Super Bowl 2022 is set to take place on Sunday, Feb. 13 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif. The game will be played between the NFC champions, the Los Angeles Rams, and the AFC champions, the Cincinnati Bengals.

The last Super Bowl appearance for the Rams was back in the 2018-2019 season, where they lost 13-3 to the New England Patriots. For the current quarterback of the Rams, Matthew Stafford, this will be his first Super Bowl appearance in his 13 years of playing. In the NFC championship game, Stafford completed 31 of 45 passes for 337 yards and two touchdowns, according to cbssports.com. Wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. caught nine of the 11 passes in the championship game and ran for 113 yards, according to cbssports.com. Standout wide receiver Cooper Kupp had 11 catches for 142 yards and two touchdowns in the game. Kupp surpassed Pro Football Hall of Famer Michael Irvin with his 13th 100 yard game of the season, which is an NFL record according to cbssports.com.

The Bengals have not appeared in the Super Bowl since January 1989. During the 2020-2021 season, the Bengals had a record of 4-11. This season they had the best record in the AFC North, 10-7, according to nfl.com. The team is led by second-year quarterback Joe Burrow. In the team’s victory against the Kansas City Chiefs, Burrow went 23 for 38 for 250 yards, including two touchdowns, according to espn.com. He has become the first number one overall pick to make it to the Super Bowl within the first two seasons, according to cbssports.com. Rookie wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase holds the record for most receiving yards by a rookie. During Week 17 in a game against the Chiefs, Chase had 266 receiving yards which is the most receiving yards by a rookie in a game according to profootballhof.com.

According to Caesars Sportsbooks, the Rams are 4.5 point favorites, which means the Rams will need to win the game by 4.5 points to win the bet. The game over-under sits 48.5, meaning the total score of the game.