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The 5 most important players in the Super Bowl

By James Simpson II

Jan 18, 2015; Foxborough, MA, USA; New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski (87) celebrates after beating the Indianapolis Colts in the AFC Championship Game at Gillette Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Stew Milne-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 18, 2015; Foxborough, MA, USA; New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski (87) celebrates after beating the Indianapolis Colts in the AFC Championship Game at Gillette Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Stew Milne-USA TODAY Sports /
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Dec 14, 2014; Foxborough, MA, USA; New England Patriots defensive end Chandler Jones (95) rushes during the first half against the Miami Dolphins at Gillette Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Winslow Townson-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 14, 2014; Foxborough, MA, USA; New England Patriots defensive end Chandler Jones (95) rushes during the first half against the Miami Dolphins at Gillette Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Winslow Townson-USA TODAY Sports /

Chandler Jones

This might come as a surprise too many to see the defensive end Jones on this list but he’ll be crucial to New England’s chances of winning the Super Bowl. Not only will he have a big responsibility of cutting off the outside lanes when Marshawn Lynch runs the football but most importantly as the Patriots best pass rusher, he’ll have to apply plenty of pressure on Russell Wilson to rattle him.

Jones (6.0 sacks on the season) is a natural and fast speedster who can get around the edge in a heartbeat and the Pats are going to need him to apply more pressure on the quarterback then he has been doing in these playoffs so far. Given how well the Packers pressured Wilson in the NFC title game, the Patriots have to come into this game with the same mindset and it starts with Jones.

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