/ 15 February 2022

Super Bowl rams it home

Image source: Getty
Image source: Getty

It’s all the way with LA… The Los Angeles Rams claimed yesterday’s Super Bowl in a last-minute turnaround, beating the Cincinnati Bengals 23-20. The Bengals – who have never won the prestigious title – were leading 20-16 when a touchdown a minute before the games’ end saw their dream slip away. Devo… But you’re really here for the halftime show, right? The big names (think Dr Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar and Mary J Blige) received solid reviews. And then there’s the Super Bowl’s celebrity-studded lineup of ads… There was nostalgia a’plenty as General Motors brought the Austin Powers cast back together and Chevrolet tapped into the next generation of the Sopranos to plug electric vehicles. Planet Fitness enlisted Lindsay Lohan, and Jim Carrey became the Cable Guy again. And Scarlett Johannson and hubby/Saturday Night Live star Colin Jost found out what would happen if Amazon’s Alexa could read minds. Spooky…

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