Super Bowl 2024: Kansas City Chiefs vs San Francisco 49ers
9:15 AM EST, January 29, 2024, updated: 6:19 AM EST, February 1, 2024
We already know the finalists for this year's Super Bowl LVIII. Great excitement ahead.
Super Bowl 2024: Where to watch?
The meeting will be held on February 11 at Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada. The match will be broadcast by Nickelodeon and CBS and streamed on Paramount+.
The defending champions vs the pretenders
For the first time in nearly two decades, former champions (Kansas City Chiefs) have a chance to defend the title. This will be their fourth appearance in an NFL title game in the past five seasons. Previously, the New England Patriots succeeded in 2004-05. Shall the rivals win, they are going to win their first title in 30 years.
"Now we're in the Super Bowl, and the job's not done. We got to go out there to Vegas and play a great team and see if we can go out there and get the Super Bowl." - said Patrick Mahomes, quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs.
It is worth noting that the two teams had already met in the Super Bowl final in 2020. The team from Kansas won (31-20).
How have they reached the final?
Chiefs beat the Baltimore Ravens 17-10 to win the AFC championship game on Sunday at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore. The San Francisco 49ers faced the Detroit Lions and inflicted a crushing 34-31 defeat on them in the NFC championship game at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif.
Halftime Show
As every year, celebrities will perform at halftime of the match. In previous years, the show was graced by such names as Rihanna (2023) Dr. Dre, Kendrick Lamar, Eminem, Snoop Dogg and Mary J. Blige (2022), The Weekend (2021), Shakira and Jennifer Lopez (2020), Maroon 5 (2019), Justin Timberlake (2018), Lady Gaga (2017), Coldplay (2016), Katy Perry (2015), Bruno Mars (2014) and Beyonce (2013). This year we will be able to see a performance by Usher, artist known for his R&B and pop music.
Source: CBS News
