Supermen II: The 2003 Patriots and Their Second Super Season

by The Boston Globe (Editor)

In the depths of Reliant Stadium in Houston, in the hours before Super Bowl XXXVIII, coach Bill Belichick told his team this simple "We're the champions and the trophy is coming back where it belongs." The New England Patriots of 2003-04 did indeed bring the Vince Lombardi Trophy back home with a thrilling 32-29 victory over Carolina in the Super Bowl. But that is only part of the story. Along the way, the team won 15 in a row (second best in NFL history) and did whatever needed to be done to be champions. Again.

96 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 2004

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The Boston Globe is an American daily newspaper based in Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 1872 by Charles H. Taylor, it was privately held until 1973, when it went public as Affiliated Publications. The company was acquired in 1993 by The New York Times Company; two years later Boston.com was established as the newspaper's online edition.