Category: Super Bowl

The good and bad from the 49ers’ Super Bowl loss in OT against the Chiefs

Looking back at the good and the bad from the 49ers’ heartbreaking overtime loss in the Super Bowl against the Chiefs.

After kicking a field goal in overtime, the San Francisco 49ers had to kick the ball back to Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs with a chance to win the game with a touchdown.

Just 13 plays later, including a fourth down conversion run from Mahomes, the Chiefs future Hall of Fame quarterback fired a game-winning touchdown pass to Mecole Hardman to steal the Super Bowl from the 49ers in overtime, 25-22.

With the 49ers season now officially over, let’s look back at all the good and the bad from their 25-22 loss to the Chiefs in Super Bowl 58 in Las Vegas.

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4 Steelers takeaways from the Super Bowl

There was plenty for the Steelers to learn from the Chiefs and Niners in the Super Bowl.

For most people, the Super Bowl was just a highly entertaining football game, the crowning of an NFL champion and the end of the regular season. But since we are obsessed with football and the Pittsburgh Steelers, we had to look at it in terms of what can we learn from watching the two best teams in the NFL play in the Super Bowl and how can it apply to the Steelers. Here are our four takeaways.

Kyle Shanahan shares praise for 49ers QB Brock Purdy after Super Bowl loss vs. Chiefs

Following their loss to the Chiefs in the Super Bowl, Kyle Shanahan shared praise for the 49ers QB.

Brock Purdy’s first appearance in the Super Bowl resulted in a heartbreaking overtime loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. Purdy finished the game 255 yards on 23-of-28 passing with a touchdown. Purdy added three carries for 12 yards on the ground.

Despite securing a three-point advantage after leading a strong drive down the field in overtime, it wasn’t enough for Purdy against Mahomes. The Chiefs quarterback got the final word with a touchdown pass to Mecole Hardman to end the game, 25-22 in overtime.

Although his first Super Bowl start ended with a defeat, Kyle Shanahan is still proud of the 49ers young quarterback. Following the game, Shanahan shared praise for Purdy.

You don’t say a lot. There’s not much to say. You let guys deal with it. You got to feel this. This isn’t something that just words or anything makes it feel better. You sit there and you deal with it and you got to do that for awhile.

I’m so proud of Brock — how he shows up every week, how he plays. He’s had an unbelievable year. He did a hell of a job today.

Via @NBCS49ers on Twitter:

In his second season with the 49ers, Purdy passed for 4,280 yards and 31 touchdowns with a passer rating of 113.0 and a completion percentage of 69.4.

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Chiefs’ 3rd title in 5 years is reminder of Cardinals’ ‘what ifs’

The Cardinals should have had Andy Reid, could have had Chris Jones and thought they were going to have Mahomes.

The Kansas City Chiefs are the NFL’s most recent dynasty. They have been to the playoffs for nine straight years and 10 of 11 seasons. They have made the AFC Championship Game in six straight seasons, been to four Super Bowls in five years and won three of them.

In that time, the Arizona Cardinals have had just four winning seasons and three postseason appearances.

But the Chiefs’ success is related to the Cardinals. There are three notable “what ifs” where the Chiefs and Cardinals cross paths and the Chiefs took advantage.

Chiefs are repeat champions with 25-22 OT win over 49ers in Super Bowl

Patrick Mahomes’ three-yard TD pass to Mecole Hardman with three seconds left in overtime gives the Chiefs three titles in five seasons.

Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs are world champions again. In Super Bowl LVIII in Las Vegas on Sunday, they defeated the San Francisco 49ers 25-22 in overtime.

Mahomes threw a three-yard touchdown pass to Mecole Hardman with three seconds remaining in the overtime period, completing a 13-play, 75-yard drive in 7:19 after the 49ers took a 22-19 lead in overtime with a 27-yard field goal.

Mahomes, who threw two touchdown passes in the second half, was named the Super Bowl MVP. He completed 34-of-46 passes for 333 yards, two touchdowns and an interception. He also rushed nine times for 66 yards.

The 49ers had a 10-0 first-half lead and took a 19-16 lead with 1:53 remaining in regulation with Jake Moody’s 53-yard field goal, but the Chiefs tied with Harrison Butker’s 29-yard field goal with three seconds left to send the game to overtime.

49ers quarterback Brock Purdy completed 23-of-38 passes for 255 yards and a touchdown. Running back Christian McCaffrey rushed for 80 yards on 22 carries and caught eight passes for 80 yards and a touchdown.

Receiver Jauan Jennings threw a touchdown pass and had a receiving touchdown on four catches for 42 yards.

The Chiefs became the first repeat champions since the New England Patriots won two in a row in 2003-2004. They have won three titles in the last five years in four Super Bowl appearances.

