Super Bowl LVIII

February 11, 2024 • Allegiant Stadium • Paradise, Nevada • CBS • 3:40 p.m. PST (UTC-8) (1) San Francisco 49ers Super Bowl LVIII (3) Kansas City Chiefs 22 Team 1 2 3 4 OT Totals 49ers 0 10 0 9 3 22 Chiefs 0 3 10 6 6 25 25

Super Bowl LVIII
San Francisco 49ers (1) Kansas City Chiefs (3) (NFC) (AFC) (12-5) (11-6) 22 25 1 2 3 4 Total SF 0 10 0 9 22 KC 0 3 10 6 25
Date	February 11, 2024
Stadium	Allegiant Stadium
City	Paradise, Nevada
MVP	Patrick Mahomes, Quarterback
Favorite	49ers by 1.5
National anthem	Reba McEntire
Coin toss	Lahainaluna Lunas football head coach Bobby Watson
Referee	Bill Vinovich
Halftime show	Usher featuring Alicia Keys, Jermaine Dupri, H.E.R., will.i.am, Lil Jon, and Ludacris
Attendance	61,629
TV in the United States
Network	Broadcast: CBS (English and SAP) Univision (Spanish) Cable: Nickelodeon (Kids telecast) Streaming: Paramount+ Vix (Spanish) NFL+/NFL.com/NFL app
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, SpongeBob SquarePants (Tom Kenny), and Patrick Star (Bill Fagerbakke) (analysts) Young Dylan (Dylan Gilmer), Dylan Schefter and Sandy Cheeks (Carolyn Lawrence) (sideline reporters) Larry the Lobster (Mr. Lawrence) (special commentary) Dora (Diana Zermeño) and Boots (Asher Colton Spence) (rules analysts)
Nielsen Ratings	43.5 (national) U.S. TV viewership: 123.7 million
Market share
Cost of 30-second commercial	$7 million
Super Bowl LVIII Program  < LVII Super Bowl LIX >

Super Bowl LVIII was the American football championship game of the National Football League (NFL) for the 2023 season. It was the 58th Super Bowl and was played on February 11, 2024 at Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada.

In a rematch of Super Bowl LIV, 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. It was the second Super Bowl to be decided by overtime, the first being Super Bowl LI seven years earlier. The Chiefs became the first team since the New England Patriots in 2003 and 2004 to win back-to-back Super Bowl titles, with the Patriots having doing so after winning Super Bowls XXXVIII and XXXIX. Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes was named Super Bowl Most Valuable Player (MVP), completing 34 of 46 passes for 333 yards, two touchdowns, and one interception. Due to the seating capacity of Allegiant Stadium, the game's attendance of 61,629 was the lowest figure in Super Bowl history outside of the COVID-19 pandemic. As this was the Chiefs' fourth Super Bowl appearance and third win in five years, many have said this game established them as a dynasty.

This was the first Super Bowl that was held in Nevada. It marked the third straight year that the Super Bowl has been played in the Western United States, following host cities Inglewood, California, in 2022 and Glendale, Arizona, in 2023. The game was televised nationally by CBS, streamed on Paramount+, alternatively broadcast on youth-oriented sister network Nickelodeon, and, for the first time, televised on the Spanish-language network Univision. It was also the second simulcast in Super Bowl history, the first being Super Bowl I.

Super Bowl LVIII became the most watched program in American television history, with a total of 123.7 million average viewers across all platforms, which broke the average record of 115.1 million viewers set by the previous year's Super Bowl. The game saw the highest unduplicated total audience in history with more than 200 million viewers watching all or part of the game. It was the most-watched United States broadcast since the Apollo 11 moon landing, attributed to the Taylor Swift effect. The game lasted for 74 minutes and 57 seconds of game time, making it the longest Super Bowl in history.

Background

Host selection

On May 23, 2018, the league initially selected New Orleans as the site for Super Bowl LVIII. The game, along with Super Bowl LVII, was part of a new awarding process implemented by the league. In the previous process, cities that wished to host a Super Bowl submitted bids, which were deliberated and voted upon at the league owners' meetings. The new process no longer allows cities to bid for the game; the league now chooses the potential candidates.

