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    Tremendous Bowl 58 kicks off in Las Vegas


    The sport is a rematch of the Tremendous Bowl 4 years in the past in Miami.

    LAS VEGAS — Tremendous Bowl 58 has kicked off off in Las Vegas, with the San Francisco 49ers taking up the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs in one of many largest sporting occasions of the 12 months. 

    Listed below are the newest updates. 

    Don’t rely out Patrick Mahomes, who received his third Tremendous Bowl title with a 3-yard landing go to Mecole Harman in additional time. He’s chasing Tom Brady’s seven championships, the present biggest of all time. Mahomes is within the dialog as nicely.

    This the Chiefs’ second Tremendous Bowl championship in a row and third in 5 seasons.

    49ers get OT discipline aim, one cease away from successful Tremendous Bowl

    The Chiefs had possibilities to get the 49ers off the sphere in additional time, however a dropped interception and a defensive holding penalty on third down prolonged their drive.

    The Niners, although, blew their very own alternative by having to accept a discipline aim within the crimson zone.

    The primary use of the NFL’s new additional time rule comes within the Tremendous Bowl.

    Now not can the staff that will get the ball first win it instantly with a landing. Each groups should posses the ball.

    Butker makes late discipline aim, forces OT

    Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker pressured additional time with a 29-yard discipline aim with 3 seconds left to make the rating 19-19.

    It’s acquainted territory for Kyle Shanahan.

    The 49ers coach was a part of the one different OT sport in Tremendous Bowl historical past when he was the Falcons’ offensive coordinator seven years in the past. That was the 28-3 blown result in the Patriots.

    Moody makes amends with go-ahead kick

    Jake Moody grew to become the primary kicker to make two 50-plus discipline targets in a Tremendous Bowl –- and this one is perhaps sufficient to present the 49ers the Tremendous Bowl.

    His 53-yarder with 1:53 left gave San Francisco a 19-16 lead. Moody made up for a missed further level.

    However Patrick Mahomes will get the ball. He’s proven what he can do in 13 seconds. Mahomes may have much more time now.

    Chiefs stall in crimson zone, accept tying discipline aim in 4th

    They stored the Chiefs out of the top zone regardless that they’d first-and-goal on the 4, forcing a tying discipline aim with 5:46 left.

    Each groups have missed alternatives, so in that means, it’s form of evened out.

    Now Brock Purdy can shed the quarterback-manager label or Patrick Mahomes will add to his extraordinary legacy.

    49ers coach Kyle Shanahan went for it.

    All Niners followers in all probability couldn’t consider it when he eschewed a discipline aim on fourth-and-3 early within the fourth quarter and transformed it. San Francisco scored a landing to take a 16-13 lead.

    The additional level was blocked, conserving the Chiefs inside three. Could possibly be large.

    San Francisco’s Jauan Jennings joined Nick Foles as the one gamers to throw a landing go and catch one in a Tremendous Bowl. Foles did it six years in the past for the Eagles in opposition to the Patriots.

    One play after the 49ers had a punt bounce off certainly one of their gamers and get recovered by Kansas Metropolis, Patrick Mahomes lofted a 16-yard go to Marquez Valdes-Scantling ultimately zone to present the Chiefs a 13-10 lead within the Tremendous Bowl.

    Valdes-Scantling was nearly universally loathed by Chiefs followers for a lot of the season. He dropped a number of passes at essential moments, together with one which will have value them a sport. And contemplating he was the highest-paid large receiver on a gaggle that struggled all season, he grew to become a straightforward goal for failing to reside as much as his contract.

    However he had an enormous catch in opposition to Baltimore to assist put away the AFC title sport, and now has an excellent larger one within the Tremendous Bowl.

    San Francisco regretting missed possibilities

    The 49ers had their possibilities to place away the Chiefs.

    They may quickly actually remorse it.

    A punt bounced off the Niners’ Darrell Luter’s leg, and Kansas Metropolis’s Jaylen Watson recovered at San Francisco’s 16.

