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Actual Result: New England Patriots 32 Carolina Panthers 29, the Patriots win their second SB in 3 years.
Simulation: The Patriots did not win in 2001, the Rams did - and last year the Raiders won their first Super Bowl in 35 years, Jerry Rice was the game's MVP. The Raiders finished 4-12 in '03 and will not defend their titles, but the Rams are here, winners of SB 34 and SB 36.
AFC DIVISIONAL ROUND
Jan 10, 2004
Tennessee Titans (12-4) at New England Patriots (14-2)
4 degrees
Pats -6
Pats 17 Titans 14
PATRIOTS 21 TITANS 13
The Patriots are 0-2 in their SB history, most recently losing SB32 to the 49ers, next week they host the AFC Championship.
1st: Daniel Graham 5 yd reception (Brady, NE 7-0)
2nd: Gary Anderson 23 yd FG (7-3)
Daniel Graham 6 yd reception (Brady, 14-3)
Justin McCareins 12 yd reception (McNair 14-10)
4th: Deion Branch 15 yd run (21-10)
Gary Anderson 37 yd FG (21-13)
MVP: Daniel Graham 2 TDs
NFC DIVISIONAL ROUND
Jan 10, 2004
Carolina Panthers (11-5) at St Louis Rams (12-4)
Rams -7
Panthers 29 Rams 23
PANTHERS 26 RAMS 21
As happened in the real game, the Panthers knock off the Rams in St Louis and head to the NFC Championship next week.
1st: Stephen Davis 11 yd run (Car 7-0)
Isaac Bruce 18 yd reception (Bulger 7-7)
2nd: John Kasay 38 yd FG (Car 10-7)
Torry Holt 39 yd reception (Bulger StL 14-10)
3rd: Lamar Gordon 80 yd run (21-10)
DeShaun Foster 3 yd run (21-17)
4th: John Kasay 47 yd (21-20)
under 1 min...
Stephen Davis 21 yd reception (Delhomme Carol, missed 2 pt conversion 26-21)
MVP: Stephen Davis 154 yds from scrimmage, 2 TDs
NFC DIVISIONAL ROUND
Jan 11, 2004
Green Bay Packers (10-6) at Philadelphia Eagles (12-4)
25 degrees
Eagles -4
Eagles 20 Packers 17
PACKERS 24 EAGLES 16
The Pack won SB31, y years later Brett Favre will take his squad into Carolina next week for the NFC Championship.
1st: Tony Fisher 8 yd run (GB 7-0)
David Akers 43 yd FG (7-3)
2nd: Donald Driver 44 yd reception (Favre GB 14-3)
Ryan Longwell 28 yd FG (17-3)
David Akers 37 yd FG (17-6)
4th: David Akers 40 yd FG (17-9)
Ahman Green 26 yd run (24-9)
Brian Westbrook 18 yd reception (McNabb 24-16)
MVP: Ahman Green 21 carries, 128 yds TD
AFC DIVISIONAL ROUND
Jan 11, 2004
Indianapolis Colts (12-4) at Kansas City Chiefs (13-3)
51 degrees
KC -3
Colts 38 Chiefs 31
COLTS 38 CHIEFS 28
Near replication of the actual result, we get Manning/Brady, as happened in the real world, next week in the AFC Championship game.
1st: Ricky Williams 4 yd run (Ind 7-0)
Morten Andersen 39 yd FG (7-3)
2nd: Johnnie Morton 21 yd reception (KC 10-7)
Johnnie Morton 6 yd reception (17-7)
Morten Andersen 30 yd FG (20-7)
3rd: Edgerrin James 3 yd run (20-14)
James Mungro 2 yd run (Ind 21-20)
4th: Priest Holmes 11 yd run (2 pt conversion, KC 28-21)
Edgerrin James 48 yd run (28-28)
Marvin Harrison 12 yd reception (35-28)
Mark Vanderjagt 28 yd FG (38-28)
MVP: Edgerrin James 25 carries 194 yds 2 TDs
AFC CHAMPIONSHIP
Jan 18, 2004
Indianapolis Colts at New England Patriots
32 degrees
NE -3.5
NE 24 Ind 14
PATRIOTS 23 COLTS 21
The Patriots win their first AFC Championship in 27 years; Brady beats Manning and heads to SB38, just as he did in the actual game.
