NE - SB tidbit to chew on...

[T]

In the eight Super Bowl appearances in the Brady/Belichick era, the Patriots have scored a total of just three points in the 1st quarter!.

 

[Iminforabuck]

Holy shit. They've only scored 1 FG in 8 SB's in the 1st quarter???

I mean, it makes perfect sense. Belichick figures out how he's being schemed after 15 minutes and adjusts. But that's a crazy stat.

 

[T]

More info

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Teams that score less than 20 points in the Super Bowl are 1-23 SU and 3-20-1 ATS since 1980. Teams that score 27 or more points in the Super Bowl are 28-4 SU and 25-6-1 ATS since 1980

 

[T]

B&B are 16-1 SU in the playoffs facing a team for the first time in a season, winning by 7.7 points per game. This includes a 4-1 record in the Super Bowl. The Patriots? offense averages 29.5 points and throws for 303.2 yards passing. Brady has led the team to 23 points or more in all but one contest, the infamous 2001 divisional ?tuck rule? victory in which New England topped the Raiders 16-13 under heavy snowfall. The Rams and Patriots have not squared off since Week 13 in 2016. Belichick is 5-1 SU and ATS leading New England against the franchise all-time.

 

[Blitz]

In the eight Super Bowl appearances in the Brady/Belichick era, the Patriots have scored a total of just three points in the 1st quarter!.

And those 3 points came last year against Philly!