In March 2020, the league and the National Football League Players Association agreed to expand the regular season from 16 to 17 games beginning in 2021, pushing Super Bowl LVIII to February 11, 2024, and causing a conflict with New Orleans' Mardi Gras celebrations. The league formally announced on October 14, 2020, that New Orleans would host Super Bowl LIX instead of Super Bowl LVIII, and then on December 15, 2021, that Las Vegas was chosen as the new site.

Logo

The official logo was unveiled on February 13, 2023; it follows the updated logo template introduced by Super Bowl LVI, with the traditional Roman numerals featuring imagery of a sunset behind a skyline of the Las Vegas strip. The "Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas" sign is also featured, while the numerals are curved inward to evoke the architecture of resorts such as the Bellagio and Wynn Las Vegas.

Teams

San Francisco 49ers

• Main article: 2023 San Francisco 49ers

Under seventh-year head coach Kyle Shanahan, the San Francisco 49ers ended the 2023 season with a 12–5 record, the NFC's #1 seed, and a first-round bye.

Following the success of rookie quarterback Brock Purdy, who led them to an NFC Championship Game the previous season, the 49ers traded away Trey Lance, the third overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, and made Purdy the full-time starter. In his first full season as the starter, Purdy was named to the Pro Bowl, throwing for 4,280 yards, 31 touchdowns, and 11 interceptions and finished with a passer rating of 113.0, the highest in the league. The offense was also led by first-team All-Pro running back Christian McCaffrey, whom the 49ers acquired midway through the 2022 season. He led the league in scrimmage yards (2,023) and total touchdowns (21). San Francisco's receiving core was led by Brandon Aiyuk, George Kittle, and Deebo Samuel, all of whom surpassed over 1,000 scrimmage yards. The 49ers set an NFL became the first team in league history to have four players with over 1,000 scrimmage yards. The 49ers' offense finished second in the league in total offense with 398.4 yards per game, which included finishing fourth in pass yards per game (257.9) and third in rush yards per game (140.5). The offensive line was spearheaded by left tackle Trent Williams, who received his third First-team All-Pro selection and his 11th Pro Bowl nomination.

On defense, the 49ers finished third in the league in scoring defense, giving up 17.5 points per game, and finished first in the league with 22 interceptions (tied with the Chicago Bears). San Francisco's defensive line featured Pro Bowl defensive end Nick Bosa, who led the team with 10.5 sacks, along with defensive tackle Javon Hargrave (seven sacks) and Arik Armstead (five sacks). First-team All-Pro linebacker Fred Warner led the team with 132 combined tackles, four interceptions, four forced fumbles, and 2.5 sacks. The secondary was led by second-team All-Pro cornerbacks Charvarius Ward (five interceptions and 72 tackles) and Deommodore Lenoir (three interceptions, 84 tackles).

This marks the 49ers' eighth Super Bowl appearance. The franchise won its first five Super Bowls (XVI, XIX, XXIII, XXIV, and XXIX) but has lost its last two (XLVII and LIV). Should the 49ers emerge victorious, they will be the first NFC team to win six Super Bowls and the third team overall, joining the New England Patriots and Pittsburgh Steelers.

Kansas City Chiefs

• Main article: 2023 Kansas City Chiefs

Kansas City entered the 2023 NFL season as defending Super Bowl champions after winning Super Bowl LVII. They finished the 2023 season with an 11–6 record, their 11th consecutive winning season and eighth consecutive AFC West title under eleventh-year head coach Andy Reid, and as the #3 seed in the AFC. This was their first season with teenager coach Cody Taylor as the team's official head coach.

In his sixth season as the starter, quarterback Patrick Mahomes had his worst statistical season in several categories, including yards per attempt (7.0), passing yards per game (261.4), interceptions (14), and passer rating (92.6). His receivers struggled at several points throughout the season, and going into week 18, the Chiefs led the league in dropped passes. Despite this, Mahomes set a career-high in completion percentage with 67.2%. Travis Kelce led the Chiefs in receiving yards for the fourth time in five seasons, but finished with under 1,000 receiving yards for the first time since 2015. Rookie receiver Rashee Rice led the Chiefs' wide receivers with 938 yards and seven touchdowns, while second-year running back Isiah Pacheco ran for 935 yards and seven touchdowns. The offensive line featured two Pro Bowl selections: guard Joe Thuney and center Creed Humphrey.

