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Rodrigue: Rams will enter offseason filled with unknowns; for now, it’s time to celebrate

LOS ANGELES — When Johnny Hekker took the stage, the crowd knew it was on.

Hekker, the Los Angeles Rams’ punter and longest-tenured player, climbed up into the DJ booth built inside a sprawling private airplane hangar near Torrance, Calif., late Sunday night — Monday morning? — just hours after the team beat the Bengals in Super Bowl LIII, and started to dance. His song was on — “Five Hours” by Deorro — and he was finally a champion, and as Hekker and several Rams players, team personnel and support staff and family members celebrated into the early hours of the morning, many kept reminding themselves and one another: This is real.

Sleepy-eyed but beaming, Hekker jumped off the stage when the song ended and began planning which finger to fit for his championship ring.

A few feet away, center Brian Allen shared a moment with practice squad offensive lineman Jeremiah Kolone, who grabbed Allen around the back of his neck and, eyes full, expressed his pride in what Allen accomplished this season. In 2019, Allen wondered whether he’d ever be able to walk the same way again after suffering a serious leg injury. This year, he became the Rams’ starting center with two weeks left in training camp and ultimately even got a Pro Bowl nod as the offensive line put together one of the NFL’s best seasons for that position group.

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Jourdan Rodrigue·

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Raheem Morris’ simple adjustment that helped the Rams unleash Aaron Donald in the Super Bowl

The biggest storyline coming into the Super Bowl was the mismatch between the Rams’ talented pass rushers and the Bengals’ porous pass blockers. In the first half, the Bengals were mostly able to control the rush with an efficient run game, Joe Burrow quickly getting rid of the ball and a commitment to turning their protection toward Aaron Donald as much as possible. In the first half, the Rams had seven pressures, but Burrow was sacked only once. Then Rams defensive coordinator Raheem Morris adjusted and the much-talked-about mismatch materialized. In the second half, the Rams had 11 pressures and six sacks.

Morris’ adjustment was simple: He started blitzing as he had throughout the playoffs. Bringing five rushers created one-on-ones for the Rams’ pass rushers and clogged up running lanes for Burrow, who won previous playoff games with his ability to get away from pressure.

In the wild-card round, the Rams had a lot of success with bringing five rushers to pressure and containing Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray. Morris was likely reluctant to blitz in the first half of the Super Bowl because Burrow had been excellent against it in the regular season — he was fifth in Expected Points Added per play against the blitz — and he wanted to see whether the Rams could consistently pressure with their front four. However, with the protection turning toward Donald, the Rams’ other pass rushers couldn’t get to Burrow quick enough.

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Ted Nguyen·

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Raheem Morris’ simple adjustment that helped the Rams unleash Aaron Donald in the Super Bowl

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Even Mahomes was impressed by Stafford's no-look throw

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Rams WR Odell Beckham Jr. believed to tear ACL during Super Bowl win vs. Bengals

Rams wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr is believed to have torn his ACL during Sunday's Super Bowl win, according to multiple reports. NFL Network was first to report the news.

Beckham suffered the injury to his left knee on a non contact play with 3:50 remaining in the second quarter and was ruled out early in the third quarter. He returned to the sideline and watched his teammates pull out the late victory, a 23-20 Super Bowl LVI triumph against the Cincinnati Bengals.

"This is everything I've ever dreamed of," he told CBS Sports. "There was a moment I was in the back room and they told me I was done, I couldn't play. And I had to come back out there and be a part of this because it's so much bigger than myself. And these boys pulled through and made it happen."

(Photo: Keith Birmingham / MediaNews Group/Pasadena Star-News via Getty Images)

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Joe Burrow's hometown celebrates Super Bowl run

It’s almost like a movie, this wholesome and heartwarming thing, and for an out-of-towner dropping into Joe Burrow’s hometown to watch the Super Bowl and hang around to chronicle everything in case the sappy script zoomed forward to a triumphant end, there was really nothing more perfect than what happened in NBC’s player introduction video the first time the Cincinnati Bengals had the ball Sunday evening.

“Joe Burrow,” the second-year quarterback and NFL Comeback Player of the Year said in delivering his introduction. “Athens High School.”

Not his college, as is the standard. Not some goofy pop-culture reference or call-out to a Pop Warner team, as has happened before. Nope. Burrow mentioned Athens because he knew that would mean a lot to a lot of folks back here in Southeast Ohio, the home of Ohio University. And because he knows he means a lot to a lot of folks back here.

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‘He’s taking everybody on this ride’: Joe Burrow’s hometown of Athens, Ohio, celebrates memorable Super Bowl run

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Offensive line woes bite Bengals, Burrow on biggest stage

INGLEWOOD, Calif. — The unforeseen thrill ride that was the 2021 season for the Cincinnati Bengals ended inevitably and predictably, with the team’s weakness chopping off its strength at the knee.

