Super Bowl 2022 - 'ANOTHER 1,' Mookie Betts and more react to Los Angeles Rams' win over Cincinnati Bengals

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Tory BarronESPN Editor
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At the risk of stating the obvious, it all came down to Sunday’s game between the Los Angeles Rams and the Cincinnati Bengals. After a heck of a battle in Super Bowl LVI — and equally enthralling halftime show — the Rams emerged victorious on their home turf, 23-20.

It took 13 seasons in the NFL (12 with the Detroit Lions), but Matthew Stafford finally captured his elusive Super Bowl ring in his first season with the Rams.

Stafford wasn’t the only one for whom the win felt particularly sweet. Odell Beckham Jr, who exited the game because of an injury late in the second quarter, was moved to tears as time expired.

One of the greatest defensive players of all time, Aaron Donald, also shed tears of joy once it became clear his game-sealing stop had officially earned him a ring.

For the Rams, the win justifies a plethora of splashy personnel moves that include adding Stafford, Beckham and Von Miller to a roster already touting Donald and eventual Super Bowl MVP Cooper Kupp.

While Joe Burrow’s attempt to put an exclamation point on his Comeback Player of the Year season by leading the Bengals to the franchise’s first Super Bowl title fell short, the future is undoubtedly bright for Joe Shiesty & Co.

Here’s what social media had to say about the Rams becoming L.A.’s latest championship team: