I hope we have a Todd Gurley killing it day and he's the MVP. When he's on it, we dominate.
The so-called NFL experts Superbowl Picks and MVPs are interesting. Cant believe Kurt Warner is picking against us.
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New England Patriots 30, Los Angeles Rams 27
Why the Patriots will win: The Pats' offensive line will match up very well against the
Rams' defensive front. That gives New England the opportunity to run the ball and win by shortening the game.
MVP: Sony Michel
Bold prediction: This will be the last game for
Rob Gronkowski in a
Patriots uniform.
Los Angeles Rams 28, New England Patriots 27
Why the Rams will win: The teams that traditionally have given
Tom Brady fits in the
Super Bowl possess a common trait: a strong defensive line.
Aaron Donald,
Ndamukong Suh and
Dante Fowler Jr. will have similar success against him.
MVP: Jared Goff
Bold prediction: Rams cornerback
Marcus Peters will intercept two passes in this game.
New England Patriots 30, Los Angeles Rams 27
Why the Patriots will win: First off, the Pats will control the ball with their power running game against the
Rams' linebackers. They will also contain Sean McVay's offense by taking away
Brandin Cooks deep with
Stephon Gilmore, keeping defensive ends wide to eliminate bootleg plays and being disciplined in gaps against
Todd Gurley and
C.J. Anderson.
MVP: Tom Brady
Bold prediction: No sacks for
Aaron Donald.
Los Angeles Rams 38, New England Patriots 34
Why the Rams will win: My
official game prediction will come Sunday morning, but until then ... In a back-and-forth affair, there will be a game-changing pressure on
Tom Brady that will cause a late turnover.
MVP: Aaron Donald
Bold prediction: Todd Gurley rushes for 100 yards and two touchdowns.
New England Patriots 27, Los Angeles Rams 24
Why the Patriots will win: It will be a hard-fought, close game, but
Tom Brady is great in the moment and comes up big once again.
MVP: Sony Michel/
James White
Bold prediction: The
Patriots have the game's leading receiver and rusher.
Los Angeles Rams 31, New England Patriots 28
Why the Rams will win: I nailed
this prediction in the preseason, so I'm sticking with my original pick. Sean McVay out-schemes Bill Belichick for his first Lombardi.
MVP: Jared Goff
Bold prediction: After throwing a combined three picks on Championship Sunday, neither
Tom Brady nor
Jared Goff throw an interception.
Los Angeles Rams 27, New England Patriots 24
Why the Rams will win: Tom Brady and interior pressure aren't friends, and the
Rams' pass rush makes sure it stays that way.
MVP: Aaron Donald
Bold prediction: Tom Brady throws two interceptions for the second time in a
Super Bowl.
New England Patriots 31, Los Angeles Rams 27
Why the Patriots will win: It's utterly impossible to pick against the
Patriots. After seeing how their offensive line has dominated, I think it can even handle the
Rams. And a clean Brady is a deadly one.
MVP: Tom Brady
Bold prediction: The
Patriots' defense holds the tandem of
Todd Gurley and
C.J. Anderson under 100 yards.
New England Patriots 34, Los Angeles Rams 31
Why the Patriots will win: After 58 minutes dominated by two strong running attacks, a creative blitz by the
Patriots will force
Jared Goff into one huge mental mistake late on the finale drive.
MVP: Tom Brady
Bold prediction: Rob Gronkowski scores two touchdowns in his final game.
Los Angeles Rams 34, New England Patriots 30
Why the Rams will win: Los Angeles brings its "A" game.
Todd Gurley looks like
Todd Gurley,
Aaron Donald dominates, and Sean McVay dazzles!
MVP: Aaron Donald
Bold prediction: "Greg the Leg" launches two 50-plus-yard field goals.
