BOSTON, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- The New England Patriots returned home Monday on top of the pro football world.
The night before they had done what seemed impossible such a short time ago.
They turned down and turned back the high-powered St. Louis Rams to win Super Bowl XXXVI on Adam Vinatieri's last-second 48-yard field goal, 20-17.
Now, championship-starved New England sports fans finally had something to celebrate. And, they plan to do it up right on Tuesday. As the Boston Herald suggested to its readers, "Call in sick if you have to." Just don't miss the party.
The welcome-home celebration begins officially at noon Tuesday on City Hall Plaza and one columnist said the fever-pitch hullabaloo "is expected make the Mardi Gras-style festivities going down in New Orleans look like a tea party."
The Patriots will be treated to a parade through downtown Boston followed by a rally at the plaza hosted by Mayor Thomas M. Menino in front of thousands of happy Pats fans.
The team will promenade down Boylston Street beginning at Copley Square, then proceed left onto Tremont Street, make a right on Court Street and cruise down the home stretch, Congress Street, before adjourning at City Hall Plaza.
