SI:AM | Six Plays That Defined Super Bowl LVI

Good morning. I’m Dan Gartland, trying my best to make sense of an eventful Super Bowl.

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Not a thriller, but a pretty good game

The Rams’ big gamble, mortgaging their future by trading boatloads of draft picks to acquire established stars, paid off. They’re now Super Bowl champions for the first time in more than 20 years.

The game didn’t match the intensity of what had been the most thrilling postseason in NFL history (the seven consecutive punts in the second half had me looking at my phone more than at the TV), but at least it was better than last year’s 31–9 blowout.

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