Fog Blog Patriots Back in Superbowl Log:

THE NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS DID IT AGAIN ....HEADING TO SUPERBOWL!......THE NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS MEET THE L.A. RAMS AT MERCEDES BENZ STADIUM IN ATLANTA ON SUNDAY FEBRUARY 3RD 2019!......

As another N.F.L. season winds to a close, the New England Patriots find themselves in a familiar position: favorites in the Super Bowl. But it wasn’t certain they would hold the honor until nearly the last minute.For much of the season, the Patriots were considered a tier below the best teams; for months, that group included the Saints, the Chiefs and the Rams. Throughout the season, bookmakers offering early Super Bowl wagering made the N.F.C. entrant — whomever it turned out to be — a 3-point favorite over a generic A.F.C. representative.As the big game got closer, however, oddsmakers began offering odds on hypothetical Super Bowl matchups. The Rams were generally listed as a 1-point favorite over the Patriots as recently as a week ago.Then the teams played their conference championship game.