Super Bowl LIII

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Super Bowl LIII
1 2 3 4th total
LA Rams 0 0 3 0 3
Patriots 0 3 0 10 13
date 3rd February 2019
Stadion Mercedes-Benz Stadium
city Atlanta , Georgia
MVP Julian Edelman
National anthem Gladys Knight
coin toss Bernice King
Referee John Parry
Halftime show Maroon 5
Big Boi
Travis Scott
Number of visitors 70,081
Television broadcast
Network CBS
Germany ProSieben , ran.de , DAZN
Switzerland ProSieben Switzerland, DAZN
Austria PULSE 4 , DAZN
Commentators Jim Nantz and Tony Romo
Commentators (Germany) ProSieben / ran.de: Jan Stecker , Patrick Esume and Björn Werner
DAZN: Franz Büchner and Flo Berrenberg
Commentators (Switzerland) ProSieben Switzerland: Jan Stecker, Patrick Esume and Björn Werner
DAZN: Franz Büchner and Flo Berrenberg
Commentators (Austria) PULSE 4: Michael Eschlböck and Walter Reiterer
DAZN: Franz Büchner and Flo Berrenberg
Commercial price > 5 million US dollars per 30 seconds
timeline
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The Super Bowl LIII was the 53th  Super Bowl , the final game of the season 2018 of the National Football League (NFL) in American football . The game between AFC Champion New England Patriots and NFC Champion Los Angeles Rams took place on February 3, 2019 at 6:30 p.m. local time (February 4, 0:30 a.m. CET ) at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta , Georgia , carried out. It was the third Super Bowl to be held in Atlanta after Super Bowl XXVIII of 1994 and Super Bowl XXXIV of 2000.

The New England Patriots won the game 13: 3 and thus their sixth Super Bowl. The wide receiver Julian Edelman of the New England Patriots became the Super Bowl MVP elected. The game, in which for the first time in the history of the Super Bowl no touchdown was scored before the fourth quarter, replaced Super Bowl VII , which ended 14: 7, as the game with the lowest points in the Super Bowl.

venue

On May 19, 2015, the NFL announced the four finalists who would be eligible for Super Bowl LIII in 2019 or Super Bowl LIV in 2020. The NFL team owners selected the venue on May 24, 2016. The finalists, all in the southern United States , were:

Way to the Super Bowl

With the Los Angeles Rams (champions of the NFC) and the New England Patriots (champions of the AFC), the teams that were ranked number 2 in the play-offs in their conferences after the regular season prevailed . The Los Angeles Rams had a record of 13: 3, the New England Patriots a record of 11: 5.

The Rams moved back into the Super Bowl for the first time since Super Bowl XXXVI 17 years earlier. The New England Patriots took part in the Super Bowl for the eleventh time and for the third time in a row, having lost last year's Super Bowl LII to the Philadelphia Eagles and won the Super Bowl LI against the Atlanta Falcons . It was the second time both teams had met in a Super Bowl. The first meeting, 18 years earlier at Super Bowl XXXVI, the Patriots won against the Rams, who were then still based in St. Louis, with 20:17. With this victory began the successful era of the Patriots of quarterback Tom Brady , who played his first Super Bowl as a replacement for the injured Drew Bledsoe and head coach Bill Belichick , who had taken over the position of head coach in 2000.

Los Angeles Rams

NFC West
team S. N U SQ P + P− Diff. DIV CONF series
Los Angeles Rams 13 3 0 .813 527 384 +143 6-0 9-3 2S
Seattle Seahawks 10 6th 0 .625 428 347 +81 3–3 8-4 2S
San Francisco 49ers 4th 12 0 .250 342 435 −93 1-5 2-10 2N
Arizona Cardinals 3 13 0 .188 225 425 −200 2-4 3-9 4N

The Los Angeles Rams, coached by Sean McVay , the league's youngest head coach , ended the regular season with a score of 13: 3 behind the tied New Orleans Saints , against whom they had lost the direct comparison. They finished the previous season with 11: 5 in third place, in the Wild Card Round they were defeated by the Atlanta Falcons with 13:26 . The offense of the Rams was developed by Pro Bowl - quarterback Jared Goff stated that over the season a rating quarterback had 101.1. Other key Rams players included running back Todd Gurley , defensive tackle Aaron Donald , who scored in the most quarterback sacks of the season, and linebacker Cory Littleton , all of whom were also in the Pro Bowl. During the season, the offense was reinforced by new signing CJ Anderson , who successfully represented Gurley after an injury.

After the Rams had no play as the second-placed team in the Wild Card Round, they faced the Dallas Cowboys in the Divisional Round , against whom they won 30:22. In particular, the two running backs Gurley and Anderson showed a good performance, while the performance of quarterback Goff was judged to be disappointing.

