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Bengals will be the home team in Rams’ SoFi Stadium

- Dave Clark Cincinnati Enquirer Analis Bailey

The Los Angeles Rams will be the second team ever to play the Super Bowl in their home stadium after the Tampa Bay Buccaneers hosted the Kansas City Chiefs at Raymond James Stadium last year.

But the AFC champion and NFC champion alternate home-team status for the NFL’s championsh­ip game. So believe it or not, the Cincinnati Bengals will be considered the home team at the Rams’ home — L.A.’s SoFi Stadium — in Super Bowl LVI on Feb. 13.

It has not been announced which locker room the Bengals will occupy. In theory, it would be the locker room the Rams typically use as the home team. But SoFi Stadium has separate home locker rooms — on opposite sides of the stadium — for the Chargers and the Rams. The stadium will be hosting its first Super Bowl. The Rams defeated the San Francisco 49ers at SoFi on Sunday night to reach the Super Bowl. Rams head coach Sean McVay will face Bengals head coach Zac Taylor, an assistant on McVay’s coaching staff for the Rams for two seasons before leaving for Cincinnati in 2019.

NBC will broadcast the game, with former Reds announcer Al Michaels doing play-by-play and former Bengals player Cris Collinswor­th as color analyst.

Burrow looking to be first quarterbac­k to capture trio of honors

Joe Burrow has an opportunit­y to make history Feb. 13 in Los Angeles. Having won the college football national championsh­ip with LSU and the Heisman in 2019, the Bengals quarterbac­k could add Super Bowl champion to his stacked résumé.

Only three players in NFL history have accomplish­ed all three: Tony Dorsett, Marcus Allen and Charles Woodson. Burrow would be the first quarterbac­k to do so. Defeating the Kansas City Chiefs, 27-24, in overtime Sunday in the AFC championsh­ip, Burrow finished with 250 passing yards, two touchdowns and one intercepti­on, leading the franchise to the Super Bowl for the first time in 33 years.

What are the odds for Super Bowl 56?

The Rams are 4.5-point favorites with the over/under at 48.5 points, according to Tipico Sportsbook.

Who will perform at halftime?

Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Kendrick Lamar, Eminem and Mary J. Blige headline the Super Bowl halftime show.

NFL playoff results, schedule WILD-CARD ROUND

Cincinnati Bengals 26, Las Vegas Raiders 19 Buffalo Bills 47, New England Patriots 17 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 31, Philadelph­ia Eagles 15 San Francisco 49ers 23, Dallas Cowboys 17 Kansas City Chiefs 42, Pittsburgh Steelers 21 Los Angeles Rams 34, Arizona Cardinals 11

DIVISIONAL ROUND

Cincinnati Bengals 19, Tennessee Titans 16 San Francisco 49ers 13, Green Bay Packers 10 L.A. Rams 30, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 27 Kansas City Chiefs 42, Buffalo Bills 36

CHAMPIONSH­IP ROUND

Cincinnati Bengals 27, Kansas City Chiefs 24 L.A. Rams 20, San Francisco 49ers 17

SUPER BOWL 56

5:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 13, Inglewood, Calif., NBC L.A. Rams vs. Cincinnati Bengals; SoFi Stadium

 ?? KIRBY LEE / USA TODAY SPORTS ?? SoFi Stadium, the home of the Los Angeles Rams and the Los Angeles Chargers, will host Super Bowl LVI on Feb. 13 between the Rams and Cincinnati Bengals. The Rams, however, will be considered the away team due to alternatin­g home-team status in the Super Bowl for AFC and NFC champions.
KIRBY LEE / USA TODAY SPORTS SoFi Stadium, the home of the Los Angeles Rams and the Los Angeles Chargers, will host Super Bowl LVI on Feb. 13 between the Rams and Cincinnati Bengals. The Rams, however, will be considered the away team due to alternatin­g home-team status in the Super Bowl for AFC and NFC champions.

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