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Super Bowl LIV will feature the San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs on February 2 at Hard Rock Stadium. It will feature several storylines, including the first Super Bowl appearance for the 49ers since the 2012 season and the first for the Chiefs in 50 years when they won Super Bowl IV. San Francisco's last Super Bowl win came 25 years ago.
Super Bowl LIV will cap off the NFL's centennial season. Hard Rock Stadium is located about 15 miles from central Miami and is home to both the Miami Dolphins and the Miami Hurricanes. It will be the 11th Super Bowl hosted by the Miami area — the most by any host city.
The 49ers will be led by head coach Kyle Shanahan and quarterback
Jimmy Garoppolo, each in his third season with San Francisco. Andy Reid has been the Chiefs' head coach since 2013 and has exciting quarterback Patrick Mahomes, who is in his third NFL season, at his disposal.
The 49ers will be the visiting team, utilizing Hard Rock Stadium's visitors' locker room, while the Chiefs will serve as the home team, utilizing the Dolphins' locker room.
San Francisco beat the Green Bay Packers 37-20 in the NFC Championship Game at Levi's Stadium to reach Super Bowl LIV while Kansas City knocked off the Tennessee Titans 35-24 at Arrowhead Stadium in the AFC Championship Game.
Below is some key information leading to the biggest sporting event of the year, Super Bowl LIV.
Date and Time: Sunday, February 2, 2020, 3:30 p.m. PT (6:30 p.m. ET)
Broadcast Network: FOX
Location: Hard Rock Stadium, 347 Don Shula Drive, Miami Gardens, Florida
Capacity: Hard Rock Stadium seats 64,767
Parking: 26,718 cars
National Anthem: Demi Lovato
Pepsi Super Bowl LIV Halftime Show: Co-headlined by Jennifer Lopez and Shakira
Last 49ers Super Bowl Win: Super Bowl XXIX win over the San Diego Chargers on January 29, 1995, at Joe Robbie Stadium in Miami, Florida
Last Chiefs Super Bowl Win: Super Bowl IV win over the Minnesota Vikings on January 11, 1970, at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana
Chiefs Practices: Miami Dolphins training facility
49ers Practices: University of Miami
Chiefs Hotel: J.W. Turnberry, Aventura, Florida
49ers Hotel: J.W. Marriott Marquis, downtown Miami, Florida
Game Officials: Bill Vinovich (referee), Barry Anderson (umpire), Carl Johnson (line judge), Boris Cheek (side judge), Greg Steed (back judge), Michael Banks (field judge), Kent Payne (down judge)
San Francisco 49ers running back Raheem Mostert is probably looking forward to running to the left side this season. That's where new offensive tackle Trent Williams, a 320-pound behemoth, will line up. Don't let his size fool you. The 49ers' newest big-man is one of the most athletic offensive linemen in the league and can get downfield in a hurry, if needed.
That has Mostert excited for the possibilities.
"That big guy, he came in here, and he's putting on a show," Mostert told reporters on Monday. "The way he moves and stuff like that, you can't teach that with any other O-lineman. He's definitely a difference-maker and a guy that we can definitely rely on."
Williams played three seasons for Kyle Shanahan when the 49ers head coach was the
San Francisco 49ers running back Raheem Mostert recently spoke with Kyle Shanahan. The head coach wanted to gauge where Mostert felt his teammates' mindset was after suffering a devastating Super Bowl defeat seven months ago and as the team heads into Week 1 of the 2020 season.
There has been a lot of talk about the 49ers' mindset entering the upcoming season. They feel they have some unfinished business. You've probably heard the term "Legendary Revenge Tour" several times by now.
While the team carries the Super Bowl loss with it, the loss is not going to impact its focus on the now. The players and coaches know nothing will be handed to them, and every game, every play, and every inch will need to be earned.
"It's nice because everybody's on the
As you've probably read by now, two of three Good Morning Football hosts — Kyle Brandt and Nate Burleson — predicted that the San Francisco 49ers would miss the playoffs this season.
"That Super Bowl-loss hangover is real," Burleson explained as part of his reasoning.
NFL insider Ian Rapoport isn't so sure. At least, not when it comes to the 49ers. He feels San Francisco may be uniquely built to overcome predictions of a decline.
"I thought the Niners had kind of a really good offseason," Rapoport said on KNBR's Murph & Mac show Tuesday morning. "It wasn't like very exciting. The Trent Williams trade was exciting.
