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The first two Super Bowls that Jim Nantz and Tony Romo worked together for CBS lacked drama. “What a thrill to be able to say that we witnessed an overtime Super Bowl game and what will go down in history as one of the greatest games of all time and the longest Super Bowl game of all time. They had New England’s 13-3 victory over the Los Angeles Rams in 2019 and Tampa Bay’s 31-9 rout of Kansas City two years later. This was CBS’ ninth Super Bowl with McManus in charge. “Jim and Tony up at the booth deserved an exciting Super Bowl.

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☆ Opinion: A thrilling Super Bowl that was also about something more
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-12 | by ( Opinion Amy Bass | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Amy Bass Rodney BedsoleThis time around, football pundits wondered if Super Bowl LVIII would be the coronation of Chiefs coach Andy Reid and the establishment of a Kansas City dynasty with a third title in five years. This Super Bowl matchup, of course, had history. “We’re not done.”Key to any Super Bowl, of course, is the halftime show. Compared to Usher on roller skates, the commercials – which often take center stage of any Super Bowl broadcast — were relatively tame. “Taylor Swift is in Las Vegas,” commentator Ian Rappoport had assured Taylor Nation.

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☆ The Kansas City Chiefs beat the San Francisco 49ers 25 to 22 in Super Bowl LVIII
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-12 | by ( Lydia Warren | Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

The Kansas City Chiefs faced off against the San Francisco 49ers at Super Bowl LVIII on Sunday. It was a rematch of their dramatic 2020 Super Bowl game in which the Chiefs won. AdvertisementMeet the Super Bowl LVIII champions: The Kansas City Chiefs. The Chiefs will raise the Vince Lombardi Trophy after a thrilling game against the 49ers, which they won 25-22 during overtime. Sunday night's game was a fierce rematch of the teams' 2020 Super Bowl battle when the Chiefs won 31-20.

Persons: —, Vince Lombardi Organizations: Kansas City Chiefs, San Francisco 49ers, Super, Allegiant, Chiefs, Service, Bowl, 49ers, Sunday, Bowls —, Philadelphia Eagles Locations: Las Vegas

☆ Super Bowl Viewership Rose to 123.4 Million, a Record High
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-12 | by ( John Koblin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Sunday night’s overtime Super Bowl shattered ratings records. An audience of 123.4 million watched the Kansas City Chiefs beat the San Francisco 49ers, according to preliminary figures from Nielsen and CBS, which broadcast the game. That figure easily eclipsed last year’s record high of 115.1 million, when Kansas City defeated the Philadelphia Eagles. Final Nielsen ratings for the Super Bowl will be issued on Tuesday. At a moment when traditional television ratings have been in free fall, the N.F.L., particularly the Super Bowl, has stood immune to massive viewership changes affecting the rest of the media world.

Persons: Nielsen, Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce, Taylor Swift Organizations: Bowl, Kansas City Chiefs, San Francisco 49ers, Nielsen, CBS, Kansas City, Philadelphia Eagles, Super, Paramount, Univision, Nickelodeon Locations: Spanish, Travis Kelce , Kansas, Las Vegas

☆ NFL-Chiefs Beat 49ers to Repeat as Super Bowl Champions
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-11 | by ( Feb. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: 1 min

LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - The Kansas City Chiefs beat the San Francisco 49ers 25-22 in overtime on Sunday to secure their second consecutive Super Bowl title and cement their status as the National Football League's latest dynasty. The Chiefs have now won three Super Bowls in five years and are the NFL's first repeat champions since the New England Patriots in February 2005. (Reporting by Steve Keating in Las Vegas. Editing by Peter Rutherford)

Persons: Steve Keating, Peter Rutherford Organizations: LAS VEGAS, Kansas City Chiefs, San Francisco 49ers, National Football League's, Chiefs, New England Patriots Locations: Las Vegas

☆ NFL legends who surprisingly never won a Super Bowl
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-11 | by ( Max Kalnitz | Mykenna Maniece | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Countless star NFL players have cemented their greatness by winning the Super Bowl. Many great players, however, fell short of winning the sport's greatest achievement. AdvertisementWinning the Super Bowl is what every professional football player strives to accomplish. On Sunday, February 11, the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers will go head-to-head at Super Bowl LVIII at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. With the game quickly approaching, we put together a (subjective) list of the greatest NFL players who never won a Super Bowl ... but should have.

