Super Bowl XXXVIII was an American football game playe on February 1, 2004 at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion following the 2003 regular season. The American Football Conference (AFC) champion New England Patriots (17-2) won their second Super Bowl by defeating the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Carolina Panthers (14-6), 32–29, as Adam Vinatieri kicked a 41-yard field goal with four seconds left.