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Super Bowl LVI

Super Bowl LVI[11] was an American football game played to determine the champion of the National Football League (NFL) for the 2021 season. The National Football Conference (NFC) champion Los Angeles Rams defeated the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Cincinnati Bengals, 23–20. The game was played on February 13, 2022, at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, the home stadium of the Rams, the second consecutive and second overall Super Bowl with a team playing and winning in its home stadium. Currently, this is the latest date for a Super Bowl during the calendar year.[12]

"2022 Super Bowl" redirects here. For the Super Bowl at the completion of the 2022 season, see Super Bowl LVII.

Los Angeles Rams (4)
(NFC)
(12–5)

February 13, 2022

3:40 p.m. PST (UTC-8)

Rams by 3.5[1]

70,048

Al Michaels (play-by-play)
Cris Collinsworth (analyst)
Michele Tafoya and Kathryn Tappen (sideline reporters)
Terry McAulay (rules analyst)
Carlos Mauricio Ramirez (play-by-play Spanish)
Jorge Andres (analyst Spanish)
Rolando Cantu (analyst Spanish)
Ariana Figuera (sideline Spanish)

36.9 (national)
36.7 (Los Angeles)
46.1 (Cincinnati)
U.S. TV viewership: 112.3 million[8][9]

$6.5–7 million[10]

Kevin Harlan (play-by-play)
Kurt Warner (analyst)
Laura Okmin and Mike Golic (sideline reporters)
Gene Steratore (rules analyst)

The Rams' victory was their first since winning 1999's Super Bowl XXXIV. Finishing with a 12–5 record, the Rams reached their fifth appearance after acquiring veteran quarterback Matthew Stafford, who had not won a playoff game in his previous 12 years with the Detroit Lions. The Bengals, who finished with a 10–7 record, were seeking their first Super Bowl title following several decades of losing seasons and playoff struggles. They won their first playoff game since 1990, ending the longest drought in the four major North American sports, en route to their third Super Bowl appearance and first since 1988's Super Bowl XXIII. Each team finished the regular season as their respective conference's 4-seed, making this the first Super Bowl without a top-3 seed since seeding was introduced in 1975.[13]


The game had three lead changes and mostly kept within a one-possession margin. Los Angeles led 13–10 at halftime, but the Bengals scored 10 straight points on their first two drives in the third quarter. Trailing 20–16 in the fourth, the Rams scored a touchdown to retake the lead with under two minutes remaining and stopped Cincinnati's final drive on downs. Wide receiver Cooper Kupp, who converted a fourth down on the Rams' final drive and scored the game-winning touchdown, was named Super Bowl MVP.


NBC's broadcast of Super Bowl LVI was the second-most watched in the game's history, marking a shift from several years of declining ratings. Seen by an average of 112.3 million total viewers on both NBC and its streaming platforms,[14] the game's ratings were up 8% from the previous Super Bowl.[15]

Entertainment[edit]

Pre-game ceremonies[edit]

Country singer Mickey Guyton performed "The Star-Spangled Banner", making her the first black female country singer to perform the national anthem at the game. She was backed by several background singers. Jhené Aiko, accompanied by harpist Gracie Sprout, performed "America the Beautiful". Sandra Mae Frank performed both songs in American Sign Language alongside Guyton and Aiko, with full coverage of the ASL performance available on the NBC Sports app.[103] Mary Mary, accompanied by the Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles, performed "Lift Every Voice and Sing". Electronic music producer Zedd served as DJ during pre-game warmups.[104] The flyover was conducted by a 5-plane formation by the USAF Air Combat Command demonstration teams with an A-10 Thunderbolt II, an F-16 Fighting Falcon, an F-22 Raptor, and an F-35 Lightning II as well as a P-51 Mustang representing the Air Force Heritage Flight.[105] Former tennis player Billie Jean King then participated in the coin toss ceremony, honoring the 50th anniversary of Title IX, the federal civil rights law prohibiting sex discrimination in education programs.[5] Dwayne Johnson introduced both teams using his persona as The Rock from the WWE.