Persons: Jim Kelly, — Organizations: Buffalo Bills, Service, football's, Kansas City Chiefs, San Francisco 49ers, NFL Locations: Allegiant, Las Vegas

☆ Las Vegas hopes to hit the jackpot with the Super Bowl
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-10 | by ( Alicia Wallace | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —When Super Bowl Sunday rolls around each year — whether it’s in Miami, New Orleans, Los Angeles or Minneapolis — Las Vegas still draws the crowds. It took years — and a Supreme Court ruling legalizing sports betting — for the National Football League to view Las Vegas in a different light. “We’re sold out, have been for the last month,” said Paul Hobson, general manager of the Sahara Las Vegas hotel-casino. “Las Vegas has a lot of people going there for Super Bowl weekend anyway,” Stephenson said. Additionally, the visitors it attracts spend a whole lot more than the ones who would show up on your typical Super Bowl weekend, Hill said.

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☆ What it’s really like to go to the Super Bowl
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-10 | by ( Harmeet Kaur | Scottie Andrew | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

The person who attended the Super Bowl nine timesMike Quackenbush has been to the Super Bowl nine times — but he didn’t personally pay for tickets because, technically, he was there on business. It’s a great event and I was super lucky to go all those years.”The first-time Super Bowl attendee who went during the pandemicChelsea Bear was all smiles at the 2021 Super Bowl. Lennox McLendon/AP Most rushing yards in a Super Bowl: Washington quarterback Doug Williams won the Super Bowl MVP award in 1988, but rookie running back Timmy Smith set a Super Bowl record that year with 204 rushing yards against Denver. Ezra Shaw/Getty Images Longest pass in a Super Bowl: Carolina wide receiver Muhsin Muhammad caught an 85-yard touchdown pass from Jake Delhomme during Super Bowl XXXVIII in 2004. Paul Sancya/AP First score in Super Bowl history: In the first quarter of what we know now as Super Bowl I, Green Bay Packers wide receiver Max McGee scored a touchdown on a 37-yard pass from Bart Starr.

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☆ The most successful players and WAGS in the NFL ranked
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-10 | by ( Eve Crosbie | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Russell Wilson and CiaraCiara and Russell Wilson have been together since 2015. Kevin Mazur/WireImage/Getty ImagesThe stellar careers of Denver Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson and his wife of eight years, the R&B singer Ciara, have made them one of the most successful couples across sports and entertainment. Wilson is now one of the highest-paid players in the league, according to Spotrac. He's two years into his $242.5 million, five-year contract with the Broncos, which he signed in 2022. She's sold more than 23 million records and 22 million singles across her career, the American Music Awards reported.

Persons: Russell Wilson, Ciara Ciara, Kevin Mazur, Ciara, Wilson, He's, he's, She's Organizations: Denver Broncos, Seattle Seahawks, Broncos

Listen to and follow ‘Matter of Opinion’Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon MusicWhat do Lady Diana’s wedding, the “Survivor” first-season finale and Prince’s 2007 Super Bowl halftime show have in common? They were huge cultural moments that brought millions of Americans together. In an era of streaming, social media bubbles and sharp political divides, are unifying events like these becoming relics? On today’s episode, the hosts make a case for the secular ritual of the Super Bowl and ask whether we need more mass cultural events to bring Americans together. (A full transcript of this episode will be available within 24 hours of publication, and can be found in the audio player above.)

