By Reinaldo Oliveros
12 Feb 2024, 09:44 AM EST
The Kansas City Chiefs defeated the San Francisco 49ers 25-22 in an epic Super Bowl that went to overtime for the second time in history and was defined by a touchdown pass from MVP Patrick Mahomes for their third title.
The game was one of the most exciting finals in the NFL that left several established records. Below are 5 records left by Super Bowl LVIII that go to the Kansas City Chiefs:
1. Longest field goal in history: The Kansas City Chiefs opened the scoring in the second quarter with a long field goal, the longest in Super Bowl history.
Jake Moody did it with 55 yards, while the previous mark belonged to Steve Christie of the Buffalo Bills in Super Bowl XXVIII (54 yards). Moody is the eighth kicker to achieve 50 or more yards on a Super Bowl field goal.
2. A pass from a receiver: For the sixth time in a Super Bowl, a player other than the quarterback makes a touchdown pass. In this edition it was Jajuan Jennings to Christian McCaffrey.
-SB LVIII | WR Jauan Jennings
-SB LVI | RB Joe Mixon
-SB LII | TE Trey Burton
-SB XL | WR Antwaan Randle-El
-SB XIV | RB Lawrence McCutcheon
-SB XII | RB Robert Newhouse
3. Three times in Super Bowl history, a team has managed to overcome a 10-point deficit. after half time. Kansas City has done it twice after doing it last year when it came back from 24-12 and 13-3.
4. Kansas City Chiefs added a total of 93 yards, between the regular season and playoffs, during the last 2:00 minutes of the meetings, the most in a season in that period.
-2023 Kansas City Chiefs: 93
-1995 Pittsburgh Steelers: 89
-2023 Miami Dolphins: 86
-2020 New Orleans Saints: 84
-1996 Green Bay Packers: 84
5. Patrick Mahomes ended the third-longest streak of consecutive passes without having an interception in the playoffs. The only players with a longer streak are two NFL legends: Tom Brady (237) and Drew Brees (226).
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