IDK, I mean...I know neither offense was sharp, but generally speaking, both defenses played well.
But the Rams couldn’t stop Edelman, and he caught nearly everything Brady sent his way.
And the fact that the Pats’ D basically kept one of the league’s most potent regular season Os to 3 points? It was like a boa suffocating its prey. I put that down to coaching. Belichek & crew the Rams were a pretty raw team, and schemed them to death.
Well...that and Gurley MUST have been having some kind of issue, because he definitely didn’t get enough touches. I can’t imagine the Rams were THAT badly confused and outcoached.
All that said, I would NOT be surprised at all to see the same final 4 teams in the conference championship games next season. I also wouldn’t be surprised to see the Bears or a healthy Texans team spoil someone’s championship plans, either.