Super Bowl 2024 highlights: Chiefs win in overtime, Mahomes awarded MVP, Swift and Kelce embrace

Pro football fans will have to put away their jerseys and face paint for the next seven months.

In past years, the regular season schedule has been announced in May. It's known a regular-season game in the first week of the season will be played in Brazil for the first time.

The NFL draft is scheduled for April 25-27.

The next Super Bowl has already been set for Feb. 9, 2025, in New Orleans.

The Chiefs dedicated their win tonight to Norma Hunt, the late wife of team founder Lamar Hunt.

In a post on X, the team shared a photo of the Vince Lombardi Trophy and captioned it "For Norma" to honor the team matriarch, who died in June. The team has been wearing a patch on its jerseys all season, including at tonight's Super Bowl, with the initials "NKH" inside a football to commemorate her.

Her son Clark Hunt, the Chiefs' chairman and CEO, said in a news release in September that it would be a tough season without her but that the family would be proud to honor her legacy.

"My mom loved football, and she loved the Chiefs," he said. "She also believed in the power of sports to unite communities, and the impact sports can have on young people."

Chad Bleznick was nervous the entire Super Bowl.

Not just because “Mahomes is my guy,” but because he put $7,500 on the Chiefs to win — back in August.

Once the thrilling overtime game ended, Bleznick was a whopping $45,000 richer.

“I bet on the Chiefs before the season at 6-1,” he said shortly after the game. “Thank you Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs, I’m really grateful, amazing win.”

“I was really nervous at the beginning, but when you got Mahomes, you always gotta be confident,” he said.

Bleznick, 28, has a sports card business and bets regularly. He moved to Las Vegas because “it’s just good for business out here.”

“I gamble a lot,” he said. He also said that he’s a Taylor Swift fan and that “I like Kelce, too” — her boyfriend and Super Bowl champ.

Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes was named the Super Bowl's most valuable player for the third time.

The pop sensation was on the field celebrating and sharing kisses with her boyfriend, Travis Kelce.

Swift is no stranger to Allegiant Stadium as Las Vegas was the second city on her Eras Tour in 2023.

She played at the Raiders' home on March 24 and 25.

The Kansas City Chiefs were triumphant standing together on the field as they were presented the Vince Lombardi Trophy in Las Vegas.

Mahomes was asked what it was like to win after being doubted through the playoffs, particularly as he played his first postseason games on the road.

"Just know that the Kansas City Chiefs are never underdogs," Mahomes said. "Just know that."

Meanwhile, tight end Travis Kelce hit the crowd with his trademark Beastie Boys reference, yelling out "you gotta fight, for your right, to parrrtty."

The San Francisco 49ers, with five titles, remain one the the Super Bowl era's biggest winners.

But now they're on a three-game Super Bowl losing streak, having dropped title games in 2013 and 2020 and tonight.

They're still short of the five title game losses of the Denver Broncos and the New England Patriots. The Buffalo Bills and the Minnesota Vikings have each lost four times in the Super Bowl.

President Joe Biden's X account appeared to wink at recent conspiracy theories surrounding Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift, who endorsed Biden in the last election.

The Chiefs are back-to-back Super Bowl champions after a rough start in the first half and a scrappy comeback in the second.

Mahomes finds Mecole Hardman for a 3-yard touchdown.

Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes runs the ball for 19 yards and lands on the 13-yard line, as the team attempts to score a touchdown for the win.

The Chiefs are now in field goal range. The Niners called a timeout with K.C. at its 37-yard line.

Rashee Rice catches a pass on third and 6 and takes it for 13 yards.

Huge catch for a rookie receiver.

For the Chiefs, it's do or die.

Fourth and 1. If they don't get the first down, their season is over and the Niners are champions.

The game is over if the Chiefs don't score.

They can tie it with a field goal. A touchdown would win them the game.

Moody kicked a 27-yard field goal to give the Niners the lead, 22-19, before the Chiefs take possession in overtime.

In a strange turn of events, 49ers tight end George Kittle ran off the field and back into the stadium.

According to the commentators, Kittle suffered a shoulder injury. Kittle is a driving force in the Niners' offense, and it could hurt the team as it fights in overtime.

A big catch and run by Christian McCaffrey puts the Niners in field goal range at the K.C. 24.

The Niners' drive will continue after a holding call on third down.

The player held? Jauan Jennings, who is having a huge game.

In case there was any doubt, of course San Francisco wanted possession of the ball first after winning the coin flip.

It becomes a sudden death game if it's still tied after each team has had one possession; thus you want that extra time with the ball.

The NFL has its own set of postseason overtime rules, and they were changed recently. NBC Sports breaks down how it will work.

