The Cincinnati Bengals started Super Bowl LVI against the Los Angeles Rams with a win in the coin toss, deferring to the second half. For a team that has been much better in the second half of games all year, it seemed like a good enough start.
By the end of the quarter, they were down, 7-3.
That trend followed them into the first drive of the game, where a Trey Hendrickson sack derailed the Rams’ first attempt to go get points. A failed fourth-down try from Joe Burrow on his first drive at least showed the team was going to trust the defense to get plenty of stops.
