ATLANTA (AP) — It's time for the New England Patriots and Los Angeles Rams to square off in Atlanta for football's top prize.
The Patriots are back in the Super Bowl for the third straight year and ninth time overall, looking for their sixth Lombardi Trophy. They're 5-3 in NFL title games with Tom Brady at quarterback and Bill Belichick on the sideline.
The Rams will attempt to cap their remarkable two-year turnaround under coach Sean McVay with their franchise's first Super Bowl championship in 19 years. Just three seasons after returning to LA from St. Louis, the Rams are heading into Mercedes-Benz Stadium led by second-year quarterback Jared Goff, running back Todd Gurley, two-time AP Defensive Player of the Year Aaron Donald and McVay.
McVay is the youngest Super Bowl head coach at 33. Belichick, at 66, could become the oldest coach to win a Super Bowl. He has worked 41 postseason games, with 30 victories, most among head coaches in NFL history. He's the only head coach with five Super Bowl rings.
Brady, who's 41, is the oldest quarterback to start a Super Bowl. The 24-year-old Goff is one of the youngest.
Today's game marks the eighth rematch in Super Bowl history. The team that won the previous matchup is 4-3. New England defeated the Rams, then in St. Louis, 20-17 back in 2002.
Trump expecting Patriots to capture 6th Super Bowl trophy
President Donald Trump expects the New England Patriots to win a sixth Super Bowl trophy Sunday.
He calls quarterback Tom Brady and head coach Bill Belichick the best ever and says the New Orleans Saints were victims of a "terrible" call that possibly kept them from the Super Bowl.
Trump plans to watch the Patriots-Los Angeles Rams game at his private golf club in Palm Beach, Florida.
In an interview aired during CBS' pregame show, Trump complained about the Saints' loss to the Rams in January's NFC title game.
Game officials failed to penalize Los Angeles after a player appeared to interfere with a Saints receiver in the game's final minutes. The Rams won in overtime, advancing to meet the Patriots. Trump says it was a "bad call."
