Conference Championships: Indianapolis Colts travel to face New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium, one win from a Super Bowl berth. Kickoff: Sun January 18, 2004 at 3:06pm. Winner advances to the Super Bowl. Loser carries one of the year's hardest what-ifs into the offseason.[1][2]
Indianapolis Colts at New England Patriots in the Conference Championships, with a Super Bowl berth on the line. The conference title round is the one that turns nameplates into legacy. For New England Patriots, the home crowd at Gillette Stadium is asked to be a player; for Indianapolis Colts, the road environment is supposed to be the test that breaks lesser teams. Coaches will lean on what worked all year. Players will lean on what their bodies have left in them.
Indianapolis Colts and New England Patriots have outlasted everyone else in their conference. One walks out of Gillette Stadium with the conference title; the other walks out with a brutal what-if. Around the league, coaches are watching tape on both staffs for next year's prep. Every Super Bowl-bound team starts the offseason as the team to beat.
Indianapolis Colts versus New England Patriots in the Conference Championships. The teams who reach this round have already proven they survive a long schedule; the stats that matter most now are the ones that compress: scoring differential, red-zone efficiency, turnover margin. At this stage of the year, the simple math is that defenses tighten and the team that protects the ball wins more often than the team that scores the most. Whichever side of Indianapolis Colts-New England Patriots cleans up the careless plays first usually walks out with the result. Conservative-game expectations should not surprise the reader; both staffs know exactly what worked all season and will lean hard on what travels. The early answer is the kicking game, where any swing of field position compounds.
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | 14-2 | W12 |
| Miami Dolphins | 10-6 | W2 |
| Buffalo Bills | 6-10 | L3 |
| New York Jets | 6-10 | L2 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Ravens | 10-6 | W2 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 8-8 | L2 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 6-10 | L1 |
| Cleveland Browns | 5-11 | W1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Colts | 12-4 | W1 |
| Tennessee Titans | 12-4 | W3 |
| Houston Texans | 5-11 | L4 |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | 5-11 | L1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | 13-3 | W1 |
| Denver Broncos | 10-6 | L1 |
| Oakland Raiders | 4-12 | L2 |
| San Diego Chargers | 4-12 | W1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Rams | 12-4 | L1 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 10-6 | W2 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 7-9 | L1 |
| Arizona Cardinals | 4-12 | -- |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | 12-4 | W1 |
| Dallas Cowboys | 10-6 | L1 |
| Washington Redskins | 5-11 | L3 |
| New York Giants | 4-12 | L8 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | 10-6 | W4 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 9-7 | L1 |
| Chicago Bears | 7-9 | L1 |
| Detroit Lions | 5-11 | W1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Carolina Panthers | 11-5 | W3 |
| New Orleans Saints | 8-8 | W1 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 7-9 | L2 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 5-11 | W2 |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Colts | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0071414 |
| New England Patriots | 7 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 715212424 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Patriots | David Givens 7 yard pass from Tom Brady ( Adam Vinatieri kick) | 0-7 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Patriots | Adam Vinatieri 31 yard field goal | 0-10 |
| Patriots | Adam Vinatieri 25 yard field goal | 0-13 |
| Patriots | Safety, | 0-15 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Colts | Edgerrin James 2 yard rush ( Mike Vanderjagt kick) | 7-15 |
| Patriots | Adam Vinatieri 27 yard field goal | 7-18 |
| Patriots | Adam Vinatieri 21 yard field goal | 7-21 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Colts | Marcus Pollard 7 yard pass from Peyton Manning ( Mike Vanderjagt kick) | 14-21 |
| Patriots | Adam Vinatieri 34 yard field goal | 14-24 |
New England Patriots defeated Indianapolis Colts 24-14 at Gillette Stadium in the Conference Championships. The final scoring play was Patriots: Adam Vinatieri 34 yard field goal. Top line of the day: Peyton Manning: 237 pass yards on 23-of-47, 1 TD, 4 INT. New England Patriots advance to the Super Bowl.[1][2]
New England Patriots walked out of Gillette Stadium as the team that survived a Conference Championships Indianapolis Colts will replay in its head for the entire offseason. The scoreboard says 24-14. The final scoring play came from Patriots: Adam Vinatieri 34 yard field goal. Whether it was the game-decider or just the period at the end of the sentence depends on what the camera caught earlier. New England Patriots are bound for the Super Bowl.
