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Super Cooper Kupp grab gives Los Angeles Rams Super Bowl 56 victory

Cooper Kupp and the Los Angeles Rams are Super Bowl champs

The Los Angeles Rams lost Odell Beckham Jr. to a knee injury. The pressure then all went to Triple Crown winner Cooper Kupp.

The 2021 Triple Crown winner caught a 1-yard pass from Matthew Stafford with 1:29 left in Super Bowl LVI Sunday at SoFi Stadium to give the Rams a 23-20 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals.

The victory was the Los Angeles Rams’ first Super Bowl triumph. The franchise had previously won a Super Bowl as the St. Louis Rams.

The pass from Stafford to Kupp capped a 15-play, 79-yard drive that ate up almost 5 minutes.

Earlier, it appeared as if Kupp had caught a TD pass but it was nullified by penalties on both teams on the play.

The Bengals’ final drive ended when Aaron Donald nearly sacked Joe Burrow and forced a wild throw that Semaje Perine could not grab for a first down.

Kupp had 8 catches for 92 yards and a pair of touchdowns.

Watch: Matthew Stafford hits wide-open Cooper Kupp for Rams’ 2nd TD

Cooper Kupp came wide open for an 11-yard touchdown to put the Rams up 13-3

Cooper Kupp has been the best wide receiver in the NFL all season, yet the Bengals are treating him like he’s nothing more than a No. 3 option. After leaving him open on a third-and-4 play earlier in the game, they left him wide open on this 11-yard touchdown catch.

Matthew Stafford hit him in the back of the end zone after he slipped past the defense uncovered, putting the Rams up 13-3. The extra point attempt failed after Johnny Hekker couldn’t get the snap down in time, but the Rams are still in complete control.

Eli Apple was lost in coverage, which is how Kupp came so open in the end zone.

How to watch the Super Bowl, Bengals vs. Rams live stream, TV channel, time, Super Bowl 56

The Cincinnati Bengals will face the Los Angeles Rams in Super Bowl 56 on Sunday night from SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, California.

The Cincinnati Bengals will face the Los Angeles Rams in Super Bowl 56 on Sunday night from SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, California.

The Bengals will be looking for their first Super Bowl in franchise history when they take the field on Sunday. After knocking off the Chiefs, Joe Burrow and company will be looking to take down the Rams on their home field. Meanwhile, the Rams should have a little bit of an advantage while playing at home and will be looking for their first Super Bowl as the Los Angeles Rams. Matthew Stafford, OBJ, Aaron Donald, and Jalen Ramsey will aim for another win and their first Lombardi trophy.

Make sure you tune in to tonight’s game, here is everything you need to know to watch and stream the action live.

Super Bowl LVI

Los Angeles Rams vs. Cincinnati Bengals

  • When: Sunday, February 13
  • Time: 6:30 p.m. ET
  • TV Channel: NBC
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NFL Football Odds and Betting Lines

NFL odds courtesy of Tipico Sportsbook. Odds updated at 4:15 p.m. ET

Cincinnati Bengals vs. Los Angeles Rams (-4.5)

O/U: 48.5

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Community discussion: Who will have a better career, Ja’Marr Chase or Cooper Kupp?

That’s a VERY tough call, right? Which player has the better career?

The Cincinnati Bengals have their franchise wideout: Ja’Marr Chase. Not even the Bengals could have expected him to have such a huge season in his first year, with Chase winning the Offensive Rookie of the Year award and logging 81 catches for 1,455 yards and 13 touchdowns.

It was a huge season. Chase was one of the most dominant players at his position in the NFL, even in the postseason when he managed 93 yards per game and added a receiving touchdown in the AFC Championship. It’s wild to think what he can do over the course of his NFL career. So that got me thinking…

Can Chase eclipse the NFL’s best receiver, Cooper Kupp? Kupp is, without a doubt, the NFL’s most productive receiver (145 catches, 1,947 yards, 16 touchdowns) and was, arguably, the NFL’s best receiver this season. He is in his fifth year, however, and only had one season over 1,000 yards in his first four years. That could create an opportunity for Chase to make up ground quickly, considering he should have a healthy and dangerous Joe Burrow for the first five years of Chase’s career. It will be interesting to see which receiver ends up being considered the better player.

What do you think? Hit us up in the comment section to share your thoughts and we’ll respond to let you know what we think.

Prince’s Props: Joe Burrow, Matthew Stafford and more Super Bowl 56 player prop bets

The Rams aren’t likely to make life easy for Joe Burrow and the Bengals offense.

After such a good round of picks in the Divisional Playoffs, I regret limiting myself to just two picks in the Conference Round. I ended up splitting on those, but the near-hit on Joe Mixon’s receiving yards let me know I’m in a nice little groove.

I won’t make that mistake again for the Super Bowl. I’m going back to my traditional six-pick format from the regular season, not just because it’s the biggest game of the year, but also because I’ll have a better chance at improving my playoff record to over .500.

Sure, this could also backfire in a huge way, but keep that negative energy over there!

Let’s get into my player props from the Los Angeles Rams and Cincinnati Bengals in Super Bowl LVI.

