This upcoming Sunday the New England Patriots and Los Angeles Rams with face off in Super Bowl XIII. It will be the old versus the new — the passing of the guard.

The Patriots have made three straight Super Bowls and 13 out of the last 18 championship games. Their run has been unprecedented, but it's nearing its end. Tom Brady will be 42 years old coming into next season. The organization may even draft a quarterback this offseason.

For the Rams, their success is newfound. Sean McVay's modernized offensive scheme, filled with unusual route concepts and pre-snap movement has taken the league by storm. It seems like every team wants a crack at his philosophy. However, Jared Goff and the offense isn't the only thing that makes the Rams so good. A pass-rushing effort led by Aaron Donald is some of the best in the entire NFL.

Aaron Donald told Joe Curley of USA Today that he trusts their defensive core:

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“You got myself. You got Dante (Fowler.) You got (Michael) Brockers. You got Samson (Ebukam.) You got (Ndamukong) Suh. That's a lot of guys you don't worry about so we're going to do our job getting after him. We've got a secondary. They (are) going to lock things down. They (are) going to give us opportunities to get to him. (We) just go to take him down when he hold(s) the ball. Not let him get comfortable. Get him off the spot.”

The Rams have one of the best front sevens in the entire NFL. Pro-Football Focus ranked them 3rd overall in the entire NFL coming into the playoffs, only behind the Jacksonville Jaguars and Philadelphia Eagles.

This Sunday will prove whether or not their up to the task of stopping the Patriots once and for good.