The Miami Dolphins hired New England Patriots linebackers coach Brian Flores as their head coach, hours after his team won the Super Bowl. Flores helped the Patriots shut down the high-scoring Los Angeles Rams with a 13-3 victory in the title game. Flores was the first person the Dolphins interviewed after they fired coach Adam Gase on Dec. 31.

The New York Giants are bringing on Henry Baker to serve as their assistant defensive backs coach, according to multiple reports. Baker will replace Deshea Townsend on the Giants coaching staff. Townsend spent last season with the Giants before taking the defensive backs coaching job with the Chicago Bears last month.

The New York Giants have released veteran linebacker Connor Barwin. Barwin signed to a two-year contract with the Giants in July. The 32-year-old appeared in 15 games, making three starts.

Los Angeles Rams coach Sean McVay said he had been "out-coached" by New England Patriots counterpart Bill Belichick after his team's Super Bowl defeat on Sunday. A downcast McVay -- who could have become the youngest coach in history to win a Super Bowl -- entered the game as the hottest coaching property in the NFL after transforming the Rams into title contenders in two seasons. However the 33-year-old was put firmly in place by the Patriots old master Belichick, who devised a defensive scheme which suffocated the Rams dangerous offense.

5, 2012 - New York Giants 21, New England 17 Feb. 6, 2011 - Green Bay 31, Pittsburgh 25

NFL draft order 2019: Updated after Patriots' Super Bowl 53 win over Rams originally appeared on nbcsportsbayarea.com The 49ers and Raiders knew where they were picking in the 2019 NFL Draft for weeks. Now, the entirety of the NFL does, too. The New England Patriots' 13-3 win over the Los Angeles Rams in Super Bowl LIII on Sunday gave them the last pick of the first round in the draft.

Former 49ers think they could have beaten Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI originally appeared on nbcsportsbayarea.com Seven years ago, the 49ers vanquished the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI for San Francisco's sixth Super Bowl title. Or, that's how it should have gone, according to the players themselves. The 49ers and Patriots did not meet up in Indianapolis on Feb. 5, 2012, as the New York Giants won the NFC Championship two weeks prior.

The Los Angeles Rams recorded a sack and an interception of Tom Brady in the first quarter of the Super Bowl that ended in a scoreless tie. The Patriots are playing in their ninth Super Bowl in the Brady-Bill Belichick era. In addition to Sunday's game, New England failed to score in the first quarter against the Kurt Warner Rams, the Carolina Panthers, the Donovan McNabb Philadelphia Eagles, the Seattle Seahawks, the Atlanta Falcons and twice against the New York Giants.

Former New England Patriots linebacker Brandon Spikes picked an odd way to celebrate Super Bowl LIII. Prior to the big game, Spikes thought it would be a good idea for him to post a picture of Aaron Hernandez. Spikes and Hernandez played in the Super Bowl in 2012, when the Patriots lost to the New York Giants, 21-17.

Patrick Mahomes was named the NFL MVP as Saquon Barkley was surprisingly awarded the Offensive Rookie of the Year prize. Many thought Baker Mayfield's fabulous performances for the Cleveland Browns would earn him the rookie award, but it was Barkley of the New York Giants who took it home. In the Offensive Player of the Year race, this one was a bit more obvious as Mahomes secured it.