The Los Angeles Rams and Cincinnati Bengals play Sunday, Feb. 13, in the Super Bowl.
Which team will get the victory?
Check out these NFL playoff picks and predictions for the game, which can be seen at 4:30 p.m. MST on NBC.
The Rams are a 4.5-point favorite in the game.
CBS Sports: Rams 29, Bengals 26
Cody Benjamin writes: “Don’t hold me to this (unless it turns out to be right), but here’s the early assessment: my heart says Bengals, but my head says Rams. Can Los Angeles be trusted? Probably not. For all their star power, they’ve now survived two straight playoff wins by the skin of their teeth, and you might say that about the Bengals, too, except the Rams were literally built to win it all. They are the win-now team, assembled with one big-name veteran after another. Cincy feels like the right call, with all their fun-loving, expectation-shattering youth. But Aaron Donald and the Rams’ defensive front is a different animal, and we saw in Tennessee what can happen when Joe Burrow‘s blocking is up against real pressure. If Sean McVay can actually put a game plan together, L.A. should be able to do quite a bit more than it did against the 49ers, and that spells a big-play win at home.”
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Bill Bender writes: “The recipe for success on both sides is a familiar one, but the result will still come down to the No. 1 picks. It took Stafford 13 years to get to this stage. Burrow is there in his second season. Which quarterback will be more composed on that stage? It is a true toss-up. Burrow has shown the same cool that made him a national champion at LSU. He will make big plays despite the Rams’ furious pass rush. Cincinnati will lead at halftime, but Los Angeles will rally behind Stafford, with Kupp and Beckham catching second-half touchdowns. A late TD by the Bengals will cut the lead to three, but Los Angeles will hold on for its first Super Bowl victory in 22 seasons.”
Vinnie Iyer writes: “Although it would a nice story for Stafford to win a Super Bowl right after his 34th birthday in his first season with the Rams after all those fruitless years with the Lions, the NFL is a league tilting toward the AFC’s young guns with the sun setting for the GOAT now in the NFC, Tom Brady. Mahomes has a ring. Josh Allen and Justin Herbert might get into the mix very soon. Burrow, only two years removed from his Heisman and national title turn at LSU, has the old-school cool swagger tied to Super Bowl Joes of the past (Namath, Montana). At 25, he looks like he’s been in the league for a long time. The Rams have a solid defense, but they have enough holes to exploit for Burrow to outduel Stafford, setting up McPherson for the game-winner late (again).”
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Fox Sports: Rams will beat Bengals to win Super Bowl
Geoff Schwartz writes: “The Bengals have been able to force turnovers this postseason, and we know Stafford has issues with giving the ball away. This is the formula for the Bengals once again: They need to force turnovers, stay patient on defense and make Stafford beat them. I’m taking the Rams to win the Super Bowl on their home field. Maybe it’s a mistake after picking against the Bengals for weeks now, but my mind will not allow me to pick a team with an offensive line I do not trust in a Super Bowl. The Rams will win this game in the trenches, and Stafford will do just enough to help L.A. claim the Lombardi Trophy.”
Michelle Burton writes: “Cincinnati’s offensive line, meanwhile, was one of the league’s worst when it comes to protecting the quarterback. The Bengals gave up 55 sacks in the 2021 season, third-most in the NFL, and Burrow was sacked 51 times. This game has the potential to be a shootout, and Burrow has proved capable of compensating for the deficiencies of his line. But the Rams front seven may prove just too stout for Cincinnati to overcome.”
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Peter Dewey writes: “Cincinnati has gone 6-1 ATS the spread as a road underdog this season, and it has upset the Tennessee Titans and Kansas City Chiefs on this playoff run. Joe Burrow and the Bengals have plenty of weapons to compete with Matthew Stafford, Cooper Kupp and Odell Beckham Jr., and they came into the AFC title game with the fifth fewest rushing yards allowed this season. The Rams defense is a force to be reckoned with, ranking ninth in the NFL in opponent yards per play, but Burrow and the Bengals have just looked too good the past few weeks for me not to ride with them again.”
The site gives the Bengals a 32% win probability in the NFL playoff game.
ESPN: Rams have a 66.3% chance to win
The site’s Football Power Index gives the Bengals a 33.7% chance to win the game.
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