Belichick reviewed Super Bowl LIII with Rams on tap in Week 14
New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick went over the Super Bowl LIII tape to help prepare for a Week 14 encounter with the Los Angeles Rams.
"We looked at it, but a lot of football has been played since then," he told reporters Tuesday, according to the Boston Globe's Ben Volin.
The Patriots and Rams last met in February 2019, when they played in the lowest-scoring Super Bowl of all time. The Rams came into that affair with one of the league's top offenses, but Belichick and Co. stymied them with a quarters coverage scheme.
New England didn't get much going offensively in that contest, either, scoring the game's only touchdown with seven minutes remaining in the final frame before winning 13-3.
While the Patriots will be vastly different when the teams meet again Sunday, the Rams will look familiar. Jared Goff continues to quarterback Sean McVay's play-action offense, and Aaron Donald is enjoying another spectacular season while anchoring the defense.
"He's an outstanding player," Belichick said of Donald, per Karen Guregian of the Boston Herald. "Can wreck a game … he's definitely a major factor in a game."
New England contained Donald in the Super Bowl, holding him to five tackles and one quarterback hit after he posted 20.5 sacks in the regular season to claim his second Defensive Player of the Year award.
The Patriots have won four of their last five games to get back in the AFC playoff race with one month to go in the regular season.