After a coin toss to determine who takes possession of the ball, each team will get a chance to score. Then, OT turns to sudden death. The next score wins.

During the regular season, at the end of a 10-minute overtime period, if the game is still tied, the game is marked as a tie.

But that can't happen in the postseason — and definitely not at the Super Bowl.

A tie score at the end of the first overtime period launches a second 15-minute overtime, then a third and so on, until one team comes out on top.

The Niners win the toss and they'll take the ball to start.

After a slow first half, Kelce suddenly has eight catches on 86 yards.

His 22-yard grab on third-and-7 from the San Francisco 33 set up the tying field goal.

This is the Super Bowl of kickers, as the Chiefs score yet another field goal to tie the game 19-19 and almost certainly send the game into overtime.

Big players make big plays.

A huge catch by Kelce, and he's knocked out of bounds at the 11-yard line.

The 22-yard catch means the Chiefs have time for a shot at the end zone — maybe two.

Chiefs still have one timeout.

The Chiefs wasted no time getting to the Niners' side of the field.

An incomplete pass stops the clock with the ball at the San Francisco 43-yard line.

That's a long kick, but withing Harrison Butker's range ...

A monster kick by Jake Moody puts the Niners back on top.

Moody drills a 53-yard field goal to take the lead 19-16 with less than two minutes left, potentially winning the game if the defense can hold off Patrick Mahomes.

The beer brand brought back its signature Clydesdale horses-and-dog combo to save a bar from a Budweiser shortage during a winter storm.

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Among the most common questions asked by non-football fans is: Why does the clock run sometimes and stop other times? There are almost too many nuances and exceptions to clock rules to go over all of them, but keep these general points in mind:

The clock will always stop on a score, change of possession or incomplete pass. 

The clock will always stop when there is no play at or under 2 minutes left in the second and fourth quarters. It’s the most ominously titled basic rule of pro football: the 2-minute warning (said in George Carlin’s voice)! 

Each team gets three timeouts per half, and these could be valuable tools in strategically stopping the clock.

Inside the final 2 minutes of the first half and the final 5 minutes of the second half, the clock will almost always stop when the player runs out of bounds. There’s just one rare exception to this out-of-bounds clock stoppage, and that’s if a runner isn’t going forward — as Dallas Cowboys fans sadly found out with 28 seconds left in their playoff loss to San Francisco last year. 

If the offense wants to keep time rolling, its best play will be run the football while staying inbounds.

The Chiefs have equalized the game with a field goal after a failed drive to the end zone.

The score is tied 16-16.

Kelce has had a quiet game, but he's coming alive.

Two big catches on this drive — one for 16 yards, another on third down for 13 yards — have the Chiefs moving.

A 25-yard pass to its other tight end, Justin Watson, has Kansas City at the San Francisco 21-yard line.

The 49ers scored a touchdown to take back the lead after converting a risky fourth down.

But the difference in the game is only a field goal after the Chiefs blocked the extra point.

On fourth down and 3 yards to go, the Niners go for it — and get four yards from George Kittle.

That's the tight end's first catch — and it's a huge one.

Offensive lineman Jon Feliciano is now the third player on the 49ers to be hurt on the field, but the cause is unclear, forcing the team to take a brief injury timeout.

He was able to get up and walk to the tent, but the team already has one player out. While Deebo Samuel is still in the game, he appeared to hurt his hamstring and is only just coming back from a shoulder injury.

One moment from Usher’s halftime performance that a lot of people are talking about is when he had two members of Kappa Alpha Psi, the second-oldest historically Black fraternity in the world, join him on stage.

You can see them in this clip as they “stroll” with canes and shimmy alongside the pop star. As HBCUs and HBCU culture have gained more mainstream notice and exposure since Beyoncé’s Coachella 2018 performance, this was another clear nod to the commercial growth for a lot of people, particularly Black Twitter/X.

This game has intense Super Bowl 5 vibes — just two touchdowns, lots of turnovers and other mistakes, and it’s likely to come down to a field goal at the gun.

On Jan. 17, 1971, the Colts beat the Cowboys 16-13 on a 32-yard field goal by Jim O’Brien with 5 seconds left in a game scarred by 11 (!) turnovers.

Trailing for the first time, the Niners' offense is starting to move the ball.

It just got its first first down of the half and added another. It's now on Kansas City's side of the field.

That's it for the third quarter.

The Chiefs finally lead the game after recovering a fumble and scoring immediately.

One play after the Chiefs collected the muffed punt, Mahomes finds a wide-open Marquez Valdes-Scantling for a 16-yard strike.