New England Patriots 33, Los Angeles Rams 27 (OT)
Why the Patriots will win: As the only NFL.com rep to pick the Pats in
our preseason and midseason predictions, I'd be a fool and a coward to back down now. This one will follow the exact same script of both championship games: A dominant Pats first half, followed by a
Rams resurgence in the final frame. Legatron bangs home a field goal with time expiring. New England wins the OT toss, drives down in, like, six plays to win, and we debate the OT rules for the ensuing seven months.
MVP: Tom Brady, Adonai,
New England Patriots
Bold prediction: Trey Flowers has more sacks than
Aaron Donald and
Ndamukong Suh combined.
Los Angeles Rams 27, New England Patriots 24
Why the Rams will win: Todd Gurley and
C.J. Anderson run wild against the
Patriots and combine for 175 rushing yards.
MVP: Jared Goff
Bold prediction: A late turnover by the
Patriots sets up Los Angeles' game-winning drive.
Los Angeles Rams 37, New England Patriots 33
Why the Rams will win: It's clear in this game that youth beats wisdom.
MVP: Jared Goff
Bold prediction: Sean McVay's girlfriend, Veronika, will be trending by Monday.
New England Patriots 34, Los Angeles Rams 24
Why the Patriots will win: The
Patriots peak at just the right time, riding into the
Super Bowl on a wave of confidence. The
Rams won't know what him 'em.
MVP: Tom Brady
Bold prediction: The
Patriots' dink-and-dunk offense will drive Sean McVay and Wade Phillips mad. Brady will complete over 70 percent of his passes and
James White will surpass his 14-catch total from
Super Bowl LI.
Los Angeles Rams 35, New England Patriots 24
Why the Rams will win: Motivated from a poor Championship Sunday performance,
Todd Gurley returns to early-season form and comes up BIG in the
Rams' passing game. He proves why he was in the MVP conversation for most of the year.
MVP: Jared Goff
Bold prediction: Jared Goff tosses five touchdown passes.
New England Patriots 30, Los Angeles Rams 27
Why the Patriots will win: New England will again play keep-away, winning time of possession by running away from
Aaron Donald and targeting
James White plenty. The
Rams come close, but fall short of dethroning the team that makes appearances on this stage an annual tradition.
MVP: Tom Brady (though it should be one of the running backs)
Bold prediction: Todd Gurley doesn't break 75 yards rushing, and Los Angeles' offense suffers just enough to lose by three.
New England Patriots 28, Los Angeles Rams 14
Why the Patriots will win: Tom Brady and the
Patriots are consistently great in crucial situations, and their experience proves valuable against a young
Rams squad.
MVP: Tom Brady
Bold prediction: Brady has a pair of rushing touchdowns.
Los Angeles Rams 20, New England Patriots 17
Why the Rams will win: The
Rams' pass rush will be too much for
Tom Brady to overcome. Brady has yet to be sacked in the playoffs, but the
Rams get to him three times in this game.
MVP: Jared Goff
Bold prediction: Greg Zuerlein hits another game-winning field goal.
New England Patriots 31, Los Angeles Rams 28
Why the Patriots will win: Tom Brady will get the ball last and author an epic drive to produce
Stephen Gostkowski's game-winning field goal -- just like when Brady set up
Adam Vinatieri the last time these teams played in the
Super Bowl.
MVP: James White
Bold prediction: Brandin Cooks is the leading wide receiver in the game.
New England Patriots 38, Los Angeles Rams 31
Why the Patriots will win: It's hard to believe New England has been playing the underdog card during the playoffs, but here we are. Ultimately, the
Patriots are a dynasty and have obviously been here before. The past experiences of playing in the biggest NFL game will help out tremendously against the up-and-coming
Rams.
MVP: Tom Brady
Bold prediction: The
Rams' defense, which struggled against the run during the regular season, turned it around in the playoffs by holding down the potent ground games of the
Dallas Cowboys and
New Orleans Saints. But rookie running back
Sony Michel will get his on Super Sunday, rushing for 100-plus yards and a touchdown -- while adding a touchdown through the air -- to help out the
Patriots' winning cause.