Super Bowl LVI
Venue: SoFi Stadium.
Sunday 13th February Time: 23:30 GMT.
Cincinnati Bengals (AFC) 20
LA Rams (NFC) 23
The final game of the 2021-22 NFL season takes place at the home of both the Los Angeles Rams and Los Angeles Chargers. Super Bowl LVI will be the 56th Super Bowl and the 52nd modern-era National Football League championship. The game is scheduled to be played on February 13, 2022, at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. LA Rams (NFC) 23
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The opening ceremonies will include country singer Mickey Guyton who will perform the National Anthem, making her the first black female country singer to perform the national anthem at the game. While Jhené Aiko will perform "America the Beautiful" and Mary Mary accompanied by the Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles will perform "Lift Every Voice and Sing" which is also known as the "Black National Anthem".
The opening ceremonies will include country singer Mickey Guyton who will perform the National Anthem, making her the first black female country singer to perform the national anthem at the game. While Jhené Aiko will perform "America the Beautiful" and Mary Mary accompanied by the Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles will perform "Lift Every Voice and Sing" which is also known as the "Black National Anthem".
The famous halftime show will be headlined by Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J. Blige, and Kendrick Lamar. That is quite a lot of artists to fill the short 15 minute slot although when you add in all the expensive adverts it usually lasts about 30 minutes.
The AFC Champions Cincinnati Bengals beat last years Super bowl runners up Kansas City to join the NFC Champions LA Rams into this seasons finale. Lots of exciting playoff games, late comebacks, overtime and some upsets of the seeds means we have the #4 seed Cincinnati Bengals representing the AFC matched up against the #4 seed from the NFC in the shape of the Los Angeles Rams. This end of season extravaganza is a big night in my calendar and will make a night of it where the main challenge for myself will be can I keep awake to catch it all, or will I be asleep before the half time show. The game is live on the BBC1 channel on Sunday night from 23:30 there is also a show on BBC2 from 23:00 with all the build up. Dan Walker presents the NFL weekly show now having taken over from Mark Chapman last season. However the SuperBowl appears to have been handed to Nat Coombs who will be joined by two-time Super Bowl winner Osi Umenyiora, former NFL cornerback Jason Bell and a host of guests from the world of American football including Mike Carlson. Time to rustle up some snacks, grab a few beers and settle down to enjoy the action, at least this year we don't have to be up early for work in the morning.
CINCINNATI BENGALS
Odds 33/20
(5/6 with +4.5 points handicap)
The Cincinnati Bengals finished the regular season with a 10–7 record under third-year head coach Zac Taylor. This will be their third Super Bowl appearance, following 1981's Super Bowl XVI and 1988's Super Bowl XXIII. After losing both, the Bengals saw little success and had not won a playoff game since the 1990 season. Having finished the previous three seasons at the bottom of the AFC North and having not made the playoffs since 2015, it was after their 2-14 season that they had the first overall pick in the NFL Draft which they used to select Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Joe Burrow. Much could depend on how often Joe Burrow can find his star receiver Ja'Marr Chase, who was their main pick the season after they selected Burrow. Chase was fourth in receiving yards (1,455) and third in receiving touchdowns (13), both of which led the AFC. In the AFC Championship Game against the two-time defending AFC champion Kansas City Chiefs, Cincinnati fell into a 21–3 deficit during the first half, but rallied to take a 24–21 lead in the fourth quarter. The game went into overtime, in which safety Vonn Bell intercepted Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes on the first drive and McPherson converted a 31-yard field goal to send the Bengals to their first Super Bowl since 1988. So even if they do find themselves down in the game they know they have the minerals to turn it around, something that could be a big psychological advantage?
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| Rams QB Matt Stafford |
Odds 1/2
(20/21 with -4.5 Points Handicap)
The Los Angeles Rams finished the 2021 season with a 12–5 record under fifth-year head coach Sean McVay. This will be their fifth Super Bowl appearance, third as a Los Angeles-based team, and second under McVay having lost the 2018 finale against the New England Patriots by a score of 13–3 in the lowest-scoring Super Bowl in history. I hope we won't see a repeat of that as it was very dull and this season by contrast has been one of the bests that I can recall. Wide receiver Cooper Kupp became the fourth NFL player and first since 2005 to obtain the receiving triple crown by leading the league in receptions (145), receiving yards (1,947), and receiving touchdowns (16). The team's leading rusher at 845 yards was running back Sony Michel, who was acquired in a trade with the New England Patriots after Cam Akers missed most of the regular season with an Achilles tendon injury.
Defensively they have the outstanding Aaron Donald the leading tackle with 12.5 sacks too, a leader on and off the field. Also with Jalen Ramsey, Leonard Floyd and Taylor Rapp they have put together a strong defensive line.
Cooper Kupp to score 2 or more touchdowns @7/2
Total match touchdowns over 5.5 @5/6
Cooper Kupp AND Cam Akers to score touchdowns @12/5
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