SUPER BOWL LIII SLIDER Atlanta, GA - 2-03-19 - New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady takes the field before the New England Patriots play the Los Angeles Rams in Super Bowl LIII at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. (Jim Davis /Globe Staff)

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Tom Brady ran onto the field before the game.

SUPER BOWL LIII SLIDER 02-03-19: Atlanta, GA: Patriots president Jonathan Kraft (right) takes a selfie with a fan before the game. The New England Patriots met the Los Angeles Rams in Super Bowl LIII at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. (Jim Davis /Globe Staff)

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Jonathan Kraft (right) took a selfie with a fan.

SUPER BOWL LIII SLIDER 02-03-19: Atlanta, GA: Patriots TE Rob Gronkowski smiles at fans in the end zone are screaming his name duirng pre gae warmups. The New England Patriots met the Los Angeles Rams in Super Bowl LIII at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. (Jim Davis /Globe Staff)

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Rob Gronkowski smiled at fans that shouted out his name.

SUPER BOWL LIII SLIDER Atlanta, GA - 2-03-19 - New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick takes the field before the New England Patriots play the Los Angeles Rams in Super Bowl LIII at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. (Jim Davis /Globe Staff)

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Bill Belichick arrived on the field.

SUPER BOWL LIII SLIDER 02-03-19: Atlanta, GA: Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (left) and WR Julian Edelman (right) are pictured during pre game warmups. The New England Patriots met the Los Angeles Rams in Super Bowl LIII at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. (Jim Davis /Globe Staff)

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Tom Brady (left) and Julian Edelman shook hands before pre-game warm-ups.

SUPER BOWL LIII SLIDER Atlanta, GA - 2-03-19 - Early arriving Patriot fans from Massachusetts in their seats before the New England Patriots play the Los Angeles Rams in Super Bowl LIII at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. (Bill Greene /Globe Staff)

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Patriot fans from Massachusetts in their seats before the game.

SUPER BOWL LIII SLIDER Atlanta, GA - 2/03/2019 - (Pre) New England Patriots fans arrive early before the tart of tonight's game. New England Patriots vs. LA Rams in Super Bowl LIII at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, GA. (Barry Chin/Globe Staff), Section: Sports, Reporter: James M. McBride, Topic: 04Super Bowl, LOID: 8.5.296042561.

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A fan arrived early before the game.

SUPER BOWL LIII SLIDER Atlanta, Ga.-- Feb. 3 2019-Stan Grossfeld/ Globe Staff-- Patriots vs. Rams at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Pats fans pregame.

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Patriots fans cheered outside the stadium.

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The Patriots are going for their sixth title, while the Rams have the youngest coach to reach the championship game.

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We had Globe columnist Dan Shaughnessy and Los Angeles Times columnist Bill Plaschke get together to chat about the Super Bowl and make their predictions about the game.

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What the Patriots have done is unprecedented

This Patriots run during the past two decades might be the most impressive in professional sports.

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The fan was identified, apprehended, and banned from Arrowhead Stadium.

Confetti and fans surround a Lombardi Trophy replica at Super Bowl Live.

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Stan Grossfeld

Patriots? comeback from 28-3 still haunts Falcons fans

With the Patriots in Atlanta for tonight?s Super Bowl, Falcons fans are remembering a game they would prefer to forget.

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See who is hanging out in Atlanta.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/02/03/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/8d4db327fe3540ce830b190e73ef8934-d05d54b73bd844ac8dd9ec056fb1af40-0.jpg Tom Brady?s latest hype video pays tribute to past Patriots Super Bowl champions

A plethora of former Patriots appeared in the video on Brady?s Instagram account.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/02/03/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/Untitled-26351.jpg Here?s how the Patriots Super Bowl roster evolved around Tom Brady

Take a tour of the Patriots roster for every one of their Super Bowl appearances in the last two decades.

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The Rams running back applauded the Patriots quarterback for his attitude and approach to football.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/02/03/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Rinaldi04stfrancisparty01.jpg Super Bowl tailgate party allows homeless to share game day spirit

When Patriots devotees gathered Sunday to celebrate the team?s return to the Super Bowl, these fans weren?t left out just because they don?t have homes.

TARA SULLIVAN

/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/02/02/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/Tara_Sullivan%20(5)-26271.tif We asked those close to him: ?Tell us one thing about Bill Belichick we don?t know?

?Once a week, maybe every two weeks he can hit you with a one-liner and it?s pretty good.?

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/02/02/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/Belichick_s_Guys_BAT.jpg Exactly what kind of a player is a ?Belichick guy??

There are certain common threads that are apparent when examining his roster-building through the years.

Why most Mass. marijuana sales are on the black market, two years after legalization

The illegal pot market in Massachusetts remains stubbornly robust: Some 75 percent of the marijuana sold in the state this year will be under the table.

An image from video shot by a passerby showed Richard Kamrowski on the hood of Mark Fitzgerald?s car.

A minor sideswipe, a harrowing ride: Inside that viral road-rage incident

The story of a man hanging off a car flying down the Mass. Pike had everything: road rage, mortal danger, impossible survival, a good guy with a gun.

Celtics 134, Thunder 129

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Boston posted its fourth straight victory behind a big game from Kyrie Irving.

Green Line service suspended due to smoke on tracks at Arlington Station

There was no fire, an MBTA spokesman said. Service was expected to resume later Sunday.

Participants in a polar plunge in Beverly quickly ran back to shore Sunday.

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Dave Epstein

Don?t be fooled, winter isn?t over

A short warm spell will be over by Wednesday.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/02/03/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/1056533110-8354.jpg US adding 3,750 troops to force along the Mexican border

The troops will provide support to border patrol officials and will lay about 150 miles of wire between ports of entry, according to the Pentagon.

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In a wide-ranging interview, President Trump spoke about his continuing disagreement with the US intelligence community, a possible China deal, and the chance of another shutdown.

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Leading Democrats continued on Sunday to call for Ralph Northam to step down over a racist photo from a 1984 medical school yearbook, even as he has said he won?t quit.

A technical rescue crew brought Kai, a 12-year-old golden retriever, back to shore.

Boston Fire Department

Golden retriever who swam too far into water is rescued from South Boston bay

Kai had been in the water about 30 to 40 minutes before two divers rescued him about 200 feet from the shore, Boston fire officials said in a tweet.

Arrest made after victim shot, killed in Mattapan

The victim was pronounced dead at the scene, according to Boston police.

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Boston police responded to a report of a robbery at the popular Fenway bar around 3 a.m., a department spokesman said.

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The victim, whose body has not been identified, was found around 11:41 a.m., a spokeswoman for the Middlesex district attorney?s office said.

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Globe staff photos of the month for January

Here?s a look at some of the best images taken by Globe photographers last month: of winter storms, the partial federal government shutdown, and a comfort dog in the class room.

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