5 things to know for Feb. 12: Super Bowl, Bellinger rumors, Bears No. 1 pick, Sox stadium originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago
The Chiefs bested the 49ers on Sunday evening, winning Super Bowl 58 and achieving their third victory in the past five seasons, but that’s not all that happened this weekend. That’s just where we begin on this brief overview of five sports updates you should know heading into your Monday.
Here are five (mostly) Chicago sports updates from the weekend.
Kansas City wins Super Bowl in overtime — and Jimmi Garoppolo predicted it
OK so we’re kicking things off with a non-Chicago headline, but no sports recap would be complete without noting what happened on Sunday.
Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce and Andy Reid became the first back-to-back Super Bowl champions in 19 years.
With pop star Taylor Swift watching boyfriend Kelce from a suite, the Chiefs captured their third title in five years, a run that puts them among the league’s greatest franchises.
And just to throw in a little Chicago-area connection here, it appears even Jimmy Garoppolo predicted the final results.
Garoppolo made his pick for the 49ers’ Super Bowl LVIII matchup against the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday at Allegiant Stadium and his answer surprised many.
The former 49ers quarterback, in speaking to reporters on Friday at Super Bowl Radio Row, predicted Kansas City would defeat San Francisco in a shoot-out at the Raiders quarterback’s home stadium. (h/t SB Nation’s Kyle Posey)
Garoppolo spent six-plus seasons with the 49ers after a midseason trade from the New England Patriots in 2017, leading San Francisco to a Super Bowl LIV appearance against the Chiefs four years ago.
The 49ers carried a 10-point lead into the fourth quarter of that game before suffering a heartbreaking loss after Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes completed a ferocious comeback to seal Garoppolo and the 49ers’ fate.
MORE: Jimmy Garoppolo picks Chiefs over former team 49ers to win Super Bowl LVIII
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Publish date : 2024-02-12 14:30:16
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