Conference Round: 1-1 (Playoffs: 6-6)

Regular season: 18-12

All odds are provided by Tipico.

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The 3 stats that will define Super Bowl LVI

One big game. Three big stats.

Super Bowl week is always superfluous with one characteristic: Overanalysis.

The lead-up to Bengals (+4.5) and Rams — one odd Super Bowl to have on paper — has been no different. The usual overabundance of narratives and breakdowns and extended conversations about what can and will and might and should happen has been nonstop, utterly superfluous. All you can do is hope for a good game at a certain point.

On that note, there’s no need to put too much more thought into what will or could happen between Joe Burrow and Matthew Stafford’s bunches. Let’s make it simple, and let me put your mind at ease with three short numbers that ultimately tell us everything about Super Bowl LVI.

Rams’ Cooper Kupp named Offensive Player of the Year over Jonathan Taylor

Rams WR Cooper Kupp was voted the Offensive Player of the Year over Colts RB Jonathan Taylor.

Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Cooper Kupp was voted as the AP Offensive Player of the Year over Indianapolis Colts running back Jonathan Taylor for the 2021 season.

Taylor had an extremely strong case for the award as the NFL’s leading running back. However, it was Kupp who won the award in a pretty favorable fashion.

Kupp led the way with 35 votes while Taylor was second on the list with 10 votes.

While Taylor was certainly deserving of the award, it’s easy to understand why Kupp was the winner. He led the NFL in receptions (145), receiving yards (1,947) and touchdown receptions (16). His receptions and receiving yards numbers are both the second-highest in a single season among wide receivers.

Kupp is now just the fourth player since the 1970 merger to earn the receiving triple crown and the first since 2005. He joins a club exclusive to only Jerry Rice (1990), Sterling Sharpe (1992) and Steve Smith (2005).

Taylor’s campaign was historic in its own right. He was the youngest player in NFL history to eclipse 1,800 rushing yards in a single season and the youngest player to ever record 2,000 scrimmage yards and 20 total touchdowns in a single season.

Taylor also set the franchise record for rushing yards and rushing touchdowns in a single season, surpassing Hall of Famer Edgerrin James.

Taylor did, however, earn the FedEx Ground Player of the Year for the 2021 season, which is typically given to league’s best running back.

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4 Rams players to watch vs. Bengals in Super Bowl LVI

The Rams’ biggest stars will need to step up in Super Bowl LVI on Sunday. Here are 4 players to watch against the Bengals.

The time has almost arrived for the Super Bowl to finally be played, which will take the place of the hypothetical scenarios we’ve created in our heads on how the game could unravel. The Cincinnati Bengals and the Los Angeles Rams both had interesting journeys to get to this moment, and there is no shortage of storylines entering Sunday’s showdown.

Andrew Whitworth has an opportunity to defeat his former team in the Super Bowl, Sean McVay is facing off against one of his former assistants in Zac Taylor, Joe Burrow led the Bengals to a Super Bowl in just his second year in the league despite coming off of a season-ending knee injury, and Matthew Stafford could finally silence his critics by winning it all, among other headline-worthy developments.

While some people watch the Super Bowl for the commercials or the halftime show, fans of both teams are nervously waiting to see if their favorite franchise gets to add a Lombardi Trophy to their collection. With the anticipation building up, here are four Rams players to watch in Sunday’s Super Bowl matchup against the Bengals.

Super Bowl LVI: The official Touchdown Wire predictions

The writers of Touchdown Wire go on record with their predictions for Super Bowl LVI.

Super Bowl LVI is nearly upon us. Doug Farrar, Laurie Fitzpatrick and Mark Schofield have watched all the film humanly possible, the game has been broken down from every potential angle, and it is time to our experts to plant their flags.

Here are the official Touchdown Wire predictions for Super Bowl LVI. From key matchups, the battle on the ground, how each team can win, who will win, and more.

 

Cooper Kupp received 1 vote for MVP, which is more than Russell Wilson has in his career

Cooper Kupp has now received more votes for MVP (1) than Russell Wilson (0) in his career 😅

Cooper Kupp had a great night at the NFL Honors show, winning 2021 AP Offensive Player of the Year and DraftKings Daily Fantasy Player of the Year. It’s no surprise that he didn’t win MVP, an award that went to Aaron Rodgers, but he did receive one of the 50 votes.

That’s an accomplishment in its own right, considering how rare it is for a wide receiver to get even one vote for MVP. He finished third in the voting behind Rodgers and Tom Brady – two future Hall of Famers.

What’s crazy is that he now has more MVP votes than Russell Wilson has in his 10-year career. It’s hard to believe that Wilson has never received a vote for MVP despite making the Pro Bowl nine times in 10 seasons and finishing top-four in Offensive Player of the Year voting four times, but Wilson still has never received an MVP vote.

What put Kupp on the MVP radar were his incredible numbers. He caught 145 passes for 1,947 yards and 16 touchdowns in the regular season, leading the NFL in all three categories. It was one of the best seasons ever by a wide receiver, and he was more than deserving of the Offensive Player of the Year award.

Considering Kupp couldn’t win MVP with those numbers, it’s unlikely a wide receiver ever will. But hey, at least he can say he received one vote.

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