RAMS PATH TO SUPER BOWL:
Finished the regular season 13-3. Got the #2 seed in the Playoffs
WILD CARD ROUND: Bye
DIVISIONAL ROUND: BEAT the Cowboys 30-22
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND: BEAT the Saints 26-23 OT
PATRIOTS PATH TO SUPER BOWL:
Finished the regular season 11-5. Got the #2 seed in the Playoffs
WILD CARD ROUND: Bye
DIVISIONAL ROUND: BEAT the Chargers 41-28
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND: BEAT the Chiefs 37-31 OT
DESTINY vs DYNASTY:
This is a battle between a "Destiny" and a "Dynasty". The Rams are a young team with Goff and Gurley leading the offensive charge. They made big moves in the 2018 offseason in order to try and get to the Super Bowl before the younger stars get huge contracts. This is a "Destiny". The Patriots are a veteran team with a 41-year-old Brady as the ringmaster. This is the 3rd straight year that the Patriots have made the Super Bowl. Brady is appearing in his 9th Super Bowl and has won 5 of them. The Patriots are easily the most hated franchise in the NFL with a team that never goes away every single year. This is a "Dynasty".
Patriots PLAYERS AND STATS:
Mini Depth Chart: OFFENSE- Tom Brady QB, Sony Michel RB, James White RB, Julian Edelman WR, Chris Hogan WR, Rob Gronkowski TE, Trent Brown LT, Joe Thuney LG, David Andrews C, Shaq Mason RG, Marcus Cannon RT DEFENSE- Trey Flowers LE, Deatrich Wise Jr. RE, Lawrence Guy DT, Malcom Brown DT, Dont'a Hightower LB, Elandon Roberts LB, Kyle Van Noy LB, Jason McCourty LCB, Stephon Gilmore RCB, Patrick Chung S, Devin McCourty S SPECIAL TEAMS- Ryan Allen P, Stephen Gostkowski K, Julian Edelman PR, Cordarrelle Patterson KR
Stats Leaders:
Passing- Brady 375-570, 4355 yards, 29 TD, 11 INT
Rushing- Michel 209 ATT, 931 yards, 6 TD
Receiving- White 87 REP, 751 yards, 7 TD Edelman 74 REP, 850 yards, 6 TD
Defense- Van Noy 56 Tackles, Flowers 7.5 Sacks, 3 FF, Harmon 4 INT
Punting- Allen 64 PUNT, 45.1 AVG
Field Goals- Gostkowski 27-32
Rams PLAYERS AND STATS:
Mini Depth Chart: OFFENSE- Jared Goff QB, Todd Gurley RB, C.J. Anderson RB, Robert Woods WR, Brandin Cooks WR, Tyler Higbee TE, Andrew Whitworth LT, Roger Saffold III LG, John Sullivan C, Austin Blythe RG, Rob Havenstein RT DEFENSE- Michael Brockers DE, Aaron Donald DT, Ndamukong Suh NT, Cory Littleton ILB, Mark Barron ILB, Samson Ebukam OLB, Marcus Peters LCB, Aqib Talib RCB, John Johnson III SS, Lamarcus Joyner FS, Dante Fowler Jr. WILL SPECIAL TEAMS- Johnny Hekker P, Greg Zuerlein K, Jojo Natson PR, KR
Stats Leaders:
Passing- Goff 364-561 4688 yards, 32 TD, 12 INT
Rushing- Gurley 256 ATT, 1251 yards, 17 TD
Receiving- Woods 86 REP, 1219 yards 6 TD Cooks 80 REP, 1204 yards, 5 TD
Defense- Littleton 90 Tackles, Donald 20.5 Sacks, 4 FF, Johnson III 4 INT
Punting- Hekker 43 PUNT, 46.3 AVG
Field Goals- Zuerlein 27-31
FINAL SCORE PREDICTION:
RAMS 34 PATRIOTS 27
Even though the Rams are young and still inexperienced in the playoffs, I think that if the Rams can not let Brady and the Patriots get a big early lead, they will have a chance to win the ball game. The difference maker in this game is going to be whether Aaron Donald can get to Brady or not. Donald is a BEAST on the line with 20.5 sacks on the year. He should be able to get to Brady at least a couple of times throughout the game. The Rams defense was able to hold the Saints to only 23 points in 4 quarters which is definitely something to look out for. Also, the Rams defense needs to not let Brady and his dynamic receiving group get 5-6 completions per drive. The Patriots offense completely destroyed the Chiefs secondary on multiple 3rd n Long situations on the game-winning drive in OT. The Rams can not give up too many easy completions. Finally, the Rams need to keep Brady off the field for as long as possible. The Rams offense needs to eat up the clock and score TDs while doing it. The best way to beat Brady is to keep him on the bench and make him uncomfortable in the pocket. The Rams didn't just magically get to the Super Bowl. They had to work for their wins and grew as a team throughout the year. The Rams have the best shot to beat the Patriots and keep Brady's rings on one finger for now. Tonight, we will find out whether the Rams can deliver or not. Good Luck to both teams and may the BEST team WIN!
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Stats Leaders:
Passing- Goff 364-561 4688 yards, 32 TD, 12 INT
Rushing- Gurley 256 ATT, 1251 yards, 17 TD
Receiving- Woods 86 REP, 1219 yards 6 TD Cooks 80 REP, 1204 yards, 5 TD
Defense- Littleton 90 Tackles, Donald 20.5 Sacks, 4 FF, Johnson III 4 INT
Punting- Hekker 43 PUNT, 46.3 AVG
Field Goals- Zuerlein 27-31
FINAL SCORE PREDICTION:
RAMS 34 PATRIOTS 27
Even though the Rams are young and still inexperienced in the playoffs, I think that if the Rams can not let Brady and the Patriots get a big early lead, they will have a chance to win the ball game. The difference maker in this game is going to be whether Aaron Donald can get to Brady or not. Donald is a BEAST on the line with 20.5 sacks on the year. He should be able to get to Brady at least a couple of times throughout the game. The Rams defense was able to hold the Saints to only 23 points in 4 quarters which is definitely something to look out for. Also, the Rams defense needs to not let Brady and his dynamic receiving group get 5-6 completions per drive. The Patriots offense completely destroyed the Chiefs secondary on multiple 3rd n Long situations on the game-winning drive in OT. The Rams can not give up too many easy completions. Finally, the Rams need to keep Brady off the field for as long as possible. The Rams offense needs to eat up the clock and score TDs while doing it. The best way to beat Brady is to keep him on the bench and make him uncomfortable in the pocket. The Rams didn't just magically get to the Super Bowl. They had to work for their wins and grew as a team throughout the year. The Rams have the best shot to beat the Patriots and keep Brady's rings on one finger for now. Tonight, we will find out whether the Rams can deliver or not. Good Luck to both teams and may the BEST team WIN!
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