It all comes right down to this. After the longest season in NFL historical past, each the Los Angeles Rams and Cincinnati Bengals have cleared each hurdle to get up to now.
The Rams have been perennial contenders ever since head coach Sean McVay entered the constructing and are within the Tremendous Bowl for the second time since his appointment in 2017. Their participation for the Lombardi feels pure.
The identical can’t be mentioned of the Bengals who’ve been reworked from one of many worst groups within the league to Tremendous Bowl members in simply two seasons.
It’s a outstanding journey that may not have been potential with out quarterback Joe Burrow. The primary general decide two drafts in the past has outperformed the excessive expectations that include going first off the board.
His mixture of charisma, management and calm underneath strain has introduced Cincinnati this far. They’ve momentum – and a metropolis enamoured with soccer – behind them.
Nevertheless, the Rams have a extra full roster that’s plagued by elite gamers. Their quarterback, Matthew Stafford, was acquired within the offseason after spending a irritating profession with the moribund Detroit Lions. He has undoubtedly been an improve on Jared Goff.
Veteran gamers Stafford, Aaron Donald, Odell Beckham Jr, Cooper Kupp and Jalen Ramsey will imagine their profession has been unfulfilled with no ring and that that is their second.
These two groups are effectively matched general and the important thing battle can be within the trenches. The Rams defensive entrance, led by Donald and supplemented by Von Miller and Leonard Floyd, can be licking their lips on the prospect of taking over a suspect Bengals offensive line. It’s power towards weak spot.
If the Cincinnati line can defend Burrow, we now have a recreation on our palms – one which the Bengals can win. If they can’t, it could possibly be an extended evening harking back to final yr’s Tremendous Bowl when the Bucs defence dominated the Chiefs.
We’re in for a very good one. Keep tuned.