It's Chiefs 13, Niners 10.

A stroke of terrible luck for the Niners. The Kansas City punt hits the foot of one of the Chiefs' players, making it a live ball.

The Chiefs jump on it and take over at the Niners' 16-yard line.

The Niners' defense has been great, but the Chiefs' defense is keeping this close.

With another stop, Kansas City has stopped the Niners on three-straight possessions and given up -2 yards — that's negative two yards.

Good news for the Niners: Wide Receiver Deebo Samuel is back on the field after a brief injury check.

The Chiefs tight end appeared to get into head coach Andy Reid's face earlier in the game as frustration ran high.

Commentators remarked when it happened in the second quarter that it appeared Kelce was yelling at Reid to keep him in the game after the Chiefs' offense struggled.

Reid was watching the field when Kelce approached and grabbed his arm, seemingly startled as the tight end's emotions got the best of him.

That new record for longest Super Bowl field goal didn't last long.

Harrison Butker drilled one from 57 yards to bring the Chiefs three points closer.

In the second quarter, Jake Moody hit a 55-yarder, which was then a record.

The game has a quick pause for a streaker, who was not shown on TV.

In a tough defensive game, the Chiefs managed to pick up the first first down of the second half with a catch by Travis Kelce.

There were an interception and three punts in the third quarter before Kelce managed that first down.

Niners star wide receiver Deebo Samuel went down with what appeared to be a hamstring injury on the field.

It's not clear how severe it was, as the Niners just punted. We'll keep an eye on whether he returns to the game.

Bud Light is returning to its roots with a new Super Bowl ad that features cameos from former NFL quarterback Peyton Manning and rapper Post Malone.

The new ad comes almost a year after the brand attracted controversy with its partnership with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney. Anheuser-Busch, the brand’s parent company, received widespread backlash from conservatives last year after it partnered with the creator, who has 10.2 million followers on TikTok and 1.7 million followers on Instagram.

Conservatives, including celebrities like Kid Rock, began posting viral videos of themselves trashing Bud Light cans, pouring them down the sink and even shooting them.

U.S. CEO Brendan Whitworth said at the time that the company “never intended to be part of a discussion that divides people.” Mulvaney later said the company did not support her through the backlash. 

Sunday’s Bud Light 60-second ad cost an estimated $14 million, NBC News’ Brian Cheung reported. It features a “beer genie” granting wishes to a group of friends. The setting changes from a garage hangout to a dive bar to a house party, all locations that typically stock Bud Light.

Both teams' elite tight ends are having quiet nights.

Kelce now has two catches for 10 yards. George Kittle is yet to record a catch and has only one target.

If anyone can break 5G, it's Beyoncé.

After trying on many hats — as BarbBey, an astronaut and first Beyoncé of the United States — she couldn't quite do it. But she can break the internet with the prospect of new tunes.

"OK, they ready, drop the new music!" Beyoncé said in the ad.

NBC News has reached out to her spokesperson for an update on whether there is new music on the horizon.

One thing both sports fans and Swifties are solidly in agreement on is the power of superstition, and Taylor Swift fans believe very strongly in what they call Tayvoodoo.

Tonight’s game aligns with Swift’s favorite number in myriad ways, and truthfully the Chiefs could use some luck going into the second half.

First of all, this will be the 13th game Swift has attended to support Kelce since the season began. Second, the game is being played on Feb. 11, and 2+11=13. And finally, this is Super Bowl 58, and 5+8 also equals 13.

Some even estimated before the game that Swift’s travel from Tokyo to Las Vegas could take roughly 13 hours. Not to mention that exactly a week ago, she won her 13th Grammy Award.

Seems like the universe is calling, but it’s up to the Chiefs to answer.

In this UberEats ad universe, Ross and Rachel weren’t on a break. 

In fact, Rachel might not have even known Ross, as Jennifer Aniston “forgets” she ever worked with David Schwimmer in this mini “Friends” reunion. 

Throughout the spot, a host of A-list celebs — including David and Victoria Beckham, Usher and Jelly Roll — each appear to forget something in order to remember all that UberEats has to offer. 

“Have we met?” Aniston asks Schwimmer after he excitedly approaches her. Later, she asks him to “give me a hint.” 

Clearly annoyed, Schwimmer responds that they “worked together for 10 years.” 

“Ten years?!” Aniston replies. “You were great.” 

Schwimmer then says, “You still don’t know, don’t you?” Aniston says he’s right. 

Walking away with her bag of UberEats goodness, Aniston quips, “Like I’d forget 10 years of my life.” 

Schwimmer, watching her walk away, says, “I hate this town.” 

