Bengals vs. Rams in Super Bowl 56

[tripplej]

Game: Cincinnati Bengals vs. Los Angeles Rams in Super Bowl 56
Location: SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California
Date: Sunday, February 13th, 2022.
Start Time: 6:30 pm ET on NBC


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What a great NFL season and playoffs this has been.

Hopefully the upcoming Super Bowl will be just as exciting!

Bengals vs. Rams in Super Bowl 56

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[Paul Heroy]

As a diehard LSU fan who lived the dream season of a lifetime with Joe Burrow & Ja'Marr Chase in 2019, I've become an unabashed Bengals bandwagoner. Burrow has just completely transformed that franchise with his ability, attitude, confidence and expectations. I did not really expect the win over KC today - beating a great QB like that twice in 2 months, the 2nd one at their rowdy stadium? Holy moly. They're already undersdogs again but people are starting to realize, Burrow doesn't have a ceiling.

Edit: And yes, the last 2 weeks have been OUTSTANDING playoff excitement and drama. I mean... last week we had 3 straight games all end with a walkoff FG at exactly :04 on the clock. Are you kidding me? Then the last one goes to OT. That this weekend didn't quite match that is just a testament to how crazy good the previous one was. Really helps make up for the mostly lousy first weekend. (Not a fan of 7 teams... or 17 games tbh.)

[David Vaughn]

As a longtime 49er fan, I'm hurting tonight. We played a "C" game when we needed at least a "B" game to beat the Rams and lost a 10 point lead in the 4th quarter (reminds me of the Super Bowl two years ago). I'll be rooting for Cincinnati in two weeks!

[bmoney]

As a longtime 49er fan, I'm hurting tonight. We played a "C" game when we needed at least a "B" game to beat the Rams and lost a 10 point lead in the 4th quarter (reminds me of the Super Bowl two years ago). I'll be rooting for Cincinnati in two weeks!

Jimmy g is NOT a big game QB

[David Vaughn]

Jimmy g is NOT a big game QB

Well, he had two healthy seasons with SF and took them to a Super Bowl and Championship game. He's also one hell of a leader on the team (according to his teammates). He wasn't the reason they lost yesterday...frankly, without him they would have never made the playoffs. He carried the team for nearly w months with the best play of his career. He also played the past month with a torn ligament in his right hand. While he's no Montana, Young, Brady, etc., he is a winning QB (37-16) and when he doesn't play the 49ers were something like 8-25 without him. That's quite a big difference. 

[tripplej]

I just hope the game is close. Also, I am looking forward to the super bowl ads.

Interesting enough, this is the first super bowl where there is no Number 1, 2, or 3 ranked teams involved.

Both teams here are ranked number 4.

AFC standings

1. Tennessee Titans 12-5
2. Kansas City Chiefs 12-5
3. Buffalo Bills 11-6
4. Cincinnati Bengals 10-7
5. Las Vegas Raiders 10-7
6. New England Patriots 10-7
7. Pittsburgh Steelers 9-7-1

NFC standings

1. Green Bay Packers 13-4
2. Tampa Bay Buccaneers 13-4
3. Dallas Cowboys 12-5
4. Los Angeles Rams 12-5
5. Arizona Cardinals 11-6
6. San Francisco 49ers 10-7
7. Philadelphia Eagles 9-8

[Paul Heroy]

Not only that but also the 2nd straight SB at the stadium of one of the teams, after zero occurrences of that in the first 54.

Also - what happened to this thread? Formatting has gotten weird and squeezed into a very narrow window. (Reading on Chrome/Win 10.)

[bmoney]

Back to normal now. But yeah was weir ld

[David Vaughn]

Mine's still screwup up. When I hit "reply," everything gets squeezed to the left (Win 11, Chrome).

[tripplej]

It was messed up earlier but now it is good for me. (firefox/windows 10)

[Barry]

I’m just sorry that the game will not be on Fox, although Al Michaels is the best. For the most part fox has been putting the playoff games on my cable in 4K. The colours just stand out and the picture is very sharp.

I’m actually not a football fan but the last two weekends have been just fine. I have no vested interest in the wins And I always root for a tie because those games are exciting. Well I got my wish a couple of times.

[tripplej]

Yeah, watching super bowl in 4K would be something!

Not sure if NBC will televise it in 4K thou...

[bmoney]

no Joe Buck is a win in itself

[tripplej]

NBC says the upcoming winter olympics are in high def so they will not be able to handle super bowl in high def..

https://www.sportico.com/business/commerce/2022/super-bowl-tvs-1234659500/

[tripplej]

Game is this weekend!

Hope it is a close one..