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{{Short description|2005 National Football League championship game}}
{{redirect|2005 Super Bowl|the Super Bowl that was played at the completion of the 2005 season|Super Bowl XL}}
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{{Infobox Super Bowl
| type = sb
| name = XXXIX
| image = Super Bowl XXXIX Logo.svg
| visitor = [[2004 New England Patriots season|New England Patriots]]
| home = [[2004 Philadelphia Eagles season|Philadelphia Eagles]]
| home_coach = [[Andy Reid]]
| home_record = 13–3
| home_place = 1
| visitor_coach = [[Bill Belichick]]
| visitor_record = 14–2
| visitor_place = 2
| visitor_abbr = NE
| home_abbr = PHI
| visitor_conf = [[American Football Conference|AFC]]
| home_conf = [[National Football Conference|NFC]]
| visitor_total = 24
| home_total = 21
| visitor_qtr1 = 0
| visitor_qtr2 = 7
| visitor_qtr3 = 7
| visitor_qtr4 = 10
| home_qtr1 = 0
| home_qtr2 = 7
| home_qtr3 = 7
| home_qtr4 = 7
| date = {{start-date|February 6, 2005}}
| stadium = [[EverBank Stadium|Alltel Stadium]]
| city = [[Jacksonville, Florida]]
| attendance = 78,125<ref>{{cite web|title=Super Bowl XXXIX Box Score: New England 24, Philadelphia 21|url=http://www.nfl.com/superbowl/history/boxscore/sbxxxix|publisher=National Football League|website=NFL.com|date=February 7, 2005|access-date=March 10, 2018}}</ref>
| HOFers = '''Patriots:''' [[Ty Law]], [[Richard Seymour]] <br />'''Eagles:''' [[Brian Dawkins]], [[Terrell Owens]]
| odds = Patriots by 7<ref>{{cite news|last=DiNitto|first=Marcus|title=Super Bowl Betting History – Underdogs on Recent Roll|url=http://linemakers.sportingnews.com/nfl/2015-01-25/super-bowl-betting-history-patriots-vs-seahawks-point-spread-line-vegas-odds|magazine=[[Sporting News]]|date=January 25, 2015|access-date=February 4, 2015|archive-date=February 4, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150204100054/http://linemakers.sportingnews.com/nfl/2015-01-25/super-bowl-betting-history-patriots-vs-seahawks-point-spread-line-vegas-odds|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Rogers |first=Kevin |title=Super Bowl History |url=http://www.vegasinsider.com/nfl/superbowl/history/ |access-date=February 4, 2015 |website=Vegas Insider}}</ref>
| MVP = [[Deion Branch]], [[wide receiver]]
| anthem = The combined choirs of the [[United States Military Academy|U.S. Military Academy]], the [[United States Naval Academy|U.S. Naval Academy]], the [[United States Air Force Academy|U.S. Air Force Academy]], and the [[United States Coast Guard Academy|U.S. Coast Guard Academy]], and U.S. Army Herald Trumpets.
| coin_toss = Youth football players from Jacksonville: Tyler Callahan, Tyler Deal, Lawrence McCauley, and Jacob Santana; New Orleans NFL Junior Player Development coach Tomaris Jackson
| referee = [[Terry McAulay]]
| halftime = [[Paul McCartney]]
| network = [[NFL on Fox|Fox]]
| announcers = [[Joe Buck]], [[Troy Aikman]], [[Cris Collinsworth]], [[Pam Oliver]] and [[Chris Myers]]
| rating = 41.1 <br/><small>(est. 86 million viewers)</small><ref name="ratings20090118">{{cite web |url=http://tvbythenumbers.com/2009/01/18/historical-super-bowl-tv-ratings/11044 |title=Historical Super Bowl Nielsen TV Ratings, 1967–2009 – Ratings |publisher=TVbytheNumbers |access-date=October 9, 2012 |archive-date=February 8, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100208213536/http://tvbythenumbers.com/2009/01/18/historical-super-bowl-tv-ratings/11044 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| share = 62
| commercial = $2.3 million
| radio = [[NFL on Westwood One Sports|Westwood One]]
| radioannouncers = [[Marv Albert]], [[Boomer Esiason]], [[John Dockery]] and [[Bonnie Bernstein]]
| last = XXXVIII
| next = XL
}}
'''Super Bowl XXXIX''' was an [[American football]] game played between the [[American Football Conference]] (AFC) champion [[2004 New England Patriots season|New England Patriots]] and the [[National Football Conference]] (NFC) champion [[2004 Philadelphia Eagles season|Philadelphia Eagles]] to decide the [[National Football League]] (NFL) champion for the [[2004 NFL season|2004 season]]. The Patriots defeated the Eagles by the score of 24–21.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rapoport |first=Ron |date=February 5, 2005 |title=Eagles, Patriots Brace for Super Bowl |url=https://www.npr.org/2005/02/05/4487732/eagles-patriots-brace-for-super-bowl |access-date=July 18, 2022 |work=NPR.org |language=en}}</ref> The game was played on February 6, 2005, at [[EverBank Stadium|Alltel Stadium]] (now EverBank Stadium) in [[Jacksonville, Florida]], currently the only Super Bowl hosted in the city. The Patriots would not win another Super Bowl until [[Super Bowl XLIX]] in 2015.

The Patriots, who entered the Super Bowl after compiling a 14–2 regular season record, became the then-most recent team to win consecutive [[Super Bowl]]s (until the [[Kansas City Chiefs]] did in [[2023 Kansas City Chiefs season|2023]]).<ref>{{cite news |last=Hack |first=Damon |date=February 7, 2005 |title=The Dynasty Is Official |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/07/sports/football/07thegame.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all&position=&oref=slogin |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20230318194748/https://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/07/sports/football/07thegame.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all&position=&oref=slogin |archive-date=March 18, 2023 |access-date=March 25, 2008 |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> New England also became the second team after the [[Dallas Cowboys]]<ref name="c101">{{cite web |title=Super Bowl History |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/super-bowl/ |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20241007090449/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/super-bowl/ |archive-date=October 7, 2024 |access-date=October 14, 2024 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]]}}</ref> to win three Super Bowls in four seasons, cementing their status as [[Brady–Belichick era|the NFL dynasty of the 2000s]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hack |first=Damon |date=January 24, 2005 |title=Patriots Surge Back to the Super Bowl |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/24/sports/football/patriots-surge-back-to-the-super-bowl.html |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20230318194750/https://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/24/sports/football/patriots-surge-back-to-the-super-bowl.html |archive-date=March 18, 2023 |access-date=October 14, 2024 |website=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Hack |first=Damon |date=February 7, 2005 |title=The Dynasty Is Official |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/07/sports/football/the-dynasty-is-official.html |access-date=July 18, 2022 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Shaughnessy |first=Dan |date=February 7, 2005 |title=DYNASTY |work=Boston.com |url=http://archive.boston.com/sports/football/patriots/articles/2005/02/07/dynasty_boston_globe/ |access-date=July 18, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Silver |first=Michael |date=February 14, 2005 |title=Patriots win third Super Bowl, set up modern dynasty |url=https://vault.si.com/vault/2005/02/14/threering-circus |access-date=July 18, 2022 |website=Sports Illustrated Vault {{!}} SI.com |language=en-us}}</ref> The Eagles were making their [[1980 Philadelphia Eagles season|second-ever Super Bowl appearance]] after posting a 13–3 regular season record.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Anderson |first=Dave |date=February 6, 2005 |title=The Living Link to the Super Bowl Franchises |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/06/sports/football/the-living-link-to-the-super-bowl-franchises.html |access-date=July 18, 2022 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Rapaport |first=Daniel |date=January 21, 2018 |title=Super Bowl XXXIX Rematch: What Happened When the Eagles and Patriots Played in 2005 |url=https://www.si.com/nfl/2018/01/22/super-bowl-xxix-rematch-patriots-eagles |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240828002035/https://www.si.com/nfl/2018/01/22/super-bowl-xxix-rematch-patriots-eagles |archive-date=August 28, 2024 |access-date=October 14, 2024 |website=[[Sports Illustrated]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Dwyer |first=Colin |date=February 4, 2018 |title=Underdog Eagles Pull Out A Shocker, Beating Patriots In Super Bowl LII |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/02/04/583141097/super-bowl-lii-follow-along-with-nprs-live-blog-as-patriots-face-eagles |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240117030731/https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/02/04/583141097/super-bowl-lii-follow-along-with-nprs-live-blog-as-patriots-face-eagles |archive-date=January 17, 2024 |access-date=October 14, 2024 |website=[[NPR]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=February 5, 2018 |title=Philadelphia Eagles defeat New England Patriots to win Super Bowl |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2018/02/04/philadelphia-eagles-defeat-new-england-patriots-to-win-super-bowl.html |access-date=July 18, 2022 |website=CNBC |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Philadelphia Eagles knock off Patriots, win Super Bowl |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/philadelphia-eagles-knock-off-patriots-win-super-bowl-0ap3000000914459 |access-date=July 18, 2022 |website=NFL.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last1=Hoffman |first1=Benjamin |last2=Drape |first2=Joe |date=February 4, 2018 |title=How the Eagles Won Their First Super Bowl Title, Drive by Drive |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/04/sports/super-bowl-patriots-eagles.html |access-date=July 18, 2022 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