Quarterback Joe Burrow was part magician, part miracle worker from the season opener in September until Super Bowl LVI on Sunday at SoFi Stadium. He constantly mitigated the damage caused by a problematic offensive line either with the deftness of an escape artist or the naivete of an amnesiac.

He overcame 51 sacks to lead his team to the playoffs, something only three other quarterbacks have done in the last 30 years and only five more have accomplished ever. Burrow was the first of them to take his team to the Super Bowl. And he got them there by becoming the first quarterback in NFL history to survive nine sacks and win a playoff game (versus the Titans in the divisional round).

But the house of sticks finally disintegrated against big, bad Aaron Donald and the rest of the Rams pass rush in the biggest game of the year Sunday. Six of the Super Bowl-record seven sacks Burrow took came in the second half, enabling the Rams to rally from a seven-point deficit for a 23-20 victory to capture the franchise’s second Super Bowl title.

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Jay Morrison·

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Bengals' need to improve Joe Burrow's protection more glaring than ever in Super Bowl loss

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The Bengals can’t do that to Joe Burrow again — ever. Super Bowl LVI takeaways

The NFL season ended Sunday night with the Los Angeles Rams defeating the Cincinnati Bengals, 23-20, in Super Bowl LVI.

What stood out from the Rams’ victory? And where do the Bengals go from here? Let’s take a look.

Numbers are courtesy of TruMedia and Pro Football Focus unless otherwise noted.

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Sheil Kapadia·

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The Bengals can’t do that to Joe Burrow again — ever. Super Bowl LVI takeaways

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Matthew Stafford is a Super Bowl champ and that's bittersweet for Lions fans

If Matthew Stafford was finally going to get his Super Bowl ring, it really had to happen like this: a hobbled Stafford, trailing in the fourth quarter, needing a late drive to win the whole thing. How many times did Detroit fans see that same script over the years?

The first time the Lions saw that magic came in Stafford’s eighth NFL start, against the Browns, when he was just 21 years old. After taking a hit that rendered his left arm almost immobile, Stafford fought off the team’s trainers to get back on the field and then threw a last-second, game-winning touchdown to Brandon Pettigrew.

It was rough in those early days. Stafford started just three games in 2010, as that ugly “injury-prone” tag started to swirl around him. He came back in 2011 to lead the league in passing attempts and guide Detroit to a surprising playoff berth.

Those images from Sunday night — Stafford on stage, wearing a Super Bowl hat after the Rams beat the Bengals 23-20, bathing in confetti — were what Lions fans dreamed of for so long. That they came with Stafford sporting Rams colors had to dredge up some conflicted emotions.

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Burke: Matthew Stafford is a Super Bowl champion, and Lions fans’ conflicted emotions are understandable

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Now that Aaron Donald has a Super Bowl ring, will he walk away?

INGLEWOOD, Calif. — It had to end this way for the Los Angeles Rams, with Aaron Donald swinging Joe Burrow to the ground to force an errant pass, with the all-everything defensive tackle ripping off his helmet in celebration of the Super Bowl-clinching play and emphatically pointing to his ring finger.

The man many consider to be the best football player on the planet now has won the ring he was missing, the only thing left to complete his stellar football resume.

It was, as Donald would say an hour after the Rams’ 23-20 win over the Bengals, mission complete.

But just how complete? Will Donald, at age 30 and clearly still in his prime, choose to retire from football?

Lindsay Jones·

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All Aaron Donald lacked was a Super Bowl ring. Now that he has one, will he walk away?

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Rodrigue: Matthew Stafford and the Rams didn't fold in the big one

Matthew Stafford — what more can be said? Stafford can create his own chaos, sure — he turned the ball over twice, including an interception in the third quarter immediately after Burrow hit Tee Higgins for a 75-yard touchdown against Ramsey (the officials missed Higgins’ tug on Ramsey’s facemask on the play). But Stafford also played the best fourth-quarter football of any quarterback in the NFL this postseason, and he did so again on Sunday. His touchdown pass to Kupp couldn’t have happened without his most dangerous throw of the day: The 22-yard pass that knifed through heavy Bengals traffic and didn’t so much as settle into Kupp’s arms as it did collide.

“When you look at the way the second half started, a lot of teams would’ve folded,” McVay said.

But they didn’t — not the “big names” about whom much was made throughout the year, not the young players thrust into the pressure of this moment and what the team needed from them, begged from them even without being sure they could get it done.

Jourdan Rodrigue·

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‘They’re world champs’: Matthew Stafford hits Cooper Kupp, Aaron Donald applies pressure and the Rams win Super Bowl

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Dehner Jr.: Bengals wrestle with mixed emotions after loss

INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Tyler Boyd collapsed.

