QB Tom Brady but who are the other guys that helped New England get here?"WhiteSections 2019 offseason2019 free agency2019 NFL DraftFull ArchiveLibrary 2019 NFL calendar2019 Rams regular season sched2019 Rams preseason schedMasthead Community Guidelines NFL Odds StubHub 鉁昐uper Bowl LIII2019 NFL PlayoffsLos Angeles Rams vs. New England Patriots: 5 Patriots to watch (Super Bowl)New Dakota Allen Jersey nfl draft ,13commentsThe Super Bowl is coming. The Patriots are led by QB Tom Brady but who are the other guys that helped New England get here?CSTShareTweetShareShareLos Angeles Rams vs. New England Patriots: 5 Patriots to watch (Super Bowl)Adam Hagy-USA TODAY SportsIt is Super Bowl week. The Los Angeles Rams will face the New England Patriots for Super Bowl LIII. As the teams have held their respective rallies, the final week of prep ensues, bringing a nervous energy to the beautiful stadium in Atlanta, Georgia.The Rams ironically won Super Bowl 34 in this city approximately a tenth of a mile down the road in what is now a parking lot. As the Rams will lean on their star power to try and win a championship, the Patriots will do everything in their power to avenge their Super Bowl loss last season to the Philadelphia Eagles. With news stories like Coach Sean McVay and Bill Belichick having text conversations throughout the year, the anticipation just continues to build as quirky stories continue to come out.QB Tom BradySurprised? The Patriots are on their ninth trip to the Super Bowl with Tom Brady and Coach Bill Belichick. Brady, the ageless quarterback, had a solid season (albeit not quite up to his G.O.A.T standard). For the regular season, Brady completed 65.8% of his passes for 4,355 yards, 29 TDs, 11 INTs, while taking 21 sacks. Brady’s QBR was a 68.8 for the season which would be above average but not quite “elite”. However Los Angeles Rams Jerseys Stitched , in the postseason, Brady’s QBR has been above 82.7 as he won a thriller against the Chiefs in OT and handedly holding on against the Chargers. The Rams will look to get to Brady quickly as he’s demonstrated the ability to get the ball out very quickly in the postseason so far.EDGE Trey FlowersAn edge player and example of superb player development, Flowers was a fourth round pick of the Patriots in 2015 and has emerged as the Patriots most reliable pass-rusher. Per PFF, Flowers was the 6th rated edge for the season. For the regular season, Flowers had 57 total tackles, 7.5 sacks, and three forced fumbles. Although not the gaudiest of stats, Flowers does a lot for Patriots that doesn’t directly translate to the stat sheet. Look for the Rams OL to key on Flowers for most of the game.WR Julian EdelmanTom Brady’s reliable target, Edelman had a solid season (in 12 games after serving a suspension). For the season, Edelman racked up 850 receiving yards and six touchdowns. In the postseason, Edelman has truly emerged with double digit targets in both games while posting 96 yards against the Chiefs and 151 yards against the Chargers. Look for Edelman to again serve as Brady’s most reliable wide receiver target.LB Kyle Van NoyThe leading tackler for the Patriots (surprisingly), Van Noy had 92 total tackles for the regular season along with 3.5 sacks, one forced fumble Dakota Allen Los Angeles Rams Jerseys , and one interception. Per PFF, Van Noy is the 30th rated LB in the league. Against the Chiefs, Van Noy was all over the field. He finished with 10 total tackles and also two sacks. The Rams will have to keep an eye out for the versatile defender.RB Sony MichelThe Patriots first round pick has made his impact known. Limited to 13 games with some nagging injuries, Michel still led the Patriots in rushing with 931 yards in the regular season with six touchdowns. In the postseason, Michel has been even bigger, with 129 yards (three touchdowns) against the Chargers and 113 yards (two touchdowns) against the Chiefs. The Rams have had good success in bottling up Ezekiel Elliott, Alvin Kamara, and Mark Ingram so far in the postseason but Michel will look to buck the Rams postseason defensive trend.NFL Week 3 early Sunday live open