ATLANTA (AP) —
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have you guys been here before?If you’re a New England Patriot, the answer
pretty much is “all the time.”If you play for the Rams, the reply basically is
“never in my life.”So if experience is a factor in Sunday’s Super Bowl, the
overwhelming edge is with the 2½-point favorites from Foxborough who are 5-3 in
NFL title games with Tom Brady at quarterback and Bill Belichick in the hoodie
on the sideline.The Rams, whose past two Super trips were representing St. Louis
in 2000 and ’02, have four players who have gotten this far. New England has
four on its defensive line alone.“Probably, throughout the week, it gives them
an advantage,” Rams tackle Andrew Whitworth says — and he’s finishing up his
13th NFL season, though it’s his first that ends in February.“They kind of know
this week. They know when things are a little anxious, when to kind of, ‘Hey,
turn it on and get ready to play.’ They probably have a process and plan for the
week.”Athletes in every sport talk about how helpful a comfort zone can be. It’s
even more pronounced when it accompanies events such as the Super Bowl, which,
for better or worse, transcends football.Brady and most of his
teammates
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the attention, media demands and alterations to the norm they encounter during
Super Bowl week — although they were taken aback somewhat by the cacophony and
circus atmosphere of opening night on Monday. Aside from Aqib Talib, C.J.
Anderson, Brandin Cooks and Sam Shields, for the Rams this is uncharted
territory.Rams coach Sean McVay tends to dismiss that theory, however. Using
quarterback Jared Goff as an example, McVay could have been speaking for his
entire squad, which has made a sensational turnaround in his two seasons in
charge.“He’s an unfazed quarterback,” McVay says. “I think his way to have
success and handle adversity the same demonstrates that poise and confidence you
want from your quarterback.”Nowhere is the experience matchup more uneven than
at QB. At 41, Brady already is the oldest quarterback to start a Super Bowl.
Goff is 24 and one of the youngest.Well, maybe nowhere is an exaggeration,
because Belichick, at 66, could become the oldest coach to win a Super Bowl. He
has worked 41 postseason games, with 30
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coach with five Super Bowl rings.McVay is half his age and in his first NFL
title game, the youngest Super Bowl head man.Rams President Kevin Demoff hears
all of that so-called evidence, then cites so many positives about McVay that he
sounds like the next dominant coach.Sunday will be a powerful acid test for
McVay and his team.Some other things to look for in Super Bowl 53:GRONK’S
FINALE?There’s widespread speculation that Patriots star tight end Rob
Gronkowski could be playing his final NFL game. The four-time All-Pro has been
plagued by injuries for much of his career, and only in his first two pro
seasons did he play a full 16-game schedule. In 2018, he made it into 13
games.Gronkowski has battled through back, knee, ankle and arm injuries
throughout his nine pro seasons, and thought about retirement after last year’s
Super Bowl loss to the Eagles. If this will be it for the big-play tight end
with superb blocking skills, he isn’t letting on.“As of right now, those are the
last things I’m thinking about,” Gronkowski says. “I love playing the game.
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back, you relax, you get some
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enjoyment time. And you just see where you want to go with it.“That’s a tricky
question. You’re trying to get around me. You’re just trying to get you some
answers over there, baby. But like I said, I don’t know. I haven’t done that
sit-down yet. I’ve got to do that sit-down. About two weeks after (the Super
Bowl), then I’ll know.”DONALD’S DOMINANCERams defensive tackle Aaron Donald, the
only unanimous All-Pro this season, led the NFL with 20½ sacks.Considering that
Brady barely has been touched or pressured in two playoff games — both against
teams with strong pass rushers — it is incumbent upon Donald to be a factor
Sunday.Make that a major factor.“We’ll get to him, but we have to stay patient
and don’t get frustrated,” Donald says. “We’ve got a great secondary that will
do its job and make sure he doesn’t have easy throws. If he has to hold onto the
ball, we’ll have our chances. We just have to go get him.”Otherwise, the most
accomplished quarterback in Super Bowl history might tear them apart.CLOSE
ONESThe Rams’ past two trips to the big game were tight affairs in which they
beat Tennessee and lost to New England. In all of the Patriots’ eight previous
trips in the Brady-Belichick era, the result was in doubt until the final
moments.So to expect a romp at Mercedes-Benz Stadium seems foolhardy.“It would
be nice to get one of those,” Patriots receiver Chris Hogan. “But the idea is to
win, no matter how you do it.”The largest margin in a Patriots Super Bowl under
this regime has been the eight points the Eagles beat them by a year ago. Guard
Jamon Brown went from the penthouse to the outhouse on the standings front when
he was waived by the Rams and claimed by the Giants, but pointed to a bright
side on Tuesday when he said he’s “definitely excited” to play with running back
Saquon Barkley.The feeling is mutual and not just because Brown offers a
potential upgrade on the dismal offensive line play that the Giants have had so
far this season. Barkley said that he hopes to use Brown as a resource so he can
learn what makes Todd Gurley tick and, ultimately, take those lessons to become
better than the Rams star.“I definitely can learn a lot from the guy who blocked
for
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Barkley said. “I watch film on Todd Gurley, I love the way he plays. He an
all-purpose back and a threat any time he touches the ball, he runs physical and
runs right in between tackles. Definitely, I would be wrong if I don go and
pick his brain and go ask that guy, what do you see that Todd did or what made
Todd exceptional, and the reason he is the player he is today. That something
that I want to learn from him because I want to compete, and I want to be better
than Todd one day.”Barkley’s been everything advertised in terms of his ability
to impact games as both a runner and a receiver and profiles as a player who can
make the kind of impact that Gurley’s made the last couple of years if all goes
well. While he’s working on using anything gleaned from Brown to make that
happen, the Giants will be focused on building a team that looks something like
the one Gurley’s been helping to the top of the NFC.
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