The finality of being 43 seconds away from extending the Super Bowl and watching the final attempt fall incomplete hits like Aaron Donald. It dropped Boyd to his knees.

Boyd didn’t move as the Rams’ celebration began with players sprinting all around the field. Ja’Marr Chase tossed his helmet in frustration. A stunned Joe Burrow limped to the sidelines.

This wasn’t just about the finality of a dream season where the Bengals redefined the image of a franchise and reignited a love affair between the city and its sports team.

The stunning, numbing feeling of Rams 23, Bengals 20 came from the fact Cincinnati turned this game into everything they needed it to be. Everything each round of playoffs had been in this magical run.

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Paul Dehner Jr.·

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Dehner Jr.: Complicated emotions for Bengals inside the Super Bowl that slipped away

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'He was dominating': Odell Beckham Jr. played a big role in Rams' Super Bowl win before his injury

Through the first two quarters of the Rams’ 23-20 Super Bowl victory over the Bengals on Sunday at SoFi Stadium, Odell Beckham Jr. was authoring a final, emphatic chapter to his return to glory.

The once-embattled receiver, who signed with the Rams in early November after the Browns waived him, had caught the first touchdown of the game, beating slot corner Mike Hilton one-on-one on a wheel route in the red zone for a 17-yard score. He skied over Hilton and made the contested catch on a floating ball from Matthew Stafford in the corner of the end zone to give Los Angeles its first lead of the game.

Two possessions later, on a third-and-11 from the Rams’ 24-yard line early in the second quarter, Beckham struck again, coming free on an over route from the left numbers. Stafford hit him in stride, and Beckham exploded down the sideline for a 35-yard gain. The Rams scored their second touchdown three plays later when Stafford connected with Cooper Kupp.

Two catches, 52 yards and a touchdown before halftime. As teammate Robert Woods said after the game, “He was dominating.” Until a second-and-9 on the Rams’ penultimate possession of the second quarter. Beckham ran a shallow cross. He was open. Stafford delivered. Beckham attempted to make the catch, but he took an awkward step. The ball fell incomplete as Beckham grabbed his knee. It was a non-contact injury. Beckham was helped off the field by trainers and never returned.

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Rams Super Bowl notes: Odell Beckham Jr. makes mark on Super Bowl despite knee injury — ‘He was dominating’

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McVay touting Stafford for the Hall of Fame

Matthew Stafford has only one Pro Bowl selection, but he has nearly 50,000 passing yards and 323 touchdown passes through 13 seasons, and now he has a ring to go with it.

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Cooper Kupp says his MVP performance was destiny

INGLEWOOD, Calif. — The vision arrived with unbelievable clarity. Cooper Kupp long ago saw an unmistakable image of himself not only playing in and winning a Super Bowl but also earning the Most Valuable Player award.

But what was notable about this visualization was its peculiar timing. It came as Kupp was walking off the field at Mercedes-Benz Stadium after watching — not playing in — the Rams’ Super Bowl LIII loss to the Patriots. Kupp missed that game with a knee injury, but he says he received confirmation that night that he’d be back.

“What it was is just this vision that God revealed to me that we were going to come back and we were going to win it and somehow I was going to be the MVP of the game,” Kupp said. “I shared that with my wife because I couldn’t tell anyone else obviously. But from the moment that this postseason started, there was such a belief in every game. It was written already and I just had to play free knowing that I got to play from victory, not for victory.”

Kupp finally shared his vision with the world on Sunday night. By then, the world had already seen the manifestation of it all. It was no longer was a vision. It was Kupp’s incredible reality.

His two-touchdown performance in the Rams’ 23-20 Super Bowl LVI victory over the Bengals on Sunday helped propel his team to a world championship and earned him the MVP award, adding a massive exclamation point to one of the most prolific seasons by a wide receiver in NFL history.

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Stephen Holder·

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How the Rams' Cooper Kupp's quiet vision became reality in front of the whole world

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Stafford adds another clutch moment

Sunday's win marked Matthew Stafford's 36th career fourth-quarter comeback (regular season and playoffs). That ties Dan Marino and Johnny Unitas for the fifth-most in NFL history, trailing only Tom Brady (51), Peyton Manning (45), Ben Roethlisberger (44) and Drew Brees (38).

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If only Joe Burrow had time ...

The Bengals may have had Ja'Marr Chase open deep on the final fourth-and-1, but the Rams' pass rush didn't give Burrow a chance.

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Super Bowl media review: Al Michaels has still got it

If Sunday was an audition for what Al Michaels — who was calling his 11th Super Bowl — can do heading forward, well, it was a little like John Lennon after the Beatles’ rooftop concert in 1969 at their Apple Corps headquarters in London.