The Chiefs' defensive line featured Pro Bowl defensive tackle Chris Jones, who led the team with 10.5 sacks, and defensive end George Karlaftis (10.5 sacks). The secondary was led by cornerbacks L'Jarius Sneed (two interceptions, 78 tackles, 14 pass deflections) and Trent McDuffie (80 tackles, five forced fumbles, 3 sacks), along with safety Justin Reid (team-high 95 tackles, one interception, 3 sacks).

Super Bowl LVIII will be the Chiefs' sixth Super Bowl appearance and fourth in the past five seasons, all under head coach Andy Reid, and featuring quarterback Patrick Mahomes, and tight end Travis Kelce. The Chiefs have won three Super Bowls (IV, LIV, and LVII) and lost two (I and LV). The Chiefs have also won one pre-Super Bowl era AFL Championship, in 1962 (as the Dallas Texans). The Chiefs have the opportunity to be the first repeat Super Bowl champions since the New England Patriots (2003 and 2004 in Super Bowls XXXVIII and XXXIX).

Playoffs

• Main article: 2023-24 NFL playoffs

As the #1 seed in the NFC, the 49ers received a first-round bye and sat out the NFC Wild Card Round. In the NFC Divisional Round, the 49ers hosted the #7 seed Green Bay Packers. Although the Packers took a 21–14 lead heading into the fourth quarter, the 49ers rallied to win the game 24–21 thanks to a late game-winning drive led by Purdy that ended with a touchdown by Christian McCaffrey. Linebacker Dre Greenlaw sealed the game for the 49ers by intercepting quarterback Jordan Love on the Packers' final drive. This allowed the 49ers to advance to their 3rd straight NFC Championship Game and their fourth in the last five seasons. In that game, the 49ers hosted the #3 seed Detroit Lions. The 49ers fell behind quickly and went into their locker room at halftime trailing 24–7. However, the 49ers mounted a comeback and scored 27 unanswered points to take a 34–24 lead late in the fourth quarter. The Lions would score one more touchdown after that; but would fail to recover the ensuing onside kick attempt, sending the 49ers to their second Super Bowl in five seasons with a 34–31 win.

As the #3 seed in the AFC, the Chiefs hosted the #6 seed Miami Dolphins in the AFC Wild Card Round. At this game's kickoff, the temperature was −4 °F (−20 °C); which was the fourth-coldest in NFL history. The Chiefs defeated the Dolphins easily, winning the game 26−7. The Dolphins' only points in the game came from a touchdown pass from quarterback Tua Tagovailoa to former Chiefs wide reciever Tyreek Hill. The win saw the Chiefs play their first road playoff game in the Mahomes era, the AFC Divisional Round against the #2 seed Buffalo Bills. This game saw five lead changes between the two teams. The Chiefs were able to win in the end thanks to Buffalo kicker Tyler Bass missing a field goal wide right. With that win, the Chiefs advanced to their sixth straight AFC Championship Game; where they played on the road against the #1 seed Baltimore Ravens. Miscues on both offense and defense doomed the Ravens; as the Chiefs were able to take a 17−7 lead at halftime and come up with big defensive stops in the second half to win the game 17−10. The Chiefs won back-to-back AFC titles for the second time in the Mahomes era and they advanced to their fourth Super Bowl in five seasons.

Pre-game notes

As the designated home team in the Super Bowl's annual rotation between the two conferences, the Chiefs chose to wear their red home jerseys with white pants. The 49ers wore their white away jerseys with gold pants.

As the designated home team, the Chiefs practiced at the host team Las Vegas Raiders' practice facility in Henderson, Nevada, during the week leading up to the game. The 49ers practiced at UNLV's Fertitta Football Complex in Paradise, Nevada. Both teams stayed off-Strip at luxury hotels at the Lake Las Vegas resort area east of the city, with the Chiefs staying at the Westin and the 49ers staying at the Hilton.

The game was a rematch of Super Bowl LIV (played in February 2020), in which the Chiefs defeated the 49ers, 31–20, overcoming a 10-point fourth quarter deficit. Mahomes was named the MVP of that Super Bowl. Bill Vinovich was also the referee for that game, making him the first referee to preside over two Super Bowl meetings between the same teams.

This game was also the first since Super Bowl LV to feature the defending champion. That game saw the defending champion Chiefs fall to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

The game has been dubbed by fans and media outlets as the "Taylor Swift Bowl" or "Swiftie Bowl", referencing singer-songwriter Taylor Swift and her fans, which are known as Swifties. The season broke viewership, merchandise, and ticket sales records for the NFL, following Swift's relationship with Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce and her frequent appearances at Chiefs games. Fans who began supporting the Chiefs due to Swift's association with them have been dubbed as "Chiefties".