Persons: Diana’s Organizations: Spotify, Survivor ”, Super

It will be the 22nd time that CBS has carried the Super Bowl, which is the most among the four broadcast networks. Cohen said CBS analyst Jay Feely, who kicked in the NFL for 14 seasons, also gave his input on where to position the cameras. The upright cameras are part of 165 cameras CBS has for Sunday. There are also 23 augmented reality cameras that both CBS and Nickelodeon will use. While various bells and whistles, like AR, are nice, they also have to be used for the right reasons, which Cohen sees with the Nickelodeon broadcast.

Persons: Jason Cohen, Mike Francis, Harrison Butker, Cohen, “, We’re, ” Cohen, ”, Harold Bryant, Jay Feely, “ We’re, ” Bryant, SpongeBob, Patrick Star, Noah Eagle, Nate Burleson, Tom Kenny, Bill Fagerbakke, Patrick, Kenny, ” Kenny, Fagerbakke, “ That’s, Russell Wilson’s, Russ Cook ” —, I’ve, Russell Wilson, I’m, ” Fagerbakke, ___ Organizations: CBS, Kansas City, Chiefs, 49ers, ESPN, ABC, CBS Sports, New York Jets, MetLife, Las Vegas Raiders, NFL, Nickelodeon, SpongeBob, Denver Broncos, Los Angeles Rams Locations: San Francisco, Los Angeles, Allegiant, Vegas

☆ Super Bowl advertisers brace for the Taylor Swift effect
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-08 | by ( Ryan Joe | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewSuper Bowl advertisers have decades of datapoints telling them when it’s best to show up during the big game. But the presence of Taylor Swift is adding a strange new dimension to a lot of conventional beliefs about the optimal spot for an ad to appear. AdvertisementLike many other advertisers, Hellmann’s had no idea when they locked in their Super Bowl buys early last year that there’d be a media frenzy around the romance between Taylor Swift and Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce. Advertisers are already anticipating that Swift’s presence will drive more engagement for advertisers lucky enough to have booked the right spots, though it’s a bit of a crapshoot as there’s no guarantee when, or even if , Swift will make an appearance. There is also another spike in female viewership that happens during Super Bowl broadcasts.

Persons: —, it’s, Taylor Swift, I’d, ”, Chris Symmes, Kate McKinnon, Hellmann’s, there’d, Travis Kelce, Swift, they're, you’re, Jeff Gagne, “, haven’t, Taylor, Jake Marx Organizations: Service, Havas Media, Business, Unilever North America, Unilever, Super Bowl, Kansas City Chiefs, Chiefs, AFC, ”, Nielsen, Video Advertising, Super, Stagwell Media

In fact, football wasn't even on her radar when Norma Hunt returned from Ireland, where she had spent a year on a Rotary Club scholarship. Norma Hunt was never going to be the passive wife of a sports tycoon, though. Lamar Hunt died in 2006 at the age of 74, and Clark Hunt took over the leadership of the Chiefs franchise. Norma Hunt became an astute businesswoman, every bit as savvy as her husband, the son of an oil magnate. “You know, they both loved the game," Clark Hunt said, ”and my dad obviously had such a huge impact on the game in so many different ways.

Persons: HENDERSON, Clark Hunt, Lamar Hunt, —, Norma Hunt, Clark, I'm, “ It's, ” Hunt, “, Norma Hunt's, Norma, Roger Goodell, Michael Jordan, ”, Andy Reid, Ford, Mark Donovan, ‘ Norma, it's, Donovan, Daniel —, FC Dallas —, ” Clark Hunt, Hunt, Pete Rozelle Organizations: Kansas City Chiefs, Chiefs, Super, Kansas City, Philadelphia Eagles, San Francisco 49ers, Sunday, AFC, NFL, Rotary Club, Dallas Texans, AFL, Chicago Bulls, NBA, Ford, Arrowhead, MLS, FC Dallas, T, FIFA Locations: Nev, Miami, Arizona, Ireland, Innsbruck, Austria, lockstep, North America, Bidwell, California, Sonoma County, Kansas City, ”, Kansas, Arrowhead, Dallas

☆ How Tiffany & Co. makes the Lombardi Trophy and other things you might not have known about the NFL's biggest prize
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-08 | by ( Gabbi Shaw | Meredith Cash | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