Michaels passed the audition. He was unsurprisingly excellent on Sunday night and continues to call a quality game at 77. Michaels has always had a great feel for adding something beyond his call, and here was an example of that. After Cooper Kupp’s 20-yard reception with 8:46 remaining in the first quarter, Michaels gave you a small but interesting nugget that Kupp was the only player other than Aaron Rodgers and Tom Brady to receive an MVP vote.

The “Sunday Night Football” team has earned a reputation as being the gold standard of NFL production, and everything on Sunday reaffirmed that assessment. The most important questions for a production: Did they fully document the game? Did they provide you as a viewer what you needed for the plays that determined the outcome. On both accounts, the answer was yes.

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Super Bowl media review: Al Michaels’ call, Michele Tafoya’s send-off and more

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Von Miller on Aaron Donald: 'Can't see him walking away from this'

"I don’t know, man," Miller said of Donald considering retirement. "He’s done everything you can possibly do. But this feeling here, there’s nothing like it. It’s addictive. Once you feel this — coming to the Super Bowl is one thing. But winning it is different. And we’ll just have to see.

“He’s done so much. But I’ll tell you, this feeling is great. It just makes you want it more and more and more. But he’s definitely capped off a great career, if he chooses to do that. But this is an addictive feeling and I can’t see him walking away from this.”

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Eric Weddle opens up on 'wild and crazy' return to NFL

Weddle, who tore his pectoral muscle in the first half but finished the game, was all smiles on the podium after capping his brief un-retirement with a Super Bowl title.

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Another ring for Von Miller

Von Miller is now a two-time Super Bowl champion, winning Super Bowl 50 with the Broncos.

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Rare company for Cooper Kupp

No wide receiver has done what Kupp did in the regular season and postseason. In fact, his scrimmage yards and touchdowns put him on par with two Hall of Fame running backs.

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Burrow's message after the loss

Joe Burrow finished the Super Bowl 22 of 33 for 263 yards and a touchdown. He will have his knee checked out on Monday.

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The biggest day of Van Jefferson's life

Less than three hours after his team clinched a Super Bowl victory, the Rams wide receiver was holding a newborn boy. Samaria, his wife, went into labor and left the stadium for the hospital during the game.

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Nothing but love for Detroit

If Matthew Stafford was finally going to get his Super Bowl ring, it really had to happen like this: a hobbled Stafford, trailing in the fourth quarter, needing a late drive to win the whole thing. How many times did Detroit fans see that same script over the years?

The first time the Lions saw that magic came in Stafford’s eighth NFL start, against the Browns, when he was just 21 years old. After taking a hit that rendered his left arm almost immobile, Stafford fought off the team’s trainers to get back on the field and then threw a last-second, game-winning touchdown to Brandon Pettigrew.

It was rough in those early days. Stafford started just three games in 2010, as that ugly “injury-prone” tag started to swirl around him. He came back in 2011 to lead the league in passing attempts and guide Detroit to a surprising playoff berth.

Those images from Sunday night — Stafford on stage, wearing a Super Bowl hat after the Rams beat the Bengals 23-20, bathing in confetti — were what Lions fans dreamed of for so long. That they came with Stafford sporting Rams colors had to dredge up some conflicted emotions. (You’ve seen the “Detroit Rams” T-shirts, right?)

After 12 years with Stafford as the face of the Lions franchise, how could they not?

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Chris Burke·

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Burke: Matthew Stafford is a Super Bowl champion, and Lions fans’ conflicted emotions are understandable

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McVay knew Donald would seal the win

Sean McVay says he called the game's deciding play, and he has receipts — he was mic'd up for the game.

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Cooper Kupp etched in history

Kupp finished with a playoff-record 33 receptions in four postseason games.

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Bengals' offense stalls at the worst time

In their final five possessions, the Bengals gained a total of 50 yards, punted four times and turned the ball over on downs.

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Once in a season drought for the Bengals offense

Our Paul Dehner Jr. points out that the Rams defense did something that no other team was able to do this season, which is hold the Bengals offense to zero points on five straight possessions (not including kneeldowns).

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Weddle's motivation

Eric Weddle was certainly fired up by the chance to win a Super Bowl, but he also said during his post game interview that he had some personal motivation from the way his Chargers tenure ended.

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Cooper Kupp describes winning TD

Kupp credited Bengals cornerback Eli Apple for challenging him throughout the game, but he beat single coverage on the final TD.

"Cover-0, you got that inside leverage, so I tried to just weave to his leverage, make him move in a little bit, jab him one time and be able to just give Matthew some room to put the ball wherever he wanted to," Kupp said. "He made a great back-shoulder throw, and I was able to come down with it."

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Eric Weddle gets 'the last laugh'

Weddle was a three-time Pro Bowler and two-time first-team All-Pro with the Chargers, then made three more Pro Bowls with the Ravens. He finally gets a ring with the Rams.

