The Sportsletter - Super Early Super Bowl Primer
Sponsored By Bombas
Good Morning,
So begins the next 12 days of Super Bowl hype. And we’re no better. Today’s feature provides a brief team-by-team comparison of the Bengals and Rams alongside a first look at the endless sports media supply of Super Bowl previews.
Stay tuned for our Super Bowl Props contest for your next chance to capture some awesome prizes…
Letter Rip!
NFL Super Early Super Bowl Previews Photo: Allen J. Schaben / Getty Images 12 Days to Super Bowl LVI Between the Bengals & Rams
After Sunday’s Championship games, two quarterbacks and one unlikely underdog team are set to meet for Super Bowl LVI in Los Angeles. The Rams are early 3.5-point favorites at home, but it’s the Bengals who will be the “home” team on the scoreboard. Here’s a look at the quarterback comparisons and team stats between the two eerily similar squads (seriously, look at the team stat comparisons), plus a handful of Super Bowl previews to get the ball rolling for the two-week media circus ahead.
QB Comparison M. Stafford (LAR): 4,886 yards, 41 TDs, 17 INTs, 67.2% Comp. J. Burrow (CIN): 4,611 yards, 34 TDs, 14 INTs, 70.4% Comp.
Yards (Offense) Rams: 372.1 yards per game (9th) Bengals: 365.1 yards per game (15th)
Scoring (Offense) Rams: 27.1 points per game (8th) Bengals: 27.1 points per game (7th)
Yards Allowed (Defense) Rams: 344.9 yards per game (17th) Bengals: 350.8 yards per game (18th)
Points Allowed (Defense) Rams: 21.9 points per game (15th) Bengals: 22.1 points per game (17th)
Super Bowl Previews Super Bowl Records That Could Fall (CBS Sports) First Look at the Surprising Super Bowl LVI Matchup (ESPN) How the Bengals & Rams Punched Their Tickets to Super Bowl LVI (SI Daily Cover) Super Bowl 2022 Odds: Opening Lines, Picks & Prop Bets (FOX Sports) 32 Things We Learned From 2021 Conference Championships: Unexpected Super Bowl Matchup (USA Today)
SOCCER Transfer Deadline Day Photo: Martin Rickett / Getty Images Barcelona Acquires Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Dembele Opts to Stay
Top-10 Transfers During January Window Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Barcelona) Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus) Ferran Torres (Barcelona) Luis Diaz (Liverpool) Bruno Guimaraes (Newcastle) Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) Chris Wood (Newcastle) Vitaliy Mykolenko (Everton) Rodrigo Betancur (Tottenham)
Additional Storylines ESPN: Deadline Day as it Happened BBC: Barcelona Sign Aubameyang on Free Transfer After Arsenal Exit
NCAA Rankings: 1 Month to March Photo: Todd Kirkland / Getty Images Auburn & South Carolina Retain No. 1 Spots Heading Into February
Men’s AP Top-10 1. Auburn (20-1) | — 2. Gonzaga (17-2) | — 3. UCLA (16-2) | ↑4 4. Purdue (18-3) | ↑2 5. Kentucky (17-4) | ↑7 6. Houston (18-2) | ↑1 7. Arizona (17-2) | ↓4 8. Baylor (18-3) | ↓4 9. Duke (17-3) | — 10. Kansas (17-3) | ↓5
Women’s AP Top-10 1. South Carolina (20-1) | — 2. Stanford (16-3) | — 3. NC State (19-2) | — 4. Louisville (18-2) | ↑1 5. Indiana (14-2) | ↑1 6. Michigan (18-2) | ↑1 7. Tennessee (18-2) | ↓3 8. Arizona (15-3) | — 9. Baylor (15-4) | ↑2 10. UConn (13-4) | —
Additional Storylines ESPN: Power Rankings: Auburn Stays No. 1, Kentucky Stirs the Pot, Alabama Stumps NCAA: 1 Thing to Know About Every Team in the Women’s Basketball Top-16 Reveal
SPONSORED Bombas The Greatest Socks for Sports Fans
Bombas performance socks breathe easy so your feet never overheat, and wick away sweat to prevent blisters. Plus, they’re really really comfy. And for every pair you purchase, they donate a pair to someone in need.
🎥THE HIGHLIGHTS 🏀 NBA: Curry Drops 40 in Dubs’ Win Steph Curry was scorching on Monday night with 40 points on a 7-for-14 night from 3, including 21 points in the 4th quarter. He also added nine assists and five rebounds in the Warriors’ win over the Rockets (122-108). Golden State has now won six in a row.
