INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Los Angeles Rams receiver Odell Beckham Jr. suffered an injury to his left knee on a noncontact play with 3 minutes, 50 seconds remaining in the second quarter of Super Bowl LVI Sunday against the Cincinnati Bengals and did not return.
Beckham was running toward the right side of the field on a crossing route, but it appeared as though his left foot got caught in the turf. He dropped a pass thrown by quarterback Matthew Stafford and clutched his left leg as he fell to the turf.
The Rams offense struggled after losing Beckham, before Stafford ultimately engineered the winning drive in the fourth quarter of Los Angeles’ 23-20 victory.
Beckham took off his helmet while on the ground and was soon looked at by trainers on the field before being helped off. He was looked at briefly in the medical tent on the Rams’ sideline before heading to the locker room.
He was listed as questionable to return at halftime. With less than five minutes remaining in the third quarter, the Rams officially downgraded Beckham to out.
Beckham, who was signed by the Rams after being released by the Cleveland Browns at midseason, had two receptions for 52 yards. He scored Los Angeles’ first touchdown when he beat Mike Hilton in the right corner of the end zone for a 17-yard score.
According to ESPN Stats & Information research, Stafford was 2-of-6 for 25 yards and an interception in the first half after the Beckham injury. He started 10-of-12 for 140 yards and two touchdowns, one to Beckham.
After a slow start to his Rams career, Beckham has delivered in the postseason. In three NFC playoff games, he had 19 catches on 23 targets for 236 yards and a touchdown, with a long of 31 yards. He was second only to Cooper Kupp in receptions and yards.
Beckham tore his left ACL in 2020 while with the Browns. He’s scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent next month.
ESPN Staff Writer Brady Henderson and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