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Referees did not see a foul on Tee Higgins' long TD

Referee Ron Torbert said after the game that his crew did not see enough for a penalty against Higgins on his 75-yard touchdown to open the second half. He said incidental contact to the facemask would not warrant a flag.

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A memorable night for OBJ

What a roller coaster of emotions for Odell Beckham Jr. tonight. He starts the game with a touchdown catch, gets injured and forced to miss the rest of the game but ends the night as a champion.

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Burrow limping after the game

Joe Burrow's leg injury didn't keep him out of the contest, but it did lead to a noticeable limp following the contest.

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Red zone made the difference

Los Angeles found the end zone on all three of its red zone drives, while the Bengals hit paydirt on only one of theirs.

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Quantifying Stafford's struggles without Beckham

The Rams offense collapsed without Odell Beckham, Jr., something that showed up in Matthew Stafford's tight window passing rates with OBJ in the game and out of the game.

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Can't make applesauce without an Apple

Robert Woods summed up Cooper Kupp's game-winning touchdown catch over Eli with one word: applesauce.

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McVay calls his shot

Sean McVay said he knew Aaron Donald would clinch the game for the Rams on the 4th and 1 play when he saw the Bengals come out in a shotgun formation.

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The turning point in officiating in this contest

Our Ted Nguyen points out that a terrible missed call on a false start on the Rams final drive is what started the penalty-fest that was the end of that drive.

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Pass blocking woes

Cincinnati's pass blocking was an issue for them during the entire postseason and it eventually caught up with them in the second half of this contest.

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Savoring the moment

Matthew Stafford waited 13 years for this moment.

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Ja'Marr Chase shares thoughts

It was a rookie season for the ages. We'll be hearing more from Bengals receiver Ja'Marr Chase.

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Cooper Kupp named Super Bowl LVI MVP

Cooper Kupp was named Super Bowl LVI MVP after catching eight passes for 92 yards and two touchdowns, including the game-winning 1-yard score with 1:29 remaining. Kupp led all receivers this season with 145 yards, 1,947 yards, both Rams records, and 16 touchdowns.

(Photo: Robert Hanashiro / USA Today)

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‘I’m living in the moment right now’

Aaron Donald said he is "living in the moment" when asked about his future after making the key play to seal the Rams’ 23-20 Super Bowl LVI victory late in the fourth quarter. Donald pressured Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow into an incompletion on fourth-and-1 with just 43 seconds to play in Sunday’s game.

There were reports before the game that Donald said there was a strong possibility he would retire if the Rams won Sunday. When asked about those comments after the game, he was noncommittal.

(Photo: Kirby Lee / USA Today)

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Shooter for the tie?

It's clear the Bengals did the right thing going for it on 4th and 1 on their last offensive drive, but Evan McPherson said after the game that he could have taken a shot from 66 yards on that play had the game situation leaned more towards a field goal attempt.

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Lombardi: Star power secured the Rams a Super Bowl title

Consider how remarkable that performance was by the Rams’ stars when it mattered most. Matthew Stafford and Cooper Kupp delivered even without the support of a competent run game and Odell Beckham Jr., who'd left with an injury. And both Aaron Donald and Von Miller were money in a seven-sack effort that snuffed out Joe Burrow’s chances. Star power did indeed secure a Super Bowl title.

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2023 Super Bowl odds and early analysis

We’re pretty certain that Tom Brady is retired. We aren’t sure what’s next for four-time NFL MVP Aaron Rodgers and the Packers.

We just saw Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals crash the Super Bowl party and come one game from cashing Super Bowl futures tickets at odds that were as high as 150-1 last offseason. But the all-in Los Angeles Rams topped the Bengals in the Super Bowl on their home field, cashing tickets that were generally around 15-1 last preseason for Rams bettors.

The Rams’ preseason odds were essentially cut in half before last year’s Super Bowl when they made a deal with the Detroit Lions for quarterback Matthew Stafford. The Rams added Odell Beckham Jr. and Von Miller last November, then won five of their final six regular-season games before winning four straight postseason games, all but the divisional-round win at Tampa Bay as the betting favorites.

Repeating as Super Bowl champions is difficult, and only the 2003-04 New England Patriots have done it in the last 25 years. Can the Rams do it? Might you be holding one of those winning Super Bowl tickets next February? Let’s explore your best options …

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Rams get their first Super Bowl win as the Los Angeles Rams

A 1-yard touchdown catch by Cooper Kupp with 1:29 left in the fourth quarter vaulted the Los Angeles Rams to a 23-20 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals in Super Bowl LVI.

The reception capped a 15-play, 79-yard drive that was fueled by a combination of great passing by Matthew Stafford and some very questionable officiating. Ronald Torbert’s officiating crew had only called three penalties in the entire game before throwing four flags on three consecutive plays inside the two-minute warning. These penalties gave Los Angeles a 1st and goal at the Bengals 1-yard line and Stafford hit Kupp with quick back shoulder pass over Eli Apple for the score.

