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The Super Bowl followed suit with an amazing string of down-to-the-wire NFL playoff games, giving pro football fans one final treat. Mississippians Cam Akers and Darrell Henderson, Jr. helped the Los Angeles Rams outlast the Cincinnati Bengals. Even the halftime show gets the Cleveland stamp of approval. The Clevelands also talk about the opening of the college baseball season, the high school basketball playoffs and more.

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Podcast: A Super Bowl that really was

by Rick Cleveland and Tyler Cleveland, Mississippi Today
February 16, 2022

<h1>Podcast: A Super Bowl that really was</h1>
<p class="byline">by Rick Cleveland and Tyler Cleveland, Mississippi Today <br />February 16, 2022</p>
 
<p>The Super Bowl followed suit with an amazing string of down-to-the-wire NFL playoff games, giving pro football fans one final treat. Mississippians Cam Akers and Darrell Henderson, Jr. helped the Los Angeles Rams outlast the Cincinnati Bengals. Even the halftime show gets the Cleveland stamp of approval. The Clevelands also talk about the opening of the college baseball season, the high school basketball playoffs and more.</p>
<p>Stream all episodes <a href="http://mississippitoday.org/crooked-letter-sports-podcast">here</a>.</p>
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