Super Bowl 56: Watch LA Rams v Cincinnati Bengals plus score & text updates

Summary

Final score: Rams 23-20 Bengals
Cooper Kupp scores two TDs - including winning score - as he is named Super Bowl MVP
Bengals QB Joe Burrow brought down by Aaron Donald in dying seconds to seal Rams' second Super Bowl victory
Rams lose wide receiver Odell Beckham Jnr to knee injury in first half
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Paul Higham and Ben Collins

Get Involvedpublished at 23:43 Greenwich Mean Time 13 February 2022
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Emmerson: Off to a great start! Hendrickson is so pivotal to our defence.
Denis Jackman: 4th and 20 good start for the Bengals.
Martin: The Bengals Ends already making life tough for Stafford
Burrow with the ballpublished at 23:42 Greenwich Mean Time 13 February 2022
Los Angeles Rams 0-0 Cincinnati Bengals
Joe Burrow hits Tyler Boyd with the first play of the game for the Bengals QB.
'His ability to process information is second to none'published at 23:40 Greenwich Mean Time 13 February 2022
Osi Umenyiora
Two-time Super Bowl winner on BBC TV
Joe Burrow is extremely intelligent, his ability to process information before and after the snap is second to none and he is more mobile than people give him credit for, he can escape the pocket.
Rams puntpublished at 23:38 Greenwich Mean Time 13 February 2022
Los Angeles Rams 0-0 Cincinnati Bengals
Nothing doing on third and long for the Rams who have to kick it away and hand the ball to Cincinnati.
Trey Hendrickson is the one big-money addition to this Bengals team over the summer, and that's an impressive start from an impressive pass rusher.
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First downpublished at 23:37 Greenwich Mean Time 13 February 2022
Los Angeles Rams 0-0 Cincinnati Bengals
Two plays, two touches for Cam Akers and a first down for the Rams. Aker has made an incredible recovery from a torn Achilles to make the game, and gives LA an extra punch in the run game.
We're off!published at 23:35 Greenwich Mean Time 13 February 2022
Los Angeles Rams 0-0 Cincinnati Bengals
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Super Bowl 56 is underway! Rams ball to start after the kick goes for a touchback.
Nearly timepublished at 23:34 Greenwich Mean Time 13 February 2022
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But of course first we've got a hype speech from The Rock...only at the Super Bowl!
Postpublished at 23:30 Greenwich Mean Time 13 February 2022
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Jason Bell
Former NFL cornerback on BBC TV
"With Matthew Stafford it's all about pacing himself and not turning the ball over. We know he can do it at the clutch moments in the fourth quarter but he cannot make mistakes with interceptions before that."
Although the Rams quarterback tied for a career-high 41 touchdowns in the regular season, he also tied for a league-high 17 interceptions.
Coin tosspublished at 23:29 Greenwich Mean Time 13 February 2022
Los Angeles Rams v Cincinnati Bengals (23:30)
Billie Jean King does the coin toss, and the Bengals win it but defer so it'll be the Los Angeles Rams who will get the ball first to start Super Bowl 56.
Matthew Stafford will go first in the battle of these two former number one draft pick quarterbacks.
All about those ringspublished at 23:22 Greenwich Mean Time 13 February 2022
Los Angeles Rams v Cincinnati Bengals (23:30)
The Super Bowl rings that each member of the winning team get really are something - they're not exactly what you'd call subtle but are more on the bling side of the spectrum.
Who will be getting fitted out for one of these after tonight?
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Anthem timepublished at 23:20 Greenwich Mean Time 13 February 2022
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Watch out for the fly-over at the end...
'The pressure is really on Stafford'published at 23:19 Greenwich Mean Time 13 February 2022
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Jason Bell
Former NFL cornerback on BBC TV
Matt Stafford had never won a play-off game until this year, now he is in the Super Bowl and he is the reason they are supposed to win so the pressure is really on Stafford.
'Stafford is a flat-out closer'published at 23:18 Greenwich Mean Time 13 February 2022
Osi Umenyiora
Two-time Super Bowl winner on BBC TV
