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| Date | February 3, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Stadium | Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Julian Edelman, wide receiver | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Patriots by 2.5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | John Parry | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 70,081 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ceremonies | |||||||||||||||||||
| National anthem | Gladys Knight | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coin toss | Bernice King | ||||||||||||||||||
| Halftime show | Maroon 5 featuring Travis Scott and Big Boi | ||||||||||||||||||
| TV in the United States | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | CBS ESPN Deportes | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Jim Nantz (play-by-play) Tony Romo (analyst) Tracy Wolfson and Evan Washburn (sideline reporters) Jay Feely (special teams analyst) Gene Steratore (rules analyst) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nielsen ratings | 41.1 (national) 57.4 (Boston) 44.6 (Los Angeles) U.S. viewership: 98.2 million est. avg. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of 30-second commercial | $5.25 million | ||||||||||||||||||
| Radio in the United States | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | Westwood One ESPN Deportes Radio | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Kevin Harlan (play-by-play) Kurt Warner and Mike Holmgren (analysts) Ed Werder and Tony Boselli (sideline reporters) Kenneth Garay (play-by-play- ESPN Deportes Radio) Sebastian Martínez Christensen (analyst- ESPN Deportes Radio) | ||||||||||||||||||
Super Bowl LIII was an American football game played to determine the champion of the National Football League (NFL) for the 2018 season. The American Football Conference (AFC) champion New England Patriots defeated the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Los Angeles Rams, 13–3. The game was played on February 3, 2019, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta and was the first Super Bowl played at the stadium.
The Patriots' victory was their sixth, tying the Pittsburgh Steelers for the most Super Bowl championships. New England, after finishing the regular season with an 11–5 record, advanced to their 11th Super Bowl appearance, their third in a row, and their ninth under the leadership of head coach Bill Belichick and quarterback Tom Brady. The Rams finished the regular season with a 13–3 record under head coach Sean McVay, the youngest head coach in the Super Bowl at 33, as they advanced to their fourth Super Bowl appearance and their first since relocating back from St. Louis to Los Angeles in 2016. Super Bowl LIII was a rematch of 2001's Super Bowl XXXVI, the first championship won by Belichick and Brady and the beginning of the Patriots dynasty. It was the 13th meeting in a major sports championship between the Greater Los Angeles and Greater Boston areas and the first championship between the two regions in the NFL. The game also marked the first Super Bowl appearance of a Los Angeles-based team since the Los Angeles Raiders appeared in 1983's Super Bowl XVIII and the Rams' first as a Los Angeles team since 1979's Super Bowl XIV.
Super Bowl LIII was the lowest-scoring Super Bowl in NFL history, as both teams' defenses dominated the first three quarters.[1] The game marked the first Super Bowl in which neither team had a touchdown through the first three quarters, as the Patriots and the Rams fought to a 3–3 tie entering the fourth. In the final quarter, New England scored 10 unanswered points to claim victory, including the game's only touchdown by running back Sony Michel. The Patriots' one touchdown tied them with the New York Jets in Super Bowl III for the fewest by a winning Super Bowl team, while the Rams became the second Super Bowl team to not score a touchdown after the Miami Dolphins in Super Bowl VI. Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman, who caught 10 passes for 141 yards, was named Super Bowl MVP.[2] Brady and Belichick became the oldest starting quarterback and head coach to win the Super Bowl at 41 and 66, respectively, and Brady was also the first starting quarterback to win the Super Bowl in his 40s. It marked the final Super Bowl of the Patriots dynasty, as Brady departed New England after the 2019 season.
The broadcast of the game on CBS, along with the halftime show headlined by U.S. pop group Maroon 5, saw the smallest Super Bowl audience in 10 years.[3] Due to its low-scoring nature and both teams' offensive struggles, the game has been regarded as one of the worst Super Bowls,[4][5][6][7] although the defensive performances of both teams are considered among the greatest.[8][9][10][11]
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- ^ Bracy, Timothy (January 15, 2019). "The 10 Worst Super Bowl Games of All Time". Men's Journal. Archived from the original on May 31, 2022. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
- ^ Barnwell, Bill (February 4, 2019). "You just witnessed the greatest defensive performance in Super Bowl history: Here's how the Patriots did it". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on January 18, 2022. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
- ^ Iannazzone, Al (February 4, 2019). "Super Bowl LIII turns into a defensive struggle for Patriots, Rams". Newsday. Archived from the original on January 18, 2022.
- ^ Kilgore, Adam (February 4, 2019). "'The best to ever do it': How Bill Belichick out-coached Sean McVay in the Super Bowl". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Archived from the original on November 6, 2020. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
- ^ Benoit, Andy (February 6, 2019). "The Super Bowl 53 Tale of the Tape: Two Dominant Defenses, Gurley's Disappearance, and the Real MVP". SI.com. Archived from the original on January 18, 2022.