Super Bowl LIV kicked off on Sunday night between the San Francisco 49ers and the Kansas City Chiefs.
San Francisco won the coin toss with cornerback, Richard Sherman’s, call of tails, the team deferred the choice, resulting in Kansas City starting with the ball and defending the west end zone to start the game.
The Chiefs first drive with the ball didn’t go very far, making the 49ers decision to defer on the kickoff look brilliant. The 49ers then went on to make the first drive of the night for the team but eventually stalled out. Robbie Gould scored the first points of the night with his 38-yard field goal, putting the 49ers in the lead 3-0, with 7:57 in the first quarter.
Shortly after San Francisco’s field goal the Chiefs responded with a touchdown, Patrick Mahomes ran the ball into the endzone from the 1 yard line, putting Kansas City in the lead, 7-3, with only 31 seconds left in the first quarter.
To start the second quarter the Chiefs followed up their first touchdown with the first turnover of the game, an interception by cornerback, Bashaud Breeland. The Chiefs continued to be aggressive in efforts to score a touchdown but had to settle for a 31-yard field goal by Harrison Butker, putting them ahead 10-3.
San Francisco has shown to be a strong team with running the ball all postseason and this game was no exception. Kyle Juszcyk, 49ers’ fullback, catching a short pass, diving into the end zone for a touchtown, along with the extra point scored by Gould, bringing the game to a tie, 10-10.
Despite the effort made from both teams, neither scored before the end of the half, resulting in both teams heading back to the locker room with a score of 10-10 at halftime.
The 49ers at the start of the second half drove for a field goal, taking the lead 13-10 to open the third quarter. Mahomes then went on to throw an interception that was caught by line-backer, Fred Warner. 49ers immediately showed aggression and Garoppolo completed a 16-yard pass to wide receiver, Deebo Samuel. Raheem Mostert drove the ball into the end zone for a the lead for Kansas City, 20-10, nearing the end of the third quarter.
Exhilarating turn of events, as the Kansas City Chiefs scored a touchdown to catch up, bringing the score to 20-17. Patrick Mahomes launched a ball down the field to wide-open, wide receiver, Tyreek Hillthrew, for a 44-yard gain, placing the Chiefs in a good position just outside the red zone, later resulting in a touchdown by Travis Kelce.
Kansas City determined to hold up a fight, continued to run the ball, scoring a touchdown to take the lead, 24-20. The touchdown to put the Chiefs on top was scored by Damien Williams as he reached over the goal line for the touchdown.
Only minutes later, Williams, yet again scored a touchdown for the Chiefs, with a short pass and 38-yard run, taking the lead to 31-20.
The Kansas City Chiefs won Superbowl LIV 31-20. After the game quarterback, Patrick Mahomes, was named Super Bowl MVP after leading the Kansas City Chiefs to victory after facing a 10 point deficit.
In 2013, Mahomes tweeted “I bet it feels amazing to be the quarterback who says ‘I’m going to Disney World’ after winning the Super Bowl”, he got to fulfill that amazing feeling Sunday night. “Something I’ve wanted to say my whole life, I’m going to Disney World,” Mahomes said.
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