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Following a long regular season and playoffs, Super Bowl LVIII will kick off in just a matter of days. The Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers will clash in Las Vegas — the first time the big game has been held there — with the Lombardi Trophy on the line. Kansas City has put its regular-season offensive struggles behind it, and even won two playoff games on the road as underdogs against the Buffalo Bills and No. 1-seeded Baltimore Ravens. As for San Francisco, the NFC’s No. 1 seed scraped by the Green Bay Packers and Detroit Lions to make it back to the big game.
Super Bowl LVIII will be a rematch of Super Bowl LIV four years ago, when Patrick Mahomes defeated Jimmy Garoppolo for his first Super Bowl victory. Brock Purdy is under center for the 49ers these days, and as a former “Mr. Irrelevant,” he will become the lowest-drafted quarterback to ever start a Super Bowl. What does this matchup hold in store for us? Will it feature plenty of points, or more defense? Who will win Super Bowl MVP? Let’s break down five early predictions for our final game of the 2023 NFL season.
Last week, Mahomes became the first quarterback to not be sacked and not turn the ball over in three straight playoff games dating to last year’s Super Bowl, but he was taken down two times against the Ravens. Getting pressure on the quarterback will be a point of emphasis for Steve Wilks’ unit.
The 49ers defense has struggled this postseason, allowing an average of 386 total yards per game, which ranks No. 6 among the eight teams that played at least two playoff games this year. Bosa is going to take it upon himself to be a game-changer. In 11 playoff games, Bosa has recorded 10 sacks. He got to Mahomes once during their last Super Bowl meeting. This time, he gets to the quarterback twice.
Game comes down to a pivotal fourth-quarter drive
In the last Super Bowl matchup between these two teams, the…
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Author : Jordan Dajani
Publish date : 2024-02-09 22:34:30
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