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This Super Bowl was a hot mess Will Grier Jersey , really no better than a sloppy preseason game.Tom Brady and the New England Patriots captured their sixth championship Sunday night, an amazing accomplishment that was overshadowed by the ugly way they won it against the stunningly inept Los Angeles Rams.An instant classic?No, this was instantly forgettable.The only touchdown finally came when the game was 53 minutes old, the Patriots reaching the end zone on Sony Michel’s 2-yard run after one of the few offensive highlights — Brady’s niftily threaded ball to Rob Gronkowski with three defenders around, resulting in a 29-yard play.It was the only time all evening that either team reached the red zone.That brief burst of offense was enough to carry the Patriots to a 13-3 victory , but this game will be remembered as an unworthy finale to a thrilling season. Certainly not in the same league as that pair of captivating games we witnessed on conference championship weekend. Not even close to the Super Bowl classics that capped off the last two seasonsThose represented the NFL at its HD best.The latest Super Bowl should’ve been broadcast in black and white.It was straight out of the 1950s.“You’ve got to grind it out and find a way,” said Brady, delivering a drab quote that perfectly fit the occasion.Stephen Gostkowski clinched it for the Patriots, barely guiding a 41-yard field goal inside the left upright with 1:12 remaining to make it a two-score game.What a blessing.The last thing anyone needed was the Rams having any chance to send this monstrosity to overtime.Taking nothing away from a stout defensive effort by both teams, this lackluster affair seemed more the result of two offenses that never found their footing — especially the youthful Rams and their 24-year-old quarterback, Jared Goff.There were plenty of silly mistakes, the kind of plays you normally see when teams are working through the kinks coming of training camp. Both teams were flagged for having two men in motion at the same time. The Rams were penalized for a false start when lined up on second down needing less than a yard. One of their better plays was negated by a holding penalty. They even got caught with too many men on the field.“We just played bad today,” running back C.J. Anderson said.With just over a minute to go, after the Rams were called for yet another holding penalty, the press box announcer summed it up best after accidentally leaving his mic on.“Ughhhhhhh,” he moaned, snapping the assembled media out their slumber.It was the lowest-scoring game in Super Bowl history, eclipsing a 21-point snoozer in 1973 when Miami capped its perfect season with an ugly victory over Washington that had least had a bit of comic relief: kicker Garo Yepremian’s ridiculous attempt to throw a pass.When Adam Levine ripped off his shirt during the halftime show, it was quickly apparent that tattoos would far outnumber points in the A-T-L.Come to think of it, Maroon 5 might have benefited the most from this one.Their lame http://www.carolinapanthersteamonline.com/christian-miller-jersey , off-key performance was probably the highlight of the night.The Rams needed until deep into the third quarter to finally surpass 100 yards, on a drive that resulted in their only points. Greg Zuerlein booted a 53-yard field goal that tied the game at 3 with just over two minutes remaining in the period, and it looked like Los Angeles might actually have a chance to pull out a game it had no business winning.After Michel’s TD, Los Angeles gave itself one more chance. Driving briskly into New England territory, the Rams had first down at the 27 when Goff lofted a pass toward the right pylon with Brandin Cooks breaking into the clear. But Patriots second-string safety Duron Harmon, in the game after Patrick Chung sustained what looked to be a broken arm, came flying over to level Cooks just as the ball was slipping through the receiver’s hands at the goal line.Cooks conceded afterward that it was a catch he should’ve made, but he was hardly alone in that category.On the very next play, Huron came at Goff on a blitz. The young quarterback flinched with the safety in his face, wobbling up a pass that was easily picked off by Stephon Gilmore.New England drove the other way for the clinching field goal.With eight seconds remaining, the Rams sent on Zuerlein to attempt a 48-yard field goal, knowing the only remote chance they had to force OT was to get three points, pull an onside kick and heave