Super Bowl LIII: Rams, Patriots set for showdown in Atlanta
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Super Bowl LIII
Who:Los Angeles Rams (13-3) vs. New England Patriots (11-5)
When: Sunday, Feb. 3 at 6:30 p.m. ET
Where: Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Ga.
TV: CBS
Odds: Patriots -1.5
Over/Under: 58.5
Tale of the tape
| 2018 Stats | Rams | Patriots |
|---|---|---|
| Points Per Game | 32.9 (2) | 27.3 (4) |
| Points Allowed/Game | 24.0 (20) | 20.3 (7) |
| Rush Yards/Game | 139.4 (3) | 127.3 (5) |
| Pass Yards/Game | 282 (5) | 266 (8) |
| Total Yards/Game | 421.1 (2) | 393.4 (5) |
| Rush Yards Allowed/Game | 122.3 (23) | 112.7 (11) |
| Pass Yards Allowed/Game | 236 (14) | 246 (22) |
| Total Yards Allowed/Game | 358.6 (19) | 359.1 (21) |
| Third-Down Offense | 45.0% (5) | 40.8% (13) |
| Third-Down Defense | 37.2% (12) | 38.6% (16) |
| Team Sacks | 41 (15) | 30 (T-30) |
| Turnover Differential | +11 (4) | +10 (5) |
(Regular-season rank in parentheses)
Team leaders
| 2018 stats | Rams | Patriots |
|---|---|---|
| Passing yards | Goff - 4688 | Brady - 4355 |
| Rushing yards | Gurley - 1251 | Michel - 931 |
| Receiving yards | Woods - 1219 | Edelman - 850 |
| Sacks | Donald - 20.5 | Flowers - 7.5 |
| Tackles | Littleton - 125 | Van Noy - 92 |
| INTs | Johnson III - 4 | Harmon - 4 |
Quick hits
- First time both teams won their conference championship game on the road since 2012.
- First time in Super Bowl era that both championship games went to overtime.
- Rams' Jared Goff will be the fourth-youngest quarterback to start in a Super Bowl.
- Same matchup as Tom Brady and Bill Belichick's first Super Bowl together (SB XXXVI).
- Rams' Sean McVay, who will turn 33 years old on Jan. 24, will be youngest head coach in Super Bowl history.
- Ninth Super Bowl appearance for Brady and Belichick.
- McVay was 16 years old when Brady and Belichick won their first Super Bowl.
- Patriots' fourth Super Bowl appearance over the last five years.
- First time the same metropolitan areas will meet in both the Super Bowl and World Series in the same calendar year.
- Brady hasn't been sacked this postseason.
- Rams' Aaron Donald hasn't recorded a sack during the playoffs after registering 20.5 in the regular season.
- Both teams have an assistant coach reportedly expected to be hired as a head coach after the Super Bowl.
- Rams wide receiver Brandin Cooks meets Patriots after New England traded him last offseason.
(Odds courtesy Westgate Las Vegas Superbook)
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