The National Football Conference (NFC) champion Los Angeles Rams defeated the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Cincinnati Bengals, 23–20. The game was played on February 13, 2022, at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, the home stadium of the LA Rams, marking the second consecutive Super Bowl and second overall Super Bowl to feature a team playing and winning in its home stadium.

The Rams’ victory was their second and first as a Los Angeles-based team, having won 1999’s Super Bowl XXXIV while based in St. Louis. Finishing with a 12–5 record, the Rams reached their fifth appearance after acquiring veteran quarterback Matthew Stafford, who had not won a playoff game in his previous 12 years with the Detroit Lions. The Bengals, who finished with a 10–7 record, were seeking their first Super Bowl title following several decades of losing seasons and playoff struggles. They won their first playoff game since 1990, ending the longest drought in the four major North American sports, en route to their third appearance and first since 1988’s Super Bowl XXIII. Each team finished the regular season as its respective conference’s 4-seed, making this the first Super Bowl without a top-3 seed since seeding was introduced in 1975.

The game had three lead changes and was mostly kept within a one-possession margin. The Rams led 13–10 at halftime, but the Bengals scored 10 straight points on their first two drives in the third quarter. Trailing 20–16 in the fourth, Los Angeles scored a touchdown to retake the lead with under two minutes remaining and stopped Cincinnati’s final drive on downs. Wide receiver Cooper Kupp was named Super Bowl MVP, catching 8 passes for 92 yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing once for 7 yards.