For the second year in a row – but only the second time in NFL history – there will be a home team at the big game. The Los Angeles Rams have punched their ticket to Super Bowl LVI at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, where they’ll face the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday, February 13 at 6:30 PM ET on NBC. The Rams opened as 4-point favorites at Sportsbooks, and the total has moved from 50 to 49.
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Just like in the Divisional Round the week before, both Conference Championships went down to the wire. Los Angeles (15-5 SU, 10-10 ATS) dug deep and erased a 10-point fourth-quarter deficit to beat the San Francisco 49ers 20-17 as 3.5-point home favorites, while Cincinnati (13-7 SU and ATS) picked off Kansas City QB Patrick Mahomes in overtime to set up a 27-24 victory as 7-point road dogs.
The Bengals might have to play their third-ever Super Bowl without one of their top catching threats. Tight end CJ Uzomah (49 receptions, five TDs) injured his left knee during the first quarter in Kansas City and was seen on crutches during the second. Uzomah may have suffered a sprained left MCL; further tests were expected on Monday.
NFL Odds: Bengals-Rams at Super Bowl LVI
The most exciting postseason in NFL history has come down to one game: Super Bowl LVI, kicking off from SoFi Stadium on Sunday, February 13 (6:30 PM ET, NBC). The Los Angeles Rams are pegged as 4-point home favorites versus the Cincinnati Bengals with a total of 49 points.
Both teams will have two weeks to recover from the very physical Conference Championships. The Bengals may have taken the worst of it; early indications are that tight end CJ Uzomah suffered a sprained left MCL during the first quarter of their 27-24 overtime win in Kansas City (–7).