Watch: Referees Miss Apparent False-Start Call Against Rams During Game-Winning Drive

The play actually resulted in a crucial Bengals penalty.

The Rams closed out a Super Bowl LVI victory with a remarkable, 15-play, 79-yard drive in the fourth quarter to down the Bengals, 23–20, on Sunday night. However, it appears as though officials missed a clear false start penalty on the final Los Angeles possession.

On third down and goal from the Bengals' eight-yard line, Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford threw over the middle to Cooper Kupp. The pass fell incomplete, but Cincinnati was flagged for defensive holding on the play, giving Los Angeles a fresh set of downs to operate with.

But upon a closer look, a number of Rams offensive linemen appeared to move ahead of the snap. Nearly every member of L.A.'s front, save for the center, moved before the ball did, which should've been a false start.

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However, no whistle ever came from the officials and the play resulted in defensive holding on the Bengals.

The defensive holding penalty against Cincinnati never should have happened anyway because the officials didn’t call an obvious false start on the entire offensive line. pic.twitter.com/U1itLG7RPA

— Michael Hurley (@michaelFhurley) February 14, 2022

The Rams would take advantage of the missed call just a few plays later when Stafford found Kupp for what would be the game-winning touchdown. 

Kupp capped off a stellar season by winning Super Bowl MVP. He hauled in eight catches for 92 yards and two touchdowns, including the game-sealing score.

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