If the Los Angeles Rams want to have any chance of defeating the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl, they are going to have to slow down Tom Brady.

Of course, that is a tall task.

“Yeah, it’s a great challenge,” said Rams head coach Sean McVay of defending Brady, according to Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk. “I mean, there’s a reason why he’s arguably one of the greatest of all time, because he does an excellent job of identifying whatever defensive structure you’re in, whether you want to pressure, whether you want to try to put pressure with a four-man rush and play loaded zone or some man principles behind it. He’s got such an ownership on being able to get the ball out of his hand in a timely manner and then he’s got guys that can separate.”

The Chiefs actually did a solid job of making life tough for Brady during the AFC Championship Game, but Brady came alive in the fourth quarter and overtime, ultimately leading the Patriots to the Super Bowl.

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McVay says the key is keeping Brady off balance:

“So it’s got to be a good mixture,” he said. “We’ve got to identify the things that we want to be able to stop. Any time that you can try to move the quarterback off of his spot, whether that’s interior or edge pressure, just being able to force them to move where they’re not able to just set their feet and work in rhythm — certainly easier said than done, but that’s going to be a key to try to get him off of his rhythm, which not many people have success doing.”

The Patriots and Rams will face off on Feb. 3.