The trophy received its official name ahead of Super Bowl V in 1971. It was named for legendary coach Vince Lombardi, who led the Green Bay Packers to victory in the first two Super Bowls. He died in September 1970. Vince Lombardi. AP Photo/Charles KnoblockSource: NFL

Persons: Vince Lombardi, Charles Knoblock Organizations: V, Green Bay Packers, AP, NFL

☆ Kansas City Chiefs: Are they the newest NFL dynasty?
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-08 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

The Kansas City Chiefs will appear in their fourth Super Bowl in five seasons when they take to the field in Las Vegas on February 11 against the San Francisco 49ers. And, like the early era of the Patriots, the Chiefs don’t look like they’re stopping any time soon. To the surprise of many, given Smith’s improvement under Reid, Kansas City selected Patrick Mahomes out of Texas Tech. Mahomes has two MVP awards, two Super Bowl wins and two Super Bowl MVPS, while Brady had three Super Bowl titles, two Super Bowl MVPs and no NFL MVP awards. You don’t have to know a screen pass from a field goal to know something about the Kansas City Chiefs.”What do the Chiefs themselves think?

Persons: Bill Belichick, Tom Brady, Douglas, Andy Reid, Belichick, Brady, Reid, Alex Smith, Travis Kelce, – Reid, Belichick’s, ”, Gregg Rosenthal, ” Rosenthal, Colin E, It’s, Mitchell Trubisky, Patrick Mahomes, Mahomes, Zierlein, Jay Cutler, ” Mahomes, Chelsea Purgahn, Rosenthal, he’d, “, Smith, –, Ed Zurga, he’s, “ I’ve, Tom, They’re, Jamie Squire, Brett Veach, that's, Rich Eisen, ” Eisen, Bob Costas, CNN’s Gayle King, Charles Barkley, ” Costas, “ They’ve, Andy Reid’s, Chiefs – they’ve, Taylor Swift, it’s, I’ll Organizations: CNN, New England Patriots, Patriots, NFL, Kansas City Chiefs, San Francisco 49ers, Kansas, Chiefs, AFC West, CNN Sport, AFC, Tennessee Titans, San, Philadelphia Eagles, Chicago Bears, Bears, North Carolina, Reid , Kansas City, Texas Tech, Chelsea, Tyler Morning Telegraph, Kansas City, Miami Dolphins, Mahomes, NFL Hall of Famer, Super Bowl, Belichick, Brady Patriots, February’s, The Patriots, Games, year’s Chiefs, Ravens, Twitter, Veteran, Dallas Cowboys, Philadelphia Locations: New England, Foxborough , Massachusetts, Las Vegas, Kansas City, Missouri, San Francisco, Philadelphia, Reid ,, Kansas, Washington, Brady

He's a different man, for that matter, a father of two these days with different priorities in life. You learn how to be patient,” said Mahomes, who will lead the AFC champion Chiefs into a Super Bowl rematch against the NFC champion 49ers on Sunday. In some ways, Mahomes had to reinvent himself, becoming what he once seemed to loath: a game manager. I mean, I remember my mom used to get mad at me, because I would throw — like, you know, kids throw the ball off the wall? “It's humbling,” Mahomes said, “because I never thought I would be in this many Super Bowl games, honestly.

Persons: HENDERSON, — Patrick Mahomes, ”, Mahomes, “, I've, it's, Travis Kelce, ” Mahomes, didn't, Pat Mahomes, Mahomes —, Sterling, He's, Andy Reid, Reid, “ It's Organizations: Kansas City Chiefs, San Francisco 49ers, AFC, Chiefs, NFC, 49ers, NFL, Buffalo, Kansas City, ” Chiefs, Super Locations: Nev, Kansas, Baltimore

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Pro Picks is a weekly column where AP Pro Football Writer Rob Maaddi shares his picks for upcoming games. For all previous Pro Picks, head here. ___The underdog Kansas City Chiefs are playing for history against the San Francisco 49ers. Under Shanahan, the 49ers are 32-11 straight up and 28-14-1 against the spread when playing in the Pacific time zone for the second straight game. Pro Picks leans slightly toward the 49ers in a close one that comes down to Purdy having to lead the team to a comeback win for the third straight game.

