Super Bowl LIII is set to kickoff on Sunday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, home of the Falcons. It’ll be the first Super Bowl to be hosted at the stadium, which opened in 2017.
This year’s battle for the Vince Lombardi Trophy will feature the two-time defending AFC champion New England Patriots and the NFC champion Los Angeles Rams.
The game is a rematch of Super Bowl XXXVI, in which the Patriots, led by second-year head coach Bill Belichick and back-up quarterback Tom Brady, defeated the heavily favored St. Louis Rams 20–17.
Kickoff time for the big game is set for 6:30 PM Eastern and will be broadcast on CBS and streamed live on CBS All Access.
The CBS broadcast team will feature Jim Nantz doing the play-by-play with Tony Romo providing color and analysis. This will be Romo’s first Super Bowl as an analyst or a player, and Nantz’s fifth as play-by-play announcer. Tracy Wolfson and Evan Washburn will work their second Super Bowl as sideline reporters.
MMO Staff Predictions
Joe DeCaro – Rams 27, Patriots 24
Tim Ryder – Rams 38, Patriots 35
Jack Hendon – Rams 27, Patriots 20
Brian Greenzang – Rams 31, Patriots 24
Marshall Field – Patriots 27, Rams 24
Dilip Sridhar – Patriots 38, Rams 31
Marissa Credle – Patriots 35, Rams 24
Mojo Hill – Patriots 35, Rams 3
Liam Quinn – Patriots 24, Rams 13
John Jackson – Patriots 37, Rams 31
Matt Mancuso – Patriots 31, Rams 10
Rob Piersall – Rams 21, Patriots 17
John Flanigan – Rams 42, Patriots 38
Michael Mayer – Rams 31, Patriots 27
Josh Finkelstein – Rams 31, Patriots 27
Did you know…
The highest scoring Super Bowl ever was Super Bowl XXIX in 1995 which had the San Francisco 49ers overpowering the San Diego Chargers 49-26. Out of the game’s 10 total touchdowns, 49ers quarterback Steve Young threw six of them.
Enjoy the game!!!
