Market crash
The Patriots went from last season’s Super Bowl shootout in Minneapolis to Sunday night’s slogfest in Atlanta:
LII Combined … LIII
74 Points 16
34 First-half points 3
40 Second-half points 13
9 Touchdowns 1
7 TD passes 0
143 Total plays 128
1,151 Total yards 667
8.0 Yards per play 5.2
277 Rushing yards 216
874 Passing yards 451
57 Pass completions 40
8 Red zone visits 1
54 First downs 36
1 Sacks 5
15-for-26 Third-down conv. 6-for-25
1 Punts 14
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