5 takeaways from Super Bowl 53, which was a complete snooze fest

5 takeaways from snore fest that was Super Bowl 53

ATLANTA, GEORGIA - FEBRUARY 03: Tom Brady #12 of the New England Patriots walks off the field after throwing an interception in the first quarter during Super Bowl LIII against the Los Angeles Rams at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on February 03, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images) /

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2. Ryan Allen should have been MVP

Julian Edelman walked away with Super Bowl LIII MVP honors, but we all know who the real MVP of this Super Bowl really was.

Ryan Allen.

In a game that saw punt-after-punt, broken up by the occasional Patriots score, Allen was truly masterful in his performance and outdueled his counterpart, Johnny Hekker, in a game where it was really needed.

Though Hekker would set the Super Bowl record for longest punt in a Super Bowl (that should tell you just how boring this game was), Allen was magnificent for the Patriots, pinning the Rams in their own territory most of the night and letting the Patriots defense plenty of room do the job of dismantling the Rams offense.

So imagine our disappointment when we saw Edelman, who played a brilliant in his own right, get the MVP instead of Allen. That got us thinking, has a punter ever been MVP of the Super Bowl?

The answer?

No.

A kicker has been Super Bowl MVP (the Redskins’ Mark Moseley in Super Bowl XIX), but not a punter. Allen could have easily been the first, but, it just wasn’t in the cards.

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