Super Bowl final score: Patriots beat Rams in lowest-scoring Super Bowl in history
The New England Patriots took on the Los Angeles Rams in Super Bowl 53 in Atlanta in one of the most watched TV events in the world
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Your support makes all the difference.The New England Patriots outlasted the Los Angeles Rams in the lowest-scoring game in Super Bowl history.
Sony Michel's fourth-quarter touchdown proved the defining play of a game that was dominated by defences. The win, a sixth, sees the Pats equal the Pittsburgh Steelers for the most titles ever and gives quarterback Tom Brady the most-ever Super Bowls for a player.
Here's how it all played out in Atlanta:
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Belichick is drenched with Gatorade!
The presentation is about to begin...
Roger Goodell is booed loudly, what a surprise, he hands Robert Kraft the Vince Lombardi trophy.
Kraft salutes the fans and their "unprecedented" effort.
Then passes the applause to the "greatest to ever do it" in Belichick and Brady.
"We are all Patriots, and once again the Patriots are world champions," adds Kraft.
Belichick on the win:
It's a great thing for a football team. It's all about the players, they work so hard every week and they perform like champions.
They made the plays, they tackled, they covered, we made plays when we had to.
Everybody counted us out, beginning of the season, mid-season, but we're still here.
Brady on the win:
What a game, so proud of our team, it was like a home game. Incredible support all year. I think we might have a parade on Tuesday. Look at this, how does this not motivate you?
He (Edelman) deserves it (the MVP).
Edelman on the win and being the MVP:
I just do my job, sometimes the cookie crumbles that way.
It just matters that we won, a crazy year, a resilient bunch of guys. It was like a home game.
Todd Gurley denies he'll need surgery: "No, sir."
I kind of had a break low-key for the last two months. So, it’s cool. We’ll do the physicals and all that stuff tomorrow.
Missing out on a $500,000 bonus in Week 17, Edelman replied:
I don’t play the game for that. I play the game to go out and try to win championships.
He most certainly got his reward tonight: a fourth Super Bowl and the MVP.
The NFL is over for another season, with attention turning to next year, who can stop the Patriots?
The AFC's biggest threat is surely the Chiefs, but they gave the Pats all they could handle, plus home advantage, and couldn't emerge victorious, which doesn't bode well. Also, this Pats team just edged the Rams without their quarterback performing close to what we know, has Belichick found a defensive balance to his team to ease the burden on Brady?
Whilst the NFC is so competitive, which plays into the Pats' hands. Rams LT Andrew Whitworth replied, "I don’t know," when asked if he'll be back next season, which could dent their hopes of getting back to the Super Bowl. Whilst the Saints will surely find it difficult to summon the strength to make another run, given two heartbreaking play-off losses in successive seasons.
It should make for a fascinating off-season though, who will emerge as a new threat? Can Lamar Jackson's Ravens find the right balance? Do the Cowboys have it in them to remain resolute and distraction-free?
Chicago appear well-rounded, but must find consistency from Mitch Trubisky, whilst Aaron Rodgers and the Packers can never be counted out.
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