What happened the last time the Chiefs and 49ers played in the Super Bowl?
After two hard-fought Conference Championship games, we now know the identities of the two teams battling it out at Super Bowl LVIII . The Kansas City Chiefs proved too strong for the Baltimore Ravensin the AFC Conference final. In the West the Detroit Lions, the big surprise of this year’s playoffs, were overcome by a superb fightback from the San Francisco 49ers . The Chiefs return to the Super Bowl for the fourth time in five seasons , a historic run for the Patrick Mahomes-led team. That run began in 2020 when Kansas City clinched Super Bowl LIV against this Sunday’s opponents, the San Francisco 49ers. Chiefs and 49ers set for Super Bowl rematch How time flies. In February 2020, when these two sides last met at a Super Bowl, Kansas City were looking to finally end their 50-year wait for the national title. The Chiefs had won the AFC West division title in 2019 for a fourth successive season and looked well placed to go deep in the playoffs. They took on a 49ers side that were t...