Super Bowl LIII, 13 - 3
02/03/2019 AD defeated
TheAFC New England Patriots defeated the NFC Los Angeles Rams, 13–3 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
The Patriots' victory was their sixth, tying the Pittsburgh Steelers for the most Super Bowl championships. New England, after finishing the regular season with an 11–5 record, advanced to their 11th Super Bowl appearance, their third consecutive, and their ninth under the leadership of head coach Bill Belichick and quarterback Tom Brady.
Brady and Belichick became the then-oldest starting quarterback and head coach to win the Super Bowl at 41 and 66 respectively; both would be surpassed by Brady and Bruce Arians in Super Bowl LV. Brady was also the first starting quarterback to win the Super Bowl in his 40s. It marked the final Super Bowl of the Patriots dynasty due to Brady departing after the 2019 season.
The Rams finished the regular season with a 13–3 record under head coach Sean McVay, the youngest head coach in the Super Bowl at 33, as they advanced to their fourth Super Bowl appearance and their first since relocating back from St. Louis to Los Angeles in 2016. Super Bowl LIII was a rematch of 2001's Super Bowl XXXVI, the first championship won by Belichick and Brady and the beginning of the Patriots dynasty. It was the 14th meeting in a major sports championship between the Greater Los Angeles and Greater Boston areas and the first in the NFL. The game also marked the first Super Bowl appearance of a Los Angeles-based team since the Los Angeles Raiders appeared in 1983's Super Bowl XVIII and the Rams' first as a Los Angeles team since 1980's Super Bowl XIV.
Super Bowl LIII was the lowest-scoring Super Bowl in NFL history. Its one touchdown, which was scored by Patriots running back Sony Michel, was also the fewest amount in a Super Bowl. The game marked the first Super Bowl where neither team had a touchdown in the first three quarters, as the Patriots and the Rams fought to a 3–3 tie entering the fourth. The defensive battle continued into the final quarter, but New England scored 10 unanswered points to claim victory. The Patriots' one touchdown tied them with the New York Jets in Super Bowl III for the fewest by a winning Super Bowl team, while the Rams became the second Super Bowl team to not score a touchdown after the Miami Dolphins in Super Bowl VI. Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman, who caught 10 passes for 141 yards, was named Super Bowl MVP.
Due to its low-scoring nature and both teams' offensive struggles, the game has been regarded as one of the worst Super Bowls, although the defensive performances of both teams are considered among the greatest.
The broadcast of the game on CBS, along with the halftime show headlined by U.S. pop group Maroon 5, saw the smallest Super Bowl audience in 10 years.
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