The Rams got out to a 13-3 second quarter lead on touchdown passes from Stafford to Odell Beckham and to Kupp. At that point, it looked like Los Angeles might dominate this contest, but its offense took a huge hit when Beckham injured his knee with just under four minutes to go in the second quarter. His absence crushed the Rams offense, as Los Angeles had four three and outs and two interceptions on their next seven drives.

The Bengals were able to take the momentum in the game at that point, as a 75-yard touchdown pass from Joe Burrow to Ja’Marr Chase gave the Bengals an early 17-13 lead in the third quarter and a 38-yard field goal by Evan McPherson later in that quarter put Cincinnati up by a touchdown. A Matt Gay field goal late in the third quarter closed the gap for the Rams to four points. The fourth quarter saw the teams trade punts on four consecutive drives before the Rams scored their touchdown.

Burrow led the Bengals to the Rams' 49-yard line on the drive following the go-ahead score by Kupp, but Aaron Donald tackled Samaje Perine for no gain on a 3rd and 1 and then hit Burrow on the 4th and 1 pass play to force an incompletion and clinch the win for the Rams.

Kupp’s eight catches for 92 yards and two touchdowns led him to be named the game Most Valuable Player.

Von Miller posted two sacks in the contest, which gives him a career Super Bowl total of 4.5 sacks, tying Miller with Charles Haley for the most career Super Bowl sacks.

This is the Rams' first Super Bowl championship in Los Angeles, as the club’s only previous Super Bowl win occurred when they were in St. Louis. This is the Bengals' third Super Bowl loss, as Cincinnati is now 0-3 in Super Bowls.

(Photo: KC Joyner / USA Today)

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Super Bowl 2023 odds: Chiefs, Bills tie as favorites; Rams, Bengals, Cowboys round out top 5

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Someone else gets a ring

Is there a better time to propose?

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Zrebiec: With Joe Burrow, the Bengals will be back

The Bengals will be back. They're too talented not to be and I don't think anybody is going to bet against Joe Burrow the next time he gets to the Super Bowl. However, in the end, their biggest weakness led to their demise. Their offensive line just didn't give Burrow a chance in the second half. Cincinnati's last five drives: four punts and a turnover on downs.

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Lombardi: Aaron Donald was the difference

Aaron Donald sealed both the NFC Championship Game and the Super Bowl with a devastating pressure that forced a failed desperation heave. Pass rush — and pass protection — is again a Super Bowl determinant. The Rams had just a little more gas in their pass rush than the Bengals did, and that won them this Super Bowl. Donald is the best player in football, and the best player in football was the difference in the Super Bowl.

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Rams get the 4th down stop to win the game

Cincinnati was aiming to get Evan McPherson into field goal range but Aaron Donald's fourth down hit on Joe Burrow caused the incompletion and gave Los Angeles a 23-20 win.

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Zrebiec: Does Burrow have one left in him?

If this scores holds, they're going to be lamenting that Logan Wilson holding penalty in Cincinnati for a long time. Hated the call, especially since they've been letting them play all night. However, if you're a Rams' fan, you're probably thinking that you were owed one after the refs missed the face mask or offensive pass interference on Tee Higgins' long touchdown catch early in the third quarter. Does Joe Burrow have one drive in him?

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Questionable officiating leads to a Rams touchdown

The officials chose an odd time to get as involved as they did very late in this contest, but the litany of flags results in a touchdown pass to Cooper Kupp to give the Rams a 23-20 lead.

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Flag happy

This game had very few flags up to this point, but the officials threw flags on three straight plays, including one on a phantom defensive holding against the Bengals. The net result is the Rams have a 1st and goal at the 1-yard line.

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Lombardi: Stafford finds Kupp. Can Burrow and Chase match?

That was remarkable: Matthew Stafford's force-feeding of Cooper Kupp worked. Can Joe Burrow and Ja’Marr Chase now do the same in a Super Bowl-winning rebuttal?

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Two-minute warning

The Rams offense finally got out of its doldrums by leaning heavily on passes to Cooper Kupp and it has given them a 1st and goal at the Cincinnati 8-yard line at the 2-minute warning, which actuallly takes place at the 1:55 mark.

Our Jay Morrison points out that the Bengals defense has ended each of their three playoff wins with an interception on their final snap.

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Lombardi: Cooper Kupp is coming alive

We have our answer to my previous question: Kupp remains Stafford's go-to target, even though the Bengals are trying everything to prevent him from beating them. Coming out of the two-minute warning, expect Cincinnati to call timeout after every L.A. play so that Joe Burrow has a chance to rebut a potential Rams’ TD.

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Kupp jet sweep for a first down

The Rams went for it on 4th and 1 from their own 30-yard line and converted it with a gutsy jet sweep call to Cooper Kupp.

