The New England Patriots uncharacteristically squandered a trio of advances over midfield in the first quarter of Super Bowl 53, resulting in a 0-0 score after 15 minutes.
The scoreless first quarter marked the ninth time in Super Bowl history the game featured zero points in the opening period, and the Patriots have been a part of five of those games, per ESPN Stats and Info:
ESPN Stats & InfoThis is the 9th Super Bowl that was scoreless in the 1st quarter. The Patriots have been involved in 5 of them (they won the previous 4).