It was a special L.A. Super Bowl indeed. The Los Angeles Rams defeated the Cincinnati Bengals 23-20 in the 2022 Super Bowl in front of a home crowd at SoFi Stadium, but the win wasn’t the only topic of conversation in the aftermath of the event. The sweltering temperature caused guests to perspire; The halftime concert, which featured great rappers, paid homage to the star-studded metropolis; Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Jennifer Lopez, Ben Affleck, and Kanye West were among the celebrities who attended the game in person; while others were featured in commercials that aired throughout the game.
Continue on to discover the most memorable moments of this year’s Super Bowl, we still can’t believe what Eminem did!
10 Memorable Moments Of Superbowl 2022
Kanye Wore A Full-Face Mask
Kanye West took a break from his social media criticism directed at Kim Kardashian’s new lover Pete Davidson to attend Super Bowl LVI. The eccentric Hip Hop entrepreneur sat in his seat, sandwiched between Donda Sports CEO Antonio Brown and his daughter North West, wearing a full-faced black mask that completely obscured his face. It must’ve been extremely hot under that. Bizarre.
Kanye Wore A Full Face Mask
Billie Jean Performed The Coin Toss
Tennis icon Billie Jean King flipped the ceremonial coin toss prior to the game. The California School for the Deaf-Riverside Cubs, members of the High School Girls Flag League of Champions, and girls youth tackle football players from the Inglewood Chargers and Watts Rams were among the honorary coin toss captains.
Billie Jean Performed The Coin Toss
The Rock Was A Real ‘Hype-Man’
The Rock pumped up the audience just before the game began. “Finally, the Super Bowl has come back to Los Angeles,” Johnson said in introducing the teams. “It is time for all of us here, and millions around the world, to bear witness to these incredible players who will leave every ounce of sweat, guts and pride and legacy on this field, because that is what champions do.”
He ended by saying: “Ladies and gentlemen, it is my honor to say finally: It is time for the Super Bowl!”
The Rock Was A Real ‘Hype Man’
The Halftime Show Was Awesome
Last year’s halftime show was a success, despite the lack of fans in the stadium when The Weeknd performed exceptionally well. However this year saw Eminem, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Kendrick Lamar, Mary J. Blige, and a surprise cameo by 50 Cent! The Super Bowl halftime concert was a love letter to Los Angeles, and it certainly delivered.
Fans were ecstatic, with some claiming it was the best Super Bowl halftime show ever, on social media.
An Awesome Halftime Show
Eminem Took The Knee
During the star-studded Super Bowl halftime show, Eminem took a knee, which became one of the most talked-about moments of the year’s biggest athletic event. On Super Bowl Sunday, the 15-time Grammy winner dropped down on one knee and clutched his head while playing “Lose Yourself.” It appeared to be a nod to free agent quarterback and activist Colin Kaepernick, who spearheaded national anthem kneeling demonstrations in 2016 to highlight police brutality and racial inequality.
Eminem Took The Knee
It. Was. Hot.
On Super Bowl Sunday, temperatures in Los Angeles reached well into the 80s. Fans, many of whom traveled from outside L.A. to witness the game, were unfazed by the heat however. When asked about the hot weather, Bengals fan Quentin Short remarked, “This is our winter. The National Weather Service later stated that Sunday’s game did not break or even come close to breaking the previous record for warmest Super Bowl. Still, it must’ve been tough playing in those temperatures!
It. Was. Hot
The Rams Won By The Narrowest Of Margins
The Los Angeles Rams rallied to defeat the Cincinnati Bengals in surprising manner in Super Bowl LVI, winning 23-20 at home in SoFi Stadium, claimig the Vince Lombardi Trophy in the process. With 6 minutes and 13 seconds remaining and the Rams behind 20-16, Matthew Stafford guided the Rams on a 15-play, 79-yard drive finished by a one-yard touchdown pass to Super Bowl MVP Cooper Kupp, who had also converted a vital fourth down conversion earlier in the series.
The Rams Won By The Narrowest Of Margins
50 Cent Entered In Strange Fashion
On Super Bowl Sunday, 50 Cent arrived into the Super Bowl half-time performance upside down, which left a lot of folks perplexed. In a tribute to legendary music video, ‘In Da Club’, the rapper made a surprise appearance in the 2022 Super Bowl half-time show by performing the song while hanging upside down from the ceiling. He performed the track After Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg’s initial ‘The Next Episode’ and ‘California Love’.
50 Cent Entered In Strange Fashion
The Ads Were Great
A highly desired 30-second spot on NBC’s program this year cost as much as $7 million, up from the $5.6 million CBS paid on average in the previous year. An “Austin Powers” reunion, a Lindsay Lohan comeback, and an Amazon Echo that reads Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost’s minds were among the highlights.
