LA Rams wins Super Bowl LVI with a score of 23-20

The Los Angeles Rams defeated the Cincinnati Bengals 23-20 in Super Bowl LVI at SoFi Stadium on Sunday. QB Matthew Stafford completed 26 passes for 283 yards and 3 touchdowns. WR Cooper Kupp caught 8 passes for 92 yards and 2 touchdowns. DT Aaron Donald had 2 sacks, including the final play of the game. Cincinnati’s Joe Burrow completed 22 passes for 263 yards and one touchdown. Several Bengals receivers had big games. Tee Higgins had 4 receptions for 100 yards, while Ja’Marr Chase caught 5 passes for 89 yards. The Rams were the first team to score, as quarterback Matthew Stafford connected with Odell Beckham Jr. in the endzone to take the lead, 7-0. After a bit of a slow start, Joe Burrow and the Bengals cut into the Rams lead with a 46-yard completion to Ja’Marr Chase. That put Cincinnati in the red zone, but the Bengals only got a field goal. In the second quarter, Stafford connected with Cooper Kupp for a touchdown. The Rams missed the extra point after a fumbled snap, making the score 13-3. The Bengals deployed a trick play to score their second touchdown. Running back Joe Mixon tossed a pass to Tee Higgins in the endzone to tighten the lead to 13-10. Late in the first half, Rams star Odell Beckham Jr. went down with a knee injury.