🏒 NHL: Matthews Hits Hat Trick, 400th Point Auston Matthews recorded his fifth career hat trick on Monday night to help the Maple Leafs beat the Devils (6-4). In the process, Matthews reached the 400-point milestone. The Leafs are winners of four straight.
🏀 NCAA Men’s Basketball #8 Baylor def. West Virginia (81-77) #9 Duke def. Notre Dame (57-43)
🏀 NCAA Women’s Basketball
THE STORYLINES 🏈 Grading the NFL Head-Coaching Hires Four of the NFL’s head coach vacancies have been filled so far. Nathaniel Hackett (Broncos), Matt Eberflus (Bears), Brian Daboll (Giants) and Josh McDaniels (Raiders) get graded. (ESPN+)
🏀 NBA Trade Deadline Buyers Guide The NBA is overloaded with buyers: Who are they, what are they trying to accomplish and how are they going to do it? (CBS Sports)
⚾️ MLB Lockout: Where We Stand Now Nearly two months have passed since Major League Baseball began its first work stoppage in over a quarter century. Here’s where we stand now… (Bleacher Report)
📰 THE HEADLINES Angels’ Shohei Ohtani Becomes First Asian Athlete on Cover of MLB Video Game (ESPN)
Lakers’ LeBron James Out Indefinitely With Knee Injury (Yahoo! Sports)
Glove From Antonio Brown’s Meltdown Up For Auction (USA Today)
Tom Brady Says ‘Still Going Through Process’ of Deciding NFL Future (CBS Sports)
Breanna Stewart Re-Signs With Seattle Storm on 1-Year Supermax (SI)
NWSL Ratifies First CBA in League History (Bleacher Report)
SHARE SPORTS, GET REWARDS Share The Sportsletter by using your unique Team ID and you'll get rewarded with team gear as you rack up points and climb the ranks!
Did Someone Forward You This Email? Subscribe Here
Copyright © 2022 The Sportsletter |
Older messages
The Super Bowl Stage
Monday, January 31, 2022
Bengals & Rams Punch Tickets to SBLVI. Nadal & Barty Capture Aussie Open Crowns. & More...
Championship Sunday Primer 🏈
Friday, January 28, 2022
NFL Championship Rounds. NBA All-Star Starters. Aussie Open Finalists. Big Ben Retires & More...
The MVP Ladder
Thursday, January 27, 2022
NBA MVP Race Heats Up. Hornets Put Up 158 Points. Plus, Highlights & a Busy Thursday Sched...
Papi's Hall Call
Wednesday, January 26, 2022
David Ortiz Enters Hall of Fame. "Ironman" Keith Yandle. Sean Payton Retires. AUS Quarters...
Quarters Down Under 🎾
Tuesday, January 25, 2022
Nadal Closes in on 21st Slam. Keys Delivers Upset. Auburn Nabs 1st No. 1 Ranking in History...
You Might Also Like
Meet the Pass That Explains the 2023-24 Premier League Season
Tuesday, May 14, 2024
What's the best way to score a goal? I wrote about pullbacks: It's just way harder to complete a through-ball than it used to be. But if that's true and teams aren't pushing their
Special Edition: Allow them to reintroduce themselves
Tuesday, May 14, 2024
Leaving on a jet plane
Tipping the 'W' & The Lion's Share
Tuesday, May 14, 2024
The 2024 WNBA Season Tips. Jared Goff's Payday. MLB Power Rankings & More Playoffs...
(The regular season matters)
Monday, May 13, 2024
Mon, May 13th, 2024
The new NBA rivalries
Monday, May 13, 2024
The league has a rising class of stars on the big stage. But almost as important are the new and renewed rivalries in the spotlight. PLUS: NBA Draft lottery reaction. ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
Merry WNBA season start eve
Monday, May 13, 2024
Anything could happen
Champs Fight Back
Monday, May 13, 2024
NBA & NHL Playoffs Continued. Hawks Win NBA Lotto. Skenes Debut. Mother's Day & More...
Sunday Scroll: Strong like a mother
Sunday, May 12, 2024
Her love's 'til the end
The 16 Worst Misses of the Premier League Season
Friday, May 10, 2024
Remember this? It didn't end up in the goal. Good times. I wrote about the biggest and most important misses of the Premier League season: If it seems like I'm only focusing on Liverpool,
Baby, baby, baby, oh
Friday, May 10, 2024
Yee to the haw