When the Patriots upset the Ramsin Super Bowl 36, the victory marked the franchise's first NFL championship. Seventeen years later, the Tom Brady and Bill Belichick era is going strong, as the coach and quarterback are vying or their sixth ring together against the Ramsin .

The Rams are out for revenge, still looking for their second Super Bowl win. They are hoping to takeanother one in Atlanta after doing so in Trey Lance T Shirts Super Bowl 34while representing St. Louis. They won a pre-mergerNFL championship in Cleveland in 1945, and another onein Los Angeles in '51.

Should they win another Super Bowl Brady and Belichickwould reachuntouchable territory in terms of modern greatne s. The Patriots can match the Steelers with sixSuper Bowl rings, breaking their tie with the Cowboys Fred Warner Jerseys and 49ers.

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Jared Goff, 24, and Sean McVay, 33, are trying to play spoiler as thecounterparts to Brady and Belichick. If the Rams win, those two willbecome the youngest QB-coach duo to do so in a Super Bowl.They would also hand the Patriots a second consecutive Super Bowl defeat after the Eagles won Super Bowl 52.

With the highest over-under in Deion Sanders Jerseys the game's history set for Super Bowl 53, offense will win a championship again, as both teams are too loaded in the running andpa sing games for the Super Bowltoturn into a defensive struggle. The Patriots carrytheirmystique and experience, while the Rams come in with the combination of old school and new wave.

Who will win this highly anticipated battle of wits, preparation and execution between two football geniuses, Belichick and McVay? Let's break it down.

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The Patriots technically started as underdogs, but them back to being the equivalent ofhome-team favorites on a neutral field. The reason for that is theirpeaking in the playoffs Keena Turner Jerseys .They played their best, most crispoffense in the AFC divisional and championship roundsthanks to superior blocking in front of Brady and running fromSony Michel.

The Rams, who struggled against the run all season, came through to slow down both the Cowboys and the Saints as stud tackle Aaron Donald saw his talented defensive line-mates give himmore help. New England'soffensive line, however, is stronger in the interior than the units in Dallas and New Orleans.

Coordinator Josh McDaniels has helped Brady with a Nick Bosa Jerseys commitment to the run and a balanced offense. The Patriots' play-action package has led to some big pa s plays, and by winning the battles up front in the rushing attack, they have worn down theopponent'spa s rush. The Patriots also have extended their ball-control dominance with a efficient short-to-intermediate pa sing game. Running back James White, wide receiver Julian Edelman and tight end Rob Gronkowski causeplenty ofmatchup Jimmie Ward Jerseys problems before Brady quickly gets the ballto them.

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The Patriots have lacked aspeedy outside threat without wide receiver Josh Gordon. Phillip Dorsett and Chris Hogan have becomemore complementary po se sion receivers, and Cordarrelle Patterson has notbeen a reliable downfield target. Butthe Rams need to get creative in their coverage.

Aqib Talib, a relatively big corner,likely will line up at times against Gronkowski, and the Rams have strong secondary coverage Jimmy Garoppolo T Shirts in the middle of the field with slot backNickell Robey-Coleman and their safeties.

With Brady well protected again, the key for the Rams will be their linebackers. They formone of the weakest units in the league, and if they need safety help to stop the run, Brady wouldsee things open up even more forhis receivers on underneath routes.

Rams defensive coordinator Wade Phillips has had succe s foilingBrady before when he was with the Broncos. He will call upon his defensive backs to get physical and trust them on the outside. Look for Phillips, then, to dial up some exotic blitzes knowing his back seven will be picked apart if the Rams don't get pre sure on Brady.

For the most part, the Patriots won't be stopped. And defensively, they will focus on stopping a healthier, rested Todd Gurley and the Rams' running game. Gurley and his line are too good for the Rams not Reuben Foster Jerseys to have some succe s on the ground, but the Super Bowl ultimately will come down to whether Jared Goff can out-duel Brady.

The Patriots are prone to giving up some big pa s plays with their speed and quickne s Solomon Thomas Jerseys deficiencies in the secondary, and at times, communication problems have led to cover men being out of position. They will try to slow down former Patriot Brandin Cooks as much as po sible with shutdown corner Stephon Gilmore, but fellow LA wideouts Robert Woods and Josh Reynolds, plus tight ends Gerald Everett and Tyler Higbee, give Goff good options acro s the board.

The Patriots' front seven does not have a Donald-like disruptor, but they are disciplined and productive. Belichick and defensive coordinator Brian Flores will shake up their looks just enough to throw off Goff in the biggest moments.

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The Patriots have never returned to the Super Bowl after losing theprevious one. With Brady and Belichick, they rarely lose consecutive games. No matter how well Deebo Samuel Jerseys McVay and Phillips coach, the Rams have morepersonnelholes on both sides of the ball.

It's New England over Los Angeles again, just like in the 2018 World Series.

Super Bowl 53 pick:Patriots win 34-27 and cover the spread.