Super Bowl LIV: 5 ways the Niners can win

The Niners’ defense and running game are two edges it has going into Super Bowl LIV.

Super Bowl LIV will see the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers meet Sunday at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, (FL). The NFC West champions come in on quite the roll and have numerous ways to earn the ring. Here are some of them:

5. Running game will dominate

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The Niners have rushed for 471 yards in the postseason. If San Francisco can get stick to its running game, Kansas City will have problems. The Chiefs were 26th overall in rushing defense in the regular season. Every team below them failed to make the playoffs. Raheem Mostert and his fellow backs can take off, eat clock and keep Patrick Mahomes on the sidelines.