Super Bowl 2022 – Los Angeles Rams vs. Cincinnati Bengals live updates

At the risk of stating the obvious, it all comes down to this. After 13 seasons in the NFL (12 with the Detroit Lions), Matthew Stafford finally has a chance to capture an elusive Super Bowl ring in his first season as quarterback of the Los Angeles Rams.

On the other end of the equation is Joe Burrow, who looks to put an exclamation point on his Comeback Player of the Year season by leading the Cincinnati Bengals to the franchise’s first Super Bowl title.

A Bengals win would not only cement Burrow’s position in Who Dey Nation lore, but his status as the only quarterback to win the Heisman Trophy, a college football national title and a Super Bowl. Not too shabby for a second-year quarterback.

For the Rams, a win would justify a plethora of splashy personnel moves that include adding Stafford, Odell Beckham Jr. and Von Miller to a roster already touting defensive powerhouse Aaron Donald and standout wideout Cooper Kupp.

As the Rams and Bengals prepare for one more day of work, there is someone sitting at home who feels, well, left out.

Super Bowl regular — and recent retiree — Tom Brady took to Twitter to seemingly lament not having the opportunity to compete for an eighth ring.

Sh*t… pic.twitter.com/TR6kr6Bgss

— Tom Brady (@TomBrady) February 13, 2022

Super Bowl Sunday without Brady? That one is likely going to take some getting used to.

If you can’t be at SoFi Stadium today, this is basically the next best thing. Here’s what’s going down in Los Angeles:

Kupp keeps it going

Cooper Kupp scoring a touchdown? How surprising (said no one, ever).

Kupp extended the Rams’ lead when Stafford found his favorite target for 11 yards. With the touchdown, Kupp has now caught a TD in 15 games this year (including playoffs), tying 1989 Jerry Rice and…