The game was close throughout, with the teams battling to a 14–14 tie by the end of the third quarter. The Patriots then scored 10 points in the 4th quarter with [[Corey Dillon]]'s 2-yard touchdown run and [[Adam Vinatieri]]'s 22-yard field goal. The Eagles then cut their deficit to 24–21, with quarterback [[Donovan McNabb]]'s 30-yard touchdown pass to receiver [[Greg Lewis (wide receiver)|Greg Lewis]], with 1:48 remaining in the game but could not sustain the comeback. Overall, New England forced four turnovers, while Patriots wide receiver [[Deion Branch]] was named [[Super Bowl MVP]] for recording 133 receiving yards and tied the Super Bowl record with 11 catches.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.patriots.com/team/index.cfm?ac=playerbio&bio=17873 |title=Deion Branch |access-date=March 25, 2008 |last=Player Bio |first=Patriots |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929090722/http://www.patriots.com/team/index.cfm?ac=playerbio&bio=17873 |archive-date=September 29, 2007}}</ref>

To avoid the possibility of an incident similar to the [[Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show controversy|Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show]] the previous year, the league selected [[Paul McCartney]] as a "safe" choice to perform during Super Bowl XXXIX's halftime. The broadcast of the game on [[NFL on Fox|Fox]] was watched by an estimated 86 million viewers.<ref name="ratings20090118"/>

==Background==
===Host selection process===
NFL owners voted to award Super Bowl XXXIX to [[Jacksonville, Florida|Jacksonville]] during their November 1, 2000, meeting held in [[Atlanta]]. It marked the first and to-date, only Super Bowl held in Jacksonville, and the third metropolitan area in the state of [[Florida]] to host a Super Bowl, after [[Miami]] and [[Tampa]]. Three cities submitted bids: Jacksonville ([[EverBank Stadium|Alltel Stadium]]), [[Miami]] ([[Hard Rock Stadium|Pro Player Stadium]]), and [[Oakland, California|Oakland]] ([[Oakland Coliseum]]). Three Super Bowls host sites were selected during the meeting, [[Super Bowl XXXVIII|XXXVIII]], XXXIX, and [[Super Bowl XL|XL]]. However, XXXIX was the only one of the three that involved a competitive voting process. The city of [[Jacksonville metropolitan area|Jacksonville]] was awarded the 30th NFL franchise in November 1993. The [[Expansion team|expansion]] [[Jacksonville Jaguars]] began play in [[1995 Jacksonville Jaguars season|1995]], and would play their home games in [[EverBank Stadium|Jacksonville Municipal Stadium]]. The facility was essentially a brand new stadium, built on the former site of the [[Gator Bowl Stadium|Gator Bowl]]. Almost all of the former Gator Bowl was demolished, except for the west upper deck, and ramping. Jacksonville had bid for the Super Bowl several times prior, specifically for [[Super Bowl XX|XX]], [[Super Bowl XXI|XXI]], [[Super Bowl XXII|XXII]], [[Super Bowl XXIII|XXIII]], [[Super Bowl XXIV|XXIV]], but they were rejected for various reasons including the aging condition of the Gator Bowl, and not having an NFL franchise at the time.
[[File:Superbowl XXXIX, 2005.JPG|thumb|right|The field of Super Bowl XXXIX before kickoff]]
In May 1999, Jacksonville submitted their initial bid for XXXIX.<ref>{{cite news|title=Jacksonville makes bid for 2005 Super Bowl|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-naples-daily-news/163225902/|newspaper=The Naples Daily News|first=Eddie|last=Pells|page=27|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|date=May 25, 1999|access-date=January 16, 2025}}{{Open access}}</ref> Miami, Atlanta, and Oakland also submitted proposals.<ref>{{cite news|title=Atlanta vs. Miami for '05 Super Bowl|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-atlanta-constitution/163225790/|newspaper=The Atlanta Constitution|first=Mark|last=Schlabach|page=39|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|date=May 23, 2000|access-date=January 16, 2025}}{{Open access}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Oakland plans to make bid for 2004 Super Bowl|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/enterprise-record/162996325/|newspaper=Enterprise-Record|first=Jim|last=Jenkins|page=15|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|date=October 16, 1999|access-date=January 16, 2025}}{{Open access}}</ref> Atlanta, however, dropped out before the final bids were due on September 8. Rumors of bids by [[New Orleans]] and [[Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas City]] never materialized.<ref>{{cite news|title=NFL meetings to focus on player conduct, scheduled for 2002 season|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/ledger-enquirer/163225521/|newspaper=Ledger-Enquirer|page=15|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|date=May 23, 2000|access-date=January 16, 2025}}{{Open access}}</ref> Oakland's bid in particular, was considered a long shot,<ref>{{cite news|title=Oakland's bid to host 2005 Super Bowl takes a major hit|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/santa-cruz-sentinel/163225036/|newspaper=Santa Cruz Sentinel|page=30|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|date=October 28, 2000|access-date=January 16, 2025}}{{Open access}}</ref> and it did not even have the support of [[Oakland Raiders|Raiders]] owner [[Al Davis]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Super Bowl bid due in 2 months (Part 1)|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/oakland-tribune/163226444/|newspaper=Oakland Tribune|page=1|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|date=July 7, 2000|access-date=January 16, 2025}}{{Open access}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Super Bowl bid due in 2 months (Part 2)|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/oakland-tribune/163226502/|newspaper=Oakland Tribune|page=11|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|date=July 7, 2000|access-date=January 16, 2025}}{{Open access}}</ref> Miami was thought be the favorite to land the game, based on its experience having hosted the Super Bowl eight previous times. Jacksonville was an underdog, but garnered interest and attention as they represented a new market for the game.<ref>{{cite news|title=Jacksonville battles Miami to host Super Bowl (Part 1)|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-stuart-news/163226991/|newspaper=The Stuart News|first=Sarah|last=Talalay|page=18|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|date=November 1, 2000|access-date=January 16, 2025}}{{Open access}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Jacksonville battles Miami to host Super Bowl (Part 2)|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-stuart-news/163227081/|newspaper=The Stuart News|first=Sarah|last=Talalay|page=19|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|date=November 1, 2000|access-date=January 16, 2025}}{{Open access}}</ref> While the stadium had the capacity to host the game, area attractions were plentiful, and weather was acceptable, the greater Jacksonville area lacked the necessary number of premium-level hotel rooms needed to satisfy the NFL's requirements. The host committee's solution, though controversial, was to dock several [[cruise ship]]s on the [[St. Johns River]] near downtown to serve as temporary hotels.<ref name="espn-01-21-2020">{{cite news|url=https://www.espn.com/blog/jacksonville-jaguars/post/_/id/27787/15-years-have-cruised-by-since-underdog-jacksonville-super-bowl|title=800 buses, 5 ships, 1 burst pipe: How Jacksonville pulled off a Super Bowl|first=Michael|last=DiRocco|work=ESPN.com|date=January 21, 2020|access-date=January 16, 2025}}</ref> The plan was expensive, and would require roughly 800 buses to shuttle attendees back-and-forth to the various events and activities throughout the week.<ref name="espn-01-21-2020"/>

A city would win the vote if they received {{frac|3|4}} of the ballots during any of the first three rounds. If no city won during the first three rounds, the fourth round would revert to a simple majority. Only 31 of the 32 team owners took part; expansion [[Houston Texans|Houston]] did not vote.<ref>{{cite news|title=S. Florida 3 votes from 2005 Super Bowl?|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-miami-herald/163227434/|newspaper=The Miami Herald|first=Armando|last=Salguero|page=93|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|date=November 1, 2000|access-date=January 16, 2025}}{{Open access}}</ref> Oakland was eliminated on the second ballot.<ref>{{Cite news |date=November 2, 2000 |title=Jacksonville, Detroit also awarded Super Bowls |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/san-angelo-standard-times/162996284/ |access-date=January 16, 2025 |work=San Angelo Standard-Times |page=6 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]|agency=[[Associated Press]]}}{{Open access}}</ref> Jacksonville won on the fourth ballot.<ref name="mh11022000-p1">{{cite news|title=S. Florida Super Bowl bid is blocked by Jacksonville (Part 1)|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-miami-herald/163228447/|newspaper=The Miami Herald|first=Armando|last=Salguero|page=1|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|date=November 2, 2000|access-date=January 16, 2025}}{{Open access}}</ref><ref name="mh11022000-p2">{{cite news|title=S. Florida Super Bowl bid is blocked by Jacksonville (Part 2)|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-miami-herald/163228485/|newspaper=The Miami Herald|first=Armando|last=Salguero|page=13|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|date=November 2, 2000|access-date=January 16, 2025}}{{Open access}}</ref> Houston was awarded [[Super Bowl XXXVIII|XXXVIII]], and [[Detroit]] was awarded XL.<ref>{{cite news|title=Houston, Jacksonville, Detroit get Super Bowls|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-odessa-american/162997996/|newspaper=The Odessa American|page=27|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|date=November 2, 2000|access-date=January 13, 2025}}{{Open access}}</ref> Officials from the Miami contingent, which included [[Don Shula]] and [[Dan Marino]], expressed displeasure over the results. [[Miami Dolphins|Dolphins]] president [[Eddie Jones (American football executive)|Eddie Jones]] said "[Jacksonville] will do a good job, but it's not the best place."<ref name="mh11022000-p1"/><ref name="mh11022000-p2"/> Miami would ultimately land the next available game ([[Super Bowl XLI|XLI]]).

