The Los Angeles Rams defeated Cincinnati 23:20

For the second year in a row, an NFL franchise has won the Super Bowl at home. The Los Angeles Rams also rewarded themselves for an aggressive transfer policy with the sustained 23:20 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals.

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When analogies are used on American football, they are usually about chess or the gladiatorial spectacle of ancient Rome. Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow prepared for the Super Bowl with virtual chess games on Sunday. He only lost four out of ten games. But he couldn’t win the Super Bowl, that gigantic, kitschy, exaggerated spectacle.

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