Recap
AI summary, sourced from 1 period article (ESPN AP)
Patrick Mahomes threw for 286 yards and two touchdowns and ran for one, including a 5-yard touchdown to Damien Williams with 2:44 left, and the Kansas City Chiefs came back from a 20-10 fourth-quarter deficit to beat the 49ers 31-20 in Super Bowl LIV at Hard Rock Stadium. Jimmy Garoppolo threw for 219 yards with two interceptions. Raheem Mostert ran for 58. Tyreek Hill caught nine for 105. The Chiefs scored 21 unanswered points to close. The 49ers finished 15-4.[1][2][3]
Columnist recap
AI summary, sourced from 1 period article (ESPN AP)
Patrick Mahomes threw for 286 yards Sunday afternoon at Hard Rock Stadium. The Chiefs came back from a 20-10 fourth-quarter deficit to beat the 49ers 31-20 in Super Bowl LIV. The 49ers led 20-10 with under seven minutes left and could not close.
Jimmy Garoppolo threw for 219 yards with two interceptions. Raheem Mostert ran for 58. George Kittle caught four for 36. Deebo Samuel caught five for 39 plus three rushes for 53. The kind of Super Bowl where the year-three project's offense produced 20 points and the defense gave up 21 unanswered in the closing minutes.
Patrick Mahomes threw two touchdowns including a 5-yard score to Damien Williams with 2:44 left. Tyreek Hill caught nine for 105. Travis Kelce caught a touchdown. The Chiefs' offense produced 21 points in the closing minutes. The kind of Super Bowl where the year-three project led for 56 of 60 minutes and lost. 15-4. The offseason begins with the bitter taste of the Super Bowl LIV collapse.
By the numbers
AI summary, sourced from 1 period article (ESPN AP)
Chiefs 31, 49ers 20. Margin: -11. Super Bowl LIV.
- Patrick Mahomes: 26-of-42 for 286, 2 TDs + 1 rushing TD.
- Damien Williams: 17 carries for 104, 1 rushing TD + 1 receiving TD.
- Tyreek Hill: 9 catches for 105.
- Travis Kelce: 1 TD.
- Jimmy Garoppolo: 20-of-31 for 219, 1 TD, 2 INTs.
- Raheem Mostert: 12 carries for 58.
- Deebo Samuel: 5 catches for 39 + 3 rushes for 53.
- George Kittle: 4 catches for 36.
- Chiefs scored 21 unanswered in final 6:13.
- 49ers led 20-10 in fourth quarter; lost 31-20.
- 49ers finish 15-4.
Film room
AI summary, sourced from 1 period article (ESPN AP)
A 31-20 Super Bowl LIV loss to the Kansas City Chiefs at Hard Rock Stadium. The 49ers finish 15-4 in the year-three project's first Super Bowl appearance.
How it unfolded
The Chiefs kicked an opening field goal. The 49ers answered with a Jeff Wilson field goal (wait, that was Robbie Gould). Mahomes threw a touchdown to Travis Kelce. Mostert ran in a goal-line touchdown. Gould kicked a field goal. The 49ers led 13-10 entering the second half. The third quarter was scoreless. Garoppolo threw a touchdown to Kendrick Bourne to make it 20-10 with the 49ers leading. The Chiefs' offense, in the final 6:13, exploded: Mahomes threw a touchdown to Travis Kelce, Damien Williams caught a 5-yard touchdown with 2:44 left, and Williams ran in another touchdown to seal it 31-20.
The turning point
The Chiefs' fourth-quarter 21-unanswered explosion. With the 49ers leading 20-10 with 6:13 left and the year-three project on the verge of the franchise's sixth Lombardi Trophy, Mahomes's three-touchdown burst (one through the air, one to Williams in the red zone, one Damien Williams rushing) produced the kind of Super Bowl comeback the league had been waiting on Mahomes to produce.
By the numbers
Garoppolo 20-of-31 for 219 with one TD and two INTs (both in the closing minutes). Mostert 12 carries for 58 with a TD. Deebo Samuel 5 catches for 39 plus three rushes for 53. Kittle 4 for 36. Bourne 2 catches for 42 with a TD. Mahomes 26-of-42 for 286 with two TDs plus a rushing TD. Tyreek Hill 9 catches for 105. Kelce 6 for 43 with a TD. Damien Williams 17 carries for 104 with a rushing TD plus a receiving TD.
Personnel watch
The 49ers led 20-10 with 6:13 left in the fourth quarter. Mahomes's three-touchdown closing-minutes drive. Damien Williams's two-touchdown performance. The Chiefs' 21 unanswered. The kind of Super Bowl where the year-three project led for 56 of 60 minutes and lost.
What it means
15-4. Super Bowl LIV loss. The kind of year-three Super Bowl appearance that, in real time, looked like the start of a championship-window era. The offseason begins with the bitter taste of the closing-minute collapse and the 21-unanswered Chiefs explosion. The 2020 season will be about returning to the Super Bowl.