Cincinnati might have lost Super Bowl LVI, but not because it wasn’t prepared or good enough to win it. This was no Cinderella playoff run.
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The Los Angeles Rams defeated the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday. But for the first time since 2009, the Super Bowl winner didn’t cover the point spread.
When push came to shove, NBC’s Super Bowl coverage turned out to be as reliable as an old Buick: It had trouble getting started, but in the end it got you there.
The Bengals didn’t commit any turnovers, but their subpar offensive line was terrible again, allowing six second-half sacks in a Super Bowl loss to the Rams on Sunday.
Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford was flawless on the final drive, and that’s all that really mattered on Super Bowl Sunday.
The Rams showed that aggressiveness on the field and in the front office wins in the NFL, and they were rewarded for it.
Cooper Kupp’s TD catch with 1:25 remaining and Aaron Donald’s pressure on Joe Burrow on the Bengals’ final drive forced an incompletion and sealed the win.
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After action on the Bengals caused the line to drop from 4½ to 4, money on the Rams sent the number back to 4½ Saturday at Circa Sports and the South Point.
The Bengals went 7-9 in running back Joe Mixon’s rookie season, 6-10 in 2018, 2-14 in 2019 and 4-11-1 in 2020 before going 10-7 this season and winning the AFC championship.
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