Super Bowl XXXVI was an American football game between the National Football Conference (NFC) champion St. Louis Rams and the American Football Conference (AFC) champion New England Patriots to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 2001 season. The underdog Patriots defeated the heavily favored Rams by a score of 20–17, widely considered one of the largest upsets in the history of North American professional sports. It was the Patriots' first Super Bowl championship, and the franchise's first league championship of any kind. The game was also notable for snapping the AFC East's long streak of not being able to win a Super Bowl championship, as the division's teams had lost 8 Super Bowls between the Miami Dolphins' victory in 1974 and the Patriots' 2002 win. This was the last Super Bowl to feature the Rams in St. Louis after relocating to Los Angeles in 2016, the Rams then returned to the NFL's championship game in Super Bowl LIII, in which they were again defeated by the Patriots. The Rams would not win another Super Bowl until Super Bowl LVI, as the Los Angeles Rams, defeating the Cincinnati Bengals. This Super Bowl was also notable for being the first to feature quarterback Tom Brady, who was, at the time, a little-known first-year starter who had begun the season as a backup. Brady would go on to win a record seven Super Bowl titles throughout his 23-season NFL career. Won the Super Bowl XXXVI on February 3, 2002. Wiki link