After a quiet two series to Madden nfl 22 coins begin the game by both teams, the Rams scored in a way that was quite controversial. When they faced a third-and-12 from the Cincinnati 34-yard line Matthew Stafford uncorked a deep ball to Van Jefferson on the left side of the end zone.

Initially, the officials declared that Jefferson was out of the bounds of the ball, but a challenge by Sean McVay led to a reverse and the Rams going up, 7-0. In full-discretion it wasn't clear Jefferson received two feet within boundaries, but the officials in the virtual world felt differently upon further review (Maybe video games have become more realistic! ).

The Bengals were able to respond to that touchdown drive from the Rams with a score of their own. Joe Burrow completed a pass to Tee Higgins to knot the game at seven but L.A. quickly matched that score with a drive down the field with Odell Beckham Jr. scoring a touchdown of 7 yards pass for a 14-7 score.

It was at this point in the game that the Bengals were left out in the cold. The Cincinnati offense came out after the Beckham touchdown, and was at a third and 9 at their 24-yard line. After rolling out to his right side, Burrow was sacked to the left by Leonard Floyd and the football went off. Aaron Donald scooped it up and was able rush it into the goal line to put the Rams in front 21-7. In the second quarter Running back Cam Akers would cap off another touchdown sequence at L.A. that would extend their lead to three scores.

To their credit, the Bengals were able to show some determination in the first quarter, even during the scoring spree of the Rams. They were able to find the end zone with 50 seconds remaining before halftime, bringing the deficit to 14 after Burrow connected with buy Madden 22 coins Tyler Boyd.