Yesterday, February 11th, 2024, the Kansas City Chiefs conquered the San Francisco 49ers in a 22-25 win. Unsurprisingly, the Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes won MVP for the Super Bowl. Mahomes, according to the NFL on X, said that he had 69 total yards, 0 incompletions and the game winning TD on the last drive to seal their 3rd Super Bowl.
Scoring summary according to ESPN:
1st Quarter: No scoring this quarter however the 49ers on their first drive fumbled the ball at the Chiefs 27 yard line.
2nd Quarter: The 49ers take the lead with a very long 55 yard field goal by Jake Moody to make the game 3-0; with about 4 minutes left in the second quarter Christian McCaffrey scored a TD pass from Jauan Jennings, and with Jake Moody’s extra point attempt the 49ers had a 10-0 lead over the Chiefs; the Chiefs didn’t want to end the half scoreless, so they went ahead and scored a short 23 yard field goal by Harrison Butker, making the game 10-3.
3rd Quarter: The Chiefs started the scoring in this quarter with a very long 57 yard field goal from Harrison Butker making it 10-6; less than 3 minutes later the Chiefs score again as Marquez Valdes-Scantling secured a passing TD from Patrick Mahomes making it 10-13 with Harrison Butker’s kick.
4th Quarter: This time the 49ers start the scoring off with a Jauan Jennings 10 Yd pass from Brock Purdy but with a surprisingly blocked kick it would only be 16-13; Harrison Butker for the Chiefs then scored a 24 yd field goal making it a tie game at 16-16; Jake Moody scored a field goal making it 19-16 but the lead wouldn’t last long, as Harrison Butker also scored a field goal tying the game once again and sending it into over time.
OT 1: In overtime, the 49ers couldn’t make it into the end zone but instead settled for a field goal making it 22-19; as the Chiefs charged down the field with time winding down, Mahomes throws a 3yd TD pass to Mecole Hardman giving the Chiefs yet another Super Bowl Victory.