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Footsteps

Tyler Boyd heard footsteps on a 3rd and 9 play and dropped a pass that could have netted a first down. The punt that followed gives the Rams the ball at their own 21-yard line down four points with 6:13 left in regulation.

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Lombardi: Rams might need someone besides Cooper Kupp to deliver

Who's Matthew Stafford’s go-to target? Cincinnati is doing all it can to prevent Cooper Kupp from making a play. It might take an unheralded hero for L.A. to score.

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Super Bowl records and a single season high for the Bengals

Joe Burrow has now been sacked seven times, which ties a Super Bowl record for most sacks taken by a quarterback.

Von Miller has also tied the Super Bowl record with 4.5 career sacks.

In addition, the Bengals have nine tackles for loss, a pace that sets a season high for Cincinnati.

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Zrebiec: Do Bengals need another score with way D is playing?

I don't know that the Bengals offensive line is going to hold up long enough for Cincinnati to put together a touchdown drive. They're going to need to create a chunk play. However, it's fair to question whether the Bengals even need to score again to win this game. The Rams' last three drives have started at their own 47, their own 48 and their own 35 and they haven't managed as much as a first down. For all the talk about Joe Burrow and Evan McPherson, it's the Bengals defense that has been the biggest key to pulling out some of these close playoff games.

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Burrow looks good to go

The news seems to be good on the Joe Burrow injury front, as there are multiple indicators that he is going to return to this contest.

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Lombardi: QBs are taking a pounding thanks to pass-rush dominance

Well, the dominance of both pass rushes has now led to injuries of both Matthew Stafford and Joe Burrow. This only makes the uphill climb for both offenses steeper. We’ll wait for injury updates, particularly on Burrow — who looked to be in tremendous pain after his knee appeared to take the brunt of heavy weight on a third-down hit.

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Burrow grabbed his knee

Joe Burrow grabbed his knee in pain after being sacked again and limped off the field.

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Rams offense just can't get moving

Los Angeles has posted nine or fewer yards on four of its last five drives, as their offense just has lost its momentum following the Beckham injury.

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Zrebiec: For Bengals, don't let Kupp beat you

If you're the Bengals' defense at this point, who else do you have to worry about than Cooper Kupp? No Beckham, no Higbee. The Rams can't run the ball. Van Jefferson and Ben Skowronek haven't exactly distinguished themselves tonight. Double or triple Kupp and if another Ram beats you, so be it.

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End of third quarter

The Bengals have a 20-16 lead at the end of the third quarter but the Rams have the ball at the Cincinnati 47-yard line with a chance to drive to retake the lead to start the fourth quarter.

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Lombardi: The pass rushes are taking over

No surprise that both pass rushes are taking over: Only 53 rush yards for the Bengals and 27 rushing yards for the Rams through three quarters. Expect more sacks from voracious pass rushes down the stretch. The QB who can best overcome pressure to make a game-tilting play will have his team holding the Lombardi Trophy once the dust settles.

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Awuzie return probable

The Bengals now indicate that Chidobe Awuzie is probable to return to this contest.

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Another view of Stafford's injury

This photo shows how bad Stafford's injury could have been, but he is walking around after getting his ankle taped.

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Rams offense hasn't been the same without OBJ

Our Sheil Kapadia points out that the Los Angeles offense has been quite poorly since Beckham's injury.

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Matthew Stafford injury

This game has seen its share of injuries but Matthew Stafford limping to the sideline after a sack on the last drive may be the most impactful of the contest.

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Zrebiec: Logan Wilson making a big difference for Cincy

Huge stop by the Bengals there and now Stafford is limping. Much has been about the Bengals' defensive free-agent additions and rightly so. However, Logan Wilson, a third-round pick in 2020 out of Wyoming, has been a huge upgrade and he's having a great game with a game-high seven tackles. Watching quite a few Ravens-Bengals games in recent years, Cincinnati's inside linebacker play was really poor, especially last year. Wilson's emergence has changed that.

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A potentially huge injury for the Bengals

Chidobe Awuzie is by far the best cornerback on the Cincinnati defense, so having him go to the sideline with an injury could be a major injury for the Bengals.

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Lombardi: Super Bowl shifting to a defensive stalemate

This is sliding into defensive stalemate territory. The Rams’ inability to run combined with Odell Beckham Jr.’s absence has slowed L.A. Meanwhile, the Rams’ D-line has thrown wrenches into Cincinnati drives. Who'll make a game-breaking play?

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The most sacked quarterback in a single postseason

Joe Burrow has now been sacked more times in a single postseason than any quarterback in NFL history.

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Worst drive of the game for Cincinnati

The Bengals followed up their 10-point outburst to start the second half with their worst drive of the game, losing three yards on three plays and then netting only 31 yards on the ensuing punt. Los Angeles has the ball at its 47-yard line with a chance to reclaim the lead.

