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Bill Plaschke: Brady shows why he's still the Man and Goff the Kid

ATLANTA - Tom Brady thrust his hands into the air. Jared Goff banged his hands against his helmet.

Brady swaggered off the field in the arms of his teammates. Goff remained stuck on the bench, frozen under his pads.

Brady was legendary. Goff was lost.

In the final frazzled minutes of Super Bowl LII Sunday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Brady threw the New England Patriots into the lead. A few desperate breaths later, Goff threw the Los Angeles Rams' season away.

And thus, the Rams' dream ended in a red-and-blue confetti nightmare, the Patriots claiming a 13-3 victory to win their record-tying sixth Super Bowl championship while the Rams are still searching for their first

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