The Super Bowl is one of the most popular sporting events of the year and in 2022, the teams are causing quite a stir! The Los Angeles Rams and the Cincinnati Bengals are a surprising pair of teams to see in this widely-watched football match.
So is the nation rooting for the tried-and-true yellow and blue? Or cheering on the underdog from Ohio? Find out in our map below!
Facts and Findings
- More than half the nation is rooting for the Cincinnati Bengals (30 states)
- California is the number-one fan for the Rams with 74% of searches for their home team
- The last time the Bengals made it to the Super Bowl was in 1989—more than 30 years ago!
- Unsurprisingly, the state with the most people cheering for the Bengals is Cincinnati with 86% of searches for their team
- The Rams were last in the Super Bowl only a few years ago in 2019, but their last and only win was in 2000, when they were based in St. Louis
- Six states had a 50-50 split between the teams:
- Arkansas
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- New Jersey
- New York
- Texas
Methodology
We compared the percentages of Google searches surrounding the Cincinnati Bengals and the Los Angeles Rams from February 1, 2022 through February 8, 2022 (the week leading up to the Super Bowl) to find out which team each state is rooting for.
| State | Team | % of Searches for Cincinnati Bengals | % of Searches for Los Angeles Rams |
| Alabama | Bengals | 53% | 47% |
| Alaska | Bengals | 52% | 48% |
| Arizona | Rams | 46% | 54% |
| Arkansas | Tie | 50% | 50% |
| California | Rams | 26% | 74% |
| Colorado | Bengals | 51% | 49% |
| Connecticut | Tie | 50% | 50% |
| Delaware | Tie | 50% | 50% |
| District of Columbia | Bengals | 54% | 46% |
| Florida | Bengals | 56% | 44% |
| Georgia | Bengals | 51% | 49% |
| Hawaii | Rams | 42% | 58% |
| Idaho | Rams | 44% | 56% |
| Illinois | Bengals | 53% | 47% |
| Indiana | Bengals | 69% | 31% |
| Iowa | Rams | 49% | 51% |
| Kansas | Bengals | 52% | 48% |
| Kentucky | Bengals | 85% | 15% |
| Louisiana | Bengals | 64% | 36% |
| Maine | Bengals | 52% | 48% |
| Maryland | Bengals | 52% | 48% |
| Massachusetts | Bengals | 53% | 47% |
| Michigan | Rams | 39% | 61% |
| Minnesota | Rams | 45% | 55% |
| Mississippi | Bengals | 52% | 48% |
| Missouri | Rams | 42% | 58% |
| Montana | Bengals | 51% | 49% |
| Nebraska | Bengals | 51% | 49% |
| Nevada | Rams | 40% | 60% |
| New Hampshire | Bengals | 54% | 46% |
| New Jersey | Tie | 50% | 50% |
| New Mexico | Rams | 44% | 56% |
| New York | Tie | 50% | 50% |
| North Carolina | Bengals | 54% | 46% |
| North Dakota | Rams | 49% | 51% |
| Ohio | Bengals | 86% | 14% |
| Oklahoma | Bengals | 51% | 49% |
| Oregon | Rams | 44% | 56% |
| Pennsylvania | Bengals | 54% | 46% |
| Rhode Island | Bengals | 52% | 48% |
| South Carolina | Bengals | 54% | 46% |
| South Dakota | Rams | 49% | 51% |
| Tennessee | Bengals | 55% | 45% |
| Texas | Tie | 50% | 50% |
| Utah | Rams | 43% | 57% |
| Vermont | Bengals | 52% | 48% |
| Virginia | Bengals | 53% | 47% |
| Washington | Rams | 48% | 52% |
| West Virginia | Bengals | 69% | 31% |
| Wisconsin | Bengals | 51% | 49% |
| Wyoming | Bengals | 55% | 45% |
