Here’s why you should be hyped for Super Bowl 54
The Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers are set to meet in Super Bowl LIV in Miami, and there are a lot of intriguing things to watch in this game.
The NFL’s 100th season is set to finish on Feb. 2 with a very intriguing Super Bowl matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers. After watching the New England Patriots get to the Super Bowl four times in the past five years, we truly have new blood in the game, which is highly intriguing and refreshing for football fans.
Besides the new look teams in the Super Bowl, let’s take a look at three other things that are very exciting about the matchup between the Chiefs and 49ers.
Patrick Mahomes’ arrival on the national scene
Football diehards know how good Patrick Mahomes is after watching him the past two years, but he will gain a whole new audience in the Super Bowl. Legends are made in this game, and it would be fitting to see the NFL’s most ascendant young quarterback look to claim his first championship.
Can the 49ers pull off the ultimate worst-to-first story?
There may not be a more stunning turnaround in NFL history than what the San Francisco 49ers have done this season. Just a year ago, the 49ers won only four games and were picking second in the NFL Draft, and now they are 15-3 and a win away from claiming a Super Bowl championship. With a rising young coach in Kyle Shanahan and an emerging quarterback in Jimmy Garoppolo, the 49ers will look to fare better than their division rivals did in a similar spot a year ago.
A matchup of the two best tight ends in football
The tight end lost a lot of star power when Rob Gronkowski retired last winter, but it is on the resurgence thanks to the two best tight ends in the league, who will be playing in this game. George Kittle is an absolute matchup nightmare for the 49ers, who will deploy him all over the formation, while Travis Kelce does pretty much everything for Kansas City.
Can Andy Reid cement his legacy?
There aren’t many better coaches in football than Andy Reid, who has built two powerhouse teams in Philadelphia and Kansas City, but the one thing missing from his resume is a Super Bowl win. Reid came up short with the Eagles back in 2005, so the pressure will be on for him to get that elusive ring to cement his status as a future Hall-of-Famer.