===New England Patriots===
{{main|2004 New England Patriots season}}

New England finished the regular season with a record of 14–2, bested only by the [[2004 Pittsburgh Steelers season|Pittsburgh Steelers]]' 15–1 mark, and ranking seventh in yards gained (5,773) and fourth in points scored (437).<ref>{{Cite web |title=2004 NFL Standings & Team Stats |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2004/index.htm |access-date=2024-06-16 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref>

The Patriots' major acquisition prior to the season was veteran [[running back]] [[Corey Dillon]], who joined the team after playing seven seasons with the [[Cincinnati Bengals]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.patriots.com/news/index.cfm?ac=latestnewsdetail&pid=10808&pcid=41 |title=Position Breakdown: Running Backs |access-date=March 26, 2008 |last=Tadych |first=Frank |date=February 18, 2005 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091224134154/http://www.patriots.com/news/index.cfm?ac=latestnewsdetail&pid=10808&pcid=41 |archive-date=December 24, 2009 }}</ref> acquired in exchange for a second-round draft pick.<ref name="name">Super Bowl XXXIX {{cite book |title=Super Bowl XXXIX Game Program |last=Veneziano |first=John |publisher=NFL Publishing }}</ref>  Dillon became a significant offensive weapon for the 2004 Patriots, recording a franchise record 1,635 rushing yards and 12 touchdowns, and was named to the [[Pro Bowl]] for the fourth time in his career.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Corey Dillon 2004 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/D/DillCo00/gamelog/2004/ |access-date=2024-06-16 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=2004 NFL Pro Bowlers |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2004/probowl.htm |access-date=2024-06-16 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref>

Another weapon in the Patriots' offensive backfield was running back [[Kevin Faulk]], who rushed for 255 yards, had 248 receiving yards, and scored three total touchdowns.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kevin Faulk 2004 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/F/FaulKe00/gamelog/2004/ |access-date=2024-06-16 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref>  [[Fullback (American football)|Fullback]] [[Patrick Pass]] also emerged as a big contributor, rushing for 141 yards and catching 28 passes for 215 yards.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Patrick Pass 2004 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/P/PassPa00/gamelog/2004/ |access-date=2024-06-16 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref>

[[2005 Pro Bowl|Pro Bowl]] [[quarterback]] [[Tom Brady]] remained at the helm of the Patriots offense, with 3,692 passing yards, 28 touchdowns, and 14 interceptions.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tom Brady 2004 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BradTo00/gamelog/2004/ |access-date=2024-06-16 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> Although [[wide receiver]] [[Deion Branch]], New England's major deep threat, missed most of the season because of injuries, he recorded 454 yards and four touchdowns. Wide receiver [[David Givens]] was the team's leading receiver with 874 receiving yards and three touchdowns.<ref name="name"/> Wide receiver [[David Patten]] also contributed 800 receiving yards and seven touchdowns, and tight end [[Daniel Graham]] had 364 receiving yards and seven touchdowns.<ref name="name"/>  On special teams, pro bowl kicker [[Adam Vinatieri]] had the best season of his career, leading the NFL in field goals made (31), field goal percentage (93.9) and scoring (141 points)

On defense, the Patriots were plagued by injuries, especially in their secondary. Cornerbacks [[Tyrone Poole]] and [[Ty Law]] suffered season ending injuries, while safety [[Eugene Wilson (American football)|Eugene Wilson]], who led the team with four interceptions, missed several games.<ref name="name"/>  With their patchwork secondary, the Patriots ranked 17th in passing yards allowed (3,400),<ref name="name"/> However, they did rank seventh in interceptions (20) and 10th in fewest passing touchdowns allowed (18).<ref name="name"/> Most importantly, New England continued to win despite the injuries. Converted wide receiver [[Troy Brown]] turned out to be very effective playing as a defensive back, ranking second on the team with three interceptions. Safety [[Rodney Harrison]] was also an impact player, leading the team with 138 tackles while also recording three sacks and two interceptions.<ref name="name"/>

Up front, the Patriots' defensive line was anchored by Pro Bowler [[Richard Seymour]], who recorded five sacks.<ref name="name"/> New England also still had their trio of impact veteran linebackers: Pro Bowler [[Tedy Bruschi]] (122 tackles, three and a half sacks, three interceptions), [[Willie McGinest]] (nine and a half sacks, one interception), and [[Mike Vrabel]] (71 tackles and five and a half sacks), along with [[Ted Johnson]].<ref name="name"/> Vrabel also frequently played at the tight end position during offensive plays near the opponent's goal line, recording two touchdown receptions.<ref name="name"/>

===Philadelphia Eagles===
{{main|2004 Philadelphia Eagles season}}

The Eagles earned the NFC Super Bowl berth after three consecutive defeats in the NFC Championship Game.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Philadelphia Eagles Playoff History |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/phi/playoffs.htm |access-date=2024-06-16 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> The Eagles hired [[Andy Reid]] as their head coach in [[1999 NFL season|1999]] following two straight losing seasons.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Philadelphia Eagles Team Records, Leaders, and League Ranks |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/phi/index.htm |access-date=2024-06-16 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> That same year, they used their first-round pick in the [[NFL draft]] (the second overall) to select quarterback [[Donovan McNabb]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=1999 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1999/draft.htm |access-date=2024-06-16 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref>  Prior to the 2004 season, the Eagles traded for wide receiver [[Terrell Owens]] to be the impact player to help get them to the Super Bowl.<ref name="name"/>

Owens joined the team after eight seasons with the [[San Francisco 49ers]].<ref name="name"/> Owens became the Eagles' deep-ball threat, finishing the season with 1,200 receiving yards and 14 touchdowns.<ref name="name"/>  McNabb had the best season of his career in 2004, passing for 3,875 yards, 31 touchdowns, and eight interceptions, making him the first quarterback to ever throw for more than 30 touchdowns and fewer than 10 interceptions in a season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.armchairgm.com/The_100_Greatest_Quarterbacks_of_the_Modern_Era|title=The 100 Greatest Quarterbacks of the Modern Era, Version 1.0|access-date=March 25, 2008|author=Davis21wylie|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080321031417/http://www.armchairgm.com/The_100_Greatest_Quarterbacks_of_the_Modern_Era|archive-date=March 21, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=McEvoy |first=Colin |title=The Ultimate Sibling Rivalry: 8 Sets of Brothers Who Faced Off in Sports Championships |work=[[Biography (TV program)|Biography]] |date=February 9, 2023 |url=https://www.biography.com/athletes/a42805051/brothers-who-have-faced-off-in-championships |accessdate=February 12, 2023}}</ref> He also rushed for 220 yards and 3 touchdowns.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Donovan McNabb 2004 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/McNaDo00/gamelog/2004/ |access-date=2024-06-16 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> Wide receiver [[Todd Pinkston]] was also a reliable target, recording 36 catches for 676 yards.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Todd Pinkston 2004 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/P/PinkTo00/gamelog/2004/ |access-date=2024-06-16 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref>

Philadelphia's running game was not as strong as their passing attack, ranking 24th in the league in rushing yards (1,639).<ref name="name"/>  Running back [[Brian Westbrook]] led the team with 812 rushing yards and three touchdowns, however he also led all NFL running backs in receiving with 706 receiving yards and six touchdowns.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2004 NFL Receiving |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2004/receiving.htm |access-date=2024-06-16 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> Veteran running back [[Dorsey Levens]] added 410 rushing yards. The Eagles' offensive line was led by Pro Bowl tackles [[Tra Thomas]] and [[Jon Runyan Sr.|Jon Runyan]] and center [[Hank Fraley]].<ref name="name"/>

Three of their four starters in the defensive secondary were named to the Pro Bowl: Cornerback [[Lito Sheppard]] (one sack, five interceptions, and two touchdowns), safety [[Michael Lewis (NFL safety)|Michael Lewis]] (88 tackles, one sack, and one interception) and safety [[Brian Dawkins]] (three sacks and 4 interceptions), while their fourth starter, cornerback [[Sheldon Brown (American football)|Sheldon Brown]], also enjoyed a solid year (89 tackles, three sacks, two interceptions).<ref name="name"/> Their defensive line was anchored by Pro Bowl defensive tackle [[Corey Simon]] (five and a half sacks) and defensive ends [[Jevon Kearse]] (seven and a half sacks) and [[Derrick Burgess]]. Pro Bowl middle linebacker [[Jeremiah Trotter]], who only started nine games, recorded 69 tackles and a sack.<ref name="name"/>

