The Patriots' Tom Brady unseated two legends to become the youngest starting quarterback to win a Super Bowl.

Joe Namath (Super Bowl III) and Joe Montana (SB XVI) were the youngest QBs to win Super Bowls, winning those titles when both were, strangely enough, the same age: 25 years, 7 months and 13 days. They were the youngest until New England's remarkable 20-17 victory against the Rams on Sunday. Brady -- at 24 years, 6 months -- now assumes that tag.

Brady, however, wasn't the youngest to start a Super Bowl. The two younger QBs were Miami's Dan Marino (23 years, 4 months) in Super Bowl XIX, and Miami's David Woodley (24 years, 3 months) in SB XVII. Both of them lost.

Incidentally, Brady's teammate, Drew Bledsoe, also is one of the youngest to start a Super Bowl. When he took the ball for the Patriots in SB XXXI, he was 24 years, 11 months.

FAST START, NO FINISH: The Rams scored first Sunday, but that hasn't meant much when it comes to determining the winner of the past 20 Super Bowls.

The team that scored first lost eight times in the past 20 Super Bowls. In four consecutive Super Bowls during the 1980s (SBs 19-22), the team that scored first lost.

CAN'T FIGHT THE LAW: Ty Law's interception return for a touchdown was the sixth in Super Bowl history. Baltimore's Duane Starks had a 49-yard return vs. the Giants in Super Bowl XXXV last year. Teams are 6-0 when they return an interception for a TD in the Super Bowl.

WHAT A KICK: Jeff Wilkins' 50-yard field goal for the Rams was the third- longest in Super Bowl history. The only other 50-yarders in SB history: Buffalo's Steve Christie (54 yards) in Super Bowl XXVIII and Denver's Jason Elam (51) in SB XXXII.

WARNER'S LEGACY: For a guy who had such a rough day, Kurt Warner put up some decent numbers. His 365 yards passing are the second-most in SB history, trailing only the 414 he collected two years ago in the victory against the Titans.

Warner's 28 completions are tied for the third-most in the game's history. Only Jim Kelly (31, Super Bowl XXVIII) and Marino (29, SB XIX) completed more passes. Incidentally, both Kelly and Marino also lost those games.

COLLEGE CORNER: The Pac-10 had the most representatives among the players in the Super Bowl. There were 17 (10 Patriots, seven Rams) who attended Pac-10 schools, including five Washington Huskies (Fred Coleman, Damon Huard and Lawyer Milloy from the Patriots and Ernie Conwell and Frank Garcia from the Rams).

BREAK OUT: In their NFC title game victory against the Eagles, the Rams scored 29 points, which included three touchdowns. In their five previous NFC title games (after the 1978, 1979, 1985, 1988 and 1999 seasons), the Rams compiled 23 points and only one touchdown.

And if you think 29 points is an odd total for a playoff game, you're right.

Twenty-nine had not been scored in playoff game since Pittsburgh defeated Cleveland 29-9 in a divisional playoff game after the 1994 season.

OFFENSE IS OVERRATED: The Patriots became the third team in the past seven Super Bowls to be outgained yet win. The Rams had 427 yards to the Patriots' 267. However, the yard disparity (minus-160) was the largest ever for a Super Bowl winner. The previous mark was by the 49ers in 1982 when Cincinnati outgained them by 81 (356-271).

SUPER BOWL SIDELINE: The Patriots are the third consecutive team to win a Super Bowl without being a winning team the year before. The Patriots were 5- 11 in 2000, the Ravens were 8-8 in 1999 and the Rams were 4-12 in 1998. . . . Teams that lead at halftime in the Super Bowl are 28-7. The last team to come back from a halftime deficit to win was Dallas, which trailed Buffalo 13-6 at the half, then rallied for a 30-13 victory in Super Bowl XXVIII. . . . The 37 combined points were the fewest in a Super Bowl since the 49ers defeated the Bengals 20-16 in Super Bowl XXIII. . . . The last time a Super Bowl winner scored fewer than 20 points came in January 1975 when the Steelers defeated the Vikings 16-6 in Super Bowl IX.