Super Bowl LVI
Super Bowl LVI was the 56th Super Bowl. It was the final game of the 2021 season and end of the 2021–22 NFL playoffs. It was played between the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Los Angeles Rams and the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Cincinnati Bengals. It began playing on February 13, 2022. It was played at SoFi Stadium.
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| Date | February 13, 2022[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Stadium | , Inglewood, California | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Cooper Kupp | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Rams by 3.5[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Ronald Torbert[3][4] | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Halftime show | Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, 50 Cent, Eminem, Mary J. Blige, Kendrick Lamar, and Anderson .Paak | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | NBC | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | Westwood One | ||||||||||||||||||
Halftime
The halftime show was performed by Kendrick Lamar, Mary J. Blige, Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg. It was one of the highest rated halftimes shows in history.
Super Bowl LVI Media
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SoFi Stadium in November 2021
Cooper Kupp was the first player since 2005 to obtain the receiving triple crown
- Ja'Marr Chase.jpg
Ja'Marr Chase set the Super Bowl era record for rookie receiving yards
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Super Bowl LVI, Los Angeles, California*Pre-Game Warm Ups.
- Sailors watch Super Bowl LVI in the hangar bay aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). (51884528830).jpg
Sailors watch Super Bowl LVI in the hangar bay aboard USS Abraham Lincoln
Running back Joe Mixon threw the Bengals' first touchdown pass
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Defensive tackle Aaron Donald sealed the Rams' victory by forcing Cincinnati's final pass to go incomplete
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Joe Burrow tied the Super Bowl record for sacks taken
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Sean McVay was the youngest head coach to win a Super Bowl
References
- ↑ "17th Game Press Release". Press release. https://nflcommunications.com/Documents/2021%20Football%20Information/03%2030%2021%20-%20Enhanced%20Season%20Structure.pdf.
- ↑ Purdum, David (January 30, 2022). Sportsbooks install upstart Cincinnati Bengals as 3.5-point underdogs in Super Bowl LVI. ESPN. https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/33183845/sportsbooks-install-upstart-cincinnati-bengals-35-point-underdogs-super-bowl-lvi. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
- ↑ Filipe, Cameron. "Ron Torbert is the referee for Super Bowl LVI". footballzebras.com. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
- ↑ "NFL announces Super Bowl LVI officiating crew; four of eight officials have prior SB experience". NFL.com. January 25, 2022. Retrieved January 25, 2022.