LAS VEGAS – Is it possible that the so-called “Mr. Irrelevant” of the NFL defeat perhaps the most talented quarterback in all of history when facing each other in Super Bowl LVIII?
That is the most repeated and commented question of the week in Las Vegas, a vibrant city that this Sunday will host its first Super Bowl when the San Francisco 49ers led by quarterback Brock Purdy and the Kansas City Chiefs of Patrick Mahomes face each other.considered the best player in the league.
While Purdy represents an unusual story after having been the last player chosen in the 2022 NFL Draft and now being a sober driver of the 49ers offense, Mahomes will now open his fourth Super Bowl in seven years that he has been in the league and will seek to win his third to consummate the Chiefs as the great dynasty of the 2020’s.
Super Bowl revenge between coaches Shanahan and Reid
Outside of the quarterback duel, this Super Bowl is a clash of teams masterfully cemented by management and modeled by two excellent coaching staffs.
“Our guys are ready,” Kyle Shanahan, the 49ers head coach who will try to lift the Vince Lombardi Trophy for the second time, said Saturday. and emulate his father, Mike Shanahan, who won twice with the Denver Broncos.
That first time, Shanahan saw his 49ers lose a 10-point lead in the fourth quarter against Mahomes and the Chiefs, who won 31-20 in Super Bowl LIV in Miami.
After that, coach Andy Reid’s Chiefs reached Super Bowls LV (which they lost), LVII and now LVIII. Such tremendous success is due to the quality of Reid and his other assistant coaches, but it certainly would not have been possible without Mahomes, who at the age of 28 is playing his best football.
Mahomes looks relaxed despite distraction from father
By the way, Patrick Mahomes has faced this Super Bowl week with an additional distraction: his father’s arrest for driving while intoxicated in Texas for which he faces serious felony charges.
Mahomes has seemed relaxed this week, as if nothing had happened and handling the situation with great nerve.
However, the defending NFL champions will be without one of their best players, offensive lineman Joe Thuney, chest injury. In his absence, the left guard position will be occupied by Nick Allegretti, who started four years ago against San Francisco in the Super Bowl.
The 49ers are betting favorites
Somewhat surprisingly, the 49ers were still favorites in the Gaming Capital sportsbooks by 2 points over the Chiefs, which might sound illogical considering the Mahomes factor. But the 49ers have a very powerful roster that includes the best running back in the league, Christian McCaffrey.the powerful wide receivers Deebo Samuel and Brandon Aiyuk, and the tight end George Kittle, one of the best along with his Chiefs counterpart, Travis Kelce.
Kelce, of course, is a central character in this Super Bowl on and off the field. Her relationship with Taylor Swift has brought many new fans and especially fans to the NFL and everything she does during the game will be news on social networks.
The global star flew back from Japan and arrived in Los Angeles on Saturday afternoon and then traveled to Las Vegas. Swift, her family and the Kelce family will reportedly watch the Super Bowl from a $1 million suite.
The kickoff of Super Bowl LVIII is scheduled at 3:30 pm Pacific (6:30 pm Eastern) at the wonderful Allegiant Stadium and can be seen in the United States on CBS and in Spanish on Univision.
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