Matt Stafford is a flat-out closer, if you look at the way he has played, just in the second half of the season then he is the best quarterback in the league. It is no surprise to me that he is playing his best football of the season now.
Teams are outpublished at 23:17 Greenwich Mean Time 13 February 2022
Los Angeles Rams v Cincinnati Bengals (23:30)
The teams take to the field at SoFi Stadium to prepare for the biggest game of their lives.
Still some way to go yet though, we've got the anthem and usual pre-game protocols to come first.
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Get Involvedpublished at 23:13 Greenwich Mean Time 13 February 2022
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Ronil Patel: Super Bowl Sunday everyone! Rams have home advantage but the Bengals have a good young team. Supporting the Bengals tonight as Brits love the underdog.
Andrew Priestley: The Rams were built for tonight, it is the Superbowl or bust for them. The Bengals have been built for the future, but have outperformed all expectations to reach the big game this year. This is the Rams big chance to win it all while at home. All the pressure is on them.
Can the apprentice beat the mentor?published at 23:12 Greenwich Mean Time 13 February 2022
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Osi Umenyiora
Two-time Super Bowl winner on BBC TV
The son is going to have to bodyslam the father. Zac Taylor was Sean McVay's apprentice (as assistant wide receivers coach and quarterbacks coach with the Rams), is he going to be able to overcome that mental block that comes with that?
Half-time showpublished at 23:08 Greenwich Mean Time 13 February 2022
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It's not the Super Bowl without the famed half-time show, and this year it's a cast fit for Hollywood as the NFL has pulled out all the stops with the performers this year.
Dr Dre, Eminem, Snoop Dogg, Mary J Blige and Kendrick Lamar will all be on stage at So-Fi Stadium!
They've not got long though so it'll be a whirlwind tour of their greatest hits.
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Brady back?published at 23:06 Greenwich Mean Time 13 February 2022
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Watching this tonight couldn't get Tom Brady in the mood for a comeback could it?
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Burrow has to move to make some big plays downfieldpublished at 23:02 Greenwich Mean Time 13 February 2022
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Jason Bell
Former NFL cornerback on BBC TV
"Joe Burrow is going to have to use his legs in this game, he can't give up the sacks. When he has that pressure, he's going to have to make a move and get some yardage down the field."
Burrow was sacked nine times in the divisional round against the Titans but only once the following week as the Bengals upset the Chiefs.
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Super Bowl stats to impress your friendspublished at 23:01 Greenwich Mean Time 13 February 2022
Los Angeles Rams v Cincinnati Bengals (23:30)
- After 54 years with no team playing a Super Bowl at home, the Rams are the second on the bounce after the Buccaneers won in Tampa last year.
- This is just the second time two QBs who were number one overall picks in the draft have met in the Super Bowl - Payton Manning and Cam Newton were the first, at Super Bowl 50.
- The Bengals have played in two previous Super Bowls, losing both to the 49ers, while the Rams have won one of their four previous appearances.
- With Bengals head coach Zac Taylor aged 38 and opposite number Sean McVay 36, this is the youngest head coaching Super Bowl match-up of all time.
- If the Rams win, Sean McVay will be the youngest ever Super Bowl winning head coach, beating the record held by Pittsburgh's Mike Tomlin who won aged 36 years and 323 days.
- The pre-match betting underdogs have won six of the past 10 Super Bowls.
- This is the first Super Bowl since 1975 not to have a first or second seed taking part. Both teams were seeded four in their conference so there will be a fourth seed as Super Bowl champs for the first time since Baltimore in 2012.
- If the Rams beat the Bengals, they will become the third franchise to win Super Bowls while being located in two cities, after the Colts - Baltimore and Indianapolis - and the Raiders, who have won while in Oakland and Los Angeles.