The Kansas City Chiefs won the 58th Super Bowl in history by defeating the San Francisco 49ers in the final seconds of overtime, on the night of Sunday to Monday (25-22). Here’s what you shouldn’t miss from this evening event, both on and off the field.
The show was as much behind the scenes as it was on the field. On the night from Sunday to Monday, the Super Bowl, the NFL final, was marked by an intense and defensive match, won in the final seconds of overtime on a touchdown offered to Mecole Hardman by the inevitable Patrick Mahomes (25 -22). The presence of Taylor Swift was also one of the highlights of an evening rich in emotion.
>> Relive the Superbowl between the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers
• Kansas City suffers… but triumphs
Kansas City had to wait until the last 20 seconds of the second quarter to score its first points, and the very last seconds of overtime to take the lead for good. Jostled by San Francisco’s very aggressive defense, the Chiefs, crowned for the third time in five editions (after 2020 and 2023), owe their way out of the rut to their playing master, quarterback Patrick Mahomes.
• Patrick Mahomes in the legend
NFL superstar, Patrick Mahomes has completely assumed his status. In the final seconds of overtime, while the Chiefs were trailing 22-19, it was he who delivered the decisive caviar for Mecole Hardman’s touchdown. A great architect of the return of his family to the heart of the meeting, Mahomes (28 years old) thus won his third title, accompanied by a third MVP distinction. At his position, only Tom Brady, Terry Bradshaw, Troy Aikman and Joe Montana have lifted the Vince Lombardi Trophy at least three times.
• A closed meeting
Many predicted an offensive orgy, but the Super Bowl was a defensive recital. It took more than 15 minutes of play for San Francisco striker Jake Moody to open the scoring with a 55-yard (50 m) kick, erasing a distance record that dates back 30 years. He will be beaten again, a few minutes later by the Chiefs’ scorer, Harrison Butker, 57 yards (52 m).
• Eyes on Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce…
The American singer arrived two hours before kick-off, after traveling nearly 9,000 km from Tokyo, where she had given the last of her four concerts in Japan in as many days, to see her companion Travis Kelce, player of the Kansas City Chiefs. The boss of the NFL American football league Roger Goodell came in person to greet her in the dressing room she occupied with actress Blake Lively, singer Lana Del Rey, rapper Ice Spice and the mother of her companion . Taylor Swift vibrated to the rhythm of the Chiefs, before jumping at the final whistle. She then went down to the field to hug and kiss Travis Kelce in a long moment of communion, under the tender eyes of the entire planet.
…who gets angry with his coach
Frustrated at not being used more at the start of the match, Travis Kelce challenged his coach, Andy Reid, under the eye of the cameras, to the point of shoving the technician, at whom he yelled. He then appeared prostrate on the bench. He would only make one reception for a measly yard in the first half. The colossus (1.96 m and 113 kg) will recover after the break, contributing to the awakening of the Chiefs, with 93 yards gained in total, the best total of the match for a receiver.
• Usher a fashion Vegas
The American artist ignited the 60,000 spectators present during the sacrosanct halftime show, very influenced by the mythology of Las Vegas. Revue dancers, acrobats, stilt walkers, fake croupiers and even pole dancers accompanied him, as did the singer Alicia Keys and the rapper Ludacris. “Yeah!”, “Love In This Club” and “Burn” resonated through the skies of Las Vegas, where Usher was artist in residence from July 2022 to December 2023.
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