IT’S SHAPING UP TO BE A SUPER WEEKEND for Super Bowl LIII, with the New England Patriots and L.A. Rams going at it Sunday night, not to mention Ground Hog Day today in Punsutawney, Pa., and more snow here in the valley than we know what to do with!
In case you haven’t heard and you’ve been hiding under a towering snowbank somewhere, Super Bowl 53 is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Sunday in Atlanta, and New England is a 2.5-point favorite, according to SportsLine.
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