Super Early Super Bowl Previews

02/01/2022 Super Early Super Bowl Previews

By: Jeff Yoder

12 Days to Super Bowl LVI Between the Bengals & Rams

After Sunday’s Championship games, two quarterbacks and one unlikely underdog team are set to meet for Super Bowl LVI in Los Angeles. The Rams are early 3.5-point favorites at home, but it’s the Bengals who will be the “home” team on the scoreboard. Here’s a look at the quarterback comparisons and team stats between the two eerily similar squads (seriously, look at the team stat comparisons), plus a handful of Super Bowl previews to get the ball rolling for the two-week media circus ahead.

 

QB Comparison

M. Stafford (LAR): 4,886 yards, 41 TDs, 17 INTs, 67.2% Comp.

J. Burrow (CIN): 4,611 yards, 34 TDs, 14 INTs, 70.4% Comp.

 

Yards (Offense)

Rams: 372.1 yards per game (9th)

Bengals: 365.1 yards per game (15th)

 

Scoring (Offense)

Rams: 27.1 points per game (8th)

Bengals: 27.1 points per game (7th)

 

Yards Allowed (Defense)

Rams: 344.9 yards per game (17th)

Bengals: 350.8 yards per game (18th)

 

Points Allowed (Defense)

Rams: 21.9 points per game (15th)

Bengals: 22.1 points per game (17th)

 

Super Bowl Previews

Super Bowl Records That Could Fall

(CBS Sports)

First Look at the Surprising Super Bowl LVI Matchup

(ESPN)

How the Bengals & Rams Punched Their Tickets to Super Bowl LVI

(SI Daily Cover)

Super Bowl 2022 Odds: Opening Lines, Picks & Prop Bets

(FOX Sports)

32 Things We Learned From 2021 Conference Championships: Unexpected Super Bowl Matchup

(USA Today)

 

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