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Super Bowl 56 recap: Top moments from Cooper Kupp to Eminem

Touching on some of the highlights on and off the field
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Country music artist Mickey Guyton performs the national anthem before the NFL Super Bowl 56 football game between the Los Angeles Rams and the Cincinnati Bengals, Sunday, Feb. 13, 2022, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris OBԪַMeara)

From a thrilling late touchdown drive that gave the Rams a 23-20 win over the Bengals, to Eminem taking a knee and Meadow Soprano driving an electric Chevy, here are the

Down 20-16, the Rams went on a 15-play drive capped by Matthew StaffordBԪַs 1-yard touchdown pass to Super Bowl MVP Cooper Kupp for the .

KuppBԪַs touchdown catch came after three costly penalties on the BengalsBԪַ defense.

After both teams were flagged only twice in the first 58 minutes, the Bengals were called for penalties on three consecutive plays.

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Advertisers shelled out up to $7 million for 30-seconds during the Super Bowl, and they used their time to try to entertain with humor, star power and nostalgia.

T-Mobile reunited BԪַScrubsBԪַ stars Zach Braff and Donald Faison, while Verizon recreated the 1996 movie BԪַThe Cable GuyBԪַ to tout its high-speed 5G network.

And Chevrolet recreated the opening sequence to BԪַThe SopranosBԪַ to tout its all-electric Chevy Silverado.

This time, however, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, who played Meadow Soprano on the show that ran from 1999 to 2007, is in the driverBԪַs seat instead of the Sopranos patriarch played by the late James Gandolfini.

50 Cent made a surprise upside-down entrance at , and Eminem dramatically took a knee.

Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige, Eminem and Kendrick Lamar spit a fiery medley of their hits.

As his rendition of BԪַLose YourselfBԪַ ended, Eminem took a knee and held his head in his hand in apparent tribute to former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who took a knee during the national anthem to protest police brutality during the 2016 season.

The NFL denied reports that it was attempting to stop Eminem from making the gesture.

Mickey Guyton told The Associated Press this week that sheBԪַd earned the nickname BԪַQuickie MickeyBԪַ for singing BԪַThe Star Spangled BannerBԪַ in a tight 1:30. She sang it in about 1:50 Sunday, 15 seconds over the projected mark of 1:35 set by oddsmakers.

About 40 minutes before kickoff, the Rams and Bengals lined the end zones and looked up at the big screen while outside, next to SoFi StadiumBԪַs lake, gospel duo Mary Mary and the LA PhilBԪַs Youth Orchestra Los Angeles performed BԪַLift Every Voice and Sing,BԪַ a song thatBԪַs known as the unofficial Black national anthem.

Singer Jhené Aiko brought a novel combination of R&B and harp to her rendition of BԪַAmerica the Beautiful.BԪַ

And The Rock grabbed a mic on the field and put on his old wrestling persona to introduce the teams just before kickoff, in the style of an announcer before a big fight.

BԪַThe Associated Press

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This photo provided by shows a scene from Chevrolet SilveradoBԪַs Super Bowl NFL football spot. (Chevrolet via AP)




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