Super Bowl 2024: Quarter-by-Quarter Score and Final Stats for Chiefs vs. 49ers | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors
Andrew Mccoy
Published Mar 24, 2026
The 49ers benefited from a holding call on All-Pro cornerback Trent McDuffie that extended the opening drive of overtime.
Purdy went to work from there and led his team down the field, including an alert play that saw him step to his right amid the pass rush and hit an open McCaffrey, who took the ball 24 yards downfield.
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The heads-up play from the second-year quarterback, coupled with a 13-yard pass to fullback Kyle Juszczyk and a six-yard scamper from McCaffrey, set up the Niners in the red zone.
The team's inability to find the end zone and Chiefs defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo's brilliant calls in big-time situations forced them to settle for a 27-yard field goal that allowed them to take the three-point lead in overtime.
Mahomes and the Chiefs offense took the field and quickly found themselves in a tricky situation, with a fourth-and-one at their own 34. With the weight of the world on their shoulders, head coach Andy Reid dialed up a quarterback keeper that saw Kelce blocking on an eight-yard scamper by the two-time NFL MVP.
From there, Mahomes poked at the San Francisco defense. He hit Valdes-Scantling for three yards and then seven. He hit rookie Rashee Rice for 14 yards, then Pachecho for four and five, respectively, before rushing up the middle for 19 yards himself.
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It was a masterful performance by a quarterback who appeared to have taken it upon himself to will a victory for his team.
Pachecho delivered another three-yard run and Mahomes hit Kelce for seven, setting the team up for a first-and-goal from the San Francisco three-yard line. From there, it was history.
Receiver Mecole Hardman motioned left, causing cornerback Jimmy Ward to shift his attention away and onto Kelce. Mahomes hiked the ball, Hardman slipped out right, caught the pass and won Super Bowl LVIII.
Mahomes took the game's MVP award and finished with 333 yards, two touchdowns and an interception, and he led the team with 66 rushing yards.
Meanwhile, Purdy completed 23 of 38 passes for 255 yards and a touchdown.
Kelce had a monster second half, hauling in eight catches for 92 yards, while McCaffrey finished the game as the 49ers' leading rusher and receiver with 160 all-purpose yards.
As had been the case in Baltimore in the AFC Championship Game, Kansas City's stars showed up when they had to, making the biggest plays of the game with a Lombardi Trophy at stake.
Now, the Chiefs will turn their attention to a never-before-seen three-peat that will further enhance what is already a dynastic legacy.
Final score: Kansas City wins 25-22