    One play later, the Chiefs took their first lead of the sport.

    You’ll be able to’t hand any staff, however particularly a Tremendous Bowl champion, these sorts of breaks.

    KC’s protection locks down in third quarter

    Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce are the headliners, however the Chiefs are within the Tremendous Bowl largely due to their protection.

    And did it present up within the third quarter.

    They pressured three 49ers three-and-outs, holding San Francisco to three yards.

    Quarterback Brock Purdy is 4 for 12 for 17 yards for the reason that begin of the second quarter. These game-management criticisms aren’t going away.

    One bit of fine information for SF: Deebo Samuel is again after limping earlier with a hamstring concern.

    Chiefs make report 57-yard discipline aim, path 49ers 10-6

    Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker made a 57-yard discipline aim with 5:01 left within the third quarter, breaking a Tremendous Bowl report from… two quarters in the past.

    Jake Moody’s 55-yarder to open the scoring had been the longest in Tremendous Bowl historical past, topping a 54-yarder by Buffalo’s Steve Christie.

    The kick got here moments after a shirtless fan ran onto the sphere throughout a third-and-11.

    49ers receiver Deebo Samuel limped off the sphere early within the third quarter of the Tremendous Bowl.

    San Francisco stated it was a left hamstring harm and his return is questionable.

    The Niners’ do-everything receiver went down on a third-down go on San Francisco’s second drive of the third quarter. Trainers got here out to take care of him earlier than strolling off below his personal energy. He went briefly to the harm tent.

    The 49ers have struggled this season when Samuel has been damage. They misplaced three straight video games in October when he damage his shoulder and struggled for many of a divisional spherical win in opposition to Inexperienced Bay after he damage his different shoulder on the opening drive.

    Effectively, there was Usher. And Alicia Keys.

    However not a lot to see after halftime.

    The Tremendous Bowl is the NFL’s premier occasion, however the 49ers and Chiefs are enjoying prefer it’s the second sport of the preseason. Penalties, punts and turnovers. Not precisely what the league needed for the primary large sport in Las Vegas.

    No less than there have been the a number of cutaways on the stadium screens to Taylor Swift.

    The Chiefs are on the board with a 28-yard discipline aim from Harrison Butker with 20 seconds left earlier than halftime.

    The 49ers have accomplished a pleasant job on Travis Kelce to this point — even within the crimson zone, the place he and the Chiefs are sometimes so efficient.

    Kelce solely has one catch for 1 yard on the day. On that final third down from the San Francisco 9, he lined up within the slot and was coated by security Ji’Ayir Brown. Kelce appeared to swing an arm in frustration when Patrick Mahomes was taken down earlier than having the ability to throw.

    The San Francisco 49ers received difficult for the primary landing of the Tremendous Bowl.

    Coach Kyle Shanahan dialed up a uncommon trick play that led to a TD go from receiver Jauan Jennings to working again Christian McCaffrey.

    Brock Purdy began the play with a lateral to the left facet to Jennings, who instantly threw it again to the opposite facet to McCaffrey, who had a convoy of blockers and ran in for a 21-yard TD to place San Francisco up 10-0.

    McCaffrey has tied an NFL report together with his seventh straight playoff sport with a minimum of 50 yards from scrimmage and a TD.

    San Francisco has moved to a 7 1/2-point favourite on FanDuel’s reside line after the unfold was a superb bit nearer at the beginning of the sport.

    Taylor Swift chugs a drink, attracts large applause

    There was loads of Taylor Swift on the massive screens of Allegiant Stadium, and over the last timeout, cameras caught her in a race to chug what gave the impression to be a beer in her suite.

    Swift was the primary to complete, and he or she triumphantly slammed the cup down because the video reduce away to different followers. However not earlier than an appreciative roar rippled by means of the stadium.

    If solely the Chiefs had been in a position to transfer the ball as efficiently as she downed her drink. Their offense has gone nowhere within the first half of their Tremendous Bowl showdown with the 49ers.

