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Saturday 1 February 2020

Preview capsule for

49ers-Chiefs Super Bowl

By The Associated Press beat 49ers 38-27, Sept. 23, season-ending knee injury
SAN FRANCISCO (15-3) vs. 2018 in that loss. ... Garoppolo’s
KANSAS CITY (14-4) LAST GAME — 49ers beat eight pass attempts in NFC
Sunday, 6:30 p.m. EST, Fox Packers 37-20; Chiefs beat title game were fewest for
OPENING LINE — Chiefs by Titans 35-24 team in playoff game in 46
1 AP PRO32 RANKING — years. ... Garoppolo’s 18
RECORD VS. SPREAD — 49ers No. 3, Chiefs No. 4 turnovers in regular season
San Francisco 11-6-1, Kan- 49ERS OFFENSE — OVERALL were most for any player
sas City 12-5-1 (4), RUSH (2), PASS (13). who made playoffs. He has
The Vince Lombardi Trophy is displayed before a news SERIES RECORD — 49ers 49ERS DEFENSE — OVERALL one giveaway in two play-
conference for the NFL Super Bowl 54 football game Wednesday, lead 7-6 (2), RUSH (17), PASS (1). off games. ... San Francisco
Jan. 29, 2020, in Miami. LAST MEETING — Chiefs CHIEFS OFFENSE — OVER- first team since 2003 season
Associated Press ALL (6), RUSH (23), PASS (5). with back-to-back games
CHIEFS DEFENSE — OVER- with at least 40 carries in
ALL (17), RUSH (26), PASS same postseason. Last time
(8). team did it three in a row
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES was 1982 when Washing-
— San Francisco seeks to ton, Miami did it. ... Niners
join New England, Pitts- RB Raheem Mostert rushed
burgh as only franchises for 220 yards, four TDs in
with six Super Bowl titles. ... NFC title game. That was
Niners’ most recent cham- ninth time player reached
pionship came in 1994 sea- those numbers in single
son. ... San Francisco first game in regular or post-
team to make Super Bowl season since at least 1950.
following four straight dou- ... Niners had 40 of 57 sacks
ble-digit loss seasons. Only this season when rushing
teams to do it after three four players. ... Chiefs QB
straight were 1981 49ers Patrick Mahomes has 118.3
and 1999 Rams, who both rating, 22 TDs, 0 INTs in ca-
won title. ... Kansas City in reer vs. five or more rush-
first Super Bowl in 50 years. ers. ... Kansas City averag-
Chiefs beat Vikings for only ing 3.91 points per drive in
NFL title that game. ... Nin- playoffs, best in NFL in past
ers coach Kyle Shanahan 20 postseasons. ... Chiefs
seeks to become eighth second team since 2000
coach to win Super Bowl season to win multiple
in first trip to postseason. games in a postseason af-
... Chiefs scored TDs on all ter trailing by at least 10
five first-half drives vs. 49ers points. Patriots did it in 2014
last season. ... Niners QB when they rallied from 14
Jimmy Garoppolo suffered down to beat Ravens, 10
down to beat Seahawks.
... Kansas City’s Andy Reid
seventh coach to take two
franchises to Super Bowl.
Took Philadelphia there fol-
lowing 2004 season, losing
to New England. ... Reid’s
14 playoff wins are most
for coach without Super
Bowl title. ... Kansas City QB
Patrick Mahomes has 11
career TD passes, zero INTs
in four playoff games. ...
Chiefs RB Damien Williams
has scored nine TDs in five
playoff games.q