In 2021, division winners in the AFC were Buffalo in East, Cincinnati in the North, Tennessee in the South, and Kansas City in the West, with the Wild-Cards going to New England, Pittsburgh, and Los Vegas. In the NFC, it was Dallas in the East, Green Bay in the North, Tampa Bay in the South, and the Los Angeles Rams in the West, with the Wild-Cards going to Philadelphia, Arizona, and San Francisco. This was the second year of the Corona virus, and although it continues to plague the NFL and the Country, the NFL Stadiums opened up for fans and the games seemed a lot more normal than last season. In 2021, the NFL decided to keep the third Wild-Card team for each conference that it introduced in 2020. In the first round of the AFC Playoffs, it was Buffalo over New England 47-17, Cincinnati over Las Vegas 26-19, and Kansas City over Pittsburgh 42-21. In the NFC, it was San Francisco over Dallas 23-17, Tampa Bay over Philadelphia 31-15, and the Los Angeles Rams over Arizona 34-11. In the AFC Divisional Playoffs, it was Cincinnati over the top-seeded Tennessee Titans 19-16, and Kansas City over Buffalo 42-36 in overtime. In the NFC, it was San Francisco over Green Bay 13-10, and Los Angeles over Tampa Bay 30-27. In the AFC Championship Game, it was Cincinnati upsetting the favored Kansas City Chiefs 27-24, and the Los Angeles Rams took care of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on the road 30-27. In the AFC Championship Game, it was Cincinnati over Kansas City 27-24, and in the NFC, it was Los Angeles finally beating their nemesis San Francisco 20-17 for the first time in 7 games, setting up the match-up for Super Bowl 56. The game was played on February 13, 2022, at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, the home stadium of the LA Rams, marking the second consecutive Super Bowl and second overall Super Bowl to feature a team playing and winning in its home stadium. The game had three lead changes and mostly kept within a one-possession margin. The Rams led 13–10 at halftime, but the Bengals scored 10 straight points on their first two drives in the third quarter. Trailing 20–16 in the fourth, Los Angeles scored a touchdown to retake the lead with under two minutes remaining and stopped Cincinnati's final drive on downs. Wide receiver Cooper Kupp was named Super Bowl MVP, catching 8 passes for 92 yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing once for 7 yards.