carried the game in many countries.[146]

ESPN International

In Canada, and TSN televised this game in English and RDS in French.[147] As with most past editions (except from 2017 to 2019), CTV was permitted to invoke simultaneous substitution over NBC's affiliate stations available on Canadian TV providers.[148] It was also on TSN Radio.[149]

CTV

In the UK and Ireland, the game was televised on the free-to-air network and paid-subscription networks Sky Sports Main Event and NFL (as well as its sister channel Sky Showcase). It was carried on radio via BBC Radio 5 Live and Talksport.[150]

BBC One

In Australia, the game was televised by the as well as its sister channel 7mate and on-demand platform 7plus.[151] The game was also broadcast on Melbourne Radio station 1116 SEN the game was commentated by Gerard Whateley and Ben Graham.[152]

Seven Network

In Turkey, the game was televised by .[146]

S Sport

In Latin America, the game was televised on and on the streaming service Star+.[146]

ESPN

In France, the game was televised on and on La Chaîne L'Équipe.[153]

beIN Sports

In Germany, the game was broadcast free-to-air on , ran and Joyn. The subscription video streaming service DAZN broadcasts the game on its platform.[154]

ProSieben

In Austria, the game was broadcast free-to-air on and on the German channels above who are all broadcast in Austria too.[155]

Puls 4

In Italy, Free-to-air channel and streaming platform DAZN televised the game.[146]

Rai 1

In Mexico, the game was televised on 's Canal 5, TUDN and TV Azteca's Azteca 7.[146]

Televisa

In Brazil, the game was televised on , ESPN and on the streaming service Star+.[156]

RedeTV!

In , Ukraine and the CIS, the game was televised on Viasat Sport.[157]

Russia

In Belgium and Portugal, the game was televised on paid-subscription channel .[158]

Eleven Sports

In Spain, the game was broadcast by and televised on #Vamos por M+.[146]

Movistar+

In the Philippines, the game was televised on .[146]

TapDMV

In the , the game was televised on Sport Klub.[159]

Balkans

In Japan, the game was televised on and on Nippon TV.[146]

DAZN

Indonesian streaming service broadcast the game in Indonesia, Timor Leste, Malaysia and Singapore.[160]

Mola

In Denmark, the game was broadcast on TV3 Sport.

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In Poland, the game was televised on TVP Sport.

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In Puerto Rico, the game was carried live on in Spanish and on NBC Puerto Rico in English.[163]

Telemundo Puerto Rico

Referee: (62), first Super Bowl

Ronald Torbert

Umpire: Bryan Neale (92), first Super Bowl

Down judge: Derick Bowers (74), second Super Bowl (XLIII)

Line judge: Carl Johnson (101), third Super Bowl (XLII, LIV)

Field judge: Rick Patterson (15), third Super Bowl (XXXVII, XXXIX, both as side judge)

Side judge: Keith Washington (7), first Super Bowl

Back judge: Scott Helverson (93), third Super Bowl (XLII, XLV)

Replay official: Roddy Ames, first Super Bowl

Replay assistant: Sean McKee

Bill Vinovich

Super Bowl LVI featured seven officials. Continuing a practice instituted the previous year an alternate official was assigned for each position of an official on the field and the replay official. The numbers in parentheses below indicate their uniform numbers.[2]

Aftermath[edit]

The 2022 Rams finished 5–12, setting the records for the most losses, lowest winning percentage (.294), and longest losing streak (six games) for a defending Super Bowl champion.[175][176] They were also the first defending Super Bowl champion to miss the playoffs since the 2016 Denver Broncos and first to have a losing record since the 2003 Tampa Bay Buccaneers.


The 2022 Bengals tied their franchise-best 12–4 record[a] and clinched the franchise's first consecutive division title. They won a playoff game in consecutive seasons, another franchise first, before being defeated by the eventual Super Bowl LVII champion Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC Championship Game.

Official website

Official host committee website