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Patriots win a forgettable Super Bowl

It wasn’t pretty, but the New England Patriots have matched the Pittsburgh Steelers for total Lombardi Trophies. The Patriots beat the Los Angeles Rams 13-3 in Super Bowl 53, marking their sixth championship. It fittingly ended with Greg Zuerlein missing a field goal at the end to try and turn it into a one-possession game.

It was not a particularly entertaining football game. Defensive enthusiasts will have something to say about that, but for a league that has worked to grow offensive showings, this was decidedly not that. It finished as the lowest scoring Super Bowl in NFL history, surpassing the Miami Dolphins 14-7 win over Washington in Super Bowl 7.