Why the Bengals are actually the ‘home team’ of Super Bowl 56 instead of the Rams in Los Angeles
The Rams are set to make history at Super Bowl 56. They will face the Bengals at SoFi Stadium and will become the second team, along with the Buccaneers in 2021, to play a Super Bowl at their home. .
However, that does not mean that they will be the designated home team for the match.
Oddly enough, the Rams are set to be guests in their home stadium when Super Bowl 56 kicks off on February 13, 2022. This isn’t a team joke. lack of representation in either of their last two home games Of the season. It’s all about the NFL’s rules about picking the home team at the Super Bowl, which are technically played on a neutral field.
Here’s everything there is to know about the Super Bowl home team selection process.
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How is the home team chosen at the Super Bowl?
The method of choosing the Super Bowl home team is very simple. It changes from AFC to NFC every year.
A year ago for Super Bowl 55, it was NFC’s turn to host the Super Bowl. As a result, the Buccaneers were the designated home team when playing at Raymond James Stadium, their familiar home ground. However, that was completely random, and now, the Rams are on the other side of the coin.
Because NFC is the home team of Super Bowl 55, now it’s AFC’s turn to be the home team in Super Bowl 56. So the Rams will be guests and it will be interesting to see how – if ever – this affect the group.
The Rams have actually led 7-2 this season, better than the 5-3 mark they posted at home. Meanwhile, the Bengals split their results equally, with a score of 5-4 at home and 5-3 on the road. These trends don’t matter much with the Rams being the de facto home team in this game, but they’re interesting nonetheless.
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Does the home team matter in the Super Bowl?
Well, the important thing is the uniform choice and the toss of the coin. Here’s why:
Uniform
The home team can choose what uniform to wear during the Super Bowl. This will give the Bengalis the option of wearing their colorful orange and black jerseys for the big game or opting for their white jerseys for this one. If the Bengali chose to wear orange and black jerseys, the Rams would have to wear white. If the Bengals choose white, the Rams will have to wear blue.
Some athletes have certain uniform superstitions, so perhaps the Bengals will do what the Bucs did in 2021 and wear their white uniforms after finding success on the road. Either way, being the home team gives them a choice in this area. And while it may not prove to be consequential, it’s still an option the Rams don’t have.
Toss a coin
Oh yes. Beloved coin toss. The away team is called to toss a coin at the start of the game and during injury time. That means they have direct control over their fate, and if they win the open coin toss, they can prepare to take the ball early in the game or in the second half, depending on what’s going on. they choose.
Of course, a coin toss is a 50-50 proposition, so there is no Actually an advantage to being able to call it. Still, it’s a perk the Rams will enjoy, especially if the game drags on overtime like many of these playoff games have.
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Why are the Rams playing Super Bowl 56 on their home turf?
Simple answer. It is purely a coincidence that the Rams are playing Super Bowl 56 in their home stadium, as SoFi Stadium was selected to host the Super Bowl in 2017. The League could not have foreseen the actual Rams. now this type of running goes back so far.
That said, the Rams have had a bit of luck with this, as SoFi Stadium was originally set to host Super Bowl 55 before construction issues delayed opening until 2020. NFL stadiums had to stay open for two seasons before they could host the Super Bowl, so the league gave them Super Bowl 56 instead and moved Super Bowl 55 to Raymond James Stadium.
Ironically, that benefits both the Buccaneers, who play at home in 2021, and the Rams, who are doing the same now. That switch could prove accidental for NFC.