The Eagles started the 2004 regular season with seven straight wins before suffering a loss to the 15-1 Steelers. After that, they finished the season with a 13–3 record. Their only other two losses were in their final two games of the season, when they decided to rest all of their starters because they had already clinched the NFC #1 seed.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Philadelphia Eagles 2004 Games and Schedule |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/phi/2004/gamelog/ |access-date=2024-06-16 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> However, during a December 19 win over the [[2004 Dallas Cowboys season|Dallas Cowboys]], Owens was seriously injured on a "horse-collar tackle" by Cowboys defensive back [[Roy Williams (safety)|Roy Williams]] and missed the rest of the regular season and the playoffs.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pasquarelli |first=Len |date=2005-05-24 |title=Competition committee bans 'horse-collar' tackle |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/columns/story?columnist=pasquarelli_len&id=2067728 |access-date=2024-06-16 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref>

===Playoffs===
{{main|2004–05 NFL playoffs}}

Despite the loss of Owens, the Eagles beat the [[2004 Minnesota Vikings season|Minnesota Vikings]], 27–14, and the [[2004 Atlanta Falcons season|Atlanta Falcons]], 27–10, in the playoffs with relative ease. McNabb recorded 21 out of 33 completions for 286 yards and two touchdowns, while receiver [[Freddie Mitchell]] scored two touchdowns in the victory over the Vikings. Although Minnesota quarterback [[Daunte Culpepper]] threw for 316 yards, the Eagles defense recorded two interceptions and two sacks.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Divisional Round - Minnesota Vikings at Philadelphia Eagles - January 16th, 2005 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200501160phi.htm |access-date=2024-06-16 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> McNabb then completed 17 out of 26 passes for 180 yards and two touchdowns in the win over the Falcons.The Eagles defense held dual-threat quarterback [[Michael Vick]] to only 136 passing yards, 26 rushing yards, and no touchdowns, while also recording an interception and four sacks. McNabb had an average passer rating of 111.3 in the two games, with 466 passing yards, 35 rushing yards, four touchdowns, and no turnovers. Safety Brian Dawkins was also an important player, recording a sack and a forced fumble against the Vikings, followed by an interception and a forced fumble against the Falcons in the [[NFC Championship Game]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=NFC Championship - Atlanta Falcons at Philadelphia Eagles - January 23rd, 2005 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200501230phi.htm |access-date=2024-06-16 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref>

Meanwhile, the Patriots defeated the [[2004 Indianapolis Colts season|Indianapolis Colts]], 20–3, holding the league's highest scoring team with 522 total points to just one field goal. Colts quarterback [[Peyton Manning]] was limited to 238 passing yards with an interception and no touchdowns.<ref name="name"/> The Patriots also held possession of the ball for 37:43, including 21:26 in the second half, and recorded three long scoring drives that each took over seven minutes off the clock. One reason New England was able to hold the ball so long was because of Dillon's rushing. He finished the game with 23 carries for 144 yards and 5 receptions for 17 yards.<ref name="name"/>

The Patriots then defeated the first seeded [[2004 Pittsburgh Steelers season|Pittsburgh Steelers]] in the [[AFC Championship Game]], 41–27.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Divisional Round - Indianapolis Colts at New England Patriots - January 16th, 2005 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200501160nwe.htm |access-date=2024-06-16 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> Although Pittsburgh finished the season with the best record in the NFL at 15–1 and had beaten New England during the regular season and led the league in fewest total yards allowed, they could not stop the Patriots. Brady threw for 207 yards and two touchdowns; Dillon rushed for 73 yards and a touchdown; and Branch, who was coming off of his injuries, recorded 4 receptions for 116 yards and a touchdown, along with 37 rushing yards and another touchdown on 2 carries.<ref name="name"/> Steelers quarterback [[Ben Roethlisberger]] was intercepted three times, including an 87-yard interception returned for a touchdown by [[Rodney Harrison]], and running back [[Jerome Bettis]], Pittsburgh's leading rusher, was held to just 64 yards.<ref>{{Cite web |title=AFC Championship - New England Patriots at Pittsburgh Steelers - January 23rd, 2005 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200501230pit.htm |access-date=2024-06-16 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref>

===Super Bowl pregame news===
Owens was cleared to play in Super Bowl XXXIX, defying doctors' orders by playing on his injured ankle containing two screws and a metal plate.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lyles Jr. |first=Harry |date=2018-02-03 |title=Remembering TO’s heroic Super Bowl performance |url=https://www.sbnation.com/2018/2/3/16964254/terrell-owens-broke-leg-eagles-patriots-super-bowl-2005-hall-of-fame |access-date=2024-06-16 |website=SBNation.com |language=en}}</ref>

The other major story was the Patriots' potential loss of both their [[offensive coordinator]] and [[defensive coordinator]] at the end of the season, and how it might affect the team in 2005. On December 12, 2004, about a month and a half before the game, New England offensive coordinator [[Charlie Weis]] signed a contract to become the head coach of [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish football|Notre Dame]] starting in the 2005 season.<ref name="name"/> Rumors were also circulating that defensive coordinator [[Romeo Crennel]] would also leave the team to become the head coach of the [[Cleveland Browns]] (which ended up being true as Crennel and the [[2005 Cleveland Browns season|Browns]] agreed to a contract a couple of weeks after the Super Bowl).<ref name="name"/>

Due to injuries at the tight end spot, the Eagles were forced to sign [[Jeff Thomason]], a former tight end who was working construction at the time, to a one-game contract for the Super Bowl. Thomason saw time during several plays, although never had a ball thrown his way. This was his third Super Bowl, playing in two with the [[Green Bay Packers]] during Andy Reid's days as a Packer assistant.<ref name="name"/>

With this appearance the Patriots became the eighth team to play in five Super Bowls<ref name="name"/> They joined the [[Dallas Cowboys]], [[Denver Broncos]], [[Pittsburgh Steelers]], [[San Francisco 49ers]], [[Miami Dolphins]], [[Washington Redskins]], and [[Oakland Raiders|Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders]].<ref name="name"/> They would later be joined by the [[Green Bay Packers]] in [[Super Bowl XLV|2011]] the [[New York Giants]] in [[Super Bowl XLVI|2012]], the [[Los Angeles Rams]] in [[Super Bowl LVI|2022]], the [[Kansas City Chiefs]] in [[Super Bowl LVII|2023]], and the [[Philadelphia Eagles]] in [[Super Bowl LIX|2025]].

The Eagles were trying to win their first NFL title since [[1960 NFL Championship Game|1960]] and the first championship for the city of Philadelphia since [[Moses Malone]]'s "fo', fi', fo'" during the [[Philadelphia 76ers|76ers]] run to the {{nbafy|1983}} NBA Championship.<ref name=Eagles/><ref name=Philadelphia>{{cite news|title=Two cities that could use a CUP|date=June 2, 2010|first=Ken|last=Warren|newspaper=Ottawa Citizen|page=B3}}</ref> With President [[George W. Bush]] being inaugurated for a second time in January, the Eagles were also trying to end a losing streak—teams in the city of Philadelphia had lost six straight championships during [[United States presidential inauguration|presidential inauguration]] years, beginning with the 76ers loss in {{nbafy|1977}}.<ref name=Philadelphia/> The streak included the Eagles in [[Super Bowl XV]] in 1981.<ref name=Philadelphia/> 1989 was not included in that streak, but 1977, 1981, 1985 (Flyers), 1993 (Phillies), 1997 (Flyers), and 2001 (76ers) were.

As the [[Super Bowl#Home team designation|designated home team]] in the annual rotation between AFC and NFC teams, the Eagles elected to wear their home midnight green uniforms with white pants, while the Patriots wore their away white uniforms with navy pants.

==Broadcasting==
The game was televised in the [[United States]] by [[NFL on Fox|Fox]], with [[Play-by-play|play-by-play announcer]] [[Joe Buck]] and [[color commentator]]s [[Troy Aikman]] and [[Cris Collinsworth]]. At age 35, Buck was the youngest announcer to call the play-by-play of a Super Bowl telecast. This also marked the first time since [[Super Bowl I]] that none of the network commentators had ever called a Super Bowl game before (although Collinsworth had worked three prior Super Bowl telecasts as a pregame analyst). This was the last game that Collinsworth broadcast as a member of Fox, as he chose to return to [[NBC Sunday Night Football|NBC]] in the following off-season.

[[Pam Oliver]] ([[New England Patriots|Patriots sideline]]) and [[Chris Myers]] ([[Philadelphia Eagles|Eagles sideline]]) served as sideline reporters. [[James Brown (sportscaster)|James Brown]] hosted all the events with help from his fellow ''[[Fox NFL Sunday]]'' cast members [[Terry Bradshaw]], [[Howie Long]], and [[Jimmy Johnson (football coach)|Jimmy Johnson]]. [[Jillian Barberie]] served as weather and entertainment reporter. This was the final Super Bowl that Brown hosted for Fox, as he would return to [[NFL on CBS|CBS]] following the 2005 season.