Persons: —, Rob Maaddi, they’ve, FanDuel, They’re, Patrick Mahomes, “, ” Mahomes, “ I’m, it’s, Kyle Shanahan, Shanahan, Travis Kelce, Chris Jones, Brock Purdy, Christian McCaffrey, George Kittle, Samuel, Brandon Aiyuk, They’ve, Nick Bosa, Fred Warner, Dre Greenlaw, don’t, Purdy Organizations: LAS VEGAS, AP Pro Football, Kansas City Chiefs, San Francisco 49ers, Bowls, Chiefs, Buffalo, 49ers, Patriots, Rams, it’s, Super, All, 49ERS, Twitter Locations: Baltimore, Super, Francisco

☆ Bank of America traders are long Spotify because of new Taylor Swift album dropping in April
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-05 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Spotify shares are safe and sound with a new Taylor Swift album on the way, according to Bank of America traders. That's a positive catalyst in the second quarter for Spotify, said traders at the bank, who operate separately than the investment research team. Bank traders pointed to the fact that "Midnights" became Spotify's most-streamed album in a single day as reason for excitement. That offers "positive vibes," the traders wrote. SPOT YTD mountain Spotify, year to date Shares of Spotify slipped nearly 1% in Monday's session.

Persons: Taylor, That's, Swift, FactSet, readies Organizations: Bank of America, Poets Department, Spotify, Bank Locations: Los Angeles

☆ Bill Belichick pens heartfelt letter to ‘passionate’ New England Patriots fans
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-05 | by ( Wayne Sterling | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Former New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick penned an emotional thank you letter to the “Patriots Nation” in Sunday’s Boston Globe. “Nowhere in America are pro sports fans as passionate as in New England and for 24 years, I was blessed to feel your passion and power,” Belichick wrote. “The Patriots are the only NFL team representing SIX states but in reality, Patriots Nation knows no borders. I loved coaching here and, together, we experienced some amazing moments.”Belichick spent 24 seasons as the Patriots head coach, leaving the team in January. Belichick has 333 total victories (both regular and postseason) – the second most all-time behind Hall of Fame head coach Don Shula’s 347.

Persons: Bill Belichick, ” Belichick, “, Billie Weiss, Jerod Mayo, Belichick, Don Shula’s, Hall, Tom Landry, Raheem Morris Organizations: CNN, Former New England Patriots, “ Patriots, Sunday’s Boston Globe, Patriots, NFL, SIX, Patriots Nation, of Fame, Hall of Fame, Atlanta Falcons, Falcons Locations: Sunday’s, America, New England, Boston

☆ Hosting the Super Bowl could be a $1 billion jackpot for these 4 cities
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-04 | by ( Cork Gaines | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The estimated economic impact of recent Super Bowls in host cities has surged to over $1 billion. AdvertisementThe Super Bowl is heading to Sin City for the first time, and a lot of money is coming with it. The city typically sees about $300 million in gross economic impact during Super Bowl weekends. But this isn't the first time a Super Bowl has brought billions to a host city. According to Applied Analysis, this year's Super Bowl is expected to create 6,433 new jobs and $282 million in salaries and wages.

Persons: —, Jeremy Aguero, Aguero Organizations: Vegas, Service, Las, Las Vegas Convention, Visitors Authority, Business, Super, Arizona State University Locations: Sin City, Las Vegas, Vegas, Glendale , Arizona

“America's Team.”The team that much of America loved, and perhaps just as much loved to hate. The title these days has fallen on the Kansas City Chiefs, who play the San Francisco 49ers next weekend in their fourth Super Bowl in five years. Just like so many versions of “America's Team," though, a certain amount of fatigue also is setting in. They can make it four next Sunday, when they play the 49ers in a Super Bowl trending to be the most expensive ticket in history. We’ve got an even bigger target on our back than we did last year,” Chiefs safety Justin Reid said.

