Stats Preview Super Bowl LVIII: 49ers vs. Chiefs
7 min readIn der Nacht zu Montag deutscher Zeit steigt Super Bowl LVIII im Allegiant Stadium zu Las Vegas. Der Kickoff zwischen den San Francisco 49ers und Kansas City Chiefs erfolgt nach Plan um 0:30 Uhr deutscher Zeit am 12. Februar 2024. Im Duell der Champions der AFC und NFC kommt es zum Rematch von Super Bowl LIV, den die Chiefs gegen die Niners mit 31:20 gewannen. In der Stats Preview zu Super Bowl LVIII geht es um die All-Time-Series der beiden Franchises gegeneinander, eine Head-to-Head Übersicht und natürlich die obligatorischen Team, Offensive und Defensive Notes.
Regular Season Historie
Die All-Time Series zwischen den San Francisco 49ers und den Kansas City Chiefs ist komplett ausgeglichen. Beide Teams gewannen jeweils sieben Begegnungen.
Das letzte Spiel in der Regular Season gegeneinander gewannen die Chiefs mit 44:23 am 23. Oktober 2022 Im Levi’s Stadium. Dies war die erste Begegnung für Running Back Christian McCaffrey nach seinem Trade von den Carolina Panthers im Dress der 49ers.
Playoff Historie
Die All-Time-Series ist wenig aussagekräftig. Bisher sind die Chiefs und 49ers erst einmal in den Playoffs aufeinander getroffen.
In der einzigen Partie, Super Bowl LIV, gewannen die Chiefs gegen die Niners mit 31:20.
Head-to-Head
San Francisco 49ers | Kansas City Chiefs | |
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PLAYOFF RECORD HEAD COACH | 8-3 | 25-16 |
COACH VS. OPP. | 0-3 | 9-4 |
PLAYOFF RECORD | 38-23 | 23-21 |
CHAMPIONSHIPS | 5 - 1981 (XVI), 1984 (XIX), 1988 (XXIII), 1989 (XXIV), 1994 (XXIX) | 4 - 1960, 1969 (IX), 2019 (LIV), 2022 (LVII) |
LAST POSTSEASON | NFC-Championship 28.01.24: DET 31 @ SF 34 | AFC-Championship 28.01.24: KC 17 @ BAL 10 |
GAME | ||
VS. COMMON | 7-7 | 7-7 |
OPPONENT | ||
PTS. FOR | 28.9 | 21.8 |
OFFENSE | 398.4 | 351.3 |
PASSING | Brock Purdy | Patrick Mahomes |
444 - 308 - 4280 - 9.6 - 31 - 11 - 113.0 | 597 - 401 - 4183 - 7.0 - 27 - 14 - 92.6 | |
RUSHING | Christian McCaffrey | Isiah Pacheco |
272 - 1459 - 5.4 - 14 | 205 - 935 - 4.6 - 7 | |
RECEIVING | Brandon Aiyuk | Travis Kelce |
75 - 1342 - 17,9 - 7 | 93 - 984 - 10.6 - 5 | |
PTS. AGAINST | 17.5 | 17.3 |
DEFENSE | 303.9 | 298.8 |
SACKS | 48 | 57 |
INTs | 22 | 8 |
TAKE/GIVE | +10 | -11 |
PUNT RETURN | Ray-Ray McCloud 24 - 203 - 8,5 | Richie James 20 - 200 - 10.0 |
KICK RETURN | Ray-Ray McCloud 10 - 225 - 22,5 | Richie James 9 - 187- 20.8 |
PUNTING (NET) | Mitch Wishnowsky | T. Townsend |
52 - 2480 - 47,7 | 59 - 2773 - 47.1 | |
KICKING | Jake Moody | Harrison Butker |
123 (60/61 PAT, 21/25 FG) | 137 (38/38 PAT, 33/35 FG) |
Die Kansas City Chiefs in der Übersicht
Team Notes
- CHIEFS seeking 4th SB win in franchise history. Can become 9th team all-time to win consecutive SBs & 1st since NE in 2003-04.
- ANDY REID has 25 career playoff wins, 2nd-most by ever by HC. Can become 5th HC ever with 3+ SB wins.
Offensive Notes
- QB PATRICK MAHOMES is 6-0 with 11 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 107.6 rating in his past 6 playoff starts. Can become 6th starting QB all-time with 3+ SB wins. Is 14-3 in 17 career playoff starts & can become 3rd QB all-time with 15+ career playoff wins, joining Tom Brady (35) & HOFer Joe Montana (16). Is 3-0 with 1,023 pass yards (341 per game) & 9 TDs (8 pass, 1 rush) & 106.7 rating in 3 career starts vs. SF, incl. SB LIV victory.
- RB ISIAH PACHECO has 75+ scrimmage yards in each of 6 career playoff games & rush TD in each of his past 4 playoff games. Has TD in 7 straight games overall. Rushed for 76 yards & TD in SB LVII vs. Phi.
