In the first half, the Packers quickly took a 10-0 lead. The Patriots with quarterback Drew Bledsoe came back into the game with two touchdowns, but the Packers managed to turn the tide at half-time of 27:14 with a field goal and two more touchdowns. In the second half, running back Curtis Martin scored another touchdown for the Patriots, but Desmond Howard managed a kick-return touchdown at the following kickoff . Together with the subsequent two-point conversion , this marked the final score of 35:21.
