Super Bowl 2022: LA Rams and Cincinnati Bengals set to rock SoFi Stadium with a little help from Dr Dre and Snoop Dogg

LOS ANGELES RAMS face Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday night in America's biggest game of the year.

More than 100 million Americans are expected to tune is as Matthew Stafford's Rams and Joe Burrow's Bengals do battle in the Super Bowl.


The stunning brand new SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Los Angeles, will host the NFL's season-ending showpiece.

Here's all you need to know for Sunday night's extravaganza.

Who's playing?

The Los Angeles Rams became the second team in history to reach a Super Bowl in their own stadium.

They followed in the footsteps of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers last year in booking their spot in Sunday's showpiece.

The LA Rams are owned by Arsenal chief Stan Kroenke and only recently relocated back to the West Coast from St Louis.

They won the NFC West division with a 12-5 record and then beat Arizona Cardinals, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and San Francisco 49ers to reach the Super Bowl.

Sunday will be the Rams' fifth appearance in the Super Bowl and they've won it once before in 1999.

The Cincinnati Bengals, meanwhile, have never won NFL's biggest prize.

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They lost both their previous appearances – both in the 1980s against the San Francisco 49ers.

The AFC North champions won 10 and lost seven of their regular-season games.

And they've had a heart-stopping route through the play-offs with wins over Las Vegas Raiders, Tennessee Titans and Kansas City Chiefs.

Those three victories came at a combined 13 points with the last two rounds coming down to a late field goal from Evan McPherson.

Who are the key players?

Cincinnati Bengals are led by their brilliant second-year quarterback Joe Burrow.

The 2020 No 1 overall draft pick has bounced back in style after his rookie year ended with a horror knee ligament injury.

He's been helped this year by the arrival of rookie wide receiver Ja'marr Chase.

The pair won the national championship together in college, and have been reunited in the professional game.




On the defensive side of the ball, defensive end Trey Hendrickson was voted to the Pro Bowl and will try and disrupt LA's offence.

There's a lot for him and the Bengals to try and disrupt against a star-studded team.

The Rams have a fearsome wide receiving corps in the shape of league leader Cooper Kupp, superstar Odell Beckham and the electric Van Jefferson.

Quarterback Matthew Stafford has big pressure on his shoulders after the Rams gave up two draft picks for his services in the summer.

Their fearsome defence also features some of the biggest stars in the game in the shape of Aaron Donald, Von Miller, Jalen Ramsey and Leonard Floyd.

Who's the favourite?

888 Sport make the Los Angeles Rams 1/2 favourites for the victory with Cincinnati Bengals 13/8.

The Rams are -4 on the handicap line with the total match points over/under standing at 48.5.

Odds are correct at the time of writing.

Where is it being played?

The epic SoFi Stadium will be centre of the sporting world on Sunday night.

The 70,000-seat arena in Inglewood was built by Arsenal and LA Rams owner Stan Kroenke at a cost of £4billion and opened in September 2020.

It features a large canopy roof that can project content into the sky about LA, and a 120m long 4K video board inside.

SoFi Stadium is the biggest and most expensive stadium in the NFL and has set a new benchmark around the world.



Who's performing in the half-time show?

Oh my – what a show in store.

This year's half-time show will feature a number of RnB and Hip Hop legends.

Dr Dre and Snoop Dogg will be joined by the likes of Eminem, Mary J Blige and Kendrick Lamar on the field at SoFi Stadium.

An extended trailer was released last month to whet the appetite…

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