In the NFC Championship Game , the Rams had to compete with the New Orleans Saints, who had previously beaten last year's champion Philadelphia Eagles . The Rams' victory was overshadowed by a scandal. The Saints were ahead for the majority of the game, a serious wrong decision by the referee prevented the Saints from deciding the game early. Shortly before the end of the game, Drew Brees , quarterback for the Saints, threw a pass to wide receiver Tommylee Lewis at 20:20 with 1:49 remaining playing time in the third attempt . Cornerback Nickell Robey-Coleman ran into Lewis and prevented the pass catch, which should have been punished as pass interference , instead the play was counted as an incomplete pass ( incomplete ). Due to the wrong decision, New Orleans was forced to shoot the field goal directly instead of being able to let time run down beforehand. Los Angeles was able to equalize with a field goal in the remaining time, so the game went into overtime. The Saints got the ball first, after an interception the Rams got possession. With a long 57-yard field goal from Greg Zuerlein , the Rams eventually won the game in overtime. The NFL itself later stated that the referee's decision was a mistake, but this had no effect on the scoring of the game. Many observers described the wrong decision as "the worst mistake in NFL history".

New England Patriots

AFC East
team S. N U SQ P + P− Diff. DIV CONF series
New England Patriots 11 5 0 .688 436 325 +111 5–1 8-4 2S
Miami Dolphins 7th 9 0 .438 319 433 −114 4-2 6-6 3N
Buffalo Bills 6th 10 0 .375 269 374 −105 2-4 4-8 1S
New York Jets 4th 12 0 .250 333 441 −108 1-5 3-9 3N

The New England Patriots, who have been coached by successful coach Bill Belichick since 2000 , finished second in the AFC behind the Kansas City Chiefs . As the third team, by moving into Super Bowl LIII, they were able to take part in three Super Bowls in a row. Quarterback Tom Brady made it to the Super Bowl for the ninth time, more than any other NFL team. Besides Brady included wide receiver Julian Edelman , the Super Bowl MVP was tight end Rob Gronkowski and Pro Bowl - cornerback Stephon Gilmore , who played an important role with an interception against Goff in the Super Bowl, New England's best players.

In the Wild Card Round, the Patriots and the Rams had no play and met the Los Angeles Chargers in the Divisional Round , who they clearly defeated, after a half-time score of 35: 7 the game ended with a clear 41:28 win for New England.

In the AFC Championship Game , in which the Patriots participated for the eighth time in a row, the Kansas City Chiefs, the top-seeded team of the AFC , was waiting for New England. After the Patriots were clearly leading 14-0 after the first half, an open exchange of blows developed in the second half, in which Kansas City also briefly took the lead. With a score of 31:31, the game went into overtime, in which the Patriots received the ball first. In the first series of attacks they scored a touchdown, which New England won the game 37:31.

Play-offs

The play-offs began on January 5, 2019. The results of the regular season decided on the placement of the teams in the respective conference . The two teams with the best result from the regular season each had a bye week in the first round and home rights for the rest of the play-offs up to the Super Bowl . The teams in third and fourth position in their conference had home rights in the first play-off game, the Wild Card Round .

Play-off seeding list
position AFC NFC
1 Kansas City Chiefs ( West Winner) New Orleans Saints ( South Winner)
2 New England Patriots ( East Winner) Los Angeles Rams ( West Winner)
3 Houston Texans ( South Winner) Chicago Bears ( North Winner)
4th Baltimore Ravens ( North Winner) Dallas Cowboys ( East Winner)
5 Los Angeles Chargers Seattle Seahawks
6th Indianapolis Colts Philadelphia Eagles


Wild Card Round Divisional Round Conference Championships Super bowl
Jan. 6 - Soldier Field Jan. 13 - Mercedes-Benz Superdome
1 New Orleans 20th
3 Chicago 15th Jan. 20 - Mercedes-Benz Superdome
6th Philadelphia 14th
6th Philadelphia 16
Jan. 12 - Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
1 New Orleans 23
NFC
2 LA Rams 26 1
Jan 5th - AT&T Stadium
NFC Championship
2 LA Rams 30th
4th Dallas 24 Feb. 3 - Mercedes-Benz Stadium
4th Dallas 22nd
5 Seattle 22nd
Jan. 12 - Arrowhead Stadium
Jan 5th - NRG Stadium N2 LA Rams 3
A2 New England 13
Super Bowl LIII
1 Kansas City 31
3 Houston 7th Jan. 20 - Arrowhead Stadium
6th Indianapolis 13
6th Indianapolis 21st
Jan. 13 - Gillette Stadium
1 Kansas City 31
AFC
2 New England 37 1
Jan 6 - M&T Bank Stadium
AFC Championship
2 New England 41
4th Baltimore 17th
5 LA Chargers 28
5 LA Chargers 23


