Final evening’s recreation was actually a travesty.
Now that the Tremendous Bowl is over and we’ve had time to digest all of the rooster wings and nachos humanly attainable, to not point out, the sport itself, we’re prepared to speak (debatable) info: Tremendous Bowl 53 was one the worst championship video games in NFL historical past.
There are such a lot of parts that go into every recreation that it may be a frightening process to interrupt down what made one recreation worse than the opposite. To not point out, the primary Tremendous Bowl was performed again in 1967, lengthy earlier than many the folks studying this have been born. Certain, there have been in all probability some actual stinkers again within the day, however after watching yesterday’s disaster a recreation, it’s onerous to think about something being worse.
The New England Patriots defeated the Los Angeles Rams 13-Three in what was the bottom scoring Tremendous Bowl all-time. Patriots quarterback Tom Brady cemented his legacy as one of the best participant all-time, selecting up a document sixth-championship. In the meantime, Rams QB Jared Gf and head coach Sean McVay had their worst displaying the season, scoring simply three factors regardless of ending the common season with the second-best fense within the league.
Yesterday’s full lack fense had followers divided on social media; some stated it was making the sport extraordinarily uninteresting, whereas others loved watching the 2 defenses slug it out. The difficulty right here isn’t that the sport was low scoring or that there was an excessive amount of protection. Defensive soccer might be extraordinarily enjoyable to look at. Simply have a look at the Seattle Seahawks and the Legion Increase from 2013 or the 1985 Chicago Bears. These have been two groups that made defensive soccer a pleasure to look at. Yesterday’s recreation, although, wasn’t that. It was two high-powered fenses trying completely incompetent on the most important half the season.
The primary eight Rams possessions led to a punt, which had some joking that the punter must be thought-about for the Tremendous Bowl MVP. The Patriots didn’t fare a lot better. Brady threw an interception on his first possession after which kicker Stephen Gostkowski missed a 46-yard area aim within the first quarter. The low rating was far more about each groups’ ineptitude reasonably than the defenses capacity to make large performs. McVay, the 33-year-old fensive mastermind couldn’t appear to search out any his signature creativity and stored operating the ball on first down as an alternative going by the air. On the opposite finish, Brady might solely make a move if it went to both Julian Edelman or Rob Gronkowski.
Again in 2014, the Seattle Seahawks beat the Denver Broncos 43-Eight in a recreation that was fairly properly over after the primary quarter. In 1990, the San Francisco 49ers walked everywhere in the Denver Broncos, successful 55-10 within the largest blowout in Tremendous Bowl historical past. Now it’s true, watching a blowout is loads much less enjoyable than witnessing a good recreation however no less than these matches have been entertaining. Each the Seahawks and the 49ers handled viewers to an fensive onslaught that made the sport watchable, not like final evening.
Heading into yesterday’s recreation, followers anticipated an thrilling, high-scoring affair however these expectations have been shortly shattered as soon as the primary quarter led to a Zero-Zero tie. These expectations have been due partly to the truth that the Patriots and the Rams each had high 5 fenses which can be identified for preserving a high-tempo. If we knew going into the sport that these have been the 2 finest defensive groups within the league, it could have been considerably acceptable to have yesterday’s consequence. For example, the Chicago Bears had one of the best protection within the NFC whereas the Ravens have been one of the best within the AFC, in keeping with ESPN. Neither these groups have been spectacular fensively so a low-scoring Tremendous Bowl between the 2 would have been anticipated.
Earlier than the sport, oddsmakers had the over/underneath for the sport at 56 mixed factors with most bettors taking the over. EA Sports activities’ Madden 19 did a simulation the sport beforehand and had the Rams taking it 30-27 so there was a lot proof to recommend that the sport would comprise a ton scoring. The followers have been being promised a matchup between two fensive juggernauts and as an alternative we received two groups enjoying prefer it was preseason, not the Tremendous Bowl.
Normally, Tremendous Bowls are crammed with a ton suspense close to the tip the sport as each groups are pushing for the win. That was not the case this time. The ultimate moments have been pretty anti-climactic, to say the least. The Patriots have been up by a landing and with seven minutes to go, the Rams drove down the sphere and have been near tying it up. Gf, who was already having one his worst video games the season, threw a horrible interception which allowed the Patriots to go down the sphere and rating a area aim. Now down by 10, the Rams tried to hurry down the sphere and get a fast area aim so they might try an onside kick after which strive a hail mary to tie it. Properly, completely none that labored and the sport ended on a missed area aim that might have made the rating 13-6. It’s like they weren’t even making an attempt.
So as to add insult to damage, one essentially the most hated franchises in all professional sports activities, the New England Patriots needed to be those to win it. If a extra likable crew just like the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs or the New Orleans Saints had gained this recreation, perhaps claims this being the worst Tremendous Bowl all time can be diminished. As an alternative, this recreation gave a sixth ring to Brady and his coach Invoice Belichick who’ve been terrorizing groups since 2002 after they gained their first championship.
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As soon as once more, the lackluster rating is admittedly solely a small portion why this was a horrible Tremendous Bowl. Incompetent play from two phenomenal fenses, a scarcity drama and intrigue, combined with an unlikable winner finally made Tremendous Bowl 53 one essentially the most forgettable within the league’s historical past.
What did you concentrate on this yr’s Tremendous Bowl? Was it as dangerous as persons are saying or are we overreacting?