1st: Ricky Williams 20 yd reception (Manning Ind 7-0)
Deion Branch 4 yd reception (Brady 7-7)
2nd: Adam Vinatieri 39 yd FG (NE 10-7)
Adam Vinatieri 22 yd Fg (13-7)
Adam Vinatieri 48 yd FG (16-7)
3rd: Larry Centers 8 yd run (23-7)
4th: Marvin Harrison 39 yd reception (2 pt conversion, Manning 23-15)
Edgerrin James 11 yd run (missed 2 pt 23-21)
MVP: Tom Brady 18-26, 248 yds TD
NFC CHAMPIONSHIP
Jan 18, 2004
Green Bay Packers at Carolina Panthers
PACKERS 17 PANTHERS 12
It will be Favre v Brady in a battle of generations at SB38, the Pack is 2-0 in SBs, Favre winning SB 31 over Elway and the Broncos. NE is 0-1 in SBs, they lost to Dallas back in SB11.
1st: Robert Ferguson 22 yd reception (Favre GB 7-0)
2nd: Ryan Longwell 33 yd FG (10-0)
John Kasay 22 yd FG (10-3)
John Kasay 47 yd FG (10-6)
3rd: John Kasay 46 yd FG (10-9)
4th: John Kasay 22 yd FG (Carol 12-10)
under 2 min..
Najeh Davenport 1 yd run (GB 17-12)
MVP: Darren Sharper 2 INT
SUPER BOWL XXXVIII
Feb 1, 2004
New England Patriots v. Green Bay Packers
Houston
PATRIOTS 20 PACKERS 8
Brady and Belichick go 17-2 and win their first SB together.
1st: Adam Vinatieri 48 yd FG (NE 3-0)
Kevin Faulk 22 yd run (10-0)
2nd: Adam Vinatieri 45 yd FG (13-0)
4th: Tom Brady 1 yd run (20-0)
Brett Favre 11 yd run (2 pt conversion, 20-8)
MVP: Rodney Harrison, 8 tackles, INT, sack, the second DB ever to win SBMVP
Super Bowl History
SB1: PACKERS 17 BILLS 10 MVP-J.Taylor QB-Starr HC-Lombardi
SB2: RAIDERS 28 COWBOYS 14 MVP-W.Wells QB-Lamonica HC-Rauch
SB3: CHIEFS 19 COLTS 16 MVP-R.Holmes QB-Dawson HC-Stram
SB4: COWBOYS 21 CHIEFS 13 MVP: L.Rentzel QB-Morton HC-Landry
SB5: VIKINGS 20 BENGALS 10 MVP: A.Page QB-Cuozzo HC-Grant
SB6: VIKINGS 27 CHIEFS 16 MVP G.Cuozzo QB-Cuozzo HC-Grant
SB7: STEELERS 20 COWBOYS 6 MVP J.Ham QB-Bradshaw HC-Noll
SB8: COWBOYS 33 BENGALS 27 (OT) MVP: C.Hill QB-Staubach HC-Landry
SB9: STEELERS 20 RAMS 10 MVP: L.McCutcheon QB-Bradshaw HC Noll
SB10: STEELERS 18 RAMS 0 MVP LC Greenwood QB-Bradshaw HC Noll
SB11: COWBOYS 33 PATRIOTS 7 MVP H.Martin QB-Staubach HC-Landry
SB12: COWBOYS 17 RAIDERS 10 MVP T.Dorsett QB-Staubach HC-Landry
SB13: COWBOYS 42 OILERS 21 MVP R.Staubach QB-Staubach HC Landry
SB14: STEELERS 24 EAGLES 7 MVP F.Harris QB-Bradshaw HC-Noll
SB15: FALCONS 24 RAIDERS 8 MVP:W.Andrews QB-Bartkowski HC-Bennett
SB16: 49ERS 39 BENGALS 19 MVP: J.Montana QB-Montana HC-Walsh
SB17: COWBOYS 30 CHARGERS 10 MVP: D.White QB-White HC-Landry
SB18: REDSKINS 30 DOLPHINS 29 MVP: J.Washington QB-Theismann HC-Gibbs
SB19: 49ERS 24 SEAHAWKS 6 MVP: R.Lott QB-Montana HC-Walsh
