Super Bowl LVI: The weird and whacky storylines to keep an eye on

As the biggest annual event on the global sporting calendar, the Super Bowl is never short on interesting storylines, whether it’s a fairytale performance on the field, or an embarrassing faux pas off it.

Here are some of the weird, whacky and wonderful things to keep an eye out for when Super Bowl LVI kicks off on Monday morning AEDT.

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Los Angeles Rams’ Aussie connection

There’s a fair chance Australians tuning in to Super Bowl LVI might see a familiar face on the sidelines in the form of Aussie actress and comedian Rebel Wilson.

Wilson is an ambassador for the Los Angeles Rams and was field level showing her support during their NFC Championship game win over the San Francisco 49ers,

CL Uzomah’s chilli bath promise

Cincinnati Bengals tight end CJ Uzomah has pledged to bathe in a tub of Cincinnati-style chili if the Bengals secure their first ever Super Bowl with victory over the Rams.

Uzomah is not messing about with is promise, saying: “You put it in a swimming pool, I'll dive in there and eat my way out.”

Drake’s big bets on Odell Beckham Jr.

Hip hop star Drake has put his money where his mouth is in support of close friend and Rams wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr.

Drake posted three bet slips on Instagram showing a total of $1.25 million wagered on the Rams to win, Beckham Jr. to score a touchdown at anytime and have over 62.5 receiving yards in the game.

The youngest head coaching battle in Super Bowl history

Rams head coach Sean McVay and Bengals head coach Zac Taylor will be a combined 74 years and 299 days old on Super Bowl Sunday (Monday AEDT), making them the youngest combined age for two head coaches in Super Bowl history by almost nine years.

Should McVay’s Rams emerge victorious, he’ll become the youngest ever Super Bowl winning head coach at 36 years and 20 days, surpassing Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin, who was six weeks shy of his 37th birthday.

Evan ‘Money’ McPherson eyes record

Bengals kicker Evan ‘Money’ McPherson has an opportunity to break kicking legend Adam Vinatieri’s record for most made field goals in a single postseason.

McPherson’s has been a perfect 12 of 12, including two game-winners, so far during the playoffs and is two made kicks shy of tying Vinatieri’s record from the 2006 postseason.

Annual animal predictions in Bengals favour

Every year animals across the United States are called upon to predict the Super Bowl winner and this year it looks as though the consensus throughout the animal kingdom is the Bengals will hoist the Vince Lombardi trophy.

Unsurprisingly, Fiona the hippo from Cincinnati Zoo picked her hometown team, while some thorough research from this writer can reveal that a dolphin in Florida, a Seal in Connecticut, a porcupine in Washington and penguins in Kentucky also have the Bengals winning the contest.

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