bengals 23 points to 20. our correspondennt, sophie long was there. before kick off many people here said the stars were aligned and it had to be. this was the first time the la bands were playing in the super bowl in their home stadium here. it is the first time the super bowl has been at the stadium and they got their hollywood ending. the cincinnati bengals, the cinderella of the super bowl for so long, may made it to the bar but they re leaving tonight empty handed. now, many of those people will be disappointed with the result, they were not disappointed with the half time show. in a matter of minutes, the pitch was cleared and transformed into a stage, two story stage. doctor dre and snoop dog kicked off the show. a surprise performance by 50 cents, maryj blige, the queen of hip hop, kendrick lamar and finished off course by eminem. it was a showcase of hip hop with many of those performers with great links to the city. nick hamilton is a reporter and host at nitecast media