2019 saw the lowest-scoring Super Bowl ever
Several records were set during Super Bowl LIII on Sunday, and while some are worth celebrating, there are a few that the New England Patriots and Los Angeles Rams probably hope are broken next year.
The Patriots defeated the Rams 13-3, and with just 16 combined points, this set a record for the lowest-scoring game in Super Bowl history, ESPN reports. The last record was 21 combined points during Super Bowl VII in 1973, when the Miami Dolphins beat the Washington Redskins 14-7. That was also the previous low for a winning team, until Sunday night.
The Rams tied the record low set by the Dolphins in Super Bowl VI, when the team lost 24-3 to the Dallas Cowboys. The Rams have something else in common with that Miami team: they are the only ones to not score a touchdown during the big game.
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With the Patriots' victory, quarterback Tom Brady won his sixth championship, setting the record for most Super Bowl wins by any NFL player. The Rams did manage to shatter a record set by the Patriots: punter Johnny Hekker kicked a 65-yard punt, the longest in Super Bowl history, breaking the record 64-yard punt completed by Ryan Allen in 2015, when the Patriots won Super Bowl XLIX.
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Catherine Garcia is night editor for TheWeek.com. Her writing and reporting has appeared in Entertainment Weekly and EW.com, The New York Times, The Book of Jezebel, and other publications. A Southern California native, Catherine is a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
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