Prophetic Tweet Predicted Exactly How Super Bowl LVI Would End

Someone on Twitter must have a time machine, because they basically nailed the ending of Super Bowl LVI nine days in advance.
Prophetic Tweet Predicted Exactly How Super Bowl LVI Would End
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The Rams captured their first championship since returning to Los Angeles on Sunday, registering a 23-20 win over the Bengals in Super Bowl LVI thanks to late-game heroics by Cooper Kupp and Aaron Donald. Fans who were on the edge of their seat during the game's final moments likely wouldn't have been so nervous had they just read one prophetic tweet that was posted eight days before the game—complete with an American Psycho reference.

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The Rams took the lead for good on a 1-yard touchdown pass from Matthew Stafford to Kupp with 1:25 remaining, as Kupp was guarded by Bengals cornerback Eli Apple. The Los Angeles defense held five plays later to clinch the victory.

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It was a rough night in general for Apple, who, on top of conceding the decisive score, was the object of derision by players around the league on social media. Kupp, meanwhile, finished the game with 92 yards on eight catches with two scores and was named Super Bowl MVP.

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Nick Selbe is a programming editor at Sports Illustrated who frequently writes about baseball and college sports. Before joining SI in March 2020 as a breaking/trending news writer, he worked for MLB Advanced Media, Yahoo Sports and Bleacher Report. Selbe received a bachelor's in communication from the University of Southern California.