The first, with 2:10 to go in the first half at the Cincinnati 43, essentially acted as a punt. After all, he tied for the league lead in interceptions in the regular season, with 17.īut the stat sheet, which shows Stafford's two interceptions in a Super Bowl, looks worse than things were in reality. Much had been made about Stafford's ball insecurity all year and all week heading into this game. He didn't actually miss any snaps, but he and top weapon Ja'Marr Chase couldn't lead the team into field-goal range on the final drive before Donald wrapped the Bengals quarterback up on fourth-and-1 at the Los Angeles 49. Then Burrow went down with an injury in the fourth quarter after he got rolled up on by teammates and defenders alike. Losing Beckham, who said just days ago he was willing to sacrifice salary to remain with the Rams, the team that "feels like home," was heartbreaking for the Rams, and very nearly torpedoed their Super Bowl hopes. That, as well as Donald's timely sack, will be the most remembered storylines from this game years from now. On the NBC broadcast, Cris Collinsworth said the final drive by Stafford and Kupp would go down as one of the greatest drives in Super Bowl history. We’ll take a look at the key box-score stats from the game and break things down in more detail. 1 weapon for a one-yard score to give the Rams the final 23-20 lead that Aaron Donald would secure with a crucial pressure on Burrow on the following drive. Three plays later, Stafford connected again with his No. On first-and-goal inside two minutes, offsetting penalties nullified a four-yard Kupp touchdown. When the game was on the line, they dialed in. went down with a non-contact injury in the second quarter.īut Stafford and Cooper Kupp did what they had done all season. Another Stafford interception came off the hands of Rams wideout Ben Skowronek, who took on a bigger role in the second half after Odell Beckham Jr. ![]() Joe Burrow connected with Higgins for a 75-yard touchdown to give them their first lead of the game, 17-13. ![]() When the Bengals got the ball back to start the second half, they made the most of their opportunity immediately. The Rams still led by three at halftime, but it didn’t feel like it. The Rams got on the board first and were leading by 10 points at the beginning of the second quarter, but a Bengals trick play that saw running back Joe Mixon toss wideout Tee Higgins a touchdown pass shortly before halftime changed the momentum.Īn ill-timed Matthew Stafford interception with just over 2:00 to go in the first half sucked all the air out of SoFi Stadium. Unlike the last four Super Bowls, all of which were determined by two scores, Super Bowl LVI between the Los Angeles Rams and Cincinnati Bengals remained close until the end.
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