The NFL's Super Bowl LIII (53), which will pit the AFC champion New England Patriots, led by quarterback Tom Brady, against the NFC champion Los Angeles Rams, led by quarterback Jared Goff, for the league championship, will be held at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, on February 3, 2019 (2/3/19).
Here’s the AP recap:
ATLANTA — For those who may have dozed off … the Patriots have won the Super Bowl.
New England topped the Los Angeles Rams 13-3 in a game that dragged the high-def NFL back to the days of black-and-white TV. It was the lowest-scoring Super Bowl in the 53-year history of the game.
Patriots fans: Get your championship gear here:
Tom Brady captured his record sixth NFL title by throwing for 262 yards, without a touchdown. The Patriots matched the Steelers for most Super Bowl wins, with six.
Julian Edelman, who was named the game’s MVP, caught 10 passes for 141 yards; he was the day’s only consistent offensive threat.
Brady engineered the game’s lone touchdown drive –a five-play, 69-yard march punctuated by an over-the-shoulder, 29-yard throw into the hands of tight end Rob Gronkowski. On the next play, Sony Michel scored on a 2-yard plunge with 7 minutes to play for a 10-3 lead.
But the real stars of this game were the New England defenders, who smothered Rams quarterback Jared Goff, holding him to 229 yards that felt like less.
After New England’s score, Goff moved the Rams down to the New England 28 with 4:30 left. But the third-year quarterback threw one up for grabs near the end zone and cornerback Stephon Gilmore stepped in front for the interception.
The Rams, who averaged 32.9 points a game this season, joined the Miami Dolphins –from Super Bowl 6 in 1972– as the only the second team not to muster a touchdown in the title game.
The NFL’s Super Bowl LIII (53), which will pit the AFC champion New England Patriots, led by quarterback Tom Brady, against the NFC champion Los Angeles Rams, led by quarterback Jared Goff, for the league championship, will be held at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, on February 3, 2019 (2/3/19).
This is Atlanta’s third Super Bowl. The city was host to Super Bowl XXVIII in 1994 and Super Bowl XXXIV in 2000 at the Georgia Dome.
Here’s what you need to know:
What: Super Bowl LIII (53)
Who: Patriots vs. Rams
When: Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019
Where: Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Ga.
Time: 6:30 p.m. Eastern
TV: CBS
Livestream: fuboTV (free trial), CBS All Access (subscription)
Channel finder: Verizon Fios, AT&T U-verse, Comcast Xfinity, Spectrum/Charter, Optimum/Altice, DIRECTV, Dish
Radio: Westwood One
Line: Patriots -2 (via FanDuel)
Over/under: 56.5
Halftime show: Maroon 5 will headline the halftime show. Several artists turned down the gig, according to billboard.com, because of the way the league handled the national anthem protests. Maroon 5 confirmed on Sunday, Jan. 13 that the band will perform. Rappers Travis Scott and Big Boi also will perform.
Depth charts:
| New England Patriots |
|---|
| Offense |
WR — 15 Chris Hogan, 84 Cordarrelle Patterson
LT — 77 Trent Brown, 68 LaAdrian Waddle
LG — 62 Joe Thuney, 66 James Ferentz
C — 60 David Andrews, 75 Ted Karras, 66 James Ferentz
RG — 69 Shaq Mason, 75 Ted Karras
RT — 61 Marcus Cannon, 68 LaAdrian Waddle
TE — 87 Rob Gronkowski, 83 Dwayne Allen, 80 Stephen Anderson
WR — 11 Julian Edelman, 13 Phillip Dorsett, 18 Matthew Slater
QB — 12 Tom Brady, 2 Brian Hoyer
RB — 26 Sony Michel, 46 James Develin
RB — 28 James White, 34 Rex Burkhead
| Defense |
|---|
LDE — 98 Trey Flowers, 94 Adrian Clayborn, 58 Keionta Davis
DT — 93 Lawrence Guy, 71 Danny Shelton
DT — 90 Malcom Brown, 70 Adam Butler, 97 Ufomba Kamalu
RDE — 91 Deatrich Wise Jr., 95 Derek Rivers, 55 John Simon
LB — 54 Dont’a Hightower, 50 Ramon Humber, 36 Brandon King
LB — 52 Elandon Roberts, 59 Albert McClellan
LB — 53 Kyle Van Noy, 59 Albert McClellan
RCB — 24 Stephon Gilmore, 31 Jonathan Jones, 22 Obi Melifonwu
LCB — 30 Jason McCourty, 27 J.C. Jackson, 35 Keion Crossen
S — 23 Patrick Chung, 30 Duron Harmon, 29 Duke Dawson Jr.
S — 32 Devin McCourty, 43 Nate Ebner
| Special Teams |
|---|
K — 3 Stephen Gostkowski
P — 6 Ryan Allen
H — 6 Ryan Allen
PR — 11 Julian Edelman, 23 Patrick Chung
KR — 84 Cordarrelle Patterson, 18 Matthew Slater, 26 Sony Michel
LS — 49 Joe Cardona
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| Los Angeles Rams |
|---|
| Offense |
WR — 12 Brandin Cooks, 19 JoJo Natson
LT — 77 Andrew Whitworth, 70 Joseph Noteboom
LG — 76 Rodger Saffold
C — 64 John Sullivan, 55 Brian Allen
RG — 66 Austin Blythe
RT — 79 Rob Havenstein
TE — 89 Tyler Higbee, 81 Gerald Everett, 82 Johnny Mundt
WR — 17 Robert Woods, 83 Josh Reynolds, 11 KhaDarel Hodge
RB — 30 Todd Gurley, 35 C.J. Anderson, 33 Justin Davis, 42 John Kelly
QB — 16 Jared Goff, 14 Sean Mannion
| Defense |
|---|
DE — 90 Michael Brockers, 94 John Franklin-Myers
NT — 93 Ndamukong Suh, 92 Tanzel Smart, 69 Sebastian Joseph-Day
DT — 99 Aaron Donald, 95 Ethan Westbrooks
WILL — 56 Dante Fowler Jr.
OLB — 50 Samson Ebukam, 53 Justin Lawler
ILB — 58 Cory Littleton, 54 Bryce Hager, 59 Micah Kiser
ILB — 26 Mark Barron, 52 Ramik Wilson
LCB — 22 Marcus Peters, 32 Troy Hill
RCB — 21 Aqib Talib, 37 Sam Shields, 23 Nickell Robey-Coleman
SS — 43 John Johnson III, 24 Blake Countess
FS — 20 Lamarcus Joyner, 41 Marqui Christian
| Special Teams |
|---|
P — 6 Johnny Hekker
K — 4 Greg Zuerlein
LS — 44 Jake McQuaide
PR — 19 JoJo Natson,
KR — 19 JoJo Natson, 24 Blake Countess
Future Super Bowl sites:
2020: South Florida, Hard Rock Stadium, Super Bowl 54
2021: Tampa Bay, Raymond James Stadium, Super Bowl 55
2022: Los Angeles, Los Angeles Stadium, Super Bowl 56
Super Bowl odds: Current odds here