During the halftime show, Justin Timberlake pulled off a portion of Janet Jackson's costume, revealing her right breast on live, national television. While he claimed that it was a "clothing malfunction", Jackson later admitted that it indeed was on purpose.
Kevin Faulk ran in a two-point conversion in the fourth quarter. The two points were the only points scored by Faulk for the entire 2003 season.
This was the New England Patriots' only Super Bowl appearance (until Super Bowl LIII in 2019) in which the game was not televised by NBC or Fox. CBS televised this game.
Jake Delhomme's 85-yard touchdown pass to Muhsin Muhammad in the fourth quarter was the longest play from scrimmage in Super Bowl history.
Tom Brady became the ninth quarterback to win at least two Super Bowl rings, and was the youngest to do so at 26.
