Los Angeles Rams and Cincinnati Bengals to face off in Super Bowl

By Theresa Waldrop, CNN

Updated 0329 GMT (1129 HKT) January 31, 2022

The Los Angeles Rams, left, will face the Cincinnati Bengals in Super Bowl LVI.

(CNN)The Los Angeles Rams will face the Cincinnati Bengals in Super Bowl LVI, in Inglewood, California, on February 13.

The Rams defeated the San Francisco 49ers by a score of 20-17 in Sunday night's NFC championship game, earning the right to meet the upstart Bengals who, earlier on Sunday, defeated the favored Kansas City Chiefs 27-24 in overtime in the AFC title game.And what games they were, both nail-biters to the bitter end, with some roller-coastering along the way — much like the divisional-round playoffs earlier.The Rams were tied with the 49ers at 17-17 before scoring with just 1:46 minutes left in the game. Sean McVay is leading the Rams to their second Super Bowl in his five years as head coach of the team. Former Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford, in his first season with Los Angeles, is heading to his first NFL championship game.Both McVay and the 49ers Kyle Shanahan were hired in 2017 as head coaches for their respective teams. Read MoreThe Rams will play the Super Bowl in their home SoFi Stadium, the second consecutive home team to host the championship. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers were the first to do so last year at Raymond James Stadium.The upstart Bengals were the underdogs against the Chiefs in the first half of their game, but came back in the second half to tie the game and then win it with a a field goal in overtime. Led by second-year quarterback Joe Burrow, the Bengals ended the Chiefs' chance to play in the Super Bowl for a third straight year. Now the Ohio team is on its way to its first Super Bowl since 1989.The Chiefs took an early lead in