THE BASICS

When: Sunday, 6:30 p.m. ET Where: SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, California

TV: NBC

Opening line: Rams by 4, according to FanDuel SportsBook.

Series record: Bengals lead 8-6. Last meeting: Rams beat Bengals 24-10 on Oct. 27, 2019, in London. Last game: Rams beat 49ers 20-17; Bengals beat Chiefs 27-24, OT.

Key injuries: Rams TE Tyler Higbee (knee) and T Joseph Noteboom (chest) were placed on IR and will miss the game . ... Los Angeles RB Darrell Henderson (knee) and DL Sebastian Joseph-Day (pectoral) are expected to play . ... Bengals TE C.J. Uzomah said he expects to play after leaving the AFC title game with a knee injury. He is listed as questionable.

Series notes: The teams met once under the current coaches with the Rams winning 24-10 at Wembley Stadium in London in 2019 . ... Cincinnati coach Zac Taylor spent two seasons on Sean McVay’s staff on the Rams . ... Rams LT Andrew Whitworth spent his first 11 seasons with the Bengals and his 168 games for Cincinnati are 14th most in franchise history.

Quick facts: The Rams are

1-3 all-time in Super Bowls, while the Bengals have lost their only two trips . ... This is the youngest coaching matchup in Super Bowl history and the first time both coaches were younger than 40 . ... Joe Burrow and Matthew Stafford will be the 10th and 11th QBs to start a Super Bowl after being drafted first overall.