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Bengals will be the home team in Rams’ SoFi Stadium
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 first 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 first 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 first quarterback to do so. Defeating the Kansas City Chiefs, 27-24, in overtime Sunday in the AFC championship, Burrow finished with 250 passing yards, two touchdowns and one interception, leading the franchise to the Super Bowl for the first 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 Buffalo 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, Buffalo 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