2024 Super Bowl set to pit San Francisco 49ers against Kansas City Chiefs
AFC Championship: Kansas City Chiefs defeat Baltimore Ravens
Kansas City will head to its alternate straight Super Bowl, the ballot’s fourth appearance in the NFL’s title game in the last five seasons, after prevailing over the Baltimore Ravens 17- 10 in the AFC Championship.
Sunday’s tourney at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore featured two of the NFL’s most dynamic quarterbacks in Patrick Mahomes and Lamar Jackson, and, following a three- and- out from the Ravens on their opening drive, the game looked like it could turn into a barn burner.
Both brigades changed touchdown drives on the coming two effects. The Chiefs put together a 10- play, 86- yard drive limited by a touchdown event by star tight end Travis Kelce( and yes, Taylor Swift was in attendance). The Ravens responded with a quick 6- play drive pointed by a 30- yard pass from Jackson to Xavian Flowers, taking a little over two and a partial twinkles to tie the game up.
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The Chiefs also orchestrated a lengthy 16- play touchdown drive that ate up nine twinkles of game time. A two- yard touchdown run by Isiah Pacheco with 10:56 left in the alternate quarter put the Chiefs up 17- 7 and would be the final touchdown scored by either platoon.
The rest of the game was marked by strong defense and missed openings. The Ravens coming drive ended with a strip sack of Jackson recovered by the Chiefs at Baltimore’s 33 yard line. But despite the great field position, Kansas City came down with nothing on the preceding drive after failing to convert on a 4th and 1 run.
The brigades also changed punts on the coming three drives until the Chiefs were suitable to close out the half with a 56- yard field thing.
Two pivotal successions in the alternate half doomed the Ravens. The first came on the veritably first play of the 4th quarter, when Flowers fumbled just before crossing the aeroplane
for what would have been a touchdown. rather, the ball was recovered by the Chiefs in the endzone for a touchback.
On the Ravens’ coming possession, a promising drive ended suddenly when Jackson’s pass on 2nd and 10 from the Kansas City 25 yard, intended for a well- covered Isaiah probably, was picked off in the endzone
But despite the Ravens’ issues, the Chiefs’ offense could not muster anything after halftime moreover.
The only scoring in the alternate half came with just 234 left to play in the 4th quarter, when Justin Tucker demurred a 43- yard field thing to bring the Ravens back within seven. But Baltimore’s offense noway saw the ball again, as the Chiefs were suitable to put the game down with a 32- yard pass from Mahomes to Marquez Valdes- Scantling on 3rd and 9, giving the Chiefs a fresh set of campo as the game wound down to the two nanosecond warning.
The Ravens, with no further winters remaining, were unfit to stop the timepiece and all the Chiefs demanded were a many kneel campo to end the game.
NFC Championship: Detroit Lions fall to San Francisco 49ers
The San Francisco 49ers dealt the Detroit Lions a crushing 34- 31 loss in the NFC Championship game at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California( and yes, Grateful Dead launching member Bob Weir was in attendance).
The Lions jumped out to a 24- 7 lead at the half, putting them in excellent position to make their first ever Super Bowl appearance. But the 49ers came storming back in the alternate half.
San Francisco demurred a field thing on its first possession of the third quarter to make it a two- score game. An questionable catch by Brandon Aiyuk on a deep ball that bounced off a protector’s facemask set San Francisco up with a first and thing at the five yard line on their coming drive. The Niners also went on to score 27 unanswered points, with a three- yard Elijah Mitchell touchdown run making it 34- 24 with 302 to play.
Detroit also helped San Francisco’s comeback sweats by failing to convert on two fourth campo while in field thing range in the alternate half. When asked about the decision to go for it after the game, Lions head trainer Dan Campbell said,” I just felt really good about us converting and getting our instigation and not letting them play long ball.
They were bleeding the timepiece out, that is what they do, and I wanted to get the upper hand back,” Campbell said.” It’s easy hindsight, and I get it, I get that. I do not lament those opinions. And that is hard. It’s hard because we did not come through. It was not suitable to work out. But I do not. And I understand the scrutiny I will get. That is part of the gig, man. It just did not work out.
The Lions pulled back within three with 56 seconds to go, but failed to recover the preceding onside kick. San Francisco was also suitable to bleed out the rest of the timepiece.|| San Francisco’s palm sets up a rematch of 2020’s Super Bowl LIV, when the Chiefs downed 49ers 31- 20.
FAQ:
Q: When and where is the 2024 Super Bowl going to take place?
A: The 2024 Super Bowl is scheduled to be held on February 11, 2024, at the MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
Q: Who are the teams playing in the 2024 Super Bowl?
A: The San Francisco 49ers will face off against the Kansas City Chiefs in the 2024 Super Bowl.
Q: How did the San Francisco 49ers and the Kansas City Chiefs make it to the Super Bowl this year?
A: Both teams had an impressive regular season and went through intense playoff matches to secure their spots in the Super Bowl. The 49ers emerged victorious in the NFC Championship, while the Chiefs triumphed in the AFC Championship.