New England Patriots 24, Indianapolis Colts 14. Round: Conference Championships. Attendance: 68436. Q1: 1 scoring play. Q2: 3 scoring plays. Q3: 3 scoring plays. Q4: 2 scoring plays. Top performers:
- Peyton Manning: 237 pass yards on 23-of-47, 1 TD, 4 INT
- Antowain Smith: 100 rush yards on 22 carries
- Marcus Pollard: 6 catches for 90 yards
Conference Championships, played at Gillette Stadium. Final: Indianapolis Colts 14, New England Patriots 24, with New England Patriots taking the result by 10. **First quarter**
- Patriots: David Givens 7 yard pass from Tom Brady ( Adam Vinatieri kick)
Second quarter
- Patriots: Adam Vinatieri 31 yard field goal
- Patriots: Adam Vinatieri 25 yard field goal
- Patriots: Safety,
Third quarter
- Colts: Edgerrin James 2 yard rush ( Mike Vanderjagt kick)
- Patriots: Adam Vinatieri 27 yard field goal
- Patriots: Adam Vinatieri 21 yard field goal
Fourth quarter
- Colts: Marcus Pollard 7 yard pass from Peyton Manning ( Mike Vanderjagt kick)
- Patriots: Adam Vinatieri 34 yard field goal
Top performers
- Peyton Manning: 237 pass yards on 23-of-47, 1 TD, 4 INT
- Antowain Smith: 100 rush yards on 22 carries
- Marcus Pollard: 6 catches for 90 yards
| Colts | Patriots | |
|---|---|---|
| Team totals | ||
| First Downs | 21 | 20 |
| Total Yards | 306 | 349 |
| Turnovers | 5 | 2 |
| Passing | ||
| Comp/Att | 23/47 | 22/37 |
| Pass yards | 237 | 237 |
| Pass TD | 1 | 1 |
| Interceptions | 4 | 1 |
| Sacks taken | 4 | 0 |
| Sack yards lost | 29 | 0 |
| Net pass yards | 208 | 237 |
| Rushing | ||
| Rushes | 25 | 32 |
| Rush yards | 98 | 112 |
| Rush TD | 1 | 0 |
| Discipline | ||
| Fumbles | 2 | 1 |
| Fumbles lost | 1 | 1 |
| Penalties | 4 | 3 |
| Penalty yards | 20 | 15 |
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | Int | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IND | |||||
| Peyton Manning | 23/47 | 237 | 1 | 4 | |
| NWE | |||||
| Tom Brady | 22/37 | 237 | 1 | 1 | |
| Player | Att | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IND | ||||
| Edgerrin James | 19 | 78 | 1 | 12 |
| Dominic Rhodes | 3 | 16 | 0 | 11 |
| Peyton Manning | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Hunter Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NWE | ||||
| Antowain Smith | 22 | 100 | 0 | 35 |
| Kevin Faulk | 3 | 8 | 0 | 6 |
| Bethel Johnson | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Tom Brady | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Larry Centers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IND | ||||
| Marcus Pollard | 6 | 90 | 1 | 32 |
| Reggie Wayne | 4 | 46 | 0 | 20 |
| Troy Walters | 3 | 30 | 0 | 11 |
| Brandon Stokley | 3 | 22 | 0 | 12 |
| Marvin Harrison | 3 | 19 | 0 | 8 |
| Dominic Rhodes | 2 | 17 | 0 | 9 |
| Edgerrin James | 2 | 13 | 0 | 8 |
| NWE | ||||
| Troy Brown | 7 | 88 | 0 | 18 |
| David Givens | 8 | 68 | 1 | 18 |
| Larry Centers | 1 | 28 | 0 | 28 |
| Deion Branch | 2 | 23 | 0 | 14 |
| Antowain Smith | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Kevin Faulk | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Christian Fauria | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Bethel Johnson | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
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