Another Super Bowl ends with the Patriots hoisting the Lombardi. No matter the underdog narrative that Boston is so desperately trying to sell, the world knows better. They are the gold standard and Bill Belichick did what he always does to a relatively inexperienced opponent, he shut them down. That’s the prevailing takeaway we should be talking about is that defense won the championship in a year when offenses were scoring more points than ever. The Patriots proved that it’s often the teams that find balance that end up champions.
The Rams ran into a Patriots squad that was seventh in team defense.