SB20: BEARS 51 RAIDERS 13 MVP: W.Payton QB-McMahon HC-Ditka
SB21: GIANTS 19 BRONCOS 6 MVP: J.Morris QB-Simms HC-Parcells
SB22: 49ERS 27 BROWNS 9 MVP: R.Craig QB-Montana HC-Walsh
SB23: 49ERS 24 BENGALS 10 MVP: C.Haley QB-Montana HC-Walsh
SB24: 49ERS 34 BILLS 14 MVP: J.Montana QB-Montana HC-Seifert
SB25: BILLS 17 BEARS 14 MVP: B.Smith QB-Kelly HC-Levy
SB26: BILLS 17 REDSKINS 13 MVP: G.Clark QB-Kelly HC-Levy
SB27: 49ERS 35 DOLPHINS 23 MVP: R.Watters QB-Young HC-Seifert
SB28: OILERS 24 COWBOYS 17 MVP: L.White QB-Moon HC-Pardee
SB29: STEELERS 20 COWBOYS 13 MVP: G.Lloyd QB-O'Donnell HC-Cowher
SB30: COWBOYS 37 CHIEFS 27 MVP: E.Smith QB-Aikman HC-Switzer
SB31: PACKERS 20 BRONCOS 13 MVP: R.White QB-Favre HC-Holmgren
SB32: 49ERS 16 PATRIOTS 10 MVP: D.Stubblefield QB-Young HC-Mariucci
SB33: VIKINGS 40 BRONCOS 37 MVP: R.Smith/T.Davis QB-Cunningham HC-Green
SB34: RAMS 28 JAGS 14 MVP: M.Faulk QB-Warner HC-Vermeil
SB35: TITANS 14 GIANTS 10 MVP: E.George QB-McNair HC-Fisher
SB36: RAMS 30 STEELERS 24 (OT) MVP: T.Holt QB-Warner HC-Martz
SB37: RAIDERS 17 BUCS 16 MVP: J.Rice QB-Gannon HC-Callahan
SB38: PATRIOTS 20 PACKERS 8 MVPL R.Harrison QB-Brady HC-Belichick
ALL SB Team (1-25)
QB-J Montana, R,Staubach - only two 4 time winners with an MVP
RB- T.Dorsett, F.Harris, R.Craig - multiple wins and an MVP, Franco, I think, is the top SB performer of the first 25 years
WR-J. Rice, D. Pearson, I think the only receivers with both multiple and TDs in multiple SBs
TE B.J Dupree, easily the most productive SB TE
DL: A.Page, LC Greenwood, H.Martin, B.Smith
LB: J.Ham, C.Haley
DB: R.Lott, all the defensive MVPs,
ALL SB Team (26-50)
QB: J.Kelly, S.Young, K.Warner, 2 SB wins
RB E.Smith, M.Faulk MVP, TDs in multiple SBs
WR - J.Taylor, T.Holt TDs in multiple SBs + multiple titles
DL R.White, D.Stubblefield - MVP
LB - G.Lloyd, MVP
DB-R.Harrison, MVP
The 15 Best SB Performances
1. SB 17 (Dall) Danny White 16-22 309 yds 4 TDs
2. SB 20 (Chi) Walter Payton, 21 carries, 235 yds rushing, 3 TDs
3. SB27 (SF) Ricky Watters 19 carries, 234 yds rushing 3 TDs
4. SB13 (Dall) Roger Staubach 12-18 280 yards 3 TD
5. SB 24 (SF) Joe Montana 17-23 253 yds 2 TD, TD
6. SB 6 (Minn) Gary Cuozzo 16-25, 228 yds 3 TDs
7. SB 8 (Dall) Calvin Hill 207 yards from scrimmage, 3 TDs.
8. SB 30 (Dall) Emmitt Smith 26 carries, 138 yds 3 TDs
9. SB14 (Pitt) Franco Harris 3 TDs
10. SB 18 (Wash) Joe Washington 3 TDs
11. SB 33 (Minn) Robert Smith, 3 TDs
12. SB 33 (Den) Terrell Davis 3 TDs
13. SB 19 (SF) Ronnie Lott, 2 INT, TD
14. SB 25 (Buff) Bruce Smith 3 sacks
15. SB 11 (Dall) Harvey Martin 3 sacks