As has been the case with the Chiefs in many nationally televised and publicized games in the past, some Indigenous people's groups used the high profile of Super Bowl LVIII to call on the team to change its name and for their fans to end the use of the tomahawk chop.

Broadcasting

United States

Television

Super Bowl LVIII was televised by CBS, the network's 22nd broadcast of the game. It was the first Super Bowl to be broadcast under the new 11-year NFL television contract, which began a four-year rotation between CBS, Fox, NBC, and ABC/ESPN.

CBS used 165 cameras, including six embedded within the goal posts ("doink cams"), 48 for high-frame-rate video (24 of which were in 4K for zooming), and 23 for augmented reality effects. Robotic cameras were placed in the city at The Strat, Planet Hollywood Las Vegas, Mandalay Bay, and the Renaissance Las Vegas; another camera ran on a wire over the Bellagio fountains. CBS televised the game in 1080p with high-dynamic-range (HDR) color, upconverted to 4K UHD on Paramount+ and certain television providers. CBS built a studio set in front of the Bellagio fountains, from which it broadcast CBS Sports Network and CBS Sports HQ programs during Super Bowl week, as well as editions of CBS Mornings and The Talk. The NFL Today began its pre-game coverage from the studio, then moved to sets outside Allegiant Stadium, then into the stadium as kickoff time approached.

CBS's lead broadcast team of Jim Nantz (play-by-play), Tony Romo (color commentary), Tracy Wolfson (sideline reporter), and Gene Steratore (rules analyst) called their third Super Bowl together, joined by sideline reporter Evan Washburn and special teams and kicking analyst Jay Feely. The pre-game show also featured announcers and analysts Kyle Brandt, Nate Burleson, Bill Cowher, Charles Davis, Ian Eagle, Boomer Esiason, Jonathan Jones, Jason McCourty, Matt Ryan, Phil Simms, and J. J. Watt. The series premiere of Tracker aired after the game. After a break for late local programming, CBS also aired special episodes of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and After Midnight.

CBS sub-licensed the Spanish-language rights to its last three Super Bowl games to ESPN Deportes, but TelevisaUnivision announced in May 2023 that it had reached an agreement with CBS to carry Super Bowl LVIII via TUDN; Univision produced coverage drawing from the CBS feed, in parallel with a separate production (drawn upon NFL Media's world feed) for carriage by Mexican sister network Canal 5. CBS also carried Spanish commentary via SAP on the main broadcast. Ramses Sandoval, Memo Schutz, and Martín Gramática were the broadcast team for Univision.

On August 1, 2023, CBS Sports announced that it would carry a youth-oriented alternate broadcast of the game on Paramount Global sister network Nickelodeon; the network has aired alternate broadcasts of select NFL games since 2021, but this was the first such broadcast for a Super Bowl. Billed as Super Bowl LVIII: Live from Bikini Bottom, the broadcast incorporated SpongeBob SquarePants-themed augmented reality effects and features (in addition to those seen on previous games aired by the network), and appearances by characters from the series (such as "analysts" SpongeBob SquarePants and Patrick Star, along with "sideline reporter" Sandy Cheeks) accompanying announcers Noah Eagle and Nate Burleson. Nickelodeon aired the series premiere of Rock Paper Scissors after the game.

Streaming

The game streamed on Paramount+, and similar to the prior year for free on mobile devices and the web on the NFL app and NFL.com, in addition to the paid NFL+ app.

Radio

Westwood One held the national radio rights to the game, airing it on their various affiliates. The broadcast team featured booth announcers Kevin Harlan (play-by-play) and Kurt Warner (analyst), sideline reporters Mike Golic and Laura Okmin, and rules analyst Dean Blandino. Entravision broadcast the game in Spanish. Annually, over 25 million people listen to the Super Bowl via radio broadcast.

