Super Bowl 2019: New England Patriots Beat Los Angeles Rams 13-3, Tom Brady Wins Sixth Ring

It wasn’t pretty, but the New England Patriots became NFL champions for the sixth time in the last 17 years Sunday night at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. Bill Belichick, Tom Brady and Co. defeated the Los Angeles Rams 13-3 in Super Bowl LIII in the lowest-scoring matchup in the game’s 53-year history.

Two of the league’s top offenses were stymied for most of the contest as both teams were kept out of the end zone for nearly 53 minutes of game-time. One play after Brady connected with Rob Gronkowski for an 18-yard completion, Sony Michel’s one-yard run into the end zone gave New England a 10-3 lead for the only touchdown of the night.

New England iced the game with a 41-yard field goal by Stephen Gostkowski with 1:12 left in regulation.

Julian Edelman had 10 catches for 141 yards. Michel had 18 rushes for 94 yards.

Los Angeles had their opportunities to take the lead on multiple occasions, but they always came up short. The biggest mistake came with 4:17 left in regulation when Jared Goff was picked off by cornerback Stephon Gilmore at the Patriots’ four-yard-line. The Rams had been at the New England 27-yard-line, looking for a touchdown that could tie the game.

Goff had one of the worst quarterback performances in Super Bowl history. He was sacked four times, going 19-for-38 for 229 yards, one interception and a 57.9 passer rating

Brady didn’t put up big numbers, either, but he was good enough. His first pass attempt was intercepted by Cory Littleton at the Rams’ 27-yard-line with fewer than three minutes gone by in the game. The quarterback completed 21 of 35 passes for 262 yards, no touchdowns and one interception, improving his Super Bowl record to 6-3.

The Patriots took a 3-0 lead into halftime, despite making their way into Rams’ territory four times in the first two quarters. Greg Zuerlein missed a 48-yard field goal with five seconds left in the fourth quarter that would’ve pulled L.A. to within a touchdown.

Led by head coach Sean McVay, Los Angeles led the NFC with 421.1 yards and 32.9 points per game in the regular season. The Rams totaled just 260 yards of offense Sunday night.