Rams’ Cooper Kupp Named Super Bowl 56 MVP; Caught Game-Winning TD
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Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Cooper Kupp won the Super Bowl LVI MVP award after catching eight passes for 92 yards and two touchdowns in a 23-20 win over the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday.
The Rams went on a 15-play, 79-yard drive in 4:48 to take the three-point edge with 1:25 left.
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15 plays. 79 yards.<br><br>What a drive by Matthew Stafford and the <a href=”https://twitter.com/RamsNFL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>@RamsNFL</a>.<br><br>????: <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/SBLVI?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#SBLVI</a> on NBC<br>????: <a href=”https://t.co/K02y40b5Nu”>https://t.co/K02y40b5Nu</a> <a href=”https://t.co/3kSgbkUAId”>pic.twitter.com/3kSgbkUAId</a>
During that drive, Kupp caught four passes for 39 yards and the game-winning score.
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IT’S BEEN COOPER KUPP ALL YEAR. <br><br>HE DOES IT AGAIN. <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/RamsHouse?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#RamsHouse</a><br><br>????: <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/SBLVI?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#SBLVI</a> on NBC<br>????: <a href=”https://t.co/K02y40b5Nu”>https://t.co/K02y40b5Nu</a> <a href=”https://t.co/02QlsZmirX”>pic.twitter.com/02QlsZmirX</a>
That’s in addition to a seven-yard rush from Kupp when the Rams faced a 4th-and-1 from their own 30-yard line.
Kupp made the touchdown snag on 2nd-and-goal from the Bengals’ 1-yard line.
He also caught an 11-yard score in the beginning of the second quarter to give the Rams a 13-3 lead:
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SUPER KUPP.<a href=”https://twitter.com/CooperKupp?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>@CooperKupp</a> <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/RamsHouse?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#RamsHouse</a><br><br>????: <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/SBLVI?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#SBLVI</a> on NBC<br>????: <a href=”https://t.co/K02y40b5Nu”>https://t.co/K02y40b5Nu</a> <a href=”https://t.co/DrajgCmlYf”>pic.twitter.com/DrajgCmlYf</a>
The Associated Press’ Offensive Player of the Year finished the regular season with 145 catches for 1,947 yards and 16 touchdowns.
This article will be updated to provide more information on this story as it becomes available.
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