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Vikings' Asher Allen retires at age 24
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Feb. 6 (UPI) -- The New England Patriots won their third Super Bowl title in four years Sunday with a 24-21 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles.
Tom Brady threw for 236 yards and two touchdowns to lead the defending champion Patriots in Super Bowl XXXIX.
Corey Dillon also scored for the Patriots, who joined the 1992-95 Dallas Cowboys as the only two teams to win three Super Bowl titles in a four-year span.
The Patriots are the first team to win back-to-back Super Bowls since the Denver Broncos won two straight from 1997-98.
Donovan McNabb completed 30-of-51 passes for 357 yards with two touchdowns and three interceptions for Philadelphia, which was denied its first-ever Super Bowl title.
Terrell Owens, who did not suit up for Philadelphia's last four games with a broken fibula and severely sprained right ankle, started for the Eagles and caught nine passes for 122 yards.
Patriots wide receiver Deion Branch tied a Super Bowl record with 11 catches for 133 yards and was named the game's MVP.
The victory gave New England Coach Bill Belichick a 10-1 postseason mark, moving him past Vince Lombardi for the best postseason winning percentage in NFL history (.909).
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