For its [[List of Super Bowl lead-out programs|Super Bowl lead-out program]], Fox aired a special episode of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' ("[[Homer and Ned's Hail Mary Pass]]") and the series premiere of ''[[American Dad!]]'' ("[[Pilot (American Dad!)|Pilot]]"). Local stations [[WTXF-TV|WTXF]] in Philadelphia and [[WFXT]] in [[Boston]] instead immediately aired their own local postgame shows/newscasts, delayed Fox's programming in those markets by an hour.

[[NFL on Westwood One Sports|Westwood One]] broadcast the game on radio, with [[Marv Albert]] calling the play-by-play, [[Boomer Esiason]] providing color commentary, and [[John Dockery]] and [[Bonnie Bernstein]] reporting from the sidelines. [[Jim Gray (sportscaster)|Jim Gray]] hosted the broadcast along with [[Dave Sims]].

==Entertainment==
===Pregame ceremonies===
Before the game, performances came from [[the Black Eyed Peas]], [[Earth Wind & Fire]], [[Charlie Daniels]], [[John Fogerty]], [[Kelly Clarkson]], and [[Gretchen Wilson]]. Shortly before kickoff, [[Will Smith]] introduced [[Alicia Keys]] who sang "[[America the Beautiful]]," paying tribute to [[Ray Charles]], who died in June 2004. The combined choirs of the [[United States Military Academy|U.S. Military Academy]], the [[United States Naval Academy|U.S. Naval Academy]], the [[United States Air Force Academy|U.S. Air Force Academy]], and the [[United States Coast Guard Academy|U.S. Coast Guard Academy]] (including members of [[The Idlers]]) sang the national anthem accompanied by the U.S. Army Herald Trumpets. This was the first time in more than 30 years that all four service academies sang together—the last time was at the [[Second inauguration of Richard Nixon|second inauguration of President Richard Nixon]] in 1973 and the only time since 1985 that the national anthem was not sung by a notable recording artist.<ref name="name"/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.af.mil/News/story_print/storyID/123009730/|title=Super Bowl goes super blue|date=February 1, 2005|first=Master Sgt. David|last=Byron|work=Air Force Print News|access-date=January 4, 2010|publisher=af.mil|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120723153641/http://www.af.mil/news/story_print.asp?storyID=123009730|archive-date=July 23, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.af.mil/News/story_print/id/123009680/|title=Cadets to sing at Super Bowl XXXIX|date=January 25, 2005|access-date=January 4, 2010|work=Air Force Print News|publisher=af.mil|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120719223929/http://www.af.mil/news/story_print.asp?id=123009680|archive-date=July 19, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>

The traditional military [[missing man formation]] [[Flypast|flyby]] was this year performed by a pair of [[F/A-18 Super Hornet]]s from VFA-106 at [[NAS Oceana]] and a pair of the [[United States Air Force|Air Force]]'s newest fighters, the [[F-22 Raptor]], flying from [[Tyndall AFB]], the training base for the Raptor. The earlier military flyby during the veterans' salute was conducted by 2 [[T-6 Texan]] trainers and a [[B-25 Mitchell]] bomber.

The [[coin flipping|coin toss]] ceremony featured youth football players from Jacksonville: Tyler Callahan, Tyler Deal, Lawrence McCauley, and Jacob Santana; and New Orleans NFL Junior Player Development coach Tomaris Jackson.<ref name="name"/>  They were billed as the first non-celebrities to participate in the coin toss.

For the third straight year, each team took the field ''en masse,'' following a tradition the Patriots had started in [[Super Bowl XXXVI]]. In prerecorded video segments, [[Andover, Massachusetts]] native [[Michael Chiklis]] introduced the Patriots, and [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]]-born [[Will Smith]] introduced the Eagles.

===Halftime show===
[[File:Paul McCartney black and white 2010.jpg|thumb|upright=0.7|Paul McCartney performed during the halftime show]]
[[Paul McCartney]] performed during the halftime show; his selection by the NFL, the show's producers, [[Don Mischer|Don Mischer Productions]], and the show's sponsor, [[Ameriquest|Ameriquest Mortgage]], was considered to be a "safe" choice, as it avoided the possibility for an incident similar to that which sparked the [[Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show controversy]] the previous year. McCartney's set consisted of these songs:
*"[[Drive My Car (song)|Drive My Car]]" from his career with [[the Beatles]].<ref name="name"/>
*"[[Get Back]]" from his career with the Beatles.<ref name="name"/>
*"[[Live and Let Die (song)|Live and Let Die]]" from his career with [[Wings (band)|Wings]].<ref name="name"/>
*"[[Hey Jude]]" from his career with the Beatles.<ref name="name"/>

===Theme===
Taking the concept a step further, for the first time, a theme was tied to the event: '''Building Bridges''', as symbolized by the theme logo, represented by the [[Main Street Bridge (Jacksonville)|Main Street Bridge]], one of the seven bridges that crosses over the [[St. Johns River]] in the host city, and according to the League, symbolized the bridging of a nation under the NFL football umbrella. The theme was also used by Jacksonville-area nonprofit [[Fresh Ministries]] in a major event entitled "Bridges of Peace," featuring city officials asking the people to unite for the Super Bowl and heal the wounds of [[Racial segregation|segregation]].<ref name="name"/>

===Presidential appearances===
Former Presidents [[George Bush Sr.|George H. W. Bush]] and [[Bill Clinton]] appeared in support of their bipartisan effort to raise money for relief of the December 26, 2004, [[2004 Indian Ocean earthquake|tsunami]] in southeast Asia through the [[USA Freedom Corps]], an action which former President Bush described as "transcending politics."<ref>{{Cite web |date=2005-02-07 |title=Former presidents make pitch for tsunami relief |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2005-02-07/former-presidents-make-pitch-for-tsunami-relief/632470 |access-date=2024-06-16 |website=ABC News - Australia |language=en-AU}}</ref>

==Game summary==
[[File:Eagles on offense at Super Bowl XXXIX 2.jpg|thumb|The Eagles on offense]]

===First quarter===
On the first drive of the game, Eagles quarterback [[Donovan McNabb]] appeared to narrowly avoid a sack by Patriots linebacker [[Tedy Bruschi]], but fumble the ball while running into linebacker [[Willie McGinest]], with the Patriots recovering it at the Philadelphia 34-yard line. Eagles head coach [[Andy Reid]]'s [[instant replay]] challenge overruled the fumble; officials ruled that McNabb's knee hit the ground while he was being hit by Bruschi before he lost the ball. Later in the quarter after each team had punted twice, McNabb completed a 30-yard pass to wide receiver [[Terrell Owens]], with an unnecessary roughness penalty against linebacker [[Rosevelt Colvin]] adding 9 yards, moving the ball inside the New England 10-yard line. However, linebacker [[Mike Vrabel]] sacked McNabb for a 16-yard loss on the next play. On the following play, the Eagles once again appeared to turn the ball over; McNabb's pass was intercepted in the end zone by cornerback [[Asante Samuel]], who returned it to his own 30-yard line, but the play was nullified by an illegal contact penalty against linebacker [[Roman Phifer]], moving the ball back inside the 20 and giving the Eagles a first down. However, Philadelphia turned the ball over for real on the next play when McNabb threw an interception to safety [[Rodney Harrison]]. This was McNabb's first red zone interception of the season.

The Eagles' defense then forced the Patriots to a [[three-and-out]] on their ensuing possession, and Philadelphia got great field position by receiving [[Josh Miller (punter)|Josh Miller]]'s punt at the New England 45-yard line. But three plays later, Harrison held up tight end [[L. J. Smith]], enabling cornerback [[Randall Gay]] to punch the ball loose, with safety [[Eugene Wilson (American football)|Eugene Wilson]] making the recovery at the 38.

[[File:Patriots on offense at Super Bowl XXXIX 1.jpg|thumb|Brady takes the snap]]
[[File:Patriots on offense at Super Bowl XXXIX 2.jpg|thumb|Brady throws a pass]]

===Second quarter===
The Philadelphia defense once again forced New England to punt and got the ball back at their own 19-yard line. Aided by a pair of completions from McNabb to wide receiver [[Todd Pinkston]] for 57 yards, the Eagles drove 81 yards in nine plays and scored on McNabb's 6-yard touchdown pass to Smith, taking a 7–0 lead with 9:55 left in the half. It was the first time New England trailed during the entire postseason. On their ensuing drive, the Patriots moved the ball to the Eagles' 4-yard line, mainly on plays by running back [[Corey Dillon]], who caught two [[screen pass]]es for 29 yards and rushed for 25. But quarterback [[Tom Brady]] fumbled the ball on a fake hand-off [[play-action pass]] and Eagles defensive tackle [[Darwin Walker]] recovered it. However, Philadelphia could not take advantage of the turnover and had to punt after three plays. [[Dirk Johnson]]'s punt went just 29 yards, giving the Patriots the ball at the Philadelphia 37-yard line. The Patriots then drove 37 yards in seven plays to score on Brady's 4-yard pass to wide receiver [[David Givens]] with 1:10 remaining in the period, tying the game 7–7 by halftime. It was only the second halftime tie in Super Bowl history ([[Super Bowl XXIII]] between the 49ers and the Bengals was the other; the score at the half was 3–3) and the first time both of the game's first two quarters ended tied.

