Super Bowl XXXVI Facts for Kids

The Patriots playing against Carolina on January 6, 2002.

Super Bowl XXXVI was a big championship game in American football. It happened on February 3, 2002, at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. In this exciting game, the New England Patriots won their very first Super Bowl title! They beat the St. Louis Rams with a score of 20 to 17.

During the event, the famous singer Mariah Carey sang the national anthem. The halftime show was also a big deal, featuring the popular band U2.

How the Teams Played

This section shows how well each team played in the game.

Here are some of the top players and their stats from the game.

St. Louis Rams:
- Quarterback Kurt Warner: He completed 28 out of 44 passes for 365 yards and scored 1 touchdown. But he also threw 2 interceptions.
- Running Back Marshall Faulk: He ran the ball 17 times for 76 yards.
- Receivers:
  - Az-Zahir Hakim: Caught 5 passes for 90 yards.
  - Isaac Bruce: Caught 5 passes for 56 yards.
  - Torry Holt: Caught 5 passes for 49 yards.
  - Marshall Faulk: Caught 4 passes for 54 yards.

New England Patriots:
- Quarterback Tom Brady: He completed 16 out of 27 passes for 145 yards and scored 1 touchdown. He did not throw any interceptions.
- Running Back Antowain Smith: He ran the ball 18 times for 92 yards.
- Receivers:
  - Troy Brown: Caught 6 passes for 89 yards.
  - J. R. Redmond: Caught 3 passes for 24 yards.

Here are the main players who started the Super Bowl for each team.

Wide Receiver (WR): Torry Holt (St. Louis) vs. Troy Brown (New England)
Left Tackle (LT): Orlando Pace (St. Louis) vs. Matt Light (New England)
Left Guard (LG): Tom Nütten (St. Louis) vs. Mike Compton (New England)
Center (C): Andy McCollum (St. Louis) vs. Damien Woody (New England)
Right Guard (RG): Adam Timmerman (St. Louis) vs. Joe Andruzzi (New England)
Right Tackle (RT): Rod Jones (St. Louis) vs. Greg Robinson-Randall (New England)
Tight End (TE): Ernie Conwell (St. Louis) vs. Jermaine Wiggins (New England)
Wide Receiver (WR): Isaac Bruce (St. Louis) vs. David Patten (New England)
Quarterback (QB): Kurt Warner (St. Louis) vs. Tom Brady (New England)
Running Back (RB): Marshall Faulk (St. Louis) vs. Antowain Smith (New England)
Tight End/Fullback (TE/FB): Jeff Robinson (St. Louis) vs. Marc Edwards (New England)

Left End (LE): Chidi Ahanotu (St. Louis) vs. Bobby Hamilton (New England)
Left Defensive Tackle (LDT): Brian Young (St. Louis) vs. Brandon Mitchell (New England)
Right Defensive Tackle (RDT): Jeff Zgonina (St. Louis) vs. Richard Seymour (New England)
Right End (RE): Grant Wistrom (St. Louis) vs. Anthony Pleasant (New England)
Left Outside Linebacker (LOLB): Don Davis (St. Louis) vs. Mike Vrabel (New England)
Middle Linebacker (MLB): London Fletcher (St. Louis) vs. Tedy Bruschi (New England)
Right Outside Linebacker (ROLB): Tommy Polley (St. Louis) vs. Roman Phifer (New England)
Left Cornerback (LCB): Aeneas Williams (St. Louis) vs. Ty Law (New England)
Right Cornerback (RCB): Dexter McCleon (St. Louis) vs. Otis Smith (New England)
Strong Safety (SS): Adam Archuleta (St. Louis) vs. Lawyer Milloy (New England)
Free Safety (FS): Kim Herring (St. Louis) vs. Tebucky Jones (New England)

These are the people who made sure the game followed all the rules: