About two weeks after the NFL capped its longest season ever with the Los Angeles Rams winning the Super Bowl, the combine begins in Indianapolis the first week of March.
Football
The Westgate SuperBook had six Super Bowl prop bets tied to events in Wednesday’s NHL game between the Colorado Avalanche and Golden Knights at T-Mobile Arena.
The Buffalo Bills were the sole 7-1 favorite at the Westgate SuperBook to win the 2023 Super Bowl before the Rams beat the Bengals, 23-20.
The state’s 179 books took $179.8 million in wagers, shattering the previous mark of $158.6 million set in 2018 in Philadelphia’s 41-33 upset win over New England.
Caesars Sportsbook won multiple seven figures, including almost eight figures in bets on the Bengals on the money line (+170) made by Houston furniture store owner Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale.
Las Vegas sportsbooks won millions Sunday when the Rams defeated the Bengals, but didn’t cover the 4½-point spread and the game stayed under the total of 48½.
With an elite quarterback about the only glaring hole on an otherwise championship-level roster, the Rams traded for Matthew Stafford, and he led Sunday’s winning drive.
The wide receiver appeared on his way to a big game for the Rams before suffering an injury in the second quarter and had to look on as his teammates rallied to win the Super Bowl.
Cincinnati might have lost Super Bowl LVI, but not because it wasn’t prepared or good enough to win it. This was no Cinderella playoff run.
The Los Angeles Rams defeated the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday. But for the first time since 2009, the Super Bowl winner didn’t cover the point spread.
When push came to shove, NBC’s Super Bowl coverage turned out to be as reliable as an old Buick: It had trouble getting started, but in the end it got you there.
The Bengals didn’t commit any turnovers, but their subpar offensive line was terrible again, allowing six second-half sacks in a Super Bowl loss to the Rams on Sunday.
Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford was flawless on the final drive, and that’s all that really mattered on Super Bowl Sunday.
The Rams showed that aggressiveness on the field and in the front office wins in the NFL, and they were rewarded for it.
Cooper Kupp’s TD catch with 1:25 remaining and Aaron Donald’s pressure on Joe Burrow on the Bengals’ final drive forced an incompletion and sealed the win.