1 after extension

Starting lineups

The starting line-ups of the two teams were as follows:

New England position los Angeles
Chris Hogan WR Josh Reynolds
Julian Edelman WR Robert Woods
Trent Brown LT Andrew Whitworth
Joe Thuney LG Rodger Saffold
David Andrews C. John Sullivan
Shaq Mason RG Austin Blythe
Marcus Cannon RT Rob Havenstein
Rob Gronkowski TE Tyler Higbee
Tom Brady QB Jared Goff
Sony Michel RB / WR Brandin Cooks
James Develin FB / HB Todd Gurley
Defense
Deatrich Wise Jr. SPEECH Michael Brockers
Malcom Brown DT / NT Ndamukong Suh
Lawrence Guy DT Aaron Donald
Trey Flowers LE / OLB Dante Fowler Jr.
Kyle Van Noy LB / OLB Samson Ebukam
Dont'a Hightower LB / ILB Cory Littleton
Stephon Gilmore RCB / ILB Mark Barron
Jonathan Jones DB / SS John Johnson
Devin McCourty S / FS Lamarcus Joyner
Patrick Chung S / CB Aqib Talib
Jason McCourty LCB / CB Marcus Peters

Game summary

1st half

The Patriots got the ball first. In its first Drive was after three successful runs , the first pass from Tom Brady of linebacker Cory Littleton intercepted ( interception ). In the following ball possession, the Rams were only able to gain two yards of space in three attempts and had to give up the right to attack again with a punt . The Patriots then came within field goal range, but kicker Stephen Gostkowski missed the target from 46 yards away. After both sides continued to deliver little offensively and had to punt twice, the first quarter ended without points.

New England scored the first points of the game in the second quarter with a field goal that Stephen Gostkowski converted from 42 yards. Shortly before the end of the first half, the Patriots got the chance for another field goal. But they decided, since they only had to gain one yard of space for a new first down, to play the fourth attempt. However, they did not succeed in gaining the necessary space and lost possession of the ball through a turnover on downs . This ended the first half with 3-0, fewer points were only scored in the first half of Super Bowl IX (2-0). The Rams had the ball six times and had to punt six times, with Johnny Hekker , punter of the Rams, showing a strong performance with 267 yards of space.

2nd half

The second half continued without points. On his eighth mission, Hekker scored the longest punt in Super Bowl history with a 65 yard punt. Towards the end of the third quarter, the Rams scored their first points when Greg Zuerlein scored a field goal from 53 yards.

In the fourth quarter, the Patriots got into the red zone for the first time in the game after Brady gained more space with two successful passes to Rob Gronkowski . A 2-yard touchdown run by Sony Michel and a successful point after touchdown by Gostkowski gave New England a 10-3 lead. Then the Rams managed a long attack, which, however, was unsuccessful due to an interception from Stephon Gilmore . 72 seconds before the end of the game, Gostkowski raised a field goal to 13: 3, which meant that Los Angeles had to score at least two more times to win the game, but they couldn't.

Points overview

  • 1st quarter
    • no
  • 2nd quarter
  • 3rd Quarter
  • 4th Quarter
    • NE - Sony Michel , 2-yard TD run (kick Stephen Gostkowski), 7:00. New England 10-3. Drive: 5 plays, 69 yards, 2:49 minutes.
    • NE - Stephen Gostkowski , field goal from 41 yards, 1:12. New England 13: 3. Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards, 3:05 minutes.

Supporting program and half-time show

Before the game

Just before the game kicked off, R&B duo Chloe x Halle America sang the Beautiful ; the soul singer Gladys Knight performed the US national anthem .

Halftime show

The band Maroon 5 and the rappers Big Boi and Travis Scott performed during the half-time break . The musicians P! Nk , Rihanna and Cardi B , who had been asked in advance , turned down the offer to appear in the halftime show out of solidarity with the US quarterback Colin Kaepernick .

TV broadcast

In the United States , Super Bowl LIII was broadcast by CBS on an annual basis .

In Germany, the game was broadcast on ProSieben and ran.de and commented on by Jan Stecker , Patrick Esume and Björn Werner . In Austria, the station Puls 4 from the ProSiebenSat.1 Media Group took over the transmission, combined with a live event in the Erste Bank Arena in Vienna. The fee-based streaming service DAZN also broadcasts to the DACH countries and also offered the original English commentary.

With 98.2 million viewers in the United States, the Super Bowl hit its lowest level since 2008.

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