a desperation pass toward the end zone on the final play.Zuerlein was money all season, and especially in the NFC championship game against the New Orleans Saints, when he tied it up with a 48-yard field goal and won the game in overtime with a booming 57-yard effort.That was then.This time, Zuerlein’s kick sailed wide left of the upright.Brady kneeled down one more time and it was over.Thankfully.Disney officials dutifully announced that Brady and MVP Julian Edelman would be visiting the Magic Kingdom on Monday.The folks at Mickey Mouse Land might want to reconsider their offer.It’s probably best to just forget this stinker of a Super Bowl. METAIRIE, La. (AP) — Saints defensive end Cameron Jordan, who has been New Orleans’ sack leader in six of the past seven seasons, has agreed to a three-year extension worth up to $55.5 million, a person familiar with the situation said Tuesday.The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity on Tuesday because the extension Jordan Scarlett Jersey , which follows the two years left on his current contract and runs through 2023, is not expected to be signed until Wednesday morning and has not been announced.Jordan, who spoke after a minicamp practice on Tuesday, said an extension had not been signed, but hinted that a verbal agreement was in place and stressed that he intends to play in New Orleans as long as possible.“We might dance tonight,” Jordan said. “My son’s fourth birthday might be a little better today. My daughter turns 1 tomorrow, so someone’s going to have a heck of a birthday.“I’ve always said it’s not about being the highest-paid player for me; I’ve got personal goals,” Jordan said. “As embedded as I am in this community, as much as I love this place, as much as my family is at home here, uprooting isn’t really an option for me.”Several defensive ends average a little more than $20 million annually in salary and bonuses, more per year than Jordan’s extension would pay. Currently, Jordan is in the midst of a five-year extension worth up to $60 million.Since signing that deal three seasons ago, he has been named All-Pro in 2017, when he had 13 sacks and has averaged more than 10 sacks per season, including 12 in 2018.The 6-foot-4, 287-pound Jordan, a 2011 first-round pick who’ll be 30 this season, also has become adept at deflecting passes. He has batted 23 passes the past three seasons and deflected one to himself for a touchdown in 2017.Saints coach Sean Payton said a contract extension for Jordan is “much deserved.”“He’s someone that has been extremely productive,” Payton said. “He’s one of the better defensive ends Greedy Williams Jersey , run and pass. I’m glad he’s on our team.”Jordan’s father, Steve, was an NFL tight end who spent his entire career with Minnesota.“My dad played for the Vikings for 13 years. I always said I want to be with the same team for the rest of my career,” Jordan said. “This gives me an opportunity to extend to however long we go.”Jordan joined the Saints two years after their only Super Bowl title. He has been part of two teams that lost divisional-round playoff games in the final seconds in the 2011 season at San Francisco and the 2017 season at Minnesota.Last season he was a defensive leader on a Saints team that lost the NFC title game in overtime after the officials’ disputed decision not to call late pass interference and helmet-to-helmet contact penalties against Los Angeles Rams defensive back Nickell Robey-Coleman.In discussing his comfort in his adopted home city, Jordan said he has long enjoyed riding his bicycle around town and that “everybody knows me at the grocery store.”“My familiarity here has been welcomed,” he added. “At this point, I feel like I am part of the city. Still need a Super Bowl, though.”Notes: Quarterback Drew Brees, who missed voluntary practices last week because of his trial in a lawsuit alleging he was defrauded by a San Diego jeweler, remained in California for trial and missed the first practice of mandatory minicamp. Payton hardly sounded concerned that Brees’ absence from a June practice would hurt the team’s performance when games count in September. “When we’re used to having someone like Drew, who’s been here, shoot, going on Year 14, obviously it’s different,” when he’s absent, Payton began. “And yet other guys are getting the work. And his preparation — there’s that part of you that knows he’s going to be obviously ready for training camp.” A beneficiary of Brees’ absence has been backup Teddy Bridgewater, who has been taking first-team snaps.