About Chiefs defeat 49ers 25-22 in OT thriller in Super Bowl 2024. Here are highlights from the big game.
Super Bowl LVIII in Las Vegas saw the Kansas City Chiefs overcome a 10-point deficit to defeat the San Francisco 49ers 25-22 in overtime to become the first team to win back-to-back titles in the Super Bowl in 20 years.
After a back-and-forth game, regulation ended with a draw between the two teams at 19. In overtime, the Niners led 22–19 thanks to a field goal from Jake Moody that was 27 yards out. However, as he has done so many times before, Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes led the Chiefs down the field and, with 13 seconds remaining in overtime, he connected with receiver Mecole Hardman on a one-yard touchdown pass to win the team their third Super Bowl in the previous five seasons and launch the franchise into a football dynasty.
“Really just the whole game, just our whole entire season, it was the defense keeping us in there, and the offense making plays when it counted,” Mahomes stated following the game.
The objective has always been to score three touchdowns, stated Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, as he accepted the Lombardi Trophy in front of his fiancée, pop sensation Taylor Swift. But without obtaining the two, we were unable to arrive here. and carrying the goal around with us all year.”
Only twice in Super Bowl history has a game gone into overtime; the last instance was in Super Bowl LI in 2017, when the New England Patriots, led by Tom Brady, overcame a 28-3 deficit to overcome the Atlanta Falcons 34-28.
As they had been against the Buffalo Bills in the divisional round and the Baltimore Ravens in the conference championship game, the Chiefs went into the Super Bowl as underdogs against the Niners. Mahomes was aware of this.
“Just know that the Kansas City Chiefs are never underdogs,” Mahomes stated.
In 2020, the Chiefs and quarterback Patrick Mahomes defeated the Niners 31–20 to win Kansas City’s first Super Bowl in fifty years. Super Bowl LVIII was a replay of that game. On Sunday, the two head coaches who had supervised the sidelines four years prior were back in charge. Chiefs head coach Andy Reid defeated Niners coach Kyle Shanahan, keeping his pristine 4-0 record.
The 49ers’ Super Bowl drought was likewise prolonged by the Chiefs to 30 years.
“The guys were great, defense played out of their mind,” stated Reid. “And then the ‘O’ just kept persevering, and pushing and pushing.”
Kicker Jake Moody’s 55-yard field goal early in the second quarter gave the Niners the early advantage, momentarily setting the record for the longest field goal in Super Bowl history.
They used a double-pass trick play to extend their advantage to 10-0. With less than five minutes remaining in the second half of play. The ball was returned by Niners quarterback Brock Purdy to wide receiver Jauan Jennings, who passed it to Christian McCaffrey, who ran 21 yards for the touchdown, across the field.
After Antwaan Randle El’s 2006 Super Bowl touchdown pass to the Pittsburgh Steelers, who defeated the Seattle Seahawks, in Super Bowl XL, Jennings became the first wide receiver to do so.
Before the half, Harrison Butker’s 28-yard field goal gave the Chiefs their first point of the game.
The contest was all turnovers, with both teams committing egregious errors. The running backs were having difficulty gripping the football.
On the first drive of the game, McCaffrey stumbled. Later in the second quarter, with the Chiefs still without a point and having set up a possible first-and-goal from the Niners’ nine-yard line, running back Isaiah Pacheco also lost the ball, and the Niners were able to recover.
Mahomes was frequently confused by the Niners defense. When he returned from halftime, Mahomes threw an interception to rookie safety Ji’Ayir Brown, breaking the third-longest throw streak in NFL history and his first pick in his previous 218 postseason tries.
Butker broke Moody’s record halfway through the third quarter, nailing a 57-yard field goal of his own to trim the Niners’ advantage to 10-6.
Ray-Ray McCloud, the Niners’ returner, fumbled a punt with less than three minutes remaining in the third quarter. The Chiefs recovered, and the very next play, Mahomes found Marquez Valdes-Scantling for a 16-yard touchdown throw, giving the Chiefs a 13-10 lead.
Early in the fourth quarter, Purdy and Jennings connected for a six-yard score as the Niners responded. However, Moody failed to make the extra point, giving the Niners a narrow 16–13 advantage.
With less than six minutes remaining, Butker’s 24-yard field goal knotted the game at 16.
With less than two minutes remaining, Moody made up for his earlier miss by sinking a 53-yard field goal to give the Niners a 19-16 lead.
With three seconds remaining, Mahomes led the Chiefs down the field and set up the game’s tying field goal, a 29-yarder, to send it into overtime.
Super Bowl LVIII was streamed onParamount+ and broadcast on CBS, Nickelodeon, and Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. The game on Sunday was also covered by our colleagues at CBS Sports.
Mahomes wins his third Super Bowl MVP award
Pat Mahomes won his third MVP title in the Super Bowl on Sunday after guiding the Kansas City Chiefs to an incredible 25-22 victory over the San Francisco 49ers.
According to CBS Sports, he became one of the few athletes in history to win the award three times, along with retiring quarterbacks Tom Brady and Joe Montana.
Chiefs win the Super Bowl
In Super Bowl LVIII overtime, Mecole Hardman of the Kansas City Chiefs was the recipient of a pass from Patrick Mahomes.
After a back-and-forth game, regulation ended with a draw between the two teams at 19. The Niners took a 22-19 lead when Jake Moody made a 27-yard field goal. To win the Chiefs their third Super Bowl in five years, Mahomes, however, led the team down the field and, with 13 seconds remaining in overtime, connected with Hardman for a one-yard touchdown throw.
Niners take 22-19 lead in overtime
After overtime, the 49ers have a 22-19 lead against the Chiefs after a 27-yard field goal by Jake Moody. The Niners will win the game if the Chiefs don’t score on their subsequent drive.