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0 -- Sacks allowed by the Patriots in their three postseason games this season. Sunday marked the eighth time a team did not allow a sack in the Super Bowl, most recently Tampa Bay against Oakland in last year's game. |
Muhsin Muhammad hauls in the longest touchdown reception in Super Bowl history.
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5 -- Completions of at least 80 yards in Super Bowl history, with Steve Smith's 85-yard touchdown catch Sunday being the longest. The other four were caught by Green Bay's Antonio Freeman (81 yards, XXXI), Denver's Rod Smith (80, XXXIII), Washington's Ricky Sanders (80, XXII) and Oakland's Kenny King (80, XV). |
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6 -- Consecutive postseason victories by the Patriots. Only six teams have put together longer streaks, including Green Bay (nine, 1961-62; '65-67), Pittsburgh (seven, 1974-76), San Francisco (seven, 1988-90), Dallas (seven, 1992-94) and Denver (seven, 1997-98). |
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7 -- The record for most touchdown passes by both teams in a Super Bowl, set by the Steelers (four) and Cowboys (three) in SB XIII and tied by the 49ers (six) and Chargers (one) in SB XXIX. The Panthers and Patriots combined for six Sunday, throwing three each. |
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10 -- Passes caught by New England's Deion Branch on Sunday for 143 yards, making him the fifth player in history with double-digit receptions in a Super Bowl. The other four are Dan Ross (Bengals, XVI), Jerry Rice (49ers, XXIII, XXIX), Tony Nathan (Dolphins, XIX) and Andre Hastings (Steelers, XXX). |
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12 -- Penalties committed by Carolina on Sunday, tying the Super Bowl record set by the Cowboys against the Broncos in SB XII. The 20 combined penalties by the Panthers and Patriots also was a record. |
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13 -- Super Bowl touchdowns scored by players named Smith, including Antowain (Patriots) and Steve (Panthers) on Sunday. The others came from Dallas' Emmitt (five), Tampa Bay's Dwight (two), Denver's Rod (one), Washington's Timmy (two) and the L.A. Rams' Ron (one). |
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29 -- First downs converted by the Patriots on Sunday, the second-highest total in Super Bowl history. The 49ers own the record with 31 in Super Bowl XIX against the Dolphins. However, New England did set the mark for most first downs gained via the pass with 19. |
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32 -- Completions by Brady on Sunday, breaking the record of 31 set by Buffalo's Jim Kelly in Super Bowl XXVIII against Dallas. |
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83 -- Offensive plays run by the Patriots on Sunday, the second-highest total in Super Bowl history behind the Steelers' 84 in XXX. |
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92 -- Combined rushing total by Carolina's Stephen Davis (49) and DeShaun Foster (43), the duo's lowest output since Dec. 21 when Davis missed the game with an injury. |
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649 -- Combined passing yards by Carolina (295) and New England (354), a Super Bowl record. The previous mark of 615 was accomplished twice, in Super Bowl XIX (49ers-Dolphins) and XXXIV (Rams-Titans). |