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Trickeration doesn't work for the Rams

Sean McVay had the perfect play call, as the Rams called for a double reverse pass that led to a wide open Matthew Stafford, but Cooper Kupp badly overthrew the pass and Los Angeles ended up with a Matt Gay field goal to make it 20-16, Bengals.

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The halftime show in 30 seconds

It's an impressive achievement to get the halftime show set up and broken down this quickly.

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Zrebiec: Bengals taking control; is it Joe Mixon time?

We've seen Stafford throw two interceptions and Johnny Hekker botch a hold on an extra point. The Bengals, meanwhile, continue to play clean football and really the only glaring miscue they've made was an inactive player running onto the field to celebrate an interception. The Bengals' inability to convert in the red zone has kept this a one-possession game, but it certainly feels like Cincinnati has taken control after scoring a touchdown and registering an interception on the first two plays from scrimmage after halftime. Aaron Donald is starting to feel it a bit. Time for the Bengals to get Joe Mixon going again when they get the ball back.

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Lombardi: Bengals didn't 'lap' the Rams, but they still doubled up

Checking back in on Cincinnati’s chance to “lap” the Rams: The Bengals didn't score to end the first half, but they took full advantage of receiving the ball first out of the locker room with the deep ball TD, and then they doubled that up with the interception-turned-field goal. Aaron Donald is a great equalizer, though, and his sack has kept this evenly-matched game within one-strike distance for L.A.

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4th and 1 conversion, but only three points to show for it

A Joe Burrow scramble gave Cincinnati a first down in the Rams red zone, but the Los Angeles defense closed the door to the end zone and forced the Bengals to settle for an Evan McPherson field goal and a 20-13 lead.

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Longest pass ever allowed by Jalen Ramsey

Per NFL Next Gen Stats, the 75-yard touchdown caught over Jalen Ramsey to start the third quarter is the longest pass he has ever allowed in his career.

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Consecutive big plays by the Bengals

Cincinnati followed up the touchdown with an interception to set up their next drive in Rams territory.

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Big play to start the second half

Cincinnati came out of the locker room storming, as Joe Burrow hit Tee Higgins for a 75-yard touchdown to take a 17-13 lead 12 seconds into the third quarter.

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Kickers don't need halftime adjustments

Evan McPherson is on such a roll that he would not benefit from any halftime adjustments, so he instead went to the Bengals sideline to get a unique view of the stellar halftime show.

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Early second half start for the Bengals

Cincinnati wants to get every additional moment that it can to get prepped for the second half, as they are coming out to the field to warm up even as the halftime crew is still removing the stages and props from the field.

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Rams receiving depth getting tested

If Odell Beckham Jr. is unable to return, Los Angeles will be down three of its top five pass catchers for 2021 season during the second half of this contest.

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One-dimensional Rams offense

Our Jourdan Rodrigue points out that the Rams first half offense was very one-dimensional, which could be a problem if Odell Beckham Jr. is out for the rest of this contest.

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Time to throw is a key factor in this game

NFL Next Gen Stats indicates that Matthew Stafford has had a season-high seconds to throw total so far in this game, while Joe Burrow has seen a career low in that category.

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Halftime lead is a huge advantage for McVay's teams

Sean McVay's teams are an incredible 47-1 in games where they led at halftime. It's the best record by a coach in the Super Bowl era.

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Zrebiec: Bengals have every reason to be positive

Good first half. I wouldn't go as far to say that the Bengals have the Rams exactly where they want them, but they've put themselves in a good spot with getting the second-half kickoff. The Bengals defense has made the Rams one-dimensional, holding them to 26 rushing yards on 12 carries in the first half. The absence of Odell Beckham Jr. has already been noticeable with Stafford failing to connect with Van Jefferson twice on third downs late in the second quarter. And the biggest positive for the Bengals has probably been the play of their offensive line. It gave up the late Leonard Floyd sack, but Joe Burrow and Joe Mixon have had time and space. Cincinnati's defense has given up only 19 points in fourth quarters/overtime of the three playoff games. The Bengals have every reason to be confident heading into this second half.

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Lombardi: Sean McVay seeks better efficiency on early downs

"We've gotta be more efficient on early downs," Rams coach Sean McVay told NBC's Michelle Tafoya on his way to the locker room.

The Rams were explosive for much of the first half, but their inability to run the ball — 2.2 yards per carry — might've finally caught up to them late in the second quarter. With Odell Beckham Jr. questionable with an apparent knee injury, establishing some semblance of a ground game will be even more critical for L.A. in the second half.

This game has been evenly matched: The Rams are at 5.9 yards per play and Cincinnati is at 5.2. L.A. leads play count 31-30.

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Halftime

It's halftime of Super Bowl LVI, with the Rams taking a 13-10 lead into the locker room.