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Happy Monday, all! I have no clue why this isn't a national holiday, but oh well...Let's get right to it. Good morning to everyone but especially to... THE TheLos Angeles Rams were crystal clear about their intentions over the last 13 months: They were going to collect the biggest, brightest group of stars they could and see how far it would take them.It started with Matt Stafford last January. Stafford, in turn, elevated into a star. Midway through the season, Kupp got a new running mate in On the defensive side of things, was already Michael Thomas Jersey a star, and he got even more help with the addition of .Winning a Super Bowl requires contributions from the entire roster, but make no mistake: Last night, the stars shined brightest, The Rams took an early lead with Stafford finding Beckham Jr. for a 17-yard touchdown.Stafford later found Kupp for an 11-yard score, and the Rams took a 13-10 lead into halftime.Just minutes into the second half, though, Cincinnati had taken a stunning 20-13 lead (more on that in a bit).That's when the Rams' defensive stars took charge to keep things close. Donald and Miller combined for four of the Rams' (six of which came in the second half).Then came winning time.The Rams had gained just 58 yards -- and scored just three points -- on their first five drives of the second half. Stafford was out of sync following , and the Rams' running game was simply awful.But Stafford didn't arrive in Los Angeles to come close. So instead, he orchestrated a 15-play, 79-yard drive culminating in a 1-yard Demario Davis Jersey touchdown to s to Kupp (who else?!) to give his team the lead. On Cincinnati's ensuing drive, Donald -- -- made a run stop on 3rd-and-1 and then forced Burrow into an incompletion on 4th-and-1 to clinch the title.No one will mistake this for the most beautiful Super Bowl ever. The Rams' 313 yards of offense were the fewest by a Super Bowl champion since the 2015 . But that's what made this team championship-worthy. The defense held up when the offense stumbled. The offense scored points when needed. After all, Stafford and Co. put togetherfourth-quarter game-winning drives in the NFC Divisional Round, the NFC Championship the Super Bowl. Rams fans, here's all your required reading: Honorable mentionsThe Celtics have quietly Klay Thompson is rounding into form, as seen in the Erin Jackson became the first Black woman to earn a speedskating Olympic gold, And not such a good morning for...THE OH-SO-CLOSE The first two plays from scrimmage of the second half couldn't have gone much better for the Cincinnati Bengals.Every play after those couldn't have gone much worse. hit for a 75-yard touchdown ( ) on the first play after halftime to give Cincinnati its first lead of the game, 17-13.On the next play from scrimmage, intercepted Stafford.But the Bengals couldn't take advantage, having to settle for a field goal. And from there, any momentum they had completely fizzled out.Over the Bengals' final five po se sions, they ran 23 total plays for 64 yards -- a paltry 2.8 yards per play -- and did not score Lamar Miller Jersey a point.The same major i sue that nearly derailed the Bengals' season so many times popped up again at the worst time. Cincinnati six of which came in the second half.The Bengals' offensive line versus the Rams' pa s rush was always going to be a mismatch, and it was especially true down the stretch. Even with that major disadvantage, the Bengals will look back at a few major moments and be disappointed.CIN up 17-13, Bengals 3rd-and-3, early third quarter at Rams' 11-yard line: Burrow sacked (Bengals settle for FG)CIN up 20-16, Bengals 3rd-and-9, mid-fourth quarter: dropped pa s right at the marker (his first drop all year)CIN up 20-16, Rams 4th-and-1, late fourth quarter at Rams' 30-yard line: Kupp converts jet sweep for first downCIN down 23-20, Bengals 3rd-and-1, late fourth quarter near midfield: Backup RB stuffed on run (Burrow incomplete on fourth down)Burrow in his own performance, saying in part, "you live and you learn." The Bengals will look back at those plays and learn just how close they were. It will be a tough pill to swallow.Not so honorable mentionThe are with ,according to a report.'s social media scrub of all -related content is hinting at Players are after Beckham Jr.'s injury.Best of Super Bowl commercials, halftime show, other performances The Super Bowl itself did not disappoint, and neither did all the theatrics surrounding the game. The star-studded halftime show -- featuringDr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, 50 Cent, Mary J. Blige, Kendrick LamarandEminem-- was terrific and had me bobbing my head throughout. You can check out the performance .The commercials featured tons of fun cameos, fromLeBron James(both real and CGI Jalen Dalton Jersey ) toLarry DavidtoKanye WesttoDolly PartontotoZendayatoDr. Evil. when you were up getting snacks.Mickey Guytonsang (and hit the "over" on her time, too!) prepared to go 'all in' with There was some other NFL news that happened over the weekend. Ever since the Packers lost in the NFC Divisional Round, all eyes in Green Bay have been on Aaron Rodgers. The latest developments are good news for Cheeseheads everywhere.According to reports, The set a precedent late in Drew Brees' career, spreading a large amount of money into future years. The Packers could look to do the same in order to retain some of their own free agents -- most notably -- and acquire others. Rodgers -- who -- has said Scottie Scheffler wins Phoenix Open in thrilling fashion Here's Ken Crawley Jersey to the first of many, Scottie Scheffler! The 25-year-old , rolling in a 25-foot, 7-inch birdie putt on the third playoff hole to beatPatrick Cantlay.Scheffler, who had claimed 17 top-10s in 70 career starts entering this week, from our golf expert Kyle Porter: Porter: What we're watching Monday Virginia at Virginia Tech, 7 p.m. on ESPN Spurs at Bulls, 8 p.m. on NBA TV Oklahoma State at No. 8 Kansas, 9 p.m. on ESPNWarriors at Clippers, 10:30 p.m. on NBA TV Click here Click here Click here