===Third quarter===
On the opening drive of the second half, Patriots wide receiver [[Deion Branch]] caught four passes from Brady for 71 yards on a drive that ended with Brady's 2-yard touchdown pass to Vrabel, who lined up at the tight end spot, mirroring Brady's touchdown pass to Vrabel in the [[Super Bowl XXXVIII|previous Super Bowl]]. The score gave the Patriots their first lead of the game, 14–7. After the teams traded punts, the Eagles tied the game with 3:39 left in the third period with a 74-yard, 10-play drive that was capped by McNabb's 10-yard touchdown pass to running back [[Brian Westbrook]]. For the first time in Super Bowl history, the game was tied going into the fourth quarter.

===Fourth quarter===
The Patriots immediately broke the tie again with a nine-play, 66-yard scoring drive that was keyed by three plays from running back [[Kevin Faulk]], who caught two passes for 27 combined yards and rushed once for 12. Dillon capped off the drive with a 2-yard touchdown run to give New England a 21–14 lead. Then after forcing another Eagles punt, Branch made a spectacular 19-yard catch, taking the ball out of the hands of cornerback [[Sheldon Brown (American football)|Sheldon Brown]]. A roughing-the-passer penalty on defensive tackle [[Corey Simon]] on the same play set up kicker [[Adam Vinatieri]]'s 22-yard field goal with 8:43 left in the game to increase the Patriots' lead to 24–14. In all three Patriots' Super Bowl wins in the decade, they held a double digit lead in the fourth quarter, but all of their victories were decided by a field goal.

The Eagles responded with a 36-yard completion from McNabb to Owens to reach the New England 36-yard line, but on the next play, McNabb fired a pass over the head of running back [[Dorsey Levens]], where Bruschi was waiting to intercept it at his 24-yard line. At this point, there was only 7:20 to play in the game, with the Patriots still up by 10 points.

Philadelphia did force New England to punt, and got the ball back at their own 21-yard line, but with 5:40 left in the game. The Eagles then drove 79 yards in 13 plays, scoring on McNabb's 30-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver [[Greg Lewis (wide receiver)|Greg Lewis]] (the first touchdown catch of his career) and cutting their deficit to 24–21. However, the drive consumed 3:52 of the clock, and only 1:48 remained in the game by the time Lewis scored. Because of this, many sportswriters later criticized the Eagles for not immediately going to a [[no-huddle offense]] at the start of the possession. Anecdotal reports later came out alleging that McNabb was suffering from dry-heaves, and teammates [[Jon Ritchie]]<ref name="Philly vomit">{{Citation |last=Mucha |first=Peter |title=Yes, McNabb puked at Super Bowl, ex-fullback says |date=August 8, 2014 |url=http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/eagles/Yes_McNabb_puked_at_Super_Bowl_ex-fullback_says.html}}</ref> and [[Lito Sheppard]]<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/07/08/lito-sheppard-says-mcnabb-puked-during-super-bowl/ |title=Lito Sheppard says McNabb puked during Super Bowl |last=Florio |first=Mike |date=July 8, 2013 |work=Pro Football Talk |access-date=February 27, 2017 |publisher=National Broadcasting Corporation}}</ref> have gone on record years later that McNabb was suffering from dry-heaves or vomiting, though no video evidence exists and the stories have not been confirmed. Center [[Hank Fraley]] said in an interview the day after the game that McNabb was "almost puking" due to two large hits from Bruschi and defensive end [[Jarvis Green]] on back-to-back plays.<ref name="B/R vomit">{{Cite web |url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2520265-nfl-urban-legends-donovan-mcnabbs-super-puke |title=NFL URBAN LEGENDS: DONOVAN MCNABB'S SUPER PUKE |last=Tanier |first=Mike |year=2015 |website=Bleacher Report |publisher=Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. |location=Atlanta, Georgia |publication-date=August 5, 2015}}</ref> McNabb himself denies that he was vomiting or dry-heaving during the final drive, and Brian Westbrook later claimed that McNabb was merely "coughing."<ref name="Philly vomit"/>

The Eagles failed to recover their ensuing onside kick attempt, with Patriots tight end [[Christian Fauria]] catching the ball cleanly and sliding down to seal possession for New England. The Patriots then played it safe by running the ball three times and forcing the Eagles to use up their remaining timeouts. Miller then pinned the Eagles back at their own 4-yard line with just 46 seconds left in the game. Philadelphia then tried one last desperate drive to win or tie the game. But on first down from his own end zone, McNabb was pressured into making a rushed pass to Westbrook at the line of scrimmage. Instead of dropping the pass to stop the clock, Westbrook made the mistake of catching the ball and was immediately tackled for no gain by Phifer, keeping the clock running and forcing the Eagles to run back to the line of scrimmage for their next play with no huddle. On second down, McNabb threw an incomplete pass intended for Owens. Finally on third down, McNabb threw a pass that deflected off of the outstretched fingertips of Smith and into the arms of Harrison for an interception with nine seconds left. Brady took a knee to run out the clock, clinching the third Super Bowl title in four years for the Patriots, and in the eyes of many establishing themselves as a dynasty.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Buchmasser |first=Bernd |date=2017-02-01 |title=Pats’ Past: Super Bowl XXXIX |url=https://www.patspulpit.com/2017/2/1/14423840/new-england-patriots-history-super-bowl-39-philadelphia-eagles-brady-branch-bruschi-vrabel-harrison |access-date=2024-06-16 |website=Pats Pulpit |language=en}}</ref>

<gallery>
File:Adam Vinatieri warms up prior to Super Bowl XXXIX.jpg|Adam Vinatieri warms up before the game
File:Eagles on offense at Super Bowl XXXIX 1.jpg|An Eagles offensive play
File:USMC-050206-M-2204M-014.jpg|Philadelphia kicks off after scoring a touchdown
File:USMC-050206-M-2204M-013.jpg|Brian Westbrook's touchdown catch (photo 1 of 2)
File:USMC-050206-M-2204M-009.jpg|Brian Westbrook's touchdown catch (photo 2 of 2)
</gallery>

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===Statistical overview===
[[File:Alltel Stadium during Super Bowl XXXIX 2.jpg|thumb|The Patriots score their second touchdown of the game]]
McNabb completed 30 out of 51 passes for 357 yards and 3 touchdowns, but threw 3 interceptions and was sacked four times. McNabb's 357 yards are tied with Joe Montana for the seventh most in Super Bowl history and third most of any quarterback, as Tom Brady holds both the top and number 2 spot, with 505 yards in [[Super Bowl LII]] and 468 yards in [[Super Bowl LI]].<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/super-bowl/leaders.htm |title = Super Bowl Leaders| website=[[Pro-Football-Reference.com]] }}</ref> Westbrook was the Eagles leading rusher with 44 yards, while also catching 6 passes for 70 yards and a touchdown and returning 3 punts for 19 yards. Pinkston caught 4 passes for 82 yards, while Owens was the Eagles' top receiver with 9 catches for 122 yards, however neither of them scored a touchdown.

Brady completed 23 out of 33 passes for 236 yards and 2 touchdowns. Dillon was the top rusher of the game with 75 yards and a touchdown, and had 3 catches for 31 yards. Running back [[Kevin Faulk]] contributed 38 rushing yards and 27 receiving yards.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Super Bowl XXXIX - New England Patriots vs. Philadelphia Eagles - February 6th, 2005 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200502060nwe.htm |access-date=2024-06-16 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref>

Branch's Super Bowl record 11 catches tied [[Cincinnati Bengals]]' [[Dan Ross (American football)|Dan Ross]] in [[Super Bowl XVI]] and [[San Francisco 49ers]]' [[Jerry Rice]] in [[Super Bowl XXIII]].  Coincidentally, all three would later be traded to the Seattle Seahawks: Ross in 1985, Rice in 2004 and Branch in 2006.  Branch's combined 21 catches in Super Bowls XXXVIII and XXXIX are the most in back-to-back Super Bowls. Branch also became the third offensive player ever to win [[Super Bowl MVP]] honors without scoring a touchdown or throwing a touchdown pass. The other two players were [[Joe Namath]] in [[Super Bowl III]] and [[Fred Biletnikoff]] in [[Super Bowl XI]].<sup>[[Super Bowl XXXIX#cite note-4|[5]]]</sup>

Branch and Terrell Owens each had 100 yards receiving, marking the third time in Super Bowl history, one player from each team had over 100 yards in a Super Bowl. [[Michael Irvin]] and [[Andre Reed]] were the first in [[Super Bowl XXVII]], and Branch and [[Muhsin Muhammad]] the second a year earlier in [[Super Bowl XXXVIII]]. Branch also became the fourth player to have at least 100 yards receiving in back-to-back Super Bowls, joining [[John Stallworth]], [[Jerry Rice]] and [[Antonio Freeman]]. Also, Mike Vrabel and David Givens became just the 14th and 15th players to score a touchdown in consecutive Super Bowls. Vrabel is the most surprising person on this list because he is a linebacker and he scored his on offense. They also became just the 7th and 8th players to catch a touchdown in back-to-back Super Bowls.

