Underdog Cincinnati defeated the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday (local time) 27:24 after overtime and prevented the favorite from the third Super Bowl appearance in a row. The Rams then prevailed 20:17 against the San Francisco 49ers.
Like the Tampa Bay Buccaneers last year, the Rams get the chance to win the championship in their own stadium. Before the Bucs’ victory around quarterback Tom Brady, no team had ever played a Super Bowl in their own stadium.
“It was an unbelievable performance by our team. We said in the dressing room that we will not lose this game,” Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford told FOX TV. He had just switched from the Detroit Lions to the Rams before the season.
For the Rams it is the first Super Bowl participation since the defeat against the New England Patriots in February 2019. The Rams won the only Super Bowl so far – then as St. Louis Rams – at the end of January 2000 with a 23:16 against them Tennessee Titans. The Bengals have never won the championship and were last in the Super Bowl 33 years ago.
The Rams were now 17:7 behind and had a hard time against the guests from northern California. But the team worked back and took the lead with a field goal 109 seconds from time. An interception by the 49ers 30 seconds later sealed the hosts’ victory and the NFC title.
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