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Article: Grid: Vinatieri earns Patriots last-gasp Super Bowl win
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- AAP Sports News (Australia)
- Article date:
- February 2, 2004
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AAP Sports News (Australia)
02-02-2004
Grid: Vinatieri earns Patriots last-gasp Super Bowl win
By Steve Keating
HOUSTON, Texas, Feb 1 Reuters - Adam Vinatieri kicked a late 41-yard field goal to
earn the New England Patriots a thrilling 32-29 win over the Carolina Panthers today,
their second Super Bowl title in three seasons.
Vinatieri, who booted the winning effort with no time on the clock when the Patriots
defeated the St Louis Rams in Super Bowl XXXVI two years ago, drove the ball through the
uprights with four seconds left to break Carolina hearts.
One of the NFL's most reliable kickers, Vinatieri had struggled through an unusually
difficult day, shanking a 31-yard attempt wide ...