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Three reasons why the Los Angeles Rams will be Super Bowl Champions

By Jason Reed

ATLANTA, GA - JANUARY 30: Detail of the Lombardi Trophy and the helmets of the New England Patriots (left) and the Los Angeles Rams prior to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell speaking during a press conference during Super Bowl LIII Week at the NFL Media Center inside the Georgia World Congress Center on January 30, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Mike Zarrilli/Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GA - JANUARY 30: Detail of the Lombardi Trophy and the helmets of the New England Patriots (left) and the Los Angeles Rams prior to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell speaking during a press conference during Super Bowl LIII Week at the NFL Media Center inside the Georgia World Congress Center on January 30, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Mike Zarrilli/Getty Images) /
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(Photo by Meg Oliphant/Getty Images) – Los Angeles Rams
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1. The Los Angeles Rams have had success stopping the run

Despite having the greatest quarterback to ever play the game, the New England Patriots have relied heavily on the run game this season and in the postseason. Even when the team is not running the ball, Brady and Belichick love to call on that dink and dunk pass to the running back to get open space downfield.

The Patriots have carried the ball 82 times in the postseason for the second-most yards, trailing just the Los Angeles Rams, who have 19 more yards (350). New England also ranked fifth in the NFL in rushing yards in the regular season, piling up 2,037 yards and 18 touchdowns via the ground game.

With Brady no longer in his prime, it is nice to have a running attack that can not only balance out the offense but kill the clock and give the Patriots these long seven minute drives.

The Patriots also came up against two defenses that are not particularly great in defending the run thus far this postseason. Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Rams have excelled at limiting the rushing attack of both the Dallas Cowboys and New Orleans Saints, who both have elite running backs.

Ezekiel Elliott was only able to muster 47 yards on 20 carries and the Cowboys as a whole had 50 rushing yards in the Divisional Round. In the NFC Championship, the Saints could only muster 48 rushing yards on 21 attempts.

The Rams will effectively limit the Patriots’ running attack and keep the team from killing the clock and prolonging drives for Brady to go to work.

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