ColumnistThe New England Patriots wrecked this Super Bowl, and that’s meant as a compliment. A light and elegant Rams offense accustomed to having its way all season couldn’t get a single thing it wanted against the Patriots. There was nothing that could prepare them for the sheer scale of the Super Bowl in the exaggerated immensity of Mercedes-Benz Stadium, as futuristic and technologically marvelous as Starkiller Base. “It’s a bigger game than you realize,” the Rams’ 71-year-old defensive coordinator, Wade Phillips, who was coaching in his third Super Bowl, warned this past week. McVay was still a high school quarterback when Brady and Bill Belichick won their first Super Bowl in the 2001 season.

Source: Washington Post February 04, 2019 04:51 UTC