Super Bowl LVIII is in the books and the Kansas City Chiefs are victorious for the third time in five years making them the first dynasty since the New England Patriots.
Despite the Chiefs being outplayed for nearly two quarters in Super Bowl LVIII they still managed to find a way to defeat the San Francisco 49ers in the final minutes of overtime in Las Vegas.
Early in the game, the 49ers defense completely shut down the Chiefs offense while both defenses held one- another to no score in the first quarter. By the second, San Francisco begin moving the ball more effectively, scoring 10 before the half. The Chiefs were able to add a field goal before the half, trailing the 49ers 10-3 at halftime.
Pop-R&B singer Usher accompanied by Alicia Keys, Lil Jon, Jermaine Dupri and Ludacris put on a star-studded halftime show had Allegiant Stadium rocking. In the second half the Chiefs found their mojo scoring 10 unanswered points taking a 13-10 lead heading into the fourth quarter. The Chiefs added 6 more in the fourth quarter while San Francisco added 9 to force overtime for the second time in Super Bowl history.
The 49ers won the coin toss and elected to receive the ball and despite a grim start to overtime, a Kansas City penalty kept San Francisco’s drive alive. The 49ers moved the ball all the way down the field into Kansas City’s redzone only to settle for a field goal, which turned out to be their biggest mistake.
The Kansas City Chiefs now had an opportunity to either win or tie and with momentum of the success they had in the second half they marched down the field and scored a touchdown to win the game and beat the 49ers for the second time in the Super Bowl in five years.
Kansas City’s win has cemented their dynasty status surpassing Super Bowl wins in the AFC West to four breaking their tie with the Denver Broncos.
In other sports the Colorado Avalanche have now lost each of their games since the All-Star break, all of which have been on the road. Their most recent loss came when the Avs traveled to Florida to face the Panthers. Colorado was shutout 4-0 to the Panthers and previously lost to the Hurricanes 5-2. Last Tuesday the Avs lost to the New Jersey Devils 5-3 and the New York Rangers the day before 2-1.
This week the Avs are still on the road in our Nation’s Capital to face the Capitals (results of this game were not available at the time of this writing) before heading to Tampa Bay to face the Lightning.
The Denver Nuggets have lost two since their win over the L.A. Lakers in L.A. last Thursday. On Friday night the Nuggets remained in California to face the Sacramento Kings losing 135-106. The Nuggets then traveled to Milwaukee to face the Bucks losing 112-95. This week the Nuggets return home to host the Kings in hopes of redemption.
