

Just eight months ago, an issue of DC Comics’ “Batman/Superman #16” presented Superman’s mantra as “Truth, Tolerance and Justice,” which writer Gene Luen Yang tweeted was meant as an homage to the mission Clark Kent’s father gives him in a 1948 “Superman” film serial. On the 1993 live-action series “Lois & Clark,” Superman fought for “truth and justice” full stop, and in the 2006 movie “Superman Returns,” starring Brandon Routh, Daily Planet editor-in-chief Perry White (Frank Langella) blithely asks if Superman still fights for “truth, justice, all that stuff.” Since then, however, the “American Way” motto has fallen out of favor. Here are the dates and times for the remainder of the 2022 NFL Playoffs.By the 1960s, the motto shifted to “truth, justice and freedom” on the kids cartoon series, “The New Adventures of Superman.” But arguably the most well known “Superman” adaptation - the 1978 feature film starring Christopher Reeve - revived the “American Way” version, with the Man of Steel speaking the words himself, further cementing it in the cultural consciousness as the superhero’s credo. Sunday's nightcap was just as exciting as the Los Angeles Rams avoided a three-game sweep at the hands of NFC West rival San Francisco 49ers with a 20-17 win thanks to a late field goal by Matt Gay.

Joe Burrow drove Cincinnati into field goal range for rookie kicker Evan McPherson, who connected on a 31-yarder to send the underdog Bengals to Super Bowl 56 in Los Angeles. In overtime, the Chiefs won the coin toss but Mahomes threw an interception to give the Bengals the ball at their own 45. The Cincinnati Bengals rallied from an 18-point deficit to take a 24-21 lead over the host Kansas City Chiefs, but as he often does, Patrick Mahomes led the Chiefs down the field for the game-tying field goal by Harrison Butker with no time left in regulation.

NFL Championship Sunday picked up where the exciting divisional round left off, with an AFC Championship game that came down to the wire on Sunday afternoon. The stage is set, and now it's time to crown a champion for the longest season in NFL history.

The Cincinnati Bengals and Los Angeles Rams have made it to Super Bowl Sunday and are ready to face off at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California on Feb.
