Super Bowl 2022 LIVE: Los Angeles Rams vs Cincinnati Bengals result as Cooper Kupp wins MVP

This has been a good defensive start from the Rams. Joe Burrow quickly checks the ball down to his running back, but Troy Reeder and the rest of the Rams underneath coverage rush up to stop Joe MIxon for no game.

The Bengals then go back to empty, with Mixon split out wide. Burrow connects with Ja’Marr Chase, but Taylor Rapp grabs him for a six-yard gain. Third down and six.

Back-up running back Chris Evans is in the game, and Joe Burrow likes the matchup against Ernest Jones. Evans has a step but Burrow puts a little bit too much air underneath his floated pass, with pressure from Greg Gaines and Leonard Floyd in his face. Three and out!

A penny for Baker Mayfield’s thoughts after another touchdown for Odell Beckham Jr for the Rams?

That’s the blueprint for the Rams. A chunk play to Cooper Kupp on third down and then to their other offensive star. What an impact Odell Beckham has had for this team, giving them a different element to the receiving room, which has proved vital during this play-off run particularly.

The Rams kick-off is a touchback.

The Rams go in front! Odell Beckham lines up in the slot on the right hand side of the field, inside Van Jefferson. He beats the press of Mike Hilton, running a fade route to the outside. Matthe Stafford puts his pass right on the money, and Beckham’s hands are true as Hilton tries to recover.

Los Angeles Rams 7-0 Cincinnati Bengals, 6:22, 1st Quarter

Four yards on the ground on first down, and then another pass. Stafford again checks down, but Darrell Henderson is well tackled by Chidobe Awuzie.

Third and 3.

The Rams’ run is again stuffed on first down, but a huffing and puffing Matthew Stafford trundles for eight yards, scrambling on second down and setting up a manageable third and four.

A first big play for Cooper Kupp! Stafford runs through his reads efficiently and then moves to his checkdown, fizzing a pass out to Kupp in the flat. Kupp skips beyond Jessie Bates and then darts infield for a 20-yard gain.

Joe Burrow is looking at Jamarr Chase all the way, but Jalen Ramsey has him well covered, and rookie Ernest Jones jumps into the passing lane too. Jones slaps his hands together in frustration, thinking he could maybe have grabbed an interception, but that’s a crucial break-up and the Rams hold firm on fourth down.

Aggression from the Bengals early, but that looked like a single read all the way for Burrow, and the Rams were wise to it. A little stop route from the slot by Chase.

Joe Mixon trundles up the middle, but the Rams hold firm, with Ashawn Robinson bending back his man.

Third down, and another inside run - Samaje Perine is in the game, but there’s no joy there. Another excellent play from Robinson, stacking and shedding and snaring Perine in the backfield.

The Bengals are going for it on fourth down nearly midfield...

A first chance for the Bengals with the ball in the hands of Joe Burrow. Zac Taylor was uber-conservative on early downs against the Kansas City Chiefs, but the Bengals start in empty for the first offensive snap of the game...

A seven or eight yard game for Tyler Boyd on the short completion. Good start. 2nd and 2.