LSU football had its fingerprints all over yesterday’s Super Bowl. Odell Beckham Jr. scored the opening touchdown for the Rams before an apparent left ACL injury ended his night, and Andrew Whitworth, the oldest lineman to ever start in the Super Bowl, claimed his first championship in what may have been his final game. Joe Burrow and Ja’Marr Chase had their moments for Louisiana’s temporarily adopted team, the Bengals. Burrow threw for 263 yards and a TD, with Chase catching five balls for 89 yards.

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Official figures aren’t yet in, but Super Bowl 56 may be the most-watched of all time. An estimated 117 million people tuned in to the game. If that number holds, it would top the previous record of just over 114 million viewers, set in 2015, when the New England Patriots defeated the Seattle Seahawks. Last season’s Super Bowl, between Tampa Bay and Kansas City, had an estimated 91.6 million viewers.

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Even the halftime show, headlined by Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar, and 50 Cent, saw a major jump in viewership with 29 million households watching. That’s an increase of 19 percent over last year. Overall, the number of viewers that only tuned in to the halftime show rose by 60 percent.

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The New Orleans Pelicans have lost two in a row since acquiring guard CJ McCollum from Portland just before the trade deadline. The Pels will try to stop that skid tonight at home against the Toronto Raptors. McCollum has averaged 25.5 points, nine rebounds and five assists in his two appearances, but the Pelicans have surrendered 113 points per game over those losses. New Orleans is 5-28 this season when allowing more than 105 points. Devonte’ Graham says the Pels will figure it out and get back on track.

Cut 21 (12) “…be alright.”

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The LSU women’s basketball team has climbed to number 11 in the latest AP poll, the team’s highest ranking since 2007-08. LSU’s 21 wins are already the most since the 2013-14 season. The Tigers went 3-0 last week, including victories over Ole Miss, Georgia, and Texas A&M. LSU has won four in a row, and swept the season series with the Aggies on Sunday, winning 74-58. Khayla Pointer and Alexis Morris scored 25 points each.

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