Come on in for Super Bowl Sunday as TrueRaiderLaker is ready to take you through Super Bowl LIII featuring the New England Patriots and the Los Angeles Rams! Leave a comment below and share your thoughts on the Big Game.
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Well, if you expected some fireworks to start in this Super Bowl, you might as well just change the channel. But if you love defense, this is a rarity to behold. It's a tale of two stories for the Rams and the Patriots defense. The biggest difference? The Pats defense aren't just giving any room for Goff, Gurley and the Rams' high flying offense to get set. At first, it looked like it was jitters from the inexperience Rams team. But as time goes on, it's clear as day that the Pats are holding the fort. They're not letting the Rams do what they do best, which is catch defenses off guard with some bootlegs and misdirection, hence why Goff is having a tough time. Chess match between McVay's offense and Belichick's defense? So BB is winning that match. For the Rams' defense, it's a case of bend-but-don't break for them. They gotta be gassed for being on that field for too long in the first half. They gave up a couple of chunk yardage. Julian Edelman has been unstoppable. Rams D had no answer. Yet, they just held Brady and the Pats to just 3 points, which is a big win for Wade Phillips' defense. He's done a great job mixing it up with man and zone to confuse the Pats' offense. Rare enough, the Pats burned a couple of timeouts early on in the first quarter despite a great start. For sure, the Pats will come out as a different team in the 2nd half. How about the Rams? They have to get Todd Gurley involved more and mix it up in the backfield with C.J. Anderson. It's strange that he was able to muster 100+ yards in the divisional round, but only mustered a mere double digit yards. They also gotta take a couple of shots downfield. I don't think Brandin' Cooks has been targeted yet. He's gotta get involved to make Robert Woods and Josh Reynolds' jobs easier. The 2nd half will open up shortly after Maroon 5's performance.
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And just like that, the streak of the Patriots going scoreless in the 1st quarter of the Super Bowl extends. The Pats had plenty of chances. They came right out of the gate with a decent kickoff return by Cordarrelle Patterson. They ran the ball well. Edelman and Gronk are getting to work early in the passing game. The Patriots controlled the clock this quarter for most of the game. Unfortunately, it didn't result into points. First drive ended with an INT from Littleton for the Rams. The 2nd drive they had a legit chance to score and Gostkowski missed it wide left. The Rams are fortunate so far that their deference is paying off. Give credit to the Rams' defense. Wade Phillips knows a thing or two about mixing it up to confuse Tom Brady and the Pats offense. Let's see if Goff, Gurley, and the Rams offense can capitalize.
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