Entertainment Sports John Legend Convinced Wife Chrissy Teigen to Root for Bengals: 'But My Home Is L.A.!' She Says John Legend was born and raised about 80 miles outside of Cincinnati in Springfield, Ohio By Abigail Adams Abigail Adams Instagram Twitter Digital News Writer, PEOPLE People Editorial Guidelines Published on February 13, 2022 06:54 PM Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: Chrissy Teigen/Instagram It took a little convincing, but Chrissy Teigen is rooting for the Cincinnati Bengals at Super Bowl LVI. On Sunday, the 36-year-old Cravings cookbook author revealed which team she wants to win the big game at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, in an Instagram post shared shortly after suggesting she may root for both sides. "Update: she committed," Teigen wrote alongside a photo of herself and husband John Legend posing in front of a large balloon display of Bengals colors. In her first post of the evening, Teigen posed casually in front of a display with Los Angeles Rams hats on one side and Bengals hats on another. "I dunno who I'm rooting for but I do love an underdog and the mister issss from Ohio…. but my home is LA!" she wrote beside the photo, referencing Legend, 43. Super Bowl Superfans: The Biggest Celebrity Fans of the Los Angeles Rams and Cincinnati Bengals Chrissy Teigen/Instagram Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. "The winner today will be all of us, for it is a beautiful day for good friends and a good game. how's that for neutral! go sports!!" the mom of two concluded. Earlier, Teigen opened up about her love for the big game, writing, "I love the passion, the friends, the food, the commercials, halftime, the silly bets like what color liquid will be dumped on the winning coach." Legend was born and raised about 80 miles outside of Cincinnati in Springfield, Ohio. Everything to Know Ahead of the 2022 Super Bowl, Including How to Watch, Who's Performing, and More Arturo Holmes/Getty Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free weekly newsletter to get the biggest news of the week delivered to your inbox every Friday. After learning that the Bengals had earned a spot in their first Super Bowl since 1988, Legend shared his excitement on Twitter. "Oh. My. God. The Bengals are in the Super Bowl," he wrote at the time.