And when the Chiefs found ways to cover top receiver Ja'Marr Chase, Burrow simply shifted to Tee Higgins (six catches, 103 yards). On Sunday, he completed seven of 12 passes when under pressure and converted three third downs via scrambles, including two of third-and-6 or greater. He has been holding up well behind an offensive line that can't keep him clean. 1 overall pick to get his team to the Super Bowl within his first two seasons. The Bengals' reward for having the worst record in 2019 was quarterback Joe Burrow, who is now the first No. Many Super Bowls have been won by dominant interior pass rushes taking quarterbacks out of their comfort zone. We've seen how Burrow has managed to hold his own against pass-rushers who are getting home, especially in the divisional round against the Titans, but the Rams' will be the most aggressive and talented rush he has faced. How the Rams win: The Rams' front four - especially defensive tackle Aaron Donald and edge rusher Von Miller - are a huge mismatch against the Bengals' offensive line. McVay has at once been the top driver of the Rams' success in his tenure and also one of the reasons it hasn't yet led to a championship. And he even admitted he didn't adjust to how the New England Patriots were playing defense against them in Super Bowl LIII. His playcalling sometimes can be overthought. His haphazard use of timeouts is well documented. Reason for concern: This will sound wild, given that he has now led the Rams to a pair of Super Bowls, but sometimes coach Sean McVay gets in his own way. on the field with the game on the line. The Bengals' Joe Burrow might be playing at a higher level at the moment, but it's hard to argue against having Stafford - along with receivers Cooper Kupp and Odell Beckham Jr. Stafford's 34 fourth-quarter comebacks in the regular season are the fifth most in NFL history, and he has pulled off consecutive late victories in each of the past two weeks. Based on how close the NFL's playoff games have been over the past two weeks, his resourcefulness will be a huge advantage. Reason for hope: No Matthew Stafford team can be counted out in the fourth quarter of a game.

Seifert Kevin Seifert's first look at the matchup Rams But the best player on the field will be Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald, who helped close out the NFC Championship Game and could be the Rams' antidote to Burrow's hot play. The Bengals' Joe Burrow has been playing lights out in the playoffs, and the Rams' Matthew Stafford has provided exactly what his new team was looking for. Two weeks of hype will center on quarterback play, and for good reason. Where: SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, CaliforniaįPI prediction: Rams (66.3%) by 5.5 points Predictions are from ESPN's Football Power Index (FPI). Note: Game lines are via Caesars Sportsbook. Here's what we have to get the Super Bowl conversation started: Kevin Seifert looks at each team and how each can win the Super Bowl Seth Walder crunches the numbers to give you some key stats to know Matt Bowen dives into the game plan with a key matchup and an X factor Dan Graziano answers big questions surrounding the final game of the season Jason Reid explores what's at stake for each quarterback's legacy and finally, we have early, gut-reaction predictions from our experts. (The Tampa Bay Buccaneers won Super Bowl LV last season at Raymond James Stadium.) They'll face the Los Angeles Rams, who will now become the second consecutive team to play the Super Bowl in their home stadium. They've made the quickest turnaround from worst record to the Super Bowl in league history. The Cincinnati Bengals were 125-1 preseason long shots to reach the Super Bowl, having won an NFL-worst two games in 2019 and then only four games last season.

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