Persons: Troy Aikman, Michael Irvin, Emmitt Smith, ”, Terry Bradshaw, Lynn Swann, Joe Greene, Joe Montana, Roger Craig, Jerry Rice, Tom Brady, Troy Brown, Rob Gronkowski, Patrick Mahomes, Andy Reid, Travis Kelce, Taylor Swift, “, Mahomes, he's, Reid, Kelce, Steph Curry, Klay Thompson, we've, ” Reid, Pat, Ken Goldin, Jason Sudeikis, Paul Rudd, Eric Stonestreet, Heidi Gardner, Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively, Swift, Brad Pitt, Henry Winkler, Melissa Etheridge, Chris Wallace, Etheridge, I’m, he’s, hadn't, Kermit, Justin Johnson, Johnson, ” Mahomes, We’ve, Justin Reid Organizations: KANSAS CITY, Dallas Cowboys, Steelers, 49ers, Patriots, Kansas City Chiefs, San Francisco 49ers, Hall of Fame, Chiefs, State Farm, Warriors, Wynn Golf Club, Allegiant, NFL, Eagles, AFC, Bengals, Arrowhead, Nielsen, NFL Shop, Raiders, “ Chiefs, Goldin, Kansas City, CNN, Ravens, Baltimore, New England, ” Chiefs Locations: KANSAS, Mo, America, Hollywood, London, Mexico City, Frankfurt, Germany, Italy, Leavenworth , Kansas, Tokyo

Winning the Super Bowl would be another major step for either quarterback. Brady won his third of seven Super Bowl rings in his fourth season as a starter at age 27. There’s a reason why no team has repeated since Brady led New England to two Super Bowl victories in a row in the 2003-04 seasons. The two-time NFL and Super Bowl MVP has built an impressive resume and is working toward being in the GOAT conversation. You’ve got Mahomes, what he does, their team, they’re special,” Purdy said.

Persons: Patrick Mahomes, Tom Brady, Brock Purdy, Joe Montana, Mahomes, Purdy, it’s, Brady, “, you’ve, ” Mahomes, we’re, ”, Andy Reid, he’s, That’s, Brett Veach, Steve Young, Jimmy Garoppolo, Trey Lance, Kurt Warner, He’s, Joe Cool, He’d, You’ve, ” Purdy, They’ve Organizations: Kansas City Chiefs, Bowls, San Francisco 49ers, NFL, Patriots, Steelers, Chiefs, Super, The Patriots, Pro Football Hall of Fame, 49ers, Pro Football Hall of Famer, Philadelphia, NFC, AP NFL, Niners, AP, Toyota Locations: Las Vegas, New England, Kansas, It’s, San Francisco, Montana

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Underneath his umbrella, NFL legend Dan Marino stood nearly drenched on the sideline watching Prince’s epic “Purple Rain” Super Bowl halftime performance in 2007 during a torrential Miami downpour. “The halftime performance has come a long way,” said the Hall of Fame quarterback who played 17 seasons with the Miami Dolphins and competed in the 1985 Super Bowl. His show will be vastly different than the NFL’s first Super Bowl halftime show in 1967, which featured marching bands from the University of Arizona and Grambling State University, a historically Black college, along with hundreds of flying pigeons, thousands of balloons and two soaring men wearing jetpacks. After the inaugural Super Bowl, the NFL kept bringing back other marching bands, drill teams, signed Chubby Checker and Up with People, an organization that stage positive thinking through dance and song performances. Dudowsky recalled when Coldplay frontman Chris Martin said the “Super Bowl of music is the Super Bowl.” He said the halftime show has been able to grow thanks to the NFL's ability to adjust to the current culture and giving deserving artists the platform to express their artistry.

