The New England Patriots will try to add another Vince Lombardi trophy in their already historic frachise as they take on the uprising Los Angeles Rams for the Super Bowl LIII, at the new-look Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, on Sunday.

For the third straight year, New England booked a return trip to the biggest stage of football after defeating AFC's top-seed Kansas City Chiefs, 37-31, in an overtime thriller, while the resurgent Rams clinched their fourth Super Bowl appearance all-time after dismantling the league-best New Orleans Saints in their own controversial overtime match, 26-23.

More than the renewed rivalry between the two championship cities, here is everything you need to know before the highly-anticipated match-up between AFC and NFC's second seeds:

Phenomenal Patriots' old-school campaign

After struggling at the start of the 2018 season, having a losing record at 1-2 in the first three weeks, Tom Brady and Bill Belichick's New England Patriots turned things around starting in Week 4 after acquiring star receiver Josh Gordon from the Cleveland Browns before welcoming back Julian Edelman from a four-game suspension the following week.

Gordon and Edelman's addition reeled the Patriots to six straight victories, and eventually helped the five-time Super Bowl winners in finally securing a first round bye in the final week after, ironically, a help from 2017 Super Bowl Champions Philadelphia Eagles.

The Patriots eliminated a gutsy 12-4 Los Angeles Chargers in the Divisional Round before defeating MVP candidate Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium after an opening touchdown drive in overtime.

This year marks the third straight time that the Patriots will go to the Super Bowl since their historic 25-point comeback against the Atlanta Falcons in 2016.

Furthermore, New England also grabbed its 11th all-time appearance in the Super Bowl, with nine of it coming from the Brady-Belichick era since 2001.

Vengeful Rams' unfinished business

After exactly 17 years since the Los Angeles Rams' trip to the Super Bowl, marked by a loss against the exact same franchise in Patriots, the Sean McVay-mentored squad hopes for a revenge as they try to put an end to the team that halted their possible dynasty-making run from that time.

Since coming back to Los Angeles from San Diego in 2016, the Rams had notably made various offseason signings up until last year to complement pieces to their young offensive stars Jared Goff and 2017 MVP runner-up Todd Gurley II, by acquiring Ndamokung Suh, Marcus Peters, and Aqib Talib.

Unlike the Patriots, Los Angeles rolled to a perfect start this season after winning all of its first eight matches before succumbing to their first loss against their eventual NFC Championship Round opponents New Orleans.

Rams banked on their balanced passing and running game with Goff, Gurley, and CJ Anderson manning their offense while top defensive player Aaron Donald leading them on the other end all season long.

The 13-3 Los Angeles squad needed Gurley and Anderson to come up big time, each going for 100-plus yards, in their Divisional Round match against the Dallas Cowboys to set up a revenge game against the Saints at the Superdome.

Trailing 0-13 before the end of the opening frame, the Rams pushed hard to come back in the fourth and tied things up at 23-23, where they escaped a what could have been a pass interference call on cornerback Nickell Robey-Coleman's helmet-to-helmet hit against Saints' receiver Tommy Lee-Lewis at third-and-10 with less than three minutes left.

Kicker Greg Zuerlein completed their Super Bowl return after sinking in a 57-yard field goal to maximize a Rams' interception against Drew Brees at the opening drive in overtime.

Significant stats and storylines

Patriots and Rams' running game proves to be equal as New England relies on its rookie running back Sony Michel who has already rushed a total of 242 yards over his first two post-season games and made him the playoffs rushing leader.

On the flip side, Gurley and veteran Anderson's increasing usage in snaps every game have both made them a threat at the offensive end of Los Angeles as they are averaging 175 rushing yards per game in the post-season.

Defensively, Rams' improved defense had only allowed 49 rushing yards per game in the playoffs, after being ranked by as low as 23rd in the regular season, while the Patriots have to look for a better gameplan by allowing 60 rushing yards per game for just 2.7 yards per carry in last two games.

Donald and Suh will lead the Rams' defensive line to put pressure on Brady, who currently holds a 98 percent passer rating and 19 passing touchdowns against only five interceptions in all of his first eight Super Bowl appearance.

Donald's league-leading 20.5 sacks this season will be tested against the rejuvenated Patriots offensive line, which had not allowed any sack against Brady this post-season.

Prediction: New England defeats Los Angeles with a Brady-to-Rob Gronkowski clutch touchdown pass, 42-35.

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