Super Bowl LIII

By: Riley S.

Tom Brady, the future Hall of Famer came through once again, guiding the New England Patriots to a 13-3 win against the Los Angeles Rams and snatching his record sixth Vince Lombardi trophy. ¨It was an unbelievable year,¨ Brady told CBS. ¨I guess we fought through it more so than everything. It's unbelievable to win this game. ¨We just kept fighting and finally got a touchdown and the defense played the best game of the year.¨ stated Brady.

Brady, who threw an interception on his first attempt of the game, threw a perfect pass between three defenders, hitting Rob Gronkowski. The 29-yard pass was the biggest play of the fourth quarter’s defining drive. Patriots running back, Sony Michel, finished off the drive with a two-yard rushing touchdown on the next play. Scoring the only touchdown of the game and breaking a 3-3 deadlock with seven minutes remaining.

Stephon Gilmore, a top-rated cornerback in the league, picked off Rams quarterback, Jared Goff, on the next drive. Immediately getting the ball back for the Patriots. New England owned the Rams on the next possession. The Patriots got a 41-yard field goal from Stephen Gostkowski with 1:16 remaining to go up by 10 points and took most of the remaining time on the clock. Greg Zuerlien missed a 48-yard field goal with eight seconds remaining, ending the Rams' chances of a desperate comeback.

The Patriots dominated time of possession by passing underneath the Rams' defense in the first half. All-Pro running back,Todd Gurley, had just one carry in the first half. Stephen Gostkowski, the Patriots kicker, missed an early field goal from 46 yards. The Patriots, however, held the Rams scoreless in the first half. The 3-0 halftime score was the second lowest in Super Bowl history. First was Super Bowl IX's 2-0 total in 1975.

Each team exchanged punts before Brady orchestrated the lone touchdown drive of the game. The Patriots marched 69 yards in five plays. Gostkowski put the Patriots up double-digits after Gilmore snatched his interception on the resulting Rams possession. Brady passed Pro Football Hall of Famer, Charles Haley, for the most Super Bowl wins by winning his sixth Lombardi Trophy on Sunday. He completed 21 of 35 passes for 262 yards in the win. He failed to throw a touchdown pass. Julian Edelman led all pass-catchers with 141 yards on 10 receptions. Michel ran for 94 yards and a score on 18 carries. Edelman was named Super Bowl LIII MVP for his efforts.

¨I wasn't focussed on MVP, I was just trying to go out and have a good week of practice and do my job,¨ Edelman said. He also stated, ¨Sometimes the cookie crumbles that way¨.

For the Rams, Goff completed 19 of 38 passes for 229 yards. Gurley rushed for 35 yards on 10 carries. Brandin Cooks snatched in eight catches for 120 yards in the loss. New England held the Rams to a season-low three points. Los Angeles totaled just 260 total yards in the loss, compared to New England's 407 yards. The New England Patriots are once again world champions.