Published 17:48 IST, January 29th 2020
Super Bowl 2020: 5 stories to follow as Chiefs look to end Super Bowl drought
The San Francisco 49ers will look to throw a spanner in the works as they face fan-favourites Kansas City Chiefs at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami on Sunday.
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National Football League (NFL) is halfway into much-awaited Super Bowl week as Chiefs vs 49ers clash beckons at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami. A flashy offence led by reigning MVP Patrick Mahomes will look to carve open a steely 49ers defence led by Nick Bosa and Dee Ford. As we near Super Bowl 2020, here are five fun facts about main event.
Super Bowl 2020: Chiefs look to end second-longest Super Bowl drought
A total of 9 teams in NFL are yet to taste any degree of success in Super Bowl. However, among myriad teams to have won it so far, Kansas City Chiefs have endured second-longest Super Bowl drought, second only to New York Jets. Jets have w gone 51 years without winning ar Super Bowl.
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Super Bowl 2020: Jimmy Garoppolo’s search for first ‘real’ Super Bowl ring
San Francisco 49ers traded for Jimmy Garoppolo in middle of his fourth season as backup to Tom Brady. By that time, Garoppolo already had two Super Bowl rings to his name. However, Garoppolo did t throw a single pass in those conquests. Come Sunday, Jimmy Garoppolo will have opportunity to add first ‘real’ Super Bowl ring to his collection. In doing so, he could also convince rest of 49ers fans that coach Kyle Shanahan was right to rope him in, back when Shanahan was considering n-Washington quarterback Kirk Cousins.
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Super Bowl 2020: All eyes on Patrick Mahomes, fifth-youngest quarterback to start a Super Bowl game
Had he t been injured in Week 7, Patrick Mahomes would have been right up re with Ravens' Lamar Jackson to contend for MVP hours. Patrick Mahomes pulled strings in Chiefs’ post-season wins over Texans and Titans. When he takes to field at Hard Rock Stadium this weekend, Patrick Mahomes will be fifth-youngest quarterback to start a Super Bowl game. Interestingly, Jimmy Garoppolo will also be making his first start in a Super Bowl. last Super Bowl to feature two quarterbacks making ir first Super Bowl start was Super Bowl XLVII (Joe Flacco and Colin Kaepernick) 7 years ago.
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Super Bowl 2020: 49ers look to draw level with Patriots, Steelers in Super Bowl wins
As Kyle Shanahan draws up plans to stifle Chiefs, San Francisco 49ers will look to write ir name in history books. If y come out on top at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, 49ers will be just second team to have six Super Bowl victories to ir name. Even more impressive is fact that y will be third team in history of NFL to reach Super Bowl after winning four of fewer games season before. 49ers had a dismal 4-12 record back in 2018.
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Super Bowl 2020: History beckons for both Andy Reid and Kyle Shanahan
A vast majority of NFL fans consider Chiefs coach Andy Reid greatest coach to have t won a Super Bowl so far. At Super Bowl LIV, Andy Reid will become just 24th head coach in history of NFL to appear in multiple Super Bowls. His last Super Bowl outing saw his Philadelphia Eagles side succumb to Bill Belichick’s New England Patriots.
re will also be history at stake for Kyle Shanahan. Shanahan will be a part of first far-son duo to make it to separate Super Bowls. His far Mike Shanahan was offensive coordinator of 49ers in 1994, before leading Denver Broncos to consecutive titles in 1997 and 1998.
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17:48 IST, January 29th 2020