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Rams beat Bengals in thriller to win Super Bowl on home field

American Football - NFL - Super Bowl LVI - Cincinnati Bengals v Los Angeles Rams - SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, California, United States - February 13, 2022 Los Angeles Rams' Cooper Kupp speaks to the media after winning Super Bowl LVI [Reuters, Mike Segar ]

The Los Angeles Rams rallied late to beat the Cincinnati Bengals 23-20 yesterday to deliver a Hollywood ending to the Super Bowl, securing the franchise's first championship since returning to the West Coast six years ago.

With his back against the wall, Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford kept his poise to engineer a 15-play drive that ended with a one-yard touchdown pass to Super Bowl MVP Cooper Kupp with 1:25 left to play.

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