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.
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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.
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.
Tony Fields II, who starred on both sides of the ball for Desert Pines’ 2016 Class 4A state championship team, made the Cleveland Browns’ roster as a rookie linebacker.
While the Rams might be creating a new, younger fan base across this City of Angels, the Raiders remain its most popular NFL team.
A former Wyoming standout and Mountain West Freshman of the Year, Logan Wilson leads the Bengals in tackles.
Prolific Las Vegas football contest winner Cris Zeniuk leans to the Cincinnati Bengals to cover as 4½-point underdogs over the Los Angeles Rams in Sunday’s Super Bowl.
The Raiders’ quarterback could be traded for a haul, just as Matthew Stafford was from Detroit to the Rams.
Al Michaels comments on possible last game at NBC; sidekick Cris Collinsworth rejoices Bengals are part of the show; Michele Tafoya calling it quits.
If the NFL knew at all what charges might be levied against Saints running back Alvin Kamara and still allowed him to play in the Pro Bowl, the league should be incredibly embarrassed.
With a victory Sunday, Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow could seize the unofficial title of “best quarterback in the NFL” while Rams stars could solidify their legacies as all-time greats.
The Golden Knights and Rams are separated by some 270 miles, but their desire to win now is not even a hair apart.
AJ Cole steals Pro Bowl show with a sideline soundbite — “Got zero punts, three holds (on kicks), two halftime hot dogs,” Raiders punter says.
The NFL’s investment in Las Vegas is perhaps the saving grace of a Pro Bowl that resembled a peewee football practice more than an All-Star game.
The Pro Bowl always has been a congregation of the NFL’s best players. This year, it’s in Las Vegas. Former Raiders say the game itself used to be more of a slugfest.