- TE TRAVIS KELCE led team with 11 catches for 116 yards & TD in AFC-C vs. Bal., 8th-career playoff game with 100+ rec. yards, tied with HOFer Jerry Rice for most ever. Has 156 postseason catches, most ever, & 1,810 playoff rec. yards & 19 playoff rec. TDs, both 2nd-most ever. Has rec. TD in 8 of past 9 playoff games & has TD catch in 2 of 3 career SBs, incl. SB LIV vs. SF.
- WR RASHEE RICE (rookie) had 8 catches for 46 yards in AFC-C vs. Bal. & has 5+ catches in 8 of past 9 overall. Needs 6 catches to surpass Ja’Marr Chase (25 in 2021) for most playoff catches ever by rookie.
Defensiv Notes
- DT CHRIS JONES aims for 3rd in row with PD. Had 3 PD in SB LIV vs. SF. Had 2 sacks & FF in last game vs. SF (10/23/22).
- DE GEORGE KARLAFTIS had sack & FR in AFC-C vs. Bal. & has sack in 3 of his past 4 overall.
- LB NICK BOLTON has 10+ tackles in 3 of past 4. Had 9 tackles & FR-TD in SB LVII vs. Phi.
- LB DRUE TRANQUILL led team with 8 tackles in AFC-C vs. Bal. Aims for 3rd in row with 7+ tackles.
- CB L’JARIUS SNEED had 5 tackles & FF in AFC-C vs. Bal. Had 7 tackles & 2 PD in SB LVII vs. Phi.
- S JUSTIN REID had sack in AFC-C vs. Bal, 1st-career playoff sack. Has 6+ tackles in each of 2 career games vs. SF.
Die San Francisco 49ers in der Übersicht
Team Notes
- 49ers advanced to 8th SB, tied-2nd most among NFL teams. Can tie NE & PIT for most SB wins (6).
- Have 38 postseason wins, most among NFL clubs.
- Overcame 17-point deficit to win NFC-C, largest halftime deficit overcame to win in a Championship game in NFL history
- Ranked 3rd in scoring offense (28.9 ppg) & scoring defense (17.5).
- Became 4th team ever with 4,000-yard passer & 4 players each with 1,000+ scrimmage yards in same season.
Offensive Notes
- QB BROCK PURDY had 315 yards (267 pass, 48 rush) & TD pass in NFC-C & became 4th QB ever with 4 playoff wins in his 1st 2 seasons. Led NFL in rating (113.0), ranked 3rd in TD passes (31) & 5th in pass yards (4,280) in reg. season. Became 5th player ever with 8 games of 120+ rating in a season.
- RB CHRISTIAN MCCAFFREY had 132 scrimmage yards (90 rush, 42 rec.) & 2 rush TDs in NFC-Div. vs. GB. Can become 1st player with 6 rush TDs in single postseason since 2018 (Sony Michel) Can become 3rd player ever (HOFers Marcus Allen & Terrell Davis) with 50+ scrimmage yards & TD in each of his 1st 7 career playoff games. Led NFL in scrimmage yards (2,023) & rush yards (1,459) & tied-1st in scrimmage TDs (21) in reg. season. Made SF debut in last meeting vs. KC (Week 7, 2022).
- WR BRANDON AIYUK had 68 rec. yards & 1st-career playoff TD catch in NFC-C. Had 75 receptions for career-high 1,342 rec. yards (7th-most in NFL this season) & 7 rec. TDs in reg. season. Had 7 catches for 82 yards in last meeting.
- WR DEEBO SAMUEL had career playoff-best 8 catches for 89 yards in NFC-C. Had 60 catches, 1,117 scrimmage yards (892 rec., 225 rush) & 12 TDs (7 rec., 5 rush) in reg. season. Had 5 catches & 92 scrimmage yards (53 rush, 39 rec.) in SB LIV vs. KC.
- TE GEORGE KITTLE had 6 catches for 98 yards & rec. TD in last reg. season meeting. Had 65 catches for 1,020 rec. yards (most among TEs in 2023) & 6 rec. TDs in reg. season. 49ers became 1st team ever with RB, 2 WRs & TE each with 1,000+ scrimmage yards in same season.
Defensive Notes
- DL NICK BOSA had 2 sacks in NFC-C & has 10 sacks in 11 career playoff games. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. KC with sack, incl. playoffs. Can become 6th player since 1982 with 12 playoff sacks & 4 career playoff games with 2+ sacks.
- DL ARIK ARMSTEAD had 1st career playoff FR in NFC-C.
- LB FRED WARNER had playoff career-high 13 tackles in NFC-C. Led team with 132 tackles & had career highs in PD (11) & INTs (4) in reg. season. Had INT in SB LIV vs. KC.
- LB DRE GREENLAW has 5+ tackles in 8 of 11 career playoff games.
- CB CHARVARIUS WARD led NFL with career-high 23 PD & had career-high 5 INTs in reg. season. Has 13 PD in 16 career playoff games. Had 38 PD in 67 games, incl. playoffs, with KC (2018-21).