LOS ANGELES — Like most Super Bowls, the focus of Super Bowl LVI will be on the two quarterbacks.

The Rams’ Matthew Stafford, who escaped Detroit a year ago and now has the Rams on the verge of a title, and Joe Burrow, the wunderkind who piloted the Bengals here in his second season. The quarterback battle has plenty of intrigue with two No. 1-overall draft picks squaring off for just the second time (Peyton Manning vs. Cam Newton in Super Bowl 50 was the other).

But this game goes much deeper than the quarterbacks. There are star wide receivers, questions about the offensive lines and Aaron Donald, who might be the best player in the NFL. With that in mind, let’s take a deeper dive into the matchups we’ll see Sunday night in Super Bowl LVI:

It is hard not to love what Burrow has accomplished in these playoffs. The second-year wonder has overcome poor pass protection to win three games and get the Bengals here. He was sacked nine times in the divisional round against the Titans, but still found a way to win.

Donald, the three-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year, leads a unit that was ranked third in the league with 50 sacks. Burrow was the most-sacked quarterback in the NFL, going down 51 times in the regular season. If the Rams can dominate the line of scrimmage, it will be hard for Burrow to work his magic. Donald had 12.5 sacks this season, and he is joined on the line by former Super Bowl MVP Von Miller, who has a sack in six of his past seven games.

The Rams ranked 22nd in pass defense but gave up just 17 touchdowns, the second-fewest in the league. Jalen Ramsey might be the best cornerback in the NFL. It will be a fascinating matchup if he covers Bengals rookie star receiver Ja’Marr Chase. Chase had 1,455 receiving yards in the regular season, the most by a rookie in the Super Bowl era. In the postseason he has a rookie-record 279 receiving yards.

Edge: Bengals

Can the Bengals take some of the pressure off of Burrow by running the ball? The Bengals ranked 23rd in the regular season in rushing yards per game and have not really controlled games in the playoffs on the ground, though they did rush for 116 yards in the AFC Championship game against the Chiefs.

Joe Mixon is the Bengals’ lead back, and he had a strong season with 292 rushes for 1,205 yards and 13 touchdowns.

The Rams have a strong defensive line, led by Donald. Los Angeles finished No. 6 in the NFL in rushing defense this year, and the yards will be hard to come by for Mixon and the rest of the Bengals.

The Rams have been stout against the run this postseason. They gave up 61 rushing yards to the Cardinals, 51 to the Buccaneers and held the high-powered 49ers’ rushing attack to 50 yards in the NFC title game.

Edge: Rams

The Rams have one of the best offenses in football with coach Sean McVay at the controls. Stafford has fit right into the offense and has made plays in the passing game during the postseason.

But the potential star of this Super Bowl in the Rams’ offense is Cooper Kupp. He led the NFL in all three major receiving categories — receptions (145), yards (1,947) and touchdowns (16) — in the regular season. He is the first player in NFL history to pull off that feat and play for a Super Bowl team. Only Jerry Rice (1989 and 1994) and Drew Pearson (1977) have made it to the Super Bowl in the same season they led the league in receiving. In the postseason, Kupp has 25 catches for 386 yards and four touchdowns. He can top Travis Kelce (31) for the most receptions in a single postseason with a big game Sunday.

Former Giants receiver Odell Beckham Jr. was a key in-season addition for the Rams and has given Kupp a nice complementary receiver on the opposite side from him.

The Bengals ranked 26th in pass defense this season but have created turnovers in the postseason. Cincinnati is plus-five in turnover ratio in the playoffs. They have six interceptions by six different players. Vonn Bell set up their overtime win in the AFC Championship when he picked off Patrick Mahomes.

Defensive end Trey Hendrickson has been a good free-agent signing for the Bengals. He had 14 sacks this season and will surely draw the most attention from the Rams’ offensive line.

Edge: Rams

This is one area where Cincinnati has a clear advantage. Led by defensive tackle D.J. Reader, the Bengals ranked fifth in rushing defense in the regular season. Coordinator Lou Anarumo’s group does a great job against the run, and the Rams should have a tough time gaining yards on the ground.

Los Angeles was 25th in rushing offense and scored just 10 rushing touchdowns during the season. The Rams did get a postseason boost with the return of Cam Akers, who had torn his Achilles in the summer. Akers came back for the final game of the regular season, but had just five carries in that game. He has had 54 in the three postseason games.

With Akers out, the Rams were led by Sony Michel down the stretch of the regular season. Michel had 845 rushing yards and four touchdowns. Michel is making his second Super Bowl appearance after facing the Rams three years ago as a Patriots rookie.

Edge: Bengals

Bengals rookie kicker Evan McPherson has become one of the breakout stars of this postseason. McPherson is 12-for-12 in field-goal attempts in the playoffs, including kicking clutch game-winners. McPherson has been unfazed by the pressure of the playoffs, and if the game comes down to a kick, the Bengals have to feel good about it.

Bengals punter Kevin Huber is a reliable veteran, who averaged 46.4 yards per punt this season.

Rams kicker Matt Gay has not gotten as much attention as McPherson, but he has been money for the Rams in these playoffs. He hit two big field goals down the stretch against the 49ers in the NFC Championship and kicked the game-winner as time expired against the Buccaneers in the divisional round.

Johnny Hekker averaged 44.2 yards per punt and can be counted on to flip the field for the Rams.

Brandon Powell can be a dangerous returner for the Rams.

Edge: Bengals

This is a matchup between the two youngest head coaches by combined age in Super Bowl history. The Bengals’ Zac Taylor, 38, and the Rams’ McVay, 36, are among the youngest coaches in the league, and now they are on the big stage.

For McVay, this is his second trip to the Super Bowl. He and the Rams fell short in 2018 against the Patriots. McVay has already established himself as one of the best coaches in the NFL, and his assistants are getting hired all over the league as head coaches.

One of those assistants was Taylor, who worked under McVay with the Rams until Cincinnati hired him away in 2016. Taylor won just six games in his first two years but has taken the Bengals from last in their division to the Super Bowl.

Edge: Rams

The NFL went 54 years without a home team playing in the Super Bowl. Now, the Rams will be the second team in two years playing in its home stadium. It is debatable how much of an advantage it will be. SoFi Stadium has been overrun by opposing fans in regular-season games. Bengals fans could take over the stadium. One advantage the Rams have had, though, is practicing at their own training center and the familiarity that brings.

Most of the Bengals players were not alive when the team last played in the Super Bowl in 1988. Many of the Rams players were here three years ago, which is a distinct advantage.

Edge: Rams