The Cincinnati Bengals lost Super Bowl LVI to the Los Angeles Rams, and there were myriad reasons that can be attributed for their defeat.
Among them …
But here’s another one we can’t forget: Winning the turnover battle — by two, no less! — and not taking better advantage of it.
Matthew Stafford threw two interceptions, and the Bengals turned those into a combined three points. The Bengals did not give the ball away all game.
Bengals coach Zac Taylor agrees that the turnover advantage should have played in their favor more.
If there’s ever a game where the turnover margin has been a big deal historically, it’s the Super Bowl. The Rams became just the third team in 56 such games to lose the turnover battle by two or more and win. (Even teams that were minus-1 in the turnover margin were a mere 4-8 in Super Bowl history.)
Coincidentally, the last Super Bowl team to lose the TO margin by two or more and win was the 1979 Steelers … against the Rams. The game was played just down the…
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