Los Angeles Rams 23-20 Cincinnati Bengals: Cooper Kupp TD seals comeback win in

The Rams gave Los Angeles a story that will be remembered around these parts for some time.

Their 23-20 victory in Super Bowl LVI came thanks to a cast including Super Bowl MVP Cooper Kupp, Aaron Donald and Sean McVay, who at 36 becomes the youngest head coach to win a Super Bowl.

Kupp finished one of the greatest individual seasons in fairytale style. He led the NFL in catches, yards and touchdowns, setting an NFL record for receiving yards and won Super Bowl MVP and Offensive Player of the Year.

The Los Angeles Rams celebrate their Super Bowl triumph after a late comeback to win 23-30 against Cincinnati Bengals

LA Rams wide receiver Cooper Kupp caught the match-winning touchdown as they came from behind to win Super Bowl LVI 

Rams pass-rusher Aaron Donald celebrates after taking down Joe Burrow to seal the victory in Los Angeles in the last minute

Star Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow shakes the hand of Rams counterpart Matthew Stafford after full-time 

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell gives the Vince Lombardi Trophy to Rams owner Stan Kroenke in the $5bn arena he funded

Rams QB Stafford celebrates at full-time after a late match-winning drive to earn his first Super Bowl title at the age of 34 

‘I don’t feel deserving of this… I don’t know what to say,’ Kupp told NBC’s Mike Tirico on the podium after receiving the gong.

Over 21 games he produced 178 catches, 2,425 yards and 22 touchdowns. The last two came here, where his eight receptions yielded 92 yards.

His second score, a one-yard reception with 1min 25 sec remaining gave the Rams a lead they would not relinquish.

‘Odell went down and Coop made some unbelievable plays on that last drive,’ Stafford said. ‘On that last play, I was so happy they were playing man [coverage], I was going to throw the ball to my man and he made a great play.’

There were redemption stories too with McVay and Kupp exorcising the demons of Atlanta three years ago. Kupp was injured and didn’t play, while McVay still blames himself for the defeat by the New England Patriots. 

Stafford found Odell Beckham Jnr early on in the first quarter for the game’s opening touchdown in a sold-out SoFi Stadium

Star receiver Beckham only moved to the Rams franchise earlier this season but was the star of the show in the early stages 

Yet Beckham Jnr was forced off in the second quarter – and did not return – after injuring his knee in a huge blow to the Rams 

‘I can’t say enough about the resilience of this team. Guys stepping up when they had to and it’s going to sound like a broken record, but that’s what makes this team great. That’s why they’re world champs. Our best players stepped up in the most crucial and critical moments,’ McVay said.

Quarterback Matthew Stafford capped his first four playoff wins with a title thanks to the 35th come-from-behind fourth quarter victory of his career. He was intercepted three times but came up big when it counted, leading the Rams to victory with a little help from some penalty flags. 

But it wasn’t pretty. For every failed run by the Rams – and there were plenty – Joe Burrow was…