It’s the NFL’s biggest game of the year — and it will kick off in a matter of minutes. Super Bowl LVIII is here and things are about to get started from Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. The Kansas City Chiefs, aiming for their second-straight NFL title, face off against the San Francisco 49ers Sunday at 6:30 p.m. ET.
Kansas City seeks its third Super Bowl victory of the Patrick Mahomes era. The franchise captured its first Lombardi Trophy against the 49ers four years ago in Super Bowl LIV. However, this San Francisco team is a lot different than that one, and will surely look to exact revenge after watching the Chiefs rally for a 31-20 win.
Who will win the Super Bowl in Las Vegas? We’ll find out soon enough. Before we break down the matchup, here’s a look at how you can watch the game.
How to watch Super Bowl LVIII
Date: Sunday, Feb. 11 | Time: 6:30 p.m. ETLocation: Allegiant Stadium (Las Vegas)TV: CBS, NickelodeonStream: Available via Paramount+ on all platforms, or sign in with your TV provider on CBS.com or CBS Sports apps
Halftime show: UsherOdds: 49ers -2, O/U 47.5 (via Sportsline consensus odds)
When the 49ers have the ball
The 49ers’ superpower as an offense is that they can get into a pretty standard personnel grouping and line up in all different sorts of formations, with players swapping roles and alignments with relative ease. When they have Christian McCaffrey, Kyle Juszczyk, George Kittle, Deebo Samuel and Brandon Aiyuk on the field together, they are technically in 21 personnel, but they can do just about anything — especially if the opponent matches with its base defense. What the Niners want to do more than anything is get you in personnel that matches their formation, then do the opposite of what you expect from them.
The Chiefs like to match those bigger personnel groupings with their base defense, but they do so with a group of linebackers that have…
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Author : Jared Dubin
Publish date : 2024-02-11 22:16:23
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