By now you know all about Tom Brady ’s sniffles, you’ve memorized every word of Marshawn Lynch’s Media Day interview and you’ve learned more about the air pressure of NFL footballs than you ever thought possible.
The buildup to Super Bowl XLIX has been dominated by a bunch of oddball stories that you can talk to your friends about between mouthfuls of tortilla chips on Sunday.
But when the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks finally take the field, none of those things will matter. What will decide Sunday’s Super Bowl is a handful of specific plays and schemes that each team has come to rely on—and whether the opposing team can stop them.
With that in mind, here’s a guide to the on-field strategies that will define Sunday’s game.
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