Persons: Dan Marino, Marino, Michael Jackson, Beyoncé, Aerosmith, ”, Marino's, Rihanna, Katy Perry's, Scarlett Johansson, doesn’t, she’s, Justin Timberlake, Janet Jackson ’, Gaga, ” Johansson, “, you’ve, Kris Jenner, Jenner, ” Usher —, Chubby Checker, Gloria Estefan, Billie Jean, Diana Ross, Jennifer Lopez, Shakira, Seth Dudowsky, Jay, —, don’t, Dudowsky, Chris Martin, Dr, Dre, Snoop Dogg, Dogg, Roger Goodell, ” Dogg, Usher, he's Organizations: ANGELES, of Fame, Miami Dolphins, Super, Kansas City Chiefs, Philadelphia Eagles, Associated Press, Bowl, University of Arizona, Grambling State University, NFL, New, Rose Bowl, Coldplay, Roc Nation Locations: Miami, Las Vegas, U.S, Southern California

Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs are aiming to become the first back-to-back Super Bowl champs in 19 years when they face the San Francisco 49ers on Feb. 11 in Las Vegas. The Packers dominated the Chiefs in the first Super Bowl on Jan. 15, 1967, winning 35-10. It was the second of four Super Bowl losses for Minnesota in a seven-year span. The Steelers returned to the Super Bowl following the 1978 season and again defeated Tom Landry, Roger Staubach and the Cowboys 35-31. Montana had 297 yards passing and five TDs to earn his third Super Bowl MVP award.

Persons: Tom Brady, Patrick Mahomes, Brady, Seattle Seahawks —, hasn't, GREEN BAY PACKERS Vince Lombardi’s, Bart Starr, Jake Scott, Larry Csonka, Minnesota . PITTSBURGH STEELERS Chuck Noll, Terry Bradshaw, Franco Harris, Lynn Swann, Pittsburgh’s, Tom Landry, Roger Staubach, Bradshaw, SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS Joe Montana, Jerry Rice, Rice, DALLAS COWBOYS Jimmy Johnson, Jerry Jones, Troy Aikman, Emmitt Smith, Michael Irvin, Aikman, Marv Levy, Jim Kelly, Smith, John Elway, Brett Favre, Terrell Davis, Elway, NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS Brady, Bill Belichick, Adam Vinatieri, Andy Reid’s, Terrell Owens, ___ Organizations: NFL, New England Patriots, Kansas City Chiefs, Super Bowl, San Francisco 49ers, Chiefs, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Patriots, Seattle Seahawks, New York Yankees, Golden State Warriors, NBA, NHL, Tampa Bay Lightning, Super, GREEN BAY PACKERS, Packers, Oakland Raiders, Kansas City, Oakland, MIAMI DOLPHINS, Dallas, Dolphins, Washington, The Dolphins, Vikings, Minnesota, Minnesota . PITTSBURGH STEELERS, Steel Curtain, Steelers, Dallas Cowboys, AFC, The Steelers, Cowboys, Pittsburgh, Los Angeles Rams, SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS, 49ers, Niners, Cincinnati, Bengals, The 49ers, Denver, DALLAS COWBOYS, Lombardi, “, Buffalo, DENVER BRONCOS, Broncos, Green, Atlanta, NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS, Carolina, Andy Reid’s Philadelphia Eagles, Deion Branch, Eagles Locations: Las Vegas, Super, Montana, New England

☆ Tom Brady speaks about the ‘respect’ he has for Patrick Mahomes and Brock Purdy ahead of Super Bowl LVIII
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-31 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Following his retirement from the NFL, Patrick Mahomes appears to be the heir-apparent to that winning pedigree. He’s still a way off Brady’s seven Super Bowl rings, but for some, the Kansas City QB is a serious rival to Brady’s ‘Greatest Of All Time’ tag. Getty ImagesLike many of Brady’s Super Bowl runs with the New England Patriots and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the 2023 trek for Chiefs has been one of sheer determination. Kansas City’s season has been fraught with offensive issues, yet the team finds itself in its second successive Super Bowl, primarily on the back of Mahomes’ brilliance in the postseason. But Mahomes isn’t the only quarterback in the Super Bowl who has impressed.

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