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Patriots' D can limit top weapon, but balanced Rams present challenge

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – Bill Belichick and his New England Patriots coaching staff have begun the process of game-planning for the Los Angeles Rams in Super Bowl LIII, and one of the intriguing subplots will be how they choose to defend head coach Sean McVay’s high-flying offense.

Arguably the greatest strength of the Patriots’ defense is the ability to take away what an opponent does best. But what the Rams do best seems to change on a week-to-week basis, which adds to the Patriots’ already-formidable challenge.

“They switch things up a lot, they just do it with the same players,” Belichick said Tuesday.