He was 36 when the Steelers won the Super Bowl in 2009 with a 27-23 victory over the Arizona Cardinals but was about 10 months older than McVay.ĭespite the Bengals’ inspired one-year turnaround – they finished 4-11-1 in 2020 and this year went 10-7 and won the AFC North title before their postseason run – they remain one of 12 NFL franchises never to have won a Super Bowl. The previous youngest was Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin. Burrow couldn’t answer.Īt 36, Rams head coach Sean McVay became the youngest coach to win a Super Bowl. Miller and Donald each sacked Burrow twice, the Bengals' offensive line withstanding the Rams early but ultimately faltering in what had seemed like the game’s decisive mismatch.īurrow and Stafford each limped off the field at points, Burrow sustaining seven crushing sacks to cap off a postseason that began with him often on the ground.Īnd with one last chance, down by three, Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald delivered the game-crushing sack. They overcame the brick wall encountered on the ground with well-timed passing success and a nasty pass rush. Mixon’s ground game nearly doubled the entire Los Angeles output, the Rams sputtering with just 1.9 yards per attempt and a total of 42 yards in the win. Burrow and his Bengals failed to answer.Ĭincinnati running back Joe Mixon notched a game-high 72 yards rushing on 15 attempts in addition to completing a lone pass for a 6-yard touchdown to Higgins on a trick play, Cincinnati’s first score of the day. But Stafford and Kupp punctuated the performance late. Burrow completed 22-of-33 passes for 263 yards including the 75-yard touchdown. The Bengals extended their lead with a field goal, their 4-point lead almost enough to sustain a late-game punting fest.īut seven sacks, not including the final wrap-up by Donald, proved too much for Burrow and the Bengals to overcome.
Bengals cornerback Chidobe Awuzie stole a tipped pass the following play, Stafford’s second interception in short time.
Leave it to Burrow to unleash a bomb toward receiver Tee Higgins down the left sideline, and Higgins capitalized for a 75-yard touchdown after Rams All-Pro cornerback Jalen Ramsey lost his footing on a play Ramsey seemed to have expected a flag on for a facemask. Cincinnati couldn’t convert before halftime but needed just one play in the third quarter to unload. Stafford heaved a prayer on third-and-14 later in the drive, and Bengals safety Jessie Bates III instead intercepted in the end zone. Facing third-and-9, with 3:54 to play in the first half, Beckham dropped a pass and clutched his left knee. Beckham attempted a crossing route akin to one on which he’d earlier raced upfield to net a 35-yard gain. But the momentum swung shortly before halftime.
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