Super Bowl LVIII between the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers is set to begin shortly in Las Vegas, Nevada at Allegiant Stadium. This is an open discussion thread where you can talk about the game in real-time with other football fans in the comment section. The 49ers have a chance to join the New England Patriots and the Pittsburgh Steelers with six Super Bowl wins in franchise history.
The 49ers are narrowly favored by two points, but it remains hard to pick against Mahomes at this point in his career, especially with the elite defense they have in Kansas City. The 49ers have a pretty great defense of their own and have a wide variety of weaposn on offense including Christian McCaffrey, Brandon Aiyuk, Deebo Samuel, and George Kittle.
Regardless of the outcome, there will be some former Steelers getting a Super Bowl win, though the 49ers feature the only former Steelers that will actually be playing. DT Javon Hargrave and WR Ray-Ray McCloud will both have a chance to earn their first Super Bowl rings.
Here are the Super Bowl picks from the Steelers Depot staff:
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Chiefs Inactives:
– WR Justyn Ross
– WR Kadarius Toney
– RB La’Mical Perine
– CB Ekow Boye-Doe
– DE BJ Thompson
– LB Darius Harris
49ers Inactives:
– QB Brandon Allen (3rd)
– OL Matt Pryor
– WR Ronnie Bell
– LB Jalen Graham
– CB Samuel Womack III
– DL T.Y. McGill
– DL Alex Barrett
San Francisco lost the opening coin toss on a tails call and the Chiefs elected to defer to the second half. The 49ers will start the game with the ball.
START OF GAME
The 49ers immediately started driving down the field at an impressive pace before McCaffrey fumbled the football away.
END OF FIRST QUARTER: 0-0
Jake Moody hit a 55-yard field goal to break the Super Bowl record and give the 49ers the first points on the board. 3-0 49ers
A double pass to McCaffrey scored the first touchdown of the game with less than five minutes remaining in the first half. 10-0 49ers.
Harrison Butker chipped one in to end the half after the Chiefs stalled out in the red zone.
END OF HALF: 10-3 49ERS
END OF 3RD QUARTER: 13-10 CHIEFS
Purdy completed a pass to Jauan Jennings for a touchdown. Jennings had to fight through multiple tacklers to score. Moody missed the PAT. 16-13 49ERS.
Butker knocked through a chip shot to tie the game up after the Chiefs stalled out on the four-yard line. 16-16 Even.
Moody was put out for a 53-yard field goal inside the final two minutes and made it. 19-16 49ers.
The Chiefs had a chance to win the game, but had to settle for a field goal and overtime. 19-19 Even.
The kicking duel continued with another Moody field goal to give the 49ers a 22-19 lead in overtime. 22-19 49ers.
Mahomes and company drove down the field with short gains and Mahomes made the crucial plays with his legs when needed. He ultimately found Hardman in the end zone for the game-winning touchdown.
FINAL SCORE: 25-22 CHIEFS
