Kansas City Chiefs: The most memorable moments from Super Bowl LVIII
By Jacob Milham
Mahomes' interception ends opening second-half drive
13:38 Q3 - 3rd and 12 β’ KC ball on KC 23
Play: P.Mahomes pass deep right INTERCEPTED at KC 44. Intercepted by J.Brown at KC 44. Tackled by T.Kelce at KC 44.
Still reeling from the off-target pitch to Pacheco, Kansas City needed a first down to maintain their second-half edge. Unfortunately, Mahomes floated a touch pass to Travis Kelce, giving San Francisco the ball on Kansas City's side of the field.
Kittle moves the chains on key fourth down
12:46 Q4 - 4th and 3 β’ SF ball on KC 15
B.Purdy pass short right complete to KC 13. Catch made by G.Kittle at KC 13. Gain of 4 yards. Pushed out of bounds by J.Reid at KC 11.
Kansas City finally had a lead, but San Francisco quickly marched down the field. 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan gambled here, and it paid off. This drive ended in a touchdown, making this play exponentially more important.
49ers lock up Chiefs again in red zone
06:35 Q4 - 3rd and 3 β’ KC ball on SF 3
P.Mahomes steps back to pass. P.Mahomes sacked at SF 6 for -3 yards (J.Hargrave)
The Chiefs' red zone issues continued to plague them against the 49ers, with another sack keeping Kansas City out of the endzone.