Sunday night’s title showdown between the Bengals and Rams featured the youngest head-coaching matchup in Super Bowl history. It didn’t necessarily feature the best head-coaching matchup in Super Bowl history, at least based on the two sides’ in-game decision-making. Make no mistake, Zac Taylor deserves lots of credit for leading Cincinnati to its first Super Bowl appearance in more than 30 years, and Sean McVay has rightfully made history for winning Los Angeles a trophy.
The two coaches also had their fair share of solid calls in Super Bowl LVI, like the Bengals’ halfback-pass touchdown from Joe Mixon, or Cincy’s deep-ball shots against Rams cornerback Jalen Ramsey. But the officials weren’t the only ones with a few questionable decisions on the big stage, either. Here are some of the most notable iffy calls from Super Bowl Sunday:
Short-yardage play calls: While Taylor got steady production from Joe Mixon…
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