Belt game 1,238 · February 1, 2004 · playoffs
New England Patriots take the belt
New England Patriots beat Carolina Panthers 32–29 at home to start reign 460 of the NFL belt, the 14th for the franchise.
Carolina Panthers had held it since January 18, 2004, with 0 defenses over 14 days.
New England Patriots held it for 273 days and 6 defenses, then lost it to Pittsburgh Steelers on October 31, 2004.
460Reign number
14Team's reign
6Defenses
273Days held
Box score
New England Patriots
| Player | C/ATT | PYD | PTD | INT | CAR | RYD | RTD | REC | RECYD | RECTD | TKL | SCK | DINT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 32-48 | 354 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deion Branch | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 143 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antowain Smith | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 83 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Givens | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 69 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy Brown | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -10 | 0 | 8 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Faulk | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 42 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Graham | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Vrabel | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Chris Akins | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tedy Bruschi | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Chatham | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Je'Rod Cherry | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Hamilton | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rodney Harrison | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Larry Izzo | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ty Law | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie McGinest | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Roman Phifer | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrone Poole | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Vinatieri | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Shawn Mayer | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bethel Johnson | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Koppen | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Carolina Panthers
| Player | C/ATT | PYD | PTD | INT | CAR | RYD | RTD | REC | RECYD | RECTD | TKL | SCK | DINT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Delhomme | 16-33 | 323 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muhsin Muhammad | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 140 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Smith | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 80 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ricky Proehl | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 71 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeShaun Foster | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 43 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephen Davis | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jermaine Wiggins | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kris Mangum | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shane Burton | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Cousin | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Karl Hankton | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Kasay | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Minter | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Todd Sauerbrun | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Todd Steussie | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Wallace | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Howard | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Rod Smart | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Deon Grant | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kris Jenkins | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jarrod Cooper | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Morgan | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Kemp Rasmussen | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Witherspoon | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Julius Peppers | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ricky Manning | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Colin Branch | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Player stats since 1999: nflverse (CC-BY 4.0).
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