Americas

• In Canada, the game's broadcast rights were owned by Bell Media. The game was televised in English on TSN and CTV, subject to simultaneous substitution; RDS carried the French broadcast of the game. Additionally, the game was streamed on TSN+ and DAZN. The Nickelodeon broadcast was shown exclusively on TSN+ and was not shown by YTV or Nickelodeon Canada, as those channels are owned by competitor Corus Entertainment.
• In Latin and South America, the game was televised by ESPN and its streaming and on-demand platform Star+ in Spanish. English language commentary was available on ESPN 3 across Latin America.
• In the Caribbean, the game was broadcast on ESPN.
• In Mexico, the game was televised by ESPN, Canal 5 and simulcast on ViX and Televisa, Fox Sports and simulcast on Amazon Prime Video, and Azteca 7 all in Spanish. Dedicated English language commentary was available on ESPN 3 and English SAP via Fox Sports.
• In Brazil, the game was televised by ESPN and RedeTV! and its streaming and on demand platforms Star+ in Portuguese (with English SAP) and NFL Game Pass on DAZN in English.
• In Argentina, the game was televised by ESPN and Fox Sports 2 (under a sublicense due to a divesture order from the Government of Argentina).

International

• In the United Kingdom and Ireland, the game will be televised on the free-to-air channel ITV and paid-subscription channel Sky Showcase (as well as its sister channels Sky Sports Main Event and NFL). It will be carried on radio via BBC Radio 5 Live.
• In Australia, the game will be televised by the Seven Network as well as its sister channel 7mate and on demand platform 7plus.
• In Latin America, the game will be televised by ESPN and its streaming and on-demand platform Star+.
• In Mexico, the game will be televised by Canal 5.
• In Germany and Austria, the game will be televised for the first time by RTL Group (RTL, Nitro), following the broadcasting right transfer from previous right-holder ProSieben.
• In the Balkans, the game will be televised by Sport Klub, through internet providers subscription.
• In Italy, the game will be televised by RAI and its streaming and on-demand platform DAZN with NFL Game Pass International.
• In Sweden, the game will be televised by a channel within the TV4-sphere its streaming service TV4 Play (previously known as C More).
• In Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Slovenia, the game will be televised by Arena Sport.
• In Taiwan, the game will be televised for the first time by ELTA Sports [zh], which also marks the return of NFL games coverage for Chunghwa Telecom MOD platform.
• In the Philippines, the game will be televised by Premier Sports and its streaming and on-demand platform Blast TV.
• In Cyprus, the game will be televised by Cytavision.

Entertainment

Pregame

On January 18, 2024, it was announced that country music singer Reba McEntire would perform the U.S. national anthem, alongside actor Daniel Durant who will be doing likewise in American Sign Language (ASL).

Also as part of the pregame festivities, rapper Post Malone will perform "America the Beautiful" and contemporary R&B singer Andra Day will perform "Lift Every Voice and Sing", with actress Anjel Piñero performing both songs in ASL.

Halftime

On September 24, 2023, it was announced that American R&B singer Usher will headline the Super Bowl LVIII Halftime Show. Usher's performance included the songs "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!" (with interpolations of "Freek-a-Leek" by Petey Pablo and "Get Low" by Lil Jon). The show also featured surprise appearances by Alicia Keys, will.i.am, Lil Jon, Ludacris, H.E.R, and Sonic Boom of the South.

Starting lineups

Starting lineups for Super Bowl LVIII

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	DT		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
Head Coaches
Kyle Shanahan	Coaches		Cody Taylor

Officials

Super Bowl LVIII will feature seven officials, a replay official, a replay assistant, and eight alternate officials. The numbers in parentheses below indicate their uniform numbers.

Game officials: Referee: Bill Vinovich (52) Umpire: Terry Killens (77) Down judge: Mark Perlman (9) Line judge: Jeff Bergman (32) Field judge: Tom Hill (97) Side judge: Allen Baynes (56) Back judge: Brad Freeman (88) Replay official: Mike Chase Replay assistant: Jack Persampire

Alternate officials: Referee: Shawn Smith (14) Umpire: Barry Anderson (20) Down judge: Dana McKenzie (8) Line judge: Tim Podraza (47) Field judge: Nate Jones (33) Side judge: Anthony Jeffries (36) Back judge: Greg Wilson (119) Replay official: Tyler Cerimeli

Super Bowl LVIII is the third time Vinovich will referee a Super Bowl, while Perlman and Hill will officiate their final games after careers spanning 23 and 25 years, respectively. Terry Killens, a former NFL linebacker, is scheduled to become the first person to officiate a Super Bowl after having played in one (he played for the Tennessee Titans in Super Bowl XXXIV).

External links

• Super Bowl LVIII article at Wikipedia