Super Bowl LVI: Cincinnati Bengals vs Los Angeles Rams Preview, Prediction, Live stream details


Super Bowl LVI: Cincinnati Bengals vs Los Angeles Rams Preview, Prediction, Live stream details

Los Angeles Rams and Cincinnati Bengals

Joe Burrow and his Cincinnati Bengals will take on Matthew Stafford and the Los Angeles Rams for all the glory. The Rams look to cash in on their all-in initiative of this season while the Bengals look to win their first Super Bowl in franchise history.

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Last year saw the first-ever home Super Bowl which worked out for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and for the second year in a row, the NFC is represented by the host city with the Rams claiming home-field advantage for this year’s game. However, they’ll need a little more than just home field to knock off destiny’s team in the Bengals.

Cincinnati Bengals vs. Los Angeles Rams: Match Details

  • Date: 13 February 2022
  • Match: Cincinnati Bengals vs Los Angeles Rams
  • Venue: SoFi Stadium, Inglewood

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Cincinnati Bengals vs. Los Angeles Rams: Preview

Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals
Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals

The last time these two franchises faced off was in 2019 when the Rams took a 24-10 victory at home. However, since that 2-14 season, the Bengals drafted Joe Burrow and the entire trajectory of the franchise has changed. In just a two-year span, he’s turned around the Bengals and made them into a true contender resulting in them having a real shot at this Super Bowl rather than just being a fairytale story.

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Joe Burrow and Ja’Marr Chase come into the game as one of the most electric duos in the NFL. They closed off the season at a historic pace finishing off the last 3 games of the season with 20 receptions for 417 yards and 3 touchdowns. When the pressure of the playoffs came around, they still delivered, entering the Super Bowl with 20 receptions for 279 yards and a touchdown.

While the Bengals have their offensive superstars, the Rams boast their own dynamic duo in Matthew Stafford and Cooper Kupp. For all the noise Ja’Marr Chase has been making, Kupp has been even more incredible. He finished the regular season with 145 receptions for 1947 yards and 16 touchdowns. All of those mark career highs and both receptions and receiving yards were nearly NFL records.

About Stafford, while he closed out the season on a bit of a shaky run with 8 interceptions in the final 4 games of the season, he’s turned it around in the playoffs and been nearly flawless. In the 3 games thus far, he’s thrown 6 touchdowns and just 1 interception and has 2 games above 300 yards.

Cincinnati Bengals vs Los Angeles Rams: Prediction

Matthew Stafford
Matthew Stafford

This game is going to be determined by the defenses. Both of them have to be as sharp as possible to shut down the explosive offenses. While that certainly shouldn’t be the expectation, there definitely will be crucial moments in the game when both defenses will have to step up and make a crucial stop.

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Along with that, taking advantage of any turnovers will be critical. Both offenses are so dangerous that any extra possession could be game-changing like the Bengals did in the AFC Championship. If the Bengals defense can get pressure on Matthew Stafford and force an errant pass, then Evan McPherson could make history once again.

On the Rams side, on paper, they have the defensive advantage but this definitely isn’t their 2020 defense. That being said, they do have the pass rush to create some real problems for Joe Burrow especially considering their offensive line issues. While Burrow was sacked 9 times against the Titans in the divisional round, a week later he only was taken down once but was still under heavy pressure. Expect Aaron Donald and Von Miller to be licking their chops throughout the game, especially if they’re playing with the lead.

It’s extremely difficult to pick a winner for this matchup given how potent both teams can be. Given the Rams’ defensive advantage, it has to be said that they’re the slight favorite but by no means should the Bengals be ruled out. After all, we are talking about the team that knocked off the #1 seed and the reigning AFC champs at Arrowhead.

Cincinnati Bengals vs. Los Angeles Rams: Streaming Platforms

The game will be aired in the USA on NBC while the rest of the world can stream it online on NFL Gamepass.

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