Eventually the Bengals ‘weak point, their offensive line, became a true Achilles heel against Aaron Donald and the Rams‘ defensive front. A line so terrifying that it could have forced Tom Brady to retire. A drive blocked in the last quarter instead of giving the Bengals an insurmountable advantage allows a meticulous Stafford to win. The plan was simple: give the ball to the Super Bowl MVP Cooper Coup, who was ultimately really battered after taking a ferocious blow that attracted an unnecessary roughness penalty. In the regular season, the Rams’ wide receiver would probably have been sidelined for the necessary recovery; instead, he stayed and intercepted the winning pass.
The best play of the drive, however, should be attributed to Stafford who made an incredible pass to Kupp, in the most tense moment of the game. A technical gesture that reviewed in slow motion can be appreciated in its absolute value.
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Burrow he had another chance, but it wasn’t decisive. After a strange play in the middle of the field, in which the Bengals passed him the ball without getting anything, he was tackled by a world monster, Aaron Donald, who allowed the Rams to win the second Super Bowl, the first in Los Angeles.
I Rams they will still be competitive next year because they can count on Donald, Stafford, Deal and their stars. On the other hand, they will have to deal with the numbers to be signed in the rich contracts for the coming season and will suffer the loss of some of their best future draft picks. Sure, one of those efficiency savvy types who run teams like the Orioles, the Browns, or the Trail Blazers will turn up to say that they have sacrificed too much in the present, have taken too many risks, haven’t thought about 2026, or anything like that. The Rams, meanwhile, took on the Super Bowl in front of 70,000 fans, half of whom may have been Bengals fans, in their grand $ 6 billion stadium. A victory that will remain forever. The nice thing about aiming high is that, sometimes, you get real results.
Will Leitch is a collaborator of the New York Magazineco-host of the podcast The Long Game With LZ and Leitcheditor of MLB and Medium and founder of Deadspin.