With the Chiefs crowned Super Bowl champs, the NFL offseason officially begins.

Listen to the latest from Cards Wire’s Jess Root on his podcast, Rise Up, See Red. Subscribe on Apple podcasts or Spotify.

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NFL Twitter reacts to Deebo Samuel injury scare in Super Bowl

After being initially listed as questionable with a hamstring injury, Deebo Samuel returned to the game.

After losing Dre Greenlaw to injury earlier in the game, the San Francisco 49ers were dealt another injury in the third quarter. After running a route on third down, star pass-catcher Deebo Samuel appeared to suffer an apparent leg injury.

After leaving the field, Samuel was listed as questionable to return to the game. Despite his questionable tag, Samuel returned to the field on the next possession for the 49ers.

Through three quarters, Samuel has three receptions for 33 yards against the Chiefs in the Super Bowl.

Following Samuel’s injury scare, the NFL community on Twitter chimed in with reactions. Here’s what fans and analysts were saying during the game on Super Bowl Sunday.

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NFL Twitter reacts to Ji’Ayir Brown intercepting Patrick Mahomes in the Super Bowl

Here’s what fans and analysts were saying on Twitter after Ji’Ayir Brown intercepted Patrick Mahomes in the third quarter of the Super Bowl.

After Jake Moody knocked down a record-breaking 55-yard field goal early in the game, another rookie from the San Francisco 49ers’ 2023 draft class made an impact play in the Super Bowl against the Kansas City Chiefs.

With the Chiefs facing a third down, Patrick Mahomes scrambled before floating a pass to Travis Kelce that landed in the hands of 49ers safety Ji’Ayir Brown for an interception.

Via @49ers on Twitter:

Following Brown’s interception against Mahomes, the NFL community on Twitter weighed-in on Twitter with different reactions. Here’s a look at what fans and analysts were saying on social media on Sunday during the Super Bowl.

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Did you miss Peyton Manning’s Super Bowl commercial? Watch it here

No Super Bowl is complete without a Peyton Manning commercial. Watch his Bud Light ad featuring Post Malone, Dana White and a T-Rex.

No Super Bowl is complete without a Peyton Manning commercial.

The five-time NFL MVP made an appearance during the Big Game on Sunday in Bud Light’s “Easy Night Out” commercial that introduced football fans to “The Bud Light Genie.”

“The Super Bowl is the highlight of the NFL season for any player, and it’s always been a highlight for the Bud Light team as well,” Manning said in a press release. “We had a lot of fun making this commercial, and I’m sure a lot of people are going to be thinking through what they would wish for if they were lucky enough to meet the Bud Light Genie.”

Here’s the extended version of the commercial:

Peyton Manning is joined by Post Malone, Dana White and a T-Rex in the commercial. Manning played in the NFL from 1998-2015, winning Super Bowls with the Indianapolis Colts and Denver Broncos before hanging up his cleats in 2016.

Last year, Manning starred a regional Super Bowl commercial for Bush’s Beans. In 2022, Manning featured in three Big Game ads — one for Michelob Ultra and two for Caesars Sportsbook.

Broncos fans loved seeing the team’s No. 18 jersey featured in this year’s Super Bowl commercial.

NFL Twitter reacts to Jauan Jennings throwing TD pass to Christian McCaffrey in Super Bowl

After Jauan Jennings hit Christian McCaffrey for a touchdown pass in the Super Bowl, the NFL Twitter community exploded with reactions.

To notch the first touchdown of the Super Bowl, Kyle Shanahan went into the San Francisco 49ers’ bag of tricks.

After catching a pass from Brock Purdy behind the line of scrimmage, Jauan Jennings wound up and fired a long pass back across the field to Christian McCaffrey. Once McCaffrey caught the football, he followed his blockers on the way to a 21-yard touchdown run.

Behind Jennings’ surprise touchdown toss to McCaffrey, the 49ers took a 10-0 lead over the Chiefs in the second quarter of the Super Bowl.

Following McCaffrey’s first-half touchdown, the NFL community on Twitter exploded with reactions. Here’s a look at what fans and analysts were saying on Sunday afternoon.

This post originally appeared on Niners Wire! Follow us on Facebook and Twitter! 

49ers injury news: LB Dre Greenlaw carted off during Super Bowl

Dre Greenlaw was carted off with a lower leg injury. He’s officially questionable to return.

The 49ers entered the Super Bowl healthy, but they suffered a devastating injury to linebacker Dre Greenlaw, who was hurt running onto the field.

He’s been listed as questionable with a lower leg injury to return after being evaluated in the medical tent. The cart came out and drove him to the locker room.

Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles entered the game as the third LB with Oren Burks sliding over to Greenlaw’s Will LB spot.

Update:

The team is now calling it an Achilles injury.

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