</a> with a sweeper attached. When he was being interviewed by a TV reporter about the controversy, Henderson jokingly replied, "What are they gonna do, throw me in jail?" Smith's subsequent field goal gave the Patriots a 3–0 lead that held until the final gun. The game ball was awarded to all-pro linebacker <a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Nelson_(American_football)" title="Steve Nelson (American football)">Steve Nelson</a>, who subsequently donated it to his alma mater, <a href="//en.wikipedia.org