Top moments from the Super Bowl, including MVP Cooper Kupp’s catch and Meadow Soprano’s return – Orange County Register

From a suspenseful final touchdown that gave the Los Angeles Rams a 23-20 win over the Cincinnati Bengals, to Eminem on his knees and Meadow Soprano driving an electric Chevy, here are the highlights from Sunday’s Super Bowl.

How the Rams Won the Super Bowl

Down 20-16, the Rams spent 15 games limited by Matthew Stafford’s 1-yard touchdown pass for Super Bowl MVP Cooper Kupp to take the lead with 1:25 left.

Kupp’s foul came after three expensive penalties against the Bengals’ defence.

After both teams were flagged only twice in the first 58 minutes, the Bengals were penalized for three consecutive innings.

Super Bowl ad mixes celebrity and nostalgia

Advertisers raked in as much as $7 million for 30 seconds in the Super Bowl, and they used their time trying to amuse themselves with humor, star power, and nostalgia.

T-Mobile reunited “Scrubs” stars Zach Braff and Donald Faison, while Verizon reimagined the 1996 movie “The Cable Guy” to showcase its high-speed 5G network.

And Chevrolet recreated the opening scene of “The Sopranos” to tout its all-electric Chevy Silverado.

This time, however, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, who played Meadow Soprano on the show which ran from 1999 to 2007, is in the driver’s seat replacing the Sopranos captain played by the late James Gandolfini.

An epic and thrilling Super Bowl tournament program

50 Cent did an unexpected upside-down at the Super Bowl tournament show, and Eminem fell to his knees in awe.

Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige, Eminem and Kendrick Lamar created a fiery ensemble of their hits.

As his performance of “Lose Yourself” ended, Eminem got down on his knees and held his head in his hands to pay tribute to former San Francisco 49ers defender Colin Kaepernick, who knelt during the national anthem in protest. police brutality in the 2016 season.

The NFL denied reports that it was trying to dissuade Eminem from performing the move.

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Mickey Guyton told the Associated Press this week that she earned the nickname “Quickie Mickey” for singing “The Star Spangled Banner” in a tight 1:30. She sang it for about 1:50 Sunday, 15 seconds ahead of the expected 1:35 mark set by bettors.

Who else performed at the Super Bowl Pregame?

About 40 minutes before the game started, the Rams and Bengals lined up along the end areas and looked up at the big screens while outside, next to the lake of SoFi Stadium, gospel duo Mary Mary and LA Phil’s Youth Orchestra, Los Angeles performed “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” a song known as the unofficial black national anthem.

Singer Jhené Aiko brought a novel combination of R&B and harp in her performance of “America the Beautiful”.

And The Rock grabbed a mic on the field and donned his old wrestling personality to introduce the teams just before the game started, the style of a broadcaster before a big game.