<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Ul> <Li> ← XXXVIII </Li> <Li> Super Bowl </Li> <Li> XL → </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> ← XXXVIII </Li> <Li> Super Bowl </Li> <Li> XL → </Li> </Ul> <P> Super Bowl XXXIX was an American football game played between the American Football Conference (AFC) champion New England Patriots and the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Philadelphia Eagles to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 2004 season . The Patriots defeated the Eagles by the score of 24--21 . The game was played on February 6, 2005, at Alltel Stadium (now known as EverBank Field) in Jacksonville, Florida, the first time the Super Bowl was played in that city . </P> <P> The Patriots, who entered the Super Bowl after compiling a 14--2 regular season record, became the first team since the 1997--1998 Denver Broncos to win consecutive Super Bowls; they are also the last back - to - back Super Bowl winners as of the end of the 2017 NFL season . New England also became the second team after the Dallas Cowboys to win three Super Bowls in four years . The Eagles were making their second Super Bowl appearance after posting a 13--3 regular season record . </P>

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