From Irving Fryar’s sad, late, lone Patriots touchdown in a historic blowout loss to the legendary 1985 Chicago Bears to Sony Michel’s game-winning lone Patriots touchdown in a defensive slugfest with the Rams, the Patriots have scored 30 touchdowns in their record 11 Super Bowl appearances—more than half (18) coming on passes by Mr. Super Bowl, Tom Brady.
For a pregame brush-up, here’s a look back at every Patriots Super Bowl touchdown so far, with links to highlights from each game. Enjoy Super Bowl LX!
Super Bowl XX (1985 season): L to CHI
1. Irving Fryar, 8 yd. TD catch from Steve Grogan, 4th quarter
--4th and goal, over the middle, caught at the goal line, the Patriots’ only TD in blowout loss
Super Bowl XXXI (1996 season): L to GB
2. Keith Byars, 1 yd. pass from Drew Bledsoe, 1st quarter
--play action, Byars lines up as TE, catches in the back of the endzone
3. Ben Coates, 4 yd. pass from Bledsoe, 1st quarter
--play action, Coates dives for low throw, right side of endzone
4. Curtis Martin, 18 yd. run, 3rd quarte
--up the middle, breaks tackle at the 5 yd. ine, pulls NE w/in 6 points
Super Bowl XXXVI (2001 season): W vs. STL
5. Ty Law, 47 yd. INT return, 2nd quarter
--Mike Vrabel forces 1st of 2 Kurt Warner interceptions, Law on sideline covering Isaac Bruce, longest Pats Super Bowl TD
6. David Patten, 8 yd. pass from Tom Brady, 2nd quarter
--tremendous leaping catch on high ball, back right corner of endzone
Super Bowl XXXVIII (2003 season): W vs. CAR
7. Deion Branch, 5 yd. pass from Brady, 1st quarter
--play action, wide open middle of endzone
8. David Givens, 5 yd. pass from Brady, 2nd quarter
--play action, middle of endzone, giving Patriots 14-7 lead
9. Antowain Smith, 2 yd. run, 4th quarter
--off right tackle for Patriots’ biggest lead, 21-10 (Smith is all-time Patriots Super Bowl rushing leader, with 175 yds.)
10. Mike Vrabel, 1 yd. pass from Brady, 4th quarter
--lines up as TE, front of endzone, right side, gives Patriots lead with 2:51 remaining
Super Bowl XXXIX (2004 season): W vs. PHL
11. Givens, 4 yd. pass from Brady, 2nd quarter
--5 yards deep in endzone, right sideline, ties the game
12. Vrabel, 2 yd. pass from Brady, 3rd quarter
--lines up as TE, bats high pass to himself, left side, 5 yards deep in endzone
13. Corey Dillon, 2 yd. run, 4th quarter
--off left tackle, runs through Brian Dawkins at the 2 yd. line, gives Pats lead for good
Super Bowl XLII (2007 season): L vs. NYG
14. Laurence Maroney, 1 yd. run, 2nd quarter
--set up by pass interference, bangs in right side of the offensive line, gives Patriots 7-3 lead
15. Randy Moss, 6 yd. pass from Brady, 4th quarter
--shotgun, Moss open 4 yards deep in endzone, right side, Patriots lead with 2:42 left
Super Bowl XLVI (2011 season): L vs NYG
16. Danny Woodhead, 4 yd. pass from Brady, 2nd quarter
--shotgun, Brady untouched for 5 seconds, squeezes one in front of the endzone left side
17. Aaron Hernandez, 12 yd. pass from Brady, 3rd quarter
--shotgun, 5 receivers, Hernandez lined up off right end, catches at the 8 yd. line
Super Bowl XLIX (2014 season): W vs. SEA
18. Brandon LaFell, 11 yd. pass from Brady, 2nd quarter
--shotgun, play action, lined up as WR left, catches between 2 defenders at the 2 yd. line
19. Rob Gronkowski, 22 yd. pass from Brady, 2nd quarter
--lines up at WR, well-covered, catches front right corner of endzone
20. Danny Amendola, 4 yd. pass from Brady, 4th quarter
--shotgun, play action, catch made back of the endzone, left side, brings NE within 3 points
21. Julian Edelman, 3 yd. pass from Brady, 4th quarter
--caught at goal line, left side, game-winner with 2:02 remaining
Super Bowl LI (2016 season): W vs. ATL
22. James White, 5 yd. pass from Brady, 3rd quarter (28-9 ATL)
--catches at the 4 yd. line left sideline, dives in (White 14 catches for 110 yds. in game)
23. Amendola, 6 yd. pass from Brady, 4th quarter (28-20 ATL)
--shotgun, quick release, catches at the goal line left side, dives in
24. White, 1 yd. run, 4th quarter (28-28, :57 remaining)
--straight up the middle, set up by Edelman bobbling catch, 2 pt. conversion by Amendola ties game
25. White, 2 yd. run, overtime (34-28 NE final)
--pitch right, runs behind Marcus Cannon block, powers through two tacklers from the 2 yd. line for the first Super Bowl overtime TD
Super Bowl LII (2017 season): L vs. PHL
26. White, 26 yd. run, 2nd quarter
--runs off center, cuts left, cuts right, breaks tackles at the 15 and 12 yd. lines, scores left side
27. Gronkowski, 5 yd. pass from Brady, 3rd quarter
--lines up at WR, makes a move at the goal line, catches 2 yds. deep in endzone left side
28. Chris Hogan, 26 yd. pass from Brady, 3rd quarter
--shotgun, play action, catches at 2 yd. line right side and falls in (Hogan 6 catches for 128 yds. in game)
29. Gronkowski, 4 yd. pass from Brady, 4th quarter
--shotgun, timing pattern, reaching over-the-shoulder catch back right corner of endzone (Gronkowski 9 catches for 116 yds. in game)
Super Bowl LIII (2018 season): W vs. LAR
30. Sony Michel, 2 yd. run, 4th quarter
--off left tackle, game-winner with 7:00 remaining, set up by 29 yd. catch by Gronkowski
Patriots Super Bowl TD leaders:
James White 4 (tied for 4th all-time)
Rob Gronkowski 3 (has 5 career, tied for 2nd all-time)
Danny Amendola 2
Mike Vrabel 2
David Givens 2
Patriots Super Bowl TD passes:
Tom Brady: 18 (21 career, 1st all-time)
Drew Bledsoe 2
Steve Grogan 1
Patriots Super Bowl defensive touchdowns:
Ty Law 1