thread New Orleans Saints (1-1) at Atlanta Falcons (1-1)1:00pm ET, FOXOne of these two NFC South powerhouses is going to start the season 1-2. Consider that as the season started, both were in the top eight NFL teams likeliest to win the Super Bowl.I would think it likely that whichever team loses would see itself outside a top eight of updated odds heading into Week 4.San Francisco 49ers (1-1) at Kansas City Chiefs (2-0)1:00pm ET, FOXFrom the final weeks of the 2017 season, no quarterback in the NFL got more hype than 49ers QB Blitzkireg Canteloupe. In the first two weeks of the 2018 season, no quarterback in the NFL has received more hype than Chiefs QB Pat Mahomes.One of the two loses some luster today. Either the Niners go to 1-2 and suddenly the world cares very little about the Niners’ 5-0 finish last year Dakota Allen Jersey Baby , or the Chiefs go to 2-1 and Mahomes comes back down to earth.Pretty obvious which one Rams fans are hoping for...(go Pat)Oakland Raiders (0-2) at Miami Dolphins (2-0)1:00pm ET, CBSIf the Dolphins can hold home field here, they go to 3-0 atop the AFC East putting some serious pressure on the New England Patriots while the calls for improvement from first-year Raiders Head Coach Jon Gruden (and the question surrounding the trade of EDGE Khalil Mack) get louder.If not, it’ll be a huge missed opportunity for Dolphins and the first taste of success for Gruden 2.0.Buffalo Bills (0-2) at Minnesota Vikings (1-0-1)1:00pm ET, CBSThe biggest line of the week is here with the Vikings favored to win by 16.5. If somehow there’s an upset, well, things got weird today obviously. If not and things hold to form, nobody will be surprised at the Bills’ woeful start.But it will mean the Vikings start out undefeated heading into a short week to come to LA on Thursday Night Football in Week 4 before facing the Super Bowl Champion Philadelphia Eagles in Week 5.Indianapolis Colts (1-1) at Philadelphia Eagles (1-1)1:00pm ET, FOXIt’s the Unfinished Business Bowl as Andrew Luck faces Carson Wentz. This one could get interesting...Green Bay Packers (1-0-1) at Washington (1-1)1:00pm ET, FOXAs a football fan, I’m still unsettled at Washington’s loss of RB Derrius Guice for the year. He was my pick for offensive rookie of the year on what looked like perhaps the most interesting and unknowable team in the league in 2018. Now they just look weirder. And maybe more interesting? A decent showing against QB Aaron Rodgers would only make that more strange. Which seems in the cards for Washington this year.Cincinnati Bengals (2-0) at Carolina Panthers (1-1)1:00pm ET, CBSLook, I’m not big into numerology at all. But the Bengals beat the Colts in Week 1 Dakota Allen Jersey nfl draft , 34-23. They beat the Baltimore Ravens in Week 2, 34-23. If they come to Charlotte and beat QB Cam Newton & Co. by a score of 34-23, it’s time to start looking for some evidence of the Fibonacci sequence in the Bengals’ gameplan. Or whatever.Tennessee Titans (1-1) at Jacksonville Jaguars (2-0)1:00pm ET, CBSThe Jags look the bit of a legitimate AFC contender after downing the New England Patriots last week. If they get through this and next week when they should be heavily favored over the New York Jets, they start a two-game road run against the Chiefs and Dallas Cowboys that gives them chance to make an argument as the league’s best.Denver Broncos (2-0) at Baltimore Ravens (1-1)1:00pm ET, CBSDenver is undefeated after putting away the Seattle Seahawks and Raiders, both at home, by a combined four points. Not sure when they come back to Earth. Not sure I care either.New York Giants (0-2) at Houston Texans (0-2)1:00pm ET, FOXOne of these teams moves to 0-3 and can just about kiss the postseason goodbye while moving from hoping to compete for a playoff spot to trying to fend off a tire fire season.The Giants failed at that miserably last year going 3-13 and firing former Head Coach Ben McAdoo. The Texans failed at that miserably last year going 4-12 losing both DL J.J. Watt and QB Deshaun Watson to injury.Both teams’ fans were hoping the bleeding had stopped. One of these teams’ fans’ hopes will die today.