Bengals-Rams: Running Super Bowl LVI thread

[Guy_Incognito]

The Bengals got there because Mahomes suddenly became terrible in the second half of the AFC game. The Rams got there because Todd Bowles called a most inadvisable blitz for the Bucs in the divisional round. Fortunes of war as they say. There were no great teams this season, so any Super Bowl pairing was bound to seem somewhat flawed. At their peak performance, IMO the Bills were the best team of the season. They also lost to the Jaguars.

Could be. When KC beat them, it didn't seem like the better team lost, but that was as close to a draw as can be. When the run of this Chiefs team is done, they will look back '86 Mets-like with regret on these last 2 years. Green Bay's loss was nuts. They were better than either team last night. And the number of teams that would have beaten them with an average game the way they both played last night is much longer.

 

[micropolitan guy]

It would only been a story if Snoop DIDN'T smoke weed before the snow.

It's amusing how much Millennials are rushing to claim this halftime show as their own. Sure, there's some overlap. But this was Gen X.

And as true Gen Xers, we collectively say "whatever" to the desperate Millennials and the Shaking Fist At Clouds Boomers.

We do seem to be the Overlooked Generation.

I didn't watch it, not my thing, but certainly wouldn't think of disparaging the music or anyone who enjoyed it. My 24-year-old child said it was great.

We have really forgotten how to live and let live in this country. A hip-hop/rap Super Bowl halftime show certainly didn't change/impact my life, so why should I care? Snoop is as mainstream as it comes these days but they're not chasing my demographic anyways.

Maybe next year they should have the NY Philharmonic, great musicians who can play any kind of music. Or an HCBU band to rock the house.

 

[Michael_ Gee]

Most teams that lost in the postseason was done in by its season-long Achilles heel. For the Bengals, it was pash protection or the lack thereof in the second half. The Packers' special teams were a scandal from September on, and their playoff problems are a decade old story. The Rams SHOULD'VE lost in Tampa due to their self-destructive tendencies, but were bailed out by the Bucs' injury-vaporized secondary and by what saved them last night. Their best players are really great and played great in the playoffs.

 

[goalmouth]

Between the not-young Stafford, Kupp and Donald, this may have been the Rams' only chance at a ring.

 

[Batman]

Haven't seen this mentioned anywhere, but it turned out to be a pretty big play with the way the game played out. Was this too quick of a whistle, or at least should the Bengals have challenged it? It sure looked like Ramsey never touched him and Chase was down from the dive and not by contact. The one hand Ramsey did get on him was before the catch.
The Bengals had first-and-10 at the 11-yard line instead of first-and-goal at the 4 and wound up kicking a field goal. It's only seven yards of field position, but at that spot on the field that's not insignificant.

 

[UPChip]

I ashume 'sexual anarchy' was a minimum goal for Prince in Miami.

 

[heyabbott]

I didn't watch it, not my thing, but certainly wouldn't think of disparaging the music or anyone who enjoyed it. My 24-year-old child said it was great.

We have really forgotten how to live and let live in this country. A hip-hop/rap Super Bowl halftime show certainly didn't change/impact my life, so why should I care? Snoop is as mainstream as it comes these days but they're not chasing my demographic anyways.

Maybe next year they should have the NY Philharmonic, great musicians who can play any kind of music. Or an HCBU band to rock the house.

I've wanted HCBU marching bands for the halftime show show for years. I grew up going to Yankee Stadium and Giants Stadium for Giants games. Maybe a college band played. Often a HS band played. A couple of announcements and the game resumes. Can't do that now but the HCBU would be perfect.

 

[UPChip]

I thought last night was going to be Rams in a blowout, based on how badly Cincinnati had fared in pash protection in the first couple rounds of the playoffs. I think it's a credit to Cincinnati that they hung in as long as they did. Maybe I wasn't in the right frame of mind, but that felt like much more a close game than a good one, but maybe it was just defensive in nature.

 

[Mngwa]

Haven't seen this mentioned anywhere, but it turned out to be a pretty big play with the way the game played out. Was this too quick of a whistle, or at least should the Bengals have challenged it? It sure looked like Ramsey never touched him and Chase was down from the dive and not by contact. The one hand Ramsey did get on him was before the catch.
The Bengals had first-and-10 at the 11-yard line instead of first-and-goal at the 4 and wound up kicking a field goal. It's only seven yards of field position, but at that spot on the field that's not insignificant.

Too quick. I couldn't figure out why they moved the ball back.

 

[micropolitan guy]

I ashume 'sexual anarchy' was a minimum goal for Prince in Miami.

I think they should be the league of sexual chocolate.

 

[heyabbott]

 

[2muchcoffeeman]