Sunday, February 3, 2019

SUPER BOWL LIII: NE Patriots vs. LA Rams 2nd Half Open Thread


2nd half of Super Bowl LIII after Maroon 5 and friends' performance! As usual, leave a comment below and share your thoughts on the game.

Q4

NE 13 LAR 3

Welp, there goes the Rams' chances of a miracle. There wasn't even a chance to begin with considering the Pats had a scored a TD. The Pats D was lights out the whole game. There was some life from the Rams, then Goff throws a pick to pretty much seal the game. In a game that was shadowed by great defense. You just knew that the Pats would find ways to win. No matter how much you envy this franchise, their success over the past 2 decades is just unrivaled. Tom Brady, Bill Belichick, they didn't need this Super Bowl since their legacy is already cemented. But, leading the Patriots to their 6th Lombardi just adds more to their credentials. For the Rams, this is going to be a learning experience after a successful 13-3 season. They just ran into arguably the greatest franchise in the NFL right now. 20+ years and counting. More to come in the full recap.

Q3

NE 3 LAR 3

At this rate, this game is gonna go down to whoever has the ball last and can get their team within field goal range. After being shut out for 3.5 quarters, the Rams finally got something going on the last drive. They mixed it up with Gurley and Anderson in the run game. Brandin Cooks finally gets involved. It opened up the Rams' playbook to do what they do best. Momentum was there, until Goff took a costly sack. Lucky, they had Greg Zeurlein's big leg to bail them out to tie this game up. Definitely, Patrick Chung's injury early on made an impact there as the Pats found themselves in all kinds of trouble with some busted coverage down field. But, the Pats are gaining momentum back as they've started ramming down the the teeth of the Rams' defense with big runs from Sony Michel.

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