Super Bowl First Half: Los Angeles Rams QB Matthew Stafford Rocks, But Cincinnati Bengals Refuse To Roll Over
deadline.comLos Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford had a nearly perfect first half. But the Cincinnati Bengals refused to lay down, and the team headed into the lockerroom hot on the heels of the Rams, trailing just 13-10.Stafford tossed touchdowns to Odell Beckham Jr.
and Cooper Kupp during the first half, compiling a near-perfect quarterback rating at one point before an interception just before the two-minute warning deflated his score .Playing in the biggest game of his life after years with the cellar-dwelling Detroit Lions, Stafford made the most of the big stage.
The quarterback was so cool that he even took a delay-of-game penalty midway through the first quarter.The Bengals clearly came to play.
They tried to convert a fourth-and-one opportunity in the first half when they were at midfield. The attempt failed, but it served notice that they were not going to be meek or intimidated by the largely pro-Rams crowd at their home SoFi Stadium.The Bengals answered the Beckham touchdown with a spectacular one-handed grab by wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase, a big play that brought the Bengals inside the five-yard-line.
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