    ‘Bennifer’ is again for Tremendous Bowl advert

    “Bennifer” has teamed up with Dunkin for a second Tremendous Bowl in a row.

    In an advert for the Massachusetts-based chain, Ben Affleck enlists Matt Damon, Tom Brady and extra to go to Jennifer Lopez at work and provides a “DunKings” efficiency filled with Boston delight. Rappers Jack Harlow and Fats Joe additionally make an look within the celebrity-filled business.

    49ers linebacker Dre Greenlaw was carted to the locker room halfway by means of the second quarter after injuring his left Achilles tendon in a weird second.

    He started to dash onto the sphere for the beginning of a defensive possession when he stumbled, fell and wanted medical consideration.

    Greenlaw already had made an impression on this sport with three tackles when he went out.

    Travis Kelce ran into coach Andy Reid and yelled at him after teammate Isiah Pacheco’s red-zone fumble within the second quarter. Frustration is clearly constructing for KC, which nonetheless trails 3-0.

    For all of the speak of stars Patrick Mahomes, Brock Purdy, Christian McCaffrey and Travis Kelce, it’s defenses which have had the sting early within the Tremendous Bowl. The groups have mixed for one rating on the primary six drives.

    Kansas Metropolis appeared to be on the verge of a breakthrough when Mahomes linked on a 53-yard go to Mecole Hardman to get the Chiefs to the 9. However Isiah Pacheco misplaced a fumble on the subsequent play with Javon Hargrave recovering.

    Kansas Metropolis had gained solely 16 yards within the first quarter and now has gone 9 straight possessions within the postseason with out a level, relationship to the AFC title sport.

    San Francisco has had its personal points with McCaffrey shedding a fumble on the opening drive and Trent Williams committing two penalties to stall the second possession.

    Jake Moody made a Tremendous Bowl-record 55-yard discipline aim simply 12 seconds into the second quarter to place the San Francisco 49ers on prime 3-0.

    Buffalo’s Steve Christie held the report with a 54-yarder in opposition to Dallas in Tremendous Bowl 28.

    This could possibly be a confidence booster for Moody, who missed discipline targets up to now two playoff video games.

    49ers getting in their very own means

    The 49ers are their very own worst enemies halfway by means of the primary quarter. Christian McCaffrey fumbled on their first drive, after which San Francisco misplaced yardage on three consecutive performs — two penalties and a run by Deebo Samuel.

    Then because the 49ers had been about to punt, they had been penalized one other 5 yards due to a false begin.

    That stored the sport scoreless regardless that the Niners have outgained the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs 84-6 in yardage.

    49ers’ robust opening drive spoiled by McCaffrey fumble

    San Francisco opened the sport with a powerful drive however wasted the chance to attain when Christian McCaffrey fumbled at Kansas Metropolis’s 27-yard line.

    Leo Chenal knocked the ball out of McCaffrey’s palms, and fellow Chief George Karlaftis recovered.

    The Chiefs had a turnover ratio of minus-11 within the common season, among the many NFL’s worst.

    That is the fourth time since 2000 that the sport’s opening drive led to a turnover.

    The Chiefs did not do something with the turnover, going three-and-out. That ended a streak of eight straight playoff video games by which Kansas Metropolis scored on its opening possession, an NFL report.

    An enormous roar went up when Kansas Metropolis received the toss. Both Chiefs followers felt that was unusually essential on this sport — or lots of people had guess on heads.

    KC deferred its option to the second half, that means the 49ers get the ball first.


    Earlier than the sport: 

    Reba sails by means of nationwide anthem

    Reba McEntire made fast however majestic work of “The Star-Spangled Banner.”

    The “Queen of Nation” sang the nationwide anthem moments earlier than kickoff, backed by a recorded observe of a rustic band with a horn part. Flag-bearing service members stood behind her, an enormous U.S. flag coated a lot of the discipline, and army jets flew over Allegiant Stadium as she sang.

    She received by means of the track in about 1 minute 40 seconds. That’s a superb 10 seconds longer than the over-under from oddsmakers, however nonetheless the quickest model of the anthem on the Tremendous Bowl since Kelly Clarkson sang it 12 years in the past.

