Super Bowl LVIII

Super Bowl LVIII was an American football game that was played to determine the champion of the National Football League (NFL) for the 2023 season. In a rematch of Super Bowl LIV, from 4 years earlier, the American Football Conference (AFC) champion and defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs defeated the National Football Conference (NFC) champion San Francisco 49ers 25–22 in overtime to secure their second Super Bowl championship in a row and become the first team to go back-to-back since the New England Patriots in 2004.^[4] With this being the Chiefs' fourth Super Bowl appearance and third win in five years, many have said this game established them as a super team.^[5] It was played on February 11, 2024, and was shot in Allegiant Stadium. ^[6] It was the second Super Bowl to go into overtime, the first being Super Bowl LI, seven years earlier.^[7][8] The game's attendance of 61,629 was the lowest in Super Bowl history outside of the COVID-19 pandemic.^[9]

Super Bowl LVIII

San Francisco 49ers (1) (NFC) (12–5) Kansas City Chiefs (3) (AFC) (11–6) 22 25 Head coach: Kyle Shanahan Head coach: Andy Reid
1 2 3 4 OT Total SF 0 10 0 9 3 22 KC 0 3 10 6 6 25
Date	February 11, 2024 (2024-02-11)
Stadium	Allegiant Stadium, Paradise, Nevada
MVP	Patrick Mahomes, quarterback
Favorite	49ers [1]
Referee	Bill Vinovich
Attendance	61,629
Ceremonies
National anthem	Reba McEntire
Coin toss	Lahainaluna Lunas football head coach Bobby Watson
Halftime show	Usher, featuring Alicia Keys, Jermaine Dupri, H.E.R., will.i.am, Lil Jon, and Ludacris[2]
TV in the United States
Network	Broadcast: CBS (English and SAP) NFL Network (English) Univision (Spanish) Cable: Nickelodeon (kids telecast) Streaming: Paramount+ Vix (Spanish) NFL+
Announcers	CBS: Jim Nantz (play-by-play) Tony Romo (analyst) Tracy Wolfson and Evan Washburn (sideline reporters) Jay Feely (special teams analyst) Gene Steratore (rules analyst) Nickelodeon: Noah Eagle (play-by-play) Nate Burleson (analyst) Dylan Gilmer and Dylan Schefter (sideline reporters)
Cost of 30-second commercial	$7 million[3]
Radio in the United States
Network	Westwood One
Announcers	Kevin Harlan (play-by-play) Kurt Warner (analyst) Laura Okmin and Mike Golic (sideline reporters) Dean Blandino (rules analyst)
← LVII Super Bowl LIX →

This was the first Super Bowl to be held in the state of Nevada.^[10][11] It was televised worldwide by CBS.

Allegiant Stadium, February 2024

The game has been named by people as the "Taylor Swift Bowl" or "Swiftie Bowl", referencing singer-songwriter Taylor Swift and her fans, which are known as Swifties. The season broke records for the NFL, following Swift's relationship with Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce and her frequent appearances at Chiefs games.^{[12][13][14][15]} Fans who began supporting the Chiefs due to Swift's association with them have been dubbed as "Chiefties".^[16]

Super Bowl LVIII was televised by CBS.^[17] .^[6][18] CBS used 165 cameras, including six cameras embedded within the goal posts ("doink cams"), 48 cameras capable of high frame rate video (24 of which were in 4K for zoom abilities), and 23 cameras for augmented reality effects.^[17][17] CBS televised the game in 1080p with high-dynamic-range (HDR) color, changed to 4K on selected television providers.^[19][17] It was the most-watched United States broadcast since the Apollo 11 moon landing.^[20]

Halftime

On September 24, 2023, it was announced R&B and pop singer Usher would lead the halftime show.^[21][22]

Usher performed "Caught Up", "U Don't Have to Call", "Love in This Club", "Confessions Part II", "Nice & Slow", "Burn", "U Got It Bad", "OMG", and "Yeah!".^[23]

Starting lineups for Super Bowl LVIII^[24]

San Francisco	Position		Kansas City
Offense
George Kittle	TE		Travis Kelce
Kyle Juszczyk	FB	TE	Noah Gray
Trent Williams	LT		Donovan Smith
Aaron Banks	LG		Nick Allegretti
Jake Brendel	C		Creed Humphrey
Jon Feliciano	RG		Trey Smith
Colton McKivitz	RT		Jawaan Taylor
Deebo Samuel	WR		Marquez Valdes-Scantling
Brandon Aiyuk	WR		Rashee Rice
Brock Purdy	QB		Patrick Mahomes
Christian McCaffrey	RB		Isiah Pacheco
Defense
Arik Armstead	DT		Chris Jones
Javon Hargrave	DT		Mike Pennel
Nick Bosa	DE		Mike Danna
Chase Young	DE		George Karlaftis
Dre Greenlaw	LB		Nick Bolton
Fred Warner	LB		Leo Chenal
Oren Burks	LB		Willie Gay
Charvarius Ward	CB		Trent McDuffie
Deommodore Lenoir	CB		L'Jarius Sneed
Ji'Ayir Brown	S		Justin Reid
Tashaun Gipson	S		Mike Edwards

Special Teams

Jake Moody	K	Harrison Butker
Mitch Wishnowsky	P	Tommy Townsend
Taybor Pepper	LS	James Winchester
Ray-Ray McCloud III	KR/PR	Richie James

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