Then came the big performance Aaron Donald. The star defender prevented the Bengals from gaining space twice yard. He would have another one for you first down and thus the chance to penetrate deeper into the Rams half. When Donald Cincinnati quarterback Joe Burrow 43 seconds before the end at the level of the center line at one fourth down to the ground tear, the last Bengals chance was over and L.A Master.
Team wanted title for Aaron Donald
“This is the most beautiful feeling in the world. I do not know what to say” said Donald through tears. The 30-year-old is one of the best defensemen in the league and has played for the Rams since 2014. However, he has been an untitled top star so far. “We wanted to win this game for him. All that was missing from his career was the championship ring‘ said Stafford.
The win was also for Rams coaches Sean McVay a satisfaction. Three years ago he had the final with LA 3:13 against them New England Patriots lost. Now, at 36 years and 22 days, McVay is the youngest champion maker in NFL history. He undercut the previous record of Mike Tomlin of the Pittsburgh Steelers by almost ten months.
Halftime show a journey back in time to LA in the eighties
For the Rams, it was the first Super Bowl win since January 30, 2000, when they were still in st louis at home. The journey back in time went even further at halftime. dr Dre, Eminem, Snoop Dogg, Kendrick Lamar, Mary J Blige and surprise guest 50 cents took the 70,048 spectators in the stadium and the millions of people in front of the TV sets into it L.A the late eighties and nineties. At that time the West Coast rap – and began its triumphal march around the world.
The “New York Timesdubbed Dr Dre, Snoop Dogg and Kendrick Lamar the “three titans of Los Angeles rapp.” The 14-minute show called “NBCNews” a “love letter to black history in Los Angeles”. And the reactions were overwhelming. Basketball star LeBron James of the LA Lakers spoke of the “best half-time show” he had ever seen.
A kneel for Kaepernick
However, there was also a controversy: Eminem finished his song “Lose Yourself” with a knee drop. It was a tribute to Colin Kaepernick. The then quarterback the San Francisco 49ers caused a league and national sensation in 2016 by kneeling during the national anthem. With his action, Kaepernick wanted, among other things, to draw attention to excessive police violence.
Many conservatives, including the then US President donald trump, got angry, insulted Kaepernick and demanded that he be banned from the league. The playmaker had also fallen out of favor with the primarily conservative NFL team owners – and has not played an NFL game since 2017.
Jay Z designed to bring superstars to the Super Bowl
In protest against this, many artists were not interested in appearing in the half-time show in the years that followed – although this is considered the largest possible stage. The NFL therefore agreed in 2019 Roc nation to a collaboration. The sports and entertainment group of Jay Z shall bring the big names back to the big football-bring finals. That was successful this time – despite Eminem kneeling. NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy emphasized that the league knew about the action because they had followed the rehearsals in the days before.