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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
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 |
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 (wide receiver)|Greg Lewis]], with 1:48 remaining in the game but could not sustain the comeback. 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.patriots.com/team/index.cfm?ac=playerbio&bio=17873 |title=Deion Branch |access-date=March 25, 2008 |last=Player Bio |first=Patriots |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929090722/http://www.patriots.com/team/index.cfm?ac=playerbio&bio=17873 |archive-date=September 29, 2007}}</ref>
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[[File:Paul McCartney black and white 2010.jpg|thumb|upright=0.7|Paul McCartney performed during the halftime show]]
[[Paul McCartney]] performed during the halftime show; his selection by the NFL, the show's producers, [[Don Mischer|Don Mischer Productions]], and the show's sponsor, [[Ameriquest|Ameriquest Mortgage]], was considered to be a "safe" choice, as it avoided the possibility for an incident similar to that which sparked the [[Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show controversy]] the previous year. McCartney's set consisted of these songs:
*"[[Drive My Car (song)|Drive My Car]]" from his career with [[
*"[[Get Back]]" from his career with
*"[[Live and Let Die (song)|Live and Let Die]]" from his career with [[Wings (band)|Wings]].<ref name="name"/>
*"[[Hey Jude]]" from his career with
===Theme===
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===Presidential appearances===
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 - Australia |language=en-AU}}</ref>
==Game summary==
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The Patriots' Super Bowl win was the third championship for Boston-area sports teams in 12 months, following the Patriots winning [[Super Bowl XXXVIII]] the year before and the [[Boston Red Sox|Red Sox]] winning the [[2004 World Series|World Series]] – [[Curse of the Bambino|first in 86 years]] – three months earlier. This marked the first time since 1989–1990 in the [[San Francisco Bay Area]] that the same market has had 2 Super Bowl and World Series winners in 12 months.<ref name=Eagles>{{cite news|title=Patriots Grab Share of NFL History|date=February 7, 2005|first=Leonard|last=Shapiro|newspaper=Washington Post|page=A1|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A3727-2005Feb6?language=printer|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629023221/http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A3727-2005Feb6?language=printer|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 29, 2011}}</ref>
The Patriots would go on to have the only 16–0 season in NFL history three years later
With the Eagles’ loss, the city of Philadelphia's sports championship drought continued (no Philadelphia-based pro sports team since the [[1982–83 Philadelphia 76ers season|1983 76ers]] won a title) until the [[Philadelphia Phillies|Phillies]] won the [[2008 World Series]].<ref name=Philadelphia/> The Eagles did not return to the Super Bowl until [[2017 NFL season|2017]], also with a 13–3 record, when they beat the [[Atlanta Falcons|Falcons]] and [[Minnesota Vikings|Vikings]] in the reverse order that they did in the 2004–05 playoffs. They exacted revenge on New England in [[Super Bowl LII]], defeating them 41–33 and winning their first championship since [[1960 Philadelphia Eagles season|1960]].
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[[2020 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season|Tampa Bay Buccaneers]].
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>
==Final statistics==
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{{Commons category|Super Bowl XXXIX}}
* [http://www.superbowl.com/ Super Bowl official website]
* [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200502060nwe.htm Super Bowl XXXIX Box Score] at [[Pro Football Reference]]
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