I was at that game....I can't tell you how damn close I came to having a heart attack in that fourth quarter. I didn't find out about the Janet Jackson wardrobe malfunction until I got home.
The anxiety at the end was terrible. At the angle I was at, I couldn't tell whether Vinatieri's kick was good or not. I had to watch the ref.
All of the Patriots Super Bowls in the Belichick era were close. None were decided before the two minute warning. Even the Philadelphia win wasn't decided until Rodney Harrison intercepted Donovan McNabb with about 37 seconds to go.