Maybe it's the fact that they don't want to vote for a division rival. Perhaps it's because the Los Angeles Rams beat the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Championship Game. Maybe it's the incredible run young quarterback Joe Burrow has had. Whatever the reason, 49ers fans believe the Cincinnati Bengals, currently four-point underdogs, will beat the Rams on Sunday in Super Bowl LVI.

Within our annual NFL Pick 'em contest, 60 percent of fans currently predict Burrow and the Bengals emerging as Super Bowl champions. While the Rams are officially listed as the visiting team, they will be playing in their home venue—SoFi Stadium. It's the second time in Super Bowl history and second consecutive season that a Super Bowl participant will play in its regular-season home stadium. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers played Super Bowl LVI last year at Raymond James Stadium.

Most 49ers fans didn't just vote for the Bengals within our NFL Pick 'em contest. Voting also heavily favored Cincinnati within our recent Twitter poll, asking fans to explain the reasoning behind their selections. As of this post, over 80 percent of fans picked the Bengals.


Some of the explanations were interesting.


Then there were the explanations from those who voted for the Rams.


Super Bowl LVI between the Rams and Bengals is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. PT on Sunday, February 13.

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