Los Angeles Rams down Cincinnati Bengals in Super Bowl thriller

by Rob Woollard

Los Angeles - Cooper Kupp scored two touchdowns and Aaron Donald spearheaded a fearsome defensive display as the Los Angeles Rams defeated the Cincinnati Bengals 23-20 to win the Super Bowl on Sunday.

Kupp scored a decisive touchdown with 1min 25sec remaining to give the Rams the lead at SoFi Stadium before Donald grabbed the Rams' record-breaking eighth sack of Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow to effectively seal the victory.

Donald's sack of Burrow was the dramatic final act of a gripping contest between the star-studded Rams and the Bengals, whose bid to win a first-ever Vince Lombardi Trophy fell agonizingly short.

"I'm just so happy," said Donald. "I wanted this so bad. I dreamed this."

"One play and we're world champs," Donald added of his crucial late sack. "Any way to get to him. We made it."

Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford, meanwhile, paid tribute to his team's never-say-die approach.

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