With the victory, Tom Brady became just the fourth quarterback to win at least three Super Bowls, along with [[Terry Bradshaw]], [[Joe Montana]] and [[Troy Aikman]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Stellino |first=Vito |date=December 20, 2012 |title=Tom Brady won third Super Bowl in Jacksonville, hasn't won one since |url=https://www.jacksonville.com/story/sports/nfl/2012/12/21/tom-brady-won-third-super-bowl-jacksonville-hasnt-won-one/15843474007/ |access-date=2024-06-16 |website=The Florida Times-Union |language=en-US}}</ref> Brady also became the fourth quarterback to throw a touchdown pass in three different Super Bowls. Other quarterbacks to do it were Bradshaw, Montana, and [[John Elway]], with [[Kurt Warner]] later accomplishing the feat during [[Super Bowl XLIII]] and [[Peyton Manning]] in [[Super Bowl XLVIII]].

The Patriots joined the [[Dallas Cowboys]] as the only teams in NFL history to win three Super Bowls in a span of four years.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 8, 2005 |title=PFW: Three-peat After Me |url=https://www.patriots.com/news/pfw-three-peat-after-me-131356 |access-date=2024-06-16 |website=Patriots.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

Eagles halfback [[Dorsey Levens]] retired immediately following this game.<ref>{{Cite web |last=King |first=Peter |date=November 1, 2004 |title=Going Deep |url=https://vault.si.com/vault/2004/11/01/going-deep |access-date=2024-06-16 |website=Sports Illustrated Vault |language=en-us}}</ref>

==Aftermath==
The Patriots' Super Bowl win was the third championship for Boston-area sports teams in 12 months, following the Patriots winning [[Super Bowl XXXVIII]] the year before and the [[Boston Red Sox|Red Sox]] winning the [[2004 World Series|World Series]] – [[Curse of the Bambino|first in 86 years]] – three months earlier. This marked the first time since 1989–1990 in the [[San Francisco Bay Area]] that the same market has had 2 Super Bowl and World Series winners in 12 months.<ref name=Eagles>{{cite news|title=Patriots Grab Share of NFL History|date=February 7, 2005|first=Leonard|last=Shapiro|newspaper=Washington Post|page=A1|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A3727-2005Feb6?language=printer|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629023221/http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A3727-2005Feb6?language=printer|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 29, 2011}}</ref>

With the Eagles’ loss, the city of Philadelphia's sports championship drought continued (no Philadelphia-based pro sports team since the [[1982–83 Philadelphia 76ers season|1983 76ers]] won a title) until the [[Philadelphia Phillies|Phillies]] won the [[2008 World Series]].<ref name="Philadelphia" /> The Eagles did not return to the Super Bowl until [[2017 NFL season|2017]], when they exacted revenge on New England in [[Super Bowl LII]], defeating them 41–33 and winning their first championship since [[1960 Philadelphia Eagles season|1960]].

==Final statistics==
Sources:  [http://www.nfl.com/superbowl/history/boxscore/sbxxxix NFL.com Super Bowl XXXIX], [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/play-index/play_finder.cgi?request=1&super_bowl=1&match=summary_all&year_min=1966&year_max=2016&team_id=nwe&opp_id=phi&quarter=1&quarter=2&quarter=3&quarter=4&quarter=5&tr_gtlt=lt&minutes=15&seconds=00&down=0&down=1&down=2&down=3&down=4&yg_gtlt=gt&is_first_down=-1&field_pos_min_field=team&field_pos_max_field=team&end_field_pos_min_field=team&end_field_pos_max_field=team&type=PASS&type=RUSH&type=PUNT&type=KOFF&type=ONSD&type=FG&type=XP&type=2PCR&type=2PCP&is_complete=-1&is_turnover=-1&turnover_type=interception&turnover_type=fumble&is_scoring=-1&score_type=touchdown&score_type=field_goal&score_type=safety&is_sack=-1&include_kneels=-1&no_play=0&order_by=yards Super Bowl XXXIX Play Finder NE], [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/play-index/play_finder.cgi?request=1&super_bowl=1&match=summary_all&year_min=1966&year_max=2016&team_id=phi&opp_id=nwe&quarter=1&quarter=2&quarter=3&quarter=4&quarter=5&tr_gtlt=lt&minutes=15&seconds=00&down=0&down=1&down=2&down=3&down=4&yg_gtlt=gt&is_first_down=-1&field_pos_min_field=team&field_pos_max_field=team&end_field_pos_min_field=team&end_field_pos_max_field=team&type=PASS&type=RUSH&type=PUNT&type=KOFF&type=ONSD&type=FG&type=XP&type=2PCR&type=2PCP&is_complete=-1&is_turnover=-1&turnover_type=interception&turnover_type=fumble&is_scoring=-1&score_type=touchdown&score_type=field_goal&score_type=safety&is_sack=-1&include_kneels=-1&no_play=0&order_by=yards Super Bowl XXXIX Play Finder Phi]

===Statistical comparison===
{| class="wikitable"
!
!'''New England Patriots'''
!'''Philadelphia Eagles'''
|-
|First downs||21||24
|-
|First downs rushing||6||4
|-
|First downs passing||14||18
|-
|First downs penalty||1||2
|-
|Third down efficiency||4/12||9/16
|-
|Fourth down efficiency||0/0||0/0
|-
|Net yards rushing||112||45
|-
|Rushing attempts||28||17
|-
|Yards per rush||4.0||2.6
|-
|Passing – Completions–attempts||23/33||30/51
|-
|Times sacked–total yards||2–17||4–33
|-
|Interceptions thrown||0||3
|-
|Net yards passing||219||324
|-
|Total net yards||331||369
|-
|Punt returns–total yards||4–26||3–19
|-
|Kickoff returns–total yards||4–63||5–114
|-
|Interceptions–total return yards||3–5||0–0
|-
|Punts–average yardage||7–45.1||5–42.8
|-
|Fumbles–lost||1–1||2–1
|-
|Penalties–yards||7–47||3–35
|-
|Time of possession||31:37||28:23
|-
|Turnovers||1||4
|}

===Individual statistics===
{{col-float|width=48%}}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan="6" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|New England Patriots|border=2}};"|Patriots passing
|-
! 
!C/ATT<sup>1</sup>
!Yds
!TD
!INT
!Rating
|-
|[[Tom Brady]] || 23/33 || 236 || 2 || 0 || 110.2

|-
! colspan="6" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|New England Patriots|border=2}};"|Patriots rushing
|-
! 
!Car<sup>2</sup>
!Yds
!TD
!LG<sup>3</sup>
!Yds/Car
|-
| [[Corey Dillon]] || 18 || 75 || 1 || 25 || 4.17
|-
| [[Kevin Faulk]] || 8 || 38 || 0 || 12 || 4.75
|-
| [[Patrick Pass]] || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.00
|-
| Tom Brady || 1 || –1 || 0 || –1 || –1.00
|-
! colspan="6" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|New England Patriots|border=2}};"|Patriots receiving
|-
!
!Rec<sup>4</sup>
!Yds
!TD
!LG<sup>3</sup>
!Target<sup>5</sup>
|-
| [[Deion Branch]] || 11 || 133 || 0 || 27 || 12
|-
| Corey Dillon || 3 || 31 || 0 || 16 || 4
|-
| [[David Givens]] || 3 || 19 || 1 || 13 || 7
|-
| Kevin Faulk || 2 || 27 || 0 || 14 || 2
|-
| [[Troy Brown]] || 2 || 17 || 0 || 12 || 2
|-
| [[Daniel Graham]] || 1 || 7 || 0 || 7 || 1
|-
| [[Mike Vrabel]] || 1 || 2 || 1 || 2t || 1
|-
| [[David Patten]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 4
|}
{{col-float-break|width=48%}}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan="6" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles|border=2}};"|Eagles passing
|-
! 
!C/ATT<sup>1</sup>
!Yds
!TD
!INT
!Rating
|-
| [[Donovan McNabb]] || 30/51 || 357 || 3 || 3 || 75.4
|-
! colspan="6" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles|border=2}};"|Eagles rushing
|-
! 
!Car<sup>2</sup>
!Yds
!TD
!LG<sup>3</sup>
!Yds/Car
|-
| [[Brian Westbrook]] || 15 || 44 || 0 || 22 || 2.93
|-
| [[Dorsey Levens]] || 1 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 1.00
|-
| Donovan McNabb || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.00
|-
! colspan="6" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles|border=2}};"|Eagles receiving
|-
!
!Rec<sup>4</sup>
!Yds
!TD
!LG<sup>3</sup>
!Target<sup>5</sup>
|-
|[[Terrell Owens]] || 9 || 122 || 0 || 36 || 14
|-
| [[Brian Westbrook]] || 7 || 60 || 1 || 15 || 11
|-
| [[Todd Pinkston]] || 4 || 82  || 0  || 40 || 7
|-
| [[Greg Lewis (wide receiver)|Greg Lewis]] || 4 || 53 || 1 || 30t || 5
|-
| [[L. J. Smith]] || 4 || 27 || 1 || 9 || 8
|-
| [[Freddie Mitchell]] || 1 || 11 || 0 || 11 || 4
|-
| [[Josh Parry]] || 1 || 2 || 0 || 2 || 1
|-
| Dorsey Levens || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1
|}
{{col-float-end}}
<sup>1</sup>Completions/attempts
<sup>2</sup>Carries
<sup>3</sup>Long gain
<sup>4</sup>Receptions
<sup>5</sup>Times targeted

