Super Bowl LVIII is set with the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers winning their respective conference championship matchups to earn a trip to Las Vegas and the Super Bowl on Sunday.
Here’s everything you need to know for the big game at Allegiant Stadium.
Super Bowl LVIII: Kansas City Chiefs vs. San Francisco 49ers
Sunday | 6:30 p.m. ET | CBS
Allegiant Stadium | Las Vegas
BetMGM Line: 49ers -2
Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs shut down the Baltimore Ravens to win the AFC championship game. The Chiefs rolled to a 17-10 win in Baltimore. Tight end Travis Kelce broke Jerry Rice’s record for most postseason receptions in league history and he recorded his record-tying eighth 100-yard playoff game. He and his girlfriend, Taylor Swift have already been the center of attention this week as the Chiefs will play in their fourth Super Bowl in five seasons. If they win, they’ll become the first team to capture back-to-back Super Bowls since the New England Patriots did so in 2003 and ’04.
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The 49ers, after an awful first half in Santa Clara, rallied Sunday in the NFC championship game. The Niners, who had lost back-to-back conference championship games, are in the Super Bowl for the first time since the 2019 season.
The 49ers opened as a 2.5-point favorite in the Super Bowl at BetMGM, though that line shifted to -1.5 minutes after it was posted. It grew to 2 points in the Niners’ favor and has remained there. The underdog has covered the spread in the past three Super Bowls.
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Patrick Mahomes is getting a lot of legacy talk this week. If he leads the Chiefs to a win, he’ll enter very rare territory as a three-time Super Bowl champion quarterback. And he’s only 28. Could he really start to enter the GOAT conversation as he chases down Tom Brady’s seven rings?
On the other hand, a victory for the 49ers would change the perception of 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan, writes Yahoo’s Charles…
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Author : Yahoo Sports
Publish date : 2024-02-06 23:27:15
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