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5 reasons Los Angeles Rams will win Super Bowl 53

By Russell S. Baxter

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - JANUARY 20: Brandin Cooks #12 of the Los Angeles Rams makes a catch over P.J. Williams #26 of the New Orleans Saints in the NFC Championship game at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on January 20, 2019 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - JANUARY 20: Brandin Cooks #12 of the Los Angeles Rams makes a catch over P.J. Williams #26 of the New Orleans Saints in the NFC Championship game at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on January 20, 2019 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) /
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LOS ANGELES, CA – JANUARY 12: Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Brandin Cooks #12 runs the ball against the Dallas Cowboys at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on January 12, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by John McCoy/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA – JANUARY 12: Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Brandin Cooks #12 runs the ball against the Dallas Cowboys at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on January 12, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by John McCoy/Getty Images) /

2. Brandin Cooks knows the Patriots’ secondary

For the second consecutive season, one of the more talented wide receivers in the league will be playing in the Super Bowl period. Of course, Brandin Cooks was a member of the New England Patriots a year ago. And his Super Sunday didn’t last very long against the Philadelphia Eagles as he was injured early in the game.

But that doesn’t mean he’s still not familiar with what Patriots’ head coach Bill Belichick and his team like to do on the defensive side of the football. Playing for his third different team in as many years, the 2014 first-round pick of the New Orleans Saints are on what some may call a revenge tour of his own. In his first season with the Rams, Cooks finished second on the club with 80 receptions, good for 1,204 yards and five scores. In two postseason games this year, the five-year pro has been targeted 14 times and caught 11 balls for 172 yards.

Teammate Robert Woods (18) has seen more passes his way during the playoffs. He’s caught 12 passes for 102 yards in the wins over Dallas and New Orleans. But Cooks averaged 15.1 yards per grab during the regular season and 15.6 in the playoffs. It will make for a fascinating match-up on Sunday, with a lack of familiarity not being a factor. Stephon Gilmore, anyone?

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