==Starting lineups==
Source:<ref>{{cite web|title=Super Bowl XXXIX–National Football League Game Summary|url=http://www.nflgsis.com/2004/Post/04/27243/Gamebook.pdf|publisher=National Football League|date=February 6, 2005|access-date=July 24, 2016}}</ref>

{{hilite|Hall of Fame‡|#FFCC00}}

{| class="wikitable"
! width="150px" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|New England Patriots|border=2}};" | New England !! Position !! Position !! width="150px" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles|border=2}};" | Philadelphia
|-
| colspan="4" style="text-align:center;" | '''Offense'''
|-
| [[David Givens]] || colspan="2" style="text-align:center" | WR || [[Todd Pinkston]]
|-
| [[Matt Light]] || colspan="2" style="text-align:center" | LT || [[Tra Thomas]]
|-
| [[Joe Andruzzi]] || colspan="2" style="text-align:center" | LG || [[Artis Hicks]]
|-
| [[Dan Koppen]] || colspan="2" style="text-align:center" | C || [[Hank Fraley]]
|-
| [[Stephen Neal]] || colspan="2" style="text-align:center" | RG || [[Jermane Mayberry]]
|-
| [[Brandon Gorin]] || colspan="2" style="text-align:center" | RT || [[Jon Runyan Sr.|Jon Runyan]]
|-
| [[Daniel Graham]] || colspan="2" style="text-align:center" | TE || [[L. J. Smith]]
|-
| [[Deion Branch]] || colspan="2" style="text-align:center" | WR || bgcolor="#FFCC00" | [[Terrell Owens]]‡
|-
| [[Tom Brady]] || colspan="2" style="text-align:center" | QB || [[Donovan McNabb]]
|-
| [[Corey Dillon]] || colspan="2" style="text-align:center" | RB || [[Brian Westbrook]]
|-
| [[Patrick Pass]] || colspan="2" style="text-align:center" | FB || [[Josh Parry]]
|-
| colspan="4" style="text-align:center" | '''Defense'''
|-
| [[Rosevelt Colvin]] || style="text-align:center" | OLB || style="text-align:center" | LDE || [[Derrick Burgess]]
|-
| [[Vince Wilfork]] || style="text-align:center" | NT || style="text-align:center" | LDT || [[Corey Simon]]
|-
| [[Jarvis Green]] || style="text-align:center" | RE || style="text-align:center" | RDT || [[Darwin Walker]]
|-
| [[Mike Vrabel]] || style="text-align:center" | OLB || style="text-align:center" | RDE || [[Jevon Kearse]]
|-
| [[Tedy Bruschi]] || style="text-align:center" | ILB || style="text-align:center" | WLB || [[Keith Adams (American football)|Keith Adams]]
|-
| [[Roman Phifer]] || style="text-align:center" | ILB || style="text-align:center" | MLB || [[Jeremiah Trotter]]
|-
| [[Willie McGinest]] || style="text-align:center" | OLB || style="text-align:center" | SLB || [[Dhani Jones]]
|-
| [[Randall Gay]] || colspan="2" style="text-align:center" | LCB || [[Lito Sheppard]]
|-
| [[Asante Samuel]] || colspan="2" style="text-align:center" | RCB || [[Sheldon Brown (American football)|Sheldon Brown]]
|-
| [[Rodney Harrison]] || colspan="2" style="text-align:center" | SS || [[Michael Lewis (safety)|Michael Lewis]]
|-
| [[Eugene Wilson (American football)|Eugene Wilson]] || colspan="2" style="text-align:center" | FS || bgcolor="#FFCC00" | [[Brian Dawkins]]‡
|}

==Commercials==
As usual, the television coverage of this year's Super Bowl was the showcase for the most expensive commercials in television—both to produce and to buy airtime (at the rate of $2.4 million US for 30 seconds).<ref name="name"/>

One ad that drew the ire of many—including the NFL—was for the internet domain provider [[Go Daddy]], which tweaked the controversial halftime of the previous year's game with a mock censorship hearing featuring a comely woman, Nikki Cappelli (played by [[World Wrestling Entertainment|WWE]] Wrestler [[Candice Michelle]]), having a "wardrobe malfunction". Fox pulled the second airing of the ad, scheduled for the two-minute warning of the fourth quarter, along with a five-second plug, and it was replaced with a promo for ''[[The Simpsons]]''. The [[Scottsdale, Arizona]]-based [[World Wide Web]] domain registration company got a refund on the second ad.<ref name="name"/>

Another popular ad was made by the NFL. It featured players who were not in the Super Bowl, headlined by [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] rookie quarterback [[Ben Roethlisberger]] being at a beach resort, depressed he did not make it in. [[Joe Montana]] comforted Roethlisberger, and soon both Montana and Roethlisberger joined many other players in different locations in an off-key yet rousing edition of "Tomorrow" from the musical ''[[Annie (musical)|Annie]]''. The commercial ended with the tagline: "Tomorrow, we're all undefeated again." Roethlisberger went on to lead the Steelers to victory in [[Super Bowl XL]] the very next season.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Super Bowl XL - Seattle Seahawks vs. Pittsburgh Steelers - February 5th, 2006 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200602050pit.htm |access-date=2024-06-16 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref>

The top ad, as chosen by the [[USA Today Super Bowl Ad Meter]] was for [[Anheuser-Busch]]'s [[Bud Light]] featuring a timid skydiver making his first jump getting enticed with a six-pack of the product.<ref name="name"/> This ad was ranked second on [[ADBOWL]]. The highest ranked commercial by ADBOWL was Anheuser-Busch's "Applause."

For the first time since the [[Advertising campaign|campaign]] started in [[Super Bowl XXI]], no "[[I'm going to Disney World!]]" ad aired following Super Bowl XXXIX.<ref name="name"/>

==Player bonuses==
Each member of the Patriots received a payment of $68,000 for winning the game. The Eagles each received $36,500. When [[Consumer Price Index|adjusted for inflation]], the Patriots salary was actually less than the $15,000 paid to members of the [[Green Bay Packers]] for winning [[Super Bowl I]] in 1967. That amount of money in 1967 equated to approximately $85,000 in 2005.<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 5, 2005 |title=A Super Bowl share not so super paying |url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6915832/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050207183137/http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6915832/ |archive-date=2005-02-07 |website=MSNBC |agency=Associated Press}}</ref>

==Officials==
*'''Referee:''' [[Terry McAulay]] #77 first Super Bowl<ref>{{Cite web |last=Buchmasser |first=Bernd |date=2017-01-18 |title=2017 AFC Championship Game: Terry McAulay named referee |url=https://www.patspulpit.com/2017/1/18/14308228/2017-afc-championship-game-new-england-patriots-pittsburgh-steelers-mcaulay-referee-nfl-playoffs |access-date=2024-06-16 |website=Pats Pulpit |language=en}}</ref>
*'''Umpire:''' [[Carl Paganelli]] #124 first Super Bowl
*'''Head linesman:''' Gary Slaughter #30 first Super Bowl
*'''Line judge:''' Mark Steinkerchner #84 second Super Bowl (XXXVII)
*'''Field judge:''' [[Tom Sifferman]] #118 third Super Bowl (XXXVII, XXXVIII)
*'''Side judge:''' Rick Patterson #15 second Super Bowl (XXXVII)
*'''Back judge:''' [[Tony Steratore]] #112 first Super Bowl
*'''Alternate referee:''' [[Ed Hochuli]] #85 (referee for XXXII, XXXVIII)
*'''Alternate umpire:''' Garth DeFelice #53
*'''Alternate field judge:''' Larry Rose #128<ref name="name"/>

Note: Tom Sifferman became the first, and so far only, official to work three consecutive Super Bowls.

==Notes and references==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Super Bowl XXXIX}}
* [http://www.superbowl.com/ Super Bowl official website]
* [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200502060nwe.htm Super Bowl XXXIX Box Score] at [[Pro Football Reference]]

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