    Put up Malone presents twang-y tackle “America the Lovely”

    Grammy-nominated musician Put up Malone sang “America the Lovely,” bringing his distinctive vocal tone — most continuously paired together with his idiosyncratic method to pop-rock-rap — to the Tremendous Bowl.

    Sporting a bolo tie and enjoying acoustic guitar, Malone’s tackle the track was twang-y, his Texas roots taking a entrance seat. Mid-song, cameras reduce to Taylor Swift and Blake Energetic holding one another and having fun with the efficiency. Earlier this week, Malone’s breakout hit, “Sunflower,” with Swae Lee — launched for the “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” soundtrack — was named the first-ever double-diamond single in Recording Business Affiliation of America (RIAA) historical past.

    Andra Day lifts voice with gospel choir

    Andra Day gave a stirring, gospel-flavored rendition of “Elevate Each Voice and Sing,” a track that has develop into generally known as the Black nationwide Anthem, earlier than kickoff.

    Day, carrying a grey swimsuit, was backed by a choreographed choir. Day advised the AP in the course of the week that she deliberate to calm her nerves with pregame prayers.

    Hers was the primary of three anthemic performances. After the groups take the sphere, Put up Malone will carry out “America the Lovely” and Reba McEntire will sing “The Star-Spangled Banner.”

    The sport is about to be a rematch of the Tremendous Bowl 4 years in the past in Miami. Within the 2020 match, the Chiefs took dwelling the sport 31-20. 

    Gates to Allegiant Stadium opened simply after 11 a.m. native time, unleashing a flood of followers in crimson.

    Amongst these coming into the stadium: the queen of nation. 

    Reba McEntire walked into Allegiant Stadium for the Tremendous Bowl about 3 1/2 hours earlier than kickoff Sunday. She was carrying a puffy, grey fake fur coat and holding palms together with her companion, Rex Linn.


    McEntire is because of carry out the nationwide anthem earlier than kickoff. She may have quite a bit to reside as much as after Chris Stapleton’s efficiency final 12 months in Arizona obtained excessive reward.

    Taylor Swift completed her epic trek from the Tokyo Dome to Allegiant Stadium for the Tremendous Bowl. Blake Energetic, Ice Spice and some others joined because the pop star, carrying a black costume with a crimson jacket slung over her shoulder, entered the stadium.

    What time is kickoff?

    Tremendous Bowl LVIII (which stands for Tremendous Bowl 58) kicks off Feb. 11 at approximately 6:30 p.m. Jap Time (5:30 p.m. Central Time, 4:30 p.m. Mountain Time and three:30 p.m. Pacific Time)  

    Who’s prone to win? 

    Betting markets are split on the likely winner of Super Bowl LVIII, with skilled betters favoring the 49ers and informal gamblers closely in favor of the Chiefs. 

    Who’s performing the halftime present?

    R&B icon Usher will headline the Apple Music Halftime Show this 12 months, performing for greater than 100 million viewers throughout one of many most-watched tv occasions of the 12 months. 

    The halftime present itself is among the largest musical occasions on the earth, with about 1 out of each 3 People tuning in. 

    Usher can be performing in celebration of the thirtieth anniversary of his debut, self-titled album in 1994. “Usher” put the singer on the charts with hits like “You Make Me Wanna…” and “Pop Ya Collar.” 

    How a lot do gamers get for successful the Tremendous Bowl? 

    Gamers on the winning team in Super Bowl 58 will get $164,000 every. Gamers on the shedding staff will get $89,000. That is $7,000 greater than final 12 months’s Tremendous Bowl bonus. 

    Within the first Tremendous Bowl again in 1967, gamers on the successful staff obtained $15,000 and the shedding staff received $7,500. Technically the successful prize has elevated 993% however that does not account for inflation. 

    That $15,000 prize in 1967 would have the identical shopping for energy as practically $140,000 in the present day, according to a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics inflation calculator



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