Tremendous Bowl LVI noticed a decent showdown in Los Angeles on Sunday, with two groups overcoming the percentages to achieve the Nationwide Soccer League (NFL) championship sport.
The Cincinnati Bengals wish to rating their first Tremendous Bowl win, whereas the Los Angeles Rams might be combating to safe a hometown win through the ultimate.
What’s the newest?
Within the third quarter, the Bengals took the lead over the Rams, placing the rating at 16 to twenty with the Bengals forward.
The Rams scored the primary landing of the sport, taking the lead within the first quarter. The Bengals answered with a subject objective, adopted by one other landing by the Rams.
The Bengals recovered within the second quarter, scoring their first landing of the Tremendous Bowl and narrowing the Rams’ lead.
Firstly of the third quarter, the Bengals scored a fast landing adopted by a subject objective. The Rams fought again to attain a subject objective of their very own and slender the lead.
Who’re the groups?
Veteran Rams quarterback (QB) Matthew Stafford is being pitted in opposition to rising Bengals QB Joe Burrow.
The Bengals are thought-about the underdogs coming into the Tremendous Bowl, having overcome two dismal shedding seasons.
The Rams, nonetheless, convey extra expertise to the sector and could have a house subject benefit whereas enjoying in LA’s $5.5 billion (€4.94 billion) SoFi Stadium. The Rams’ protection is especially formidable, headed by the very best defensive participant within the NFL, Aaron Donald.
“We’re very assured,” mentioned Rams head coach Sean McVay, who might be the youngest head coach to win a Tremendous Bowl if his workforce takes dwelling the trophy. “We’re able to go. There is a good look of their eyes.”
“I feel there is a good urgency, but in addition I simply have a great really feel about this workforce. I really feel excited to look at them go and do their factor.”
The Bengals wish to put a crown on this season’s Cinderella story below the management of head coach Zac Taylor.
Hip-hop legends at halftime
The highly-anticipated halftime present was a star-studded affair, that includes rap and hip-hop giants Dr. Dre, Mary J. Blige, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar and 50 Cent.
The efficiency was a tribute to Los Angeles, with shifting units resembling the streets of the long-lasting Californian metropolis, and particularly the town of Inglewood.
At one level, rapper Eminem appeared to take a knee through the efficiency — a reference to the Black Lives Matter motion. The type of silent protest was famously initiated by former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick in 2016 and has now change into a world image of solidarity in opposition to racism.
Rapper Eminem took a knee through the halftime present — in a symbolic protest in opposition to racism and a snub in direction of the NFL after the league banned the observe through the enjoying of the US nationwide anthem
The sport can be being broadcast stay in Germany and different international locations all over the world, with world US soccer followers buckling down for a late evening.
Followers needed to face steep costs to view this yr’s NFL championship stay within the stadium, with the common worth for tickets offered hitting $6,136.
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Tremendous Bowl: Spectacular musical performances
New period with Michael Jackson
The place brass band music as soon as crammed the 12 minute intermission on the NFL Tremendous Bowl, the halftime present has change into a world advertising and marketing alternative for pop superstars. Michael Jackson was most likely the primary to acknowledge the potential. His 1993 efficiency fully modified the section, making it the spectacle it’s recognized for at the moment.
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Tremendous Bowl: Spectacular musical performances
Into the subsequent millenium
Extra celebrities cannot be a foul factor — that may have been the thought behind the halftime present in 2001. Aerosmith (pictured left) and Britney Spears (proper), N’Sync, Nelly, Mary J. Blige, Ben Stiller, Adam Sandler and Chris Rock had been a part of the present. Folks beloved the colourful mixture of comedians, rappers, teen stars and pop music.
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Tremendous Bowl: Spectacular musical performances
U2: Musical commemoration
Throughout their live performance in 2002, the Irish band U2 honored the individuals who died within the assault on the World Commerce Middle in New York on September 11, 2001. The names of the victims had been displayed on a banner within the background. On the finish of the tune “The place The Streets Have No Identify,” lead singer Bono revealed the Stars and Stripes within the inside lining of his jacket as an indication of solidarity.
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Tremendous Bowl: Spectacular musical performances
Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake: “Nipplegate”
Most individuals will bear in mind the 2004 present just for the largest scandal within the current historical past of the Tremendous Bowl. 4 different stars carried out on the present however what caught was Justin Timberlake tearing off a chunk of Jackson’s outfit through the tune “Rock Your Physique,” exposing a breast. Since that incident, the Tremendous Bowl is broadcast with a five-second delay.
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Tremendous Bowl: Spectacular musical performances
Purple Rain within the rain
Lengthy stay Prince! Usually thought-about among the finest halftime reveals of all time, Prince delivered the efficiency of a lifetime in 2007 below troublesome situations, because it rained all through. When Prince sang “Purple Rain” on the finish of his live performance, it was a very magical second in Tremendous Bowl historical past.
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Tremendous Bowl: Spectacular musical performances
Madonna styled as Cleopatra
In the meantime, the Tremendous Bowl halftime present has taken on a lifetime of its personal, and a few folks tune in only for the present. Within the US, 114 million folks watched Madonna’s efficiency in 2012 — nearly 3 million greater than watched the sport. Dressed as Cleopatra, the “Queen of Pop” was accompanied by LMFAO, Nicki Minaj and Cee Lo Inexperienced.
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Tremendous Bowl: Spectacular musical performances
Beyoncé
Not each halftime present is excellent. Bruno Mars and Beyoncé introduced momentum to the stage on the fiftieth anniversary in 2016, however Coldplay’s efficiency got here throughout as a bit stuffy.
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Tremendous Bowl: Spectacular musical performances
Woman Gaga
Wearing a futuristic cowgirl outfit, Woman Gaga began her efficiency on the roof of the stadium, jumped off the ledge and was lowered onto the stage. She sang Woody Guthrie’s “This Land Is Your Land,” an unofficial nationwide anthem of the US. Donald Trump was president on the time, and her present was seen as a refined protest.
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Tremendous Bowl: Spectacular musical performances
Latina energy
For the 2020 halftime present, shortly earlier than the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, Shakira and Jennifer Lopez teamed up. A visitor look by J.Lo’s daughter Emme was a pleasant contact: the 11-year-old sang alongside to “Let’s Get Loud” and the Springsteen traditional, “Born In The USA.”
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Tremendous Bowl: Spectacular musical performances
Pandemic restrictions: The Weeknd
On account of the COVID-19 pandemic, Abel Tesfaye aka The Weeknd needed to comply with strict safety and distancing guidelines in 2021, all of the whereas enjoying to an viewers of cardboard cutouts. Like all the opposite artists at a Tremendous Bowl present, he was not paid. Actually, he spent $7 million (€ 6,1 million) to create the present in accordance with his personal needs.
Creator: Sabine Oelze, Maria John Sánchez