line, but on the next play, McNabb fired a pass over the head of running back [[Dorsey Levens]], where [[Tedy Bruschi]] was waiting to intercept it at the Patriotshis 24-yard line. At this point, there was only 7:20 to play in the game, with the Patriots still up by 10 points.

The EaglesPhiladelphia did force New England to punt, and got the ball back at their own 21-yard line, but with 5:40 left in the game. The Eagles then drove 79 yards in 13 plays, scoring on McNabb's 30-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver [[Greg Lewis (wide receiver)|Greg Lewis]] that(the first touchdown catch of his career) and cutcutting their deficit to 24–21. However, the drive consumed 3:52 of the clock, and only 1:48 remained in the game by the time Lewis scored. Because of this, many sportswriters later criticized the Eagles for not immediately going to a [[no-huddle offense]] at the start of the possession. Anecdotal reports later came out alleging that McNabb was suffering from dry-heaves, and teammates [[Jon Ritchie]]<ref name="Philly vomit">{{Citation |last=Mucha |first=Peter |title=Yes, McNabb puked at Super Bowl, ex-fullback says |date=August 8, 2014 |url=http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/eagles/Yes_McNabb_puked_at_Super_Bowl_ex-fullback_says.html}}</ref> and [[Lito Sheppard]]<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/07/08/lito-sheppard-says-mcnabb-puked-during-super-bowl/ |title=Lito Sheppard says McNabb puked during Super Bowl |last=Florio |first=Mike |date=July 8, 2013 |work=Pro Football Talk |access-date=February 27, 2017 |publisher=National Broadcasting Corporation}}</ref> have gone on record years later that McNabb was suffering from dry-heaves or vomiting, though no video evidence exists and the stories have not been confirmed. Center [[Hank Fraley]] said in an interview the day after the game that McNabb was "almost puking" due to two large hits from Tedy Bruschi and defensive end [[Jarvis Green]] on back-to-back plays.<ref name="B/R vomit">{{Cite web |url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2520265-nfl-urban-legends-donovan-mcnabbs-super-puke |title=NFL URBAN LEGENDS: DONOVAN MCNABB'S SUPER PUKE |last=Tanier |first=Mike |year=2015 |website=Bleacher Report |publisher=Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. |location=Atlanta, Georgia |publication-date=August 5, 2015}}</ref> McNabb himself denies that he was vomiting or dry-heaving during the final drive, and Brian Westbrook later claimed that McNabb was merely "coughing."<ref name="Philly vomit"/>

The Eagles failed to recover their ensuing onside kick attempt, with Patriots tight end [[Christian Fauria]] catching the ball cleanly and sliding down to seal possession for New England. The Patriots then played it safe by running the ball 3three times and forcing Philadelphiathe Eagles to use allup oftheir itsremaining timeouts. New England punter [[Josh Miller (American football)|Josh Miller]] then pinned the Eagles back at their own 4-yard line with just 46 seconds left in the game. Philadelphia then tried one last desperate drive to win or tie the game. But on first down from his own end zone, McNabb was pressured into making a rushed pass to Westbrook at the line of scrimmage. Instead of dropping the pass to stop the clock, Westbrook made the mistake of catching the ball and was immediately tackled for no gain by Phifer, keeping the clock running and forcing the Eagles to run back to the line of scrimmage for their next play with no huddle. On second down, McNabb threw an incomplete pass intended for Owens. Finally on third down, McNabb threw a pass that deflected off of the outstretched fingertips of Smith and into the arms of Harrison for an interception with nine seconds left. Tom Brady took a knee to run out the clock, clinching the 3rdthird Super Bowl title in 4four years for the Patriots, and in the eyes of many establishing themselves as a dynasty.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Buchmasser |first=Bernd |date=2017-02-01 |title=Pats’ Past: Super Bowl XXXIX |url=https://www.patspulpit.com/2017/2/1/14423840/new-england-patriots-history-super-bowl-39-philadelphia-eagles-brady-branch-bruschi-vrabel-harrison |access-date=2024-06-16 |website=Pats Pulpit |language=en}}</ref>

The Patriots would go on to have the only 16–0 season in NFL history three years later, get to reach [[Super Bowl XLII]] against another sixNFC SuperEast Bowlsteam andin winthe three[[New ofYork themGiants]]. beforeThey Tomwould Bradylose departedthat followinggame 17-10 in the first of two Super Bowl losses to the Giants before returning to victory in [[2019Super NFLBowl seasonXLIX|20192015]]. That Super Bowl was the first of four Super Bowls in five years for New England, one of which included facing the Eagles in [[Super Bowl seasonLII]].

The [[2022 Philadelphia Eagles season|Eagles]] and [[2022 Kansas City Chiefs season|Chiefs]] would meet in [[Super Bowl LVII]], both having acquired a 14–3 record. [[Andy Reid]] would lead the Chiefs to victory against his former team, 38–35. The Chiefs became the next repeat champion with a victory in overtime over the 49ers in [[Super Bowl LVIII]] 25-22.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Super Bowl History |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/super-bowl/ |access-date=2024-06-16 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>

* [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200502060nwe.htm Super Bowl XXXIX Box Score] at [[Pro Football Reference]]