Super Bowl 2022: Who's Playing In The Big Game?

LOS ANGELES, CA — Super Bowl LVI will feature two teams that took wildly different roads to reach the big game.

The Los Angeles Rams defeated the San Francisco 49ers 20-17 in the NFC Championship Game on Jan. 30 to advance to the Super Bowl, where they will face the Cincinnati Bengals. Cincinnati upset the Kansas City Chiefs 27-24 in overtime in the AFC Championship Game.

The Super Bowl will be played in the Rams' SoFi Stadium at 6:30 p.m. Eastern Time on Sunday.

The Rams entered the season with championship expectations after trading for veteran quarterback Matthew Stafford in the offseason. Los Angeles went 12-5 in the regular season to win the NFC West before defeating the Arizona Cardinals, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and 49ers in the playoffs.

The Bengals weren't included in many playoff predictions, much less favorites to get to the Super Bowl. Led by second-year quarterback Joe Burrow's breakout season, Cincinnati went 10-7 to earn a wild card spot before going on a shocking playoff run with wins over the Las Vegas Raiders, Tennessee Titans and Chiefs.

Los Angeles will try to become the second team to win a Super Bowl in their home stadium after the Buccaneers accomplished the feat last season.