Rams’ Cooper Kupp named Super Bowl LVI MVP
(Cooper Kupp, Super Bowl LVI MVP, Image credit: Twitter)
Last night, following the Super Bowl LVI win of the Los Angeles Rams over the Cincinnati Bengals with a final score of 23 to 20, the Rams’ wide receiver Cooper Kupp was voted the winner of the Pete Rozelle Trophy awarded to the Super Bowl LVI Most Valuable Player.
Kupp recorded eight receptions for 92 yards and two touchdowns, including the game-winning touchdown catch with 1:25 remaining in the nail-biting fourth quarter. He also had seven rushing yards.
Kupp is the eighth wide receiver to be named Super Bowl MVP and the first since New England wide receiver Julian Edleman in Super Bowl LIII. He now joins Pro Football Hall of Famer Joe Montana (1989) as one of the only two players to win Associated Press Offensive Player of the Year and Super Bowl Most Valuable Player in the same season.
Kupp recorded 33 receptions during the 2021 postseason and surpassed Travis Kelce (31 receptions during the 2020 postseason) for the most receptions in a single postseason all-time. He also registered 478 receiving yards this postseason, trailing only Larry Fitzgerald (546 receiving yards in 2008) for the most in a single postseason ever.
The Super Bowl MVP award is chosen by a panel comprised of 16 media members and fans interactively through the National Football League’s official website, NFL.com.
(Source: NFL)
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