The New England Patriots are Super Bowl champs yet again, defeating the Los Angeles Rams, 13-3. Whether you love it or hate it, that is the sixth Lombardi trophy the organization has won over the past 18 years.
Of course this was not the type of game NFL viewers were expecting, in fact quite the opposite happened. Heading into the game the Rams were ranked No. 2 in scoring average points of 33 per game. However, Patriots’ head coach Bill Belichick and his defense were somehow able to hold the Rams offense to a astounding total of only three points.
The game was a very defensive dominating performance, which would break the NFL record for the lowest scoring game in history. The first quarter was scoreless after Patriots kicker Stephen Gostkowski missed a 41-yard field goal.
Though later in the second quarter he redeemed himself with a 42-yard field goal with 10:29 left to go in the first half. The Rams would finally get on the board late in the third quarter, tying the game at 3-3 on a 53-yard field goal by Greg Zuerlein with 2:11 to go.
In the fourth quarter, Patriots Quarterback Tom Brady put together the best drive so far in the game by completing a 29-yard pass to tight end Rob Gronkowski to set the team up for a touchdown at the Rams 2-yard line.
A hand-off to running back Sony Michele led to a TD with 3:40 left to go in the game.
With 1:12 left in the fourth quarter, the Patriots were forced to kick a field goal giving the Patriots a two-possession lead. In one final attempt by the Rams, Jared Goff would lead the team down the field to kick a quick field goal.
This would be a 48-yard field goal to make it a one possession game, but kicker Zuerlein missed it far left with five seconds remaining.
This would end the game with Brady to just take a knee to finish.