At the end of the suspense, Kansas City retained its crown. In Las Vegas, the Chiefs won the Super Bowl thanks to their 25-22 overtime victory against San Francisco.
The presence of Taylor Swift in the stands, of course, electrified this evening in Nevada. ‘Incredible’, whispered the popstar in the ear of her boyfriend Travis Kelce, victorious, between two hugs on the lawn after the meeting.
With a golden necklace around her neck marked with her boyfriend’s No. 87, the singer attracted attention in the stands, notably downing a beer at full speed. With her romance, she has shifted the NFL, already all-powerful, into another dimension for several months, thanks to her phenomenal notoriety.
Other celebrities flocked to Las Vegas, among the 300,000 visitors over the weekend, and especially in the Allegiant Stadium (65,000 seats), such as the basketball player LeBron James, the singer Lana Del Rey or the popstar Beyoncé, who published two new pieces during the meeting.
‘Queen Bey’ thus somewhat eclipsed the traditional half-time show and the performance of American crooner Usher, who revisited his best songs with a nostalgic show with slick choreography, taking advantage of the complicity in particular from Alicia Keys.
Dynasty
On the pitch, the NFL grand final, organized for the first time in Las Vegas, offered intense suspense, for a victory for the Chiefs, the third in five years after 2020, already against the 49ers, and 2023. is the first time a franchise has retained its trophy since the New England Patriots in 2004.
Star quarterback Patrick Mahomes (28 years old), great architect of his team’s return to the heart of the match, thus won his third title, accompanied by a third MVP distinction. At his position, only Tom Brady, Terry Bradshaw, Troy Aikman and Joe Montana have lifted the Vince Lombardi Trophy at least three times.
The defenses instead took precedence over the attacks during an extremely close meeting, continued into overtime after a 19-19 tie at the end of four regulation quarters.
Travis Kelce decisive
The 49ers struck first with three points at the foot of Jake Moody then a touchdown from Christian McCaffrey (11th minute of the 2nd quarter), who showed his burst of speed, he the grandson of Dave Sime, vice-president. Olympic champion in the 100m at the 1960 Rome Olympic Games.
Trailing 10-3 at halftime, the Chiefs seemed tense, like Travis Kelce’s improbable shove on his coach Andy Reid, seeming frustrated by his low use. But Taylor Swift’s favorite then recovered well: he helped his team get closer to the goal with a decisive action at the end of regulation time, then allowing the Chiefs to snatch the equalizer with a shot kick from Harrison Butker three seconds from time.
In overtime, the 49ers took control thanks to 3 points at the foot, but thus opened the door to the victorious touchdown (6 points) from Mecole Hardman, perfectly found by Mahomes, exceptional at the end of the match
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