March Madness is upon us! In the spirit of brackets and crowning a champion, PFW assembled the 32 best performances in Patriots Super Bowl wins. Check out the seeding, re-live the moments and vote in our Super Selections bracket!
Crunch Time Region
Malcolm Butler SB 49 (1)
Butler's goal-line interception on 2nd-and-goal from the 1-yard line with 26 seconds left sealed the Patriots 28-24 victory.
Adam Vinatieri SB 36 (2)
Vinatieri kicked a game-winning 48-yard field goal with no time left on the clock to break 20-17 tie and secure the Patriots first championship.
Tom Brady SB 36 (3)
Brady completed 5-of-7 passes for 53 yards and leads the Patriots into field goal range, after taking over on the New England 17-yard line with 1:30 remaining in the game.
Troy Brown SB 36 (4)
A 23-yard catch on 2nd-and-10 with 29 seconds left helped the Patriots move into field goal range, and is one of six catches for 89 yards for Brown.
Danny Amendola SB 51 (5)
Amendola hauled in 7 catches for 65 yards in the second half and overtime, including a touchdown and game-tying two-point conversion.
Rodney Harrison SB 39 (6)
Harrison intercepted Donovan McNabb with 17 seconds left in the game to seal the Patriots victory.
Dont'a Hightower SB 49 (7)
Hightower tackled Marshawn Lynch on the 1-yard line, stopping him short of the end zone one play before Malcolm Butler's interception.
Adam Vinatieri SB 38 (8)
Vinatieri's 41-yard field goal with four seconds left in the game broke a 29-29 tie to give the Patriots their second Super Bowl win.
Game Changers Region
Ty Law SB 36 (1) – INT
Law picked off a pass intended for Isaac Bruce and returns it 47 yards for a touchdown to put the Patriots on the board.
Dont'a Hightower SB 51 (2)
Hightower's 11-yard sack on 3rd-and-1 forced a fumble that was recovered by Alan Branch at the, leading to a Patriots touchdown to make the score 28-20, Falcons.
Mike Vrabel SB 38 (3)
Vrabel's second quarter strip sack led to the Patriots first touchdown and the versatile linebacker scored the Patriots final touchdown, a 1-yard reception to give the Patriots a 29-22 lead.
Tom Brady SB 49 (4)
Brady goes 14-of-16 on the Patriots final two touchdown drives, including 10 straight completions, turning a 10-point fourth quarter deficit into a 4-point lead.
Tom Brady SB 51 (5)
Brady went 21-of-27 for 246 yards and 1 touchdown in the fourth quarter and overtime, to lead the Patriots to the biggest comeback in Super Bowl history.
Tedy Bruschi SB 39 (6)
Bruschi intercepted a Donovan McNabb pass on the Patriots 24-yard line to keep the Patriots 10-point fourth quarter lead intact.
David Givens SB 38 (7)
Givens' 5-yard touchdown right before the half gave the Patriots a 14-7 lead.
Mike Vrabel SB 36 (8) – Ty Law INT
Vrabel's pressure on Kurt Warner led to Ty Law's interception for a touchdown.
60 Minutes Region
James White SB 51 (1)
White set Super Bowl records for catches (14) and points (20) and tied the record for touchdowns (3).
Deion Branch SB 38 (2)
Branch hauled in 10 catches for 143 yards and opened the scoring with a 5-yard touchdown in the second quarter.
Deion Branch SB 39 (3)
Branch was named the Super Bowl MVP after an 11-catch, 133-yard performance.
Julian Edelman SB 49 (4)
Edelman led the Patriots with 109 receiving yards on nine catches, including two third down catches in the fourth quarter, and hauled in the go-ahead touchdown pass with 2:06 remaining.
Tom Brady SB 39 (5)
Brady went 23-of-33 for 236 yards, 2 touchdowns and no interceptions.
Mike Vrabel SB 39 (6)
Vrabel had 4 tackles, 1 sack for 16 yards and a 2-yard touchdown catch.
Shane Vereen SB 49 (7)
Vereen caught a team-high 11 passes for 64 yards, with four catches coming on the go-ahead drive.
Willie McGinest SB 36 (8)
McGinest recorded four tackles and one sack for a 16-yard loss and was a key defender in limiting Marshall Faulk's production.
Do Your Job Region
Trey Flowers SB 51 (1)
Flowers led the Patriots with six tackles, 2.5 sacks and five of the Patriots 12 quarterback hits.
Tom Brady SB 38 (2)
Brady completed 32-of-48 attempts for 354 yards and three touchdowns.
Rob Gronkowski SB 49 (3)
Gronkowski hauled in 6 catches for 68 yards and a 22-yard touchdown.
Corey Dillon SB 39 (4)
Dillon averaged 4.2 yards per carry, rushing 18 times for 75 yards and a touchdown.
Antowain Smith SB 36 (5)
Smith rushed 18 times for 92 yards, the most rushing yards by a Patriots running back in any of the team's five Super Bowl wins.
Rodney Harrison SB 38 (6)
Harrison led the Patriots with nine tackles and added a sack and a pass defensed.
Troy Brown SB 38 (7)
Brown was second on the team with eight catches for 76 yards.
Malcolm Mitchell SB 51 (8)
Patriots rookie wide receiver caught six passes for 70 yards, including a 12-yard catch on 3rd-and-11 in the fourth quarter.