The ad also initially included a version of forgetfulness in which a man, eating peanut butter and covered in hives, forgets his allergy.

After the commercial first premiered, UberEats faced backlash from people who felt it was making light of a potentially lethal allergy. The moment was cut by the time the ad aired during the Super Bowl.

The Chiefs are stopped just short of a first down and punt the ball away.

The Niners will start this drive with decent field position at their own 35-yard line.

Shaquille O'Neal posted a photo of himself with Taylor Swift at the game to his Instagram account tonight.

The basketball legend said yesterday he was just excited for the chance to meet her.

"She’s a fabulous person. I’m happy for her. I’m proud of her," he said in an interview. "She’s done a lot. She’s definitely a cultural icon. I just want to shake the hand of greatness.”

And it goes from bad to worse for the Chiefs.

On third down, Mahomes throws his first interception of the game. Niners safety Ji'Ayir Brown jumps a deep pass and is tackled by Travis Kelce at the 44-yard-line of Kansas City.

The Chiefs have the ball, and they're already off to a rough start.

The first play from scrimmage is a loss of 12 yards on a busted play to running back Isiah Pacheco.

If San Francisco is going to win, its powerful rushing attack, which registered a robust 4.8 yards per carry this season, will have to play a bigger role after halftime.

So far, the 49ers have just 49 yards on 14 carries (3.5 yards per carry).

San Francisco famously went away from running in the 2020 Super Bowl, triggering a huge K.C. rally. With about 5 minutes left in the previous Niners-Chiefs Super Bowl, San Francisco faced second-and-5 from its own 25 and threw consecutive incomplete passes.

That led to two Chiefs TDs, stunning San Francisco, 31-20.

Justin Bieber was trending on X throughout the halftime show amid speculation that Usher might bring the pop sensation out as a guest.

The pair collaborated on a remix of "Somebody to Love," but Bieber did not make an appearance, upsetting some Beliebers.

The performance was full of hits and paid tribute to Atlanta, where he started his career.

After a cameo from will.i.am. for a rendition of "OMG," Lil Jon came out to perform "Turn Down for What."

Lil Jon then joined Usher for a performance of "Yeah!" Ludacris followed shortly after to rap his verse on the song.

The intense dance routine, the singular gloved hand ... I think Usher might be paying a bit of tribute to the King of Pop at Allegiant Stadium.

As expected, Usher shed his top — a classic move during his shows.

He also brought out H.E.R., who recently collaborated with him on his new album, "Coming Home."

Fans put their hands in the air as Usher performed one of his biggest hits. The star then launched into a rapid-fire medley of hits like "Nice & Slow," "Burn " and "U Got It Bad."

Keys and Usher performed their collaboration "My Boo."

She had previously been reported to join Usher onstage. But it delighted the audience and viewers at home nonetheless.

Usher is bringing his biggest hits to the show. He started off with classics "Caught Up" and "U Don't Have to Call."

Showgirls and performers on stilts are really bringing the Vegas showmanship.

The R&B star's halftime show has begun. The expected runtime is 15 minutes, a bit longer than usual.

Taking a quick look at the last Chiefs-vs.-49ers Super Bowl game, the two teams were actually tied 10-10 at halftime.

Similar to tonight, the 49ers were first to get on the scoreboard with a field goal last time. But the Chiefs scored a touchdown in the first quarter.

The second quarter of Super Bowl 54 basically was basically flipped. The Niners scored a touchdown and the Chiefs equalized the game with their own field goal.

While the Niners have dominated the first half, Kansas City nicely manipulated the clock before kicking a field goal and leaving San Francisco with virtually no time.

Now the Chiefs can wipe out the whole first half of disappointment if they can score a touchdown on the second half's first possession.

The Niners have more first downs (12-7), yards (189-157) and time of possession (17:07 to 12:53).

At halftime, the 49ers are now favored by 4.5 points over the Chiefs, and the expected point total (also commonly called the over-under) has shrunk to 36.5 points at DraftKings.

And that's the half. Low-scoring, but pretty intriguing.

Here comes Usher ...

An advertisement for Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s independent presidential bid aired during the most recent commercial break. But it wasn’t your typical campaign promo. The ad re-used the jingle and visuals from John F. Kennedy’s presidential run in 1960.

RFK Jr.’s candidacy is widely considered a long shot, and his controversial views — including vehement opposition to Covid vaccines — have earned him a lot of scrutiny in the last year.

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Harrison Butker knocks through a 28-yard field goal. The Chiefs have finally gotten on the scoreboard, but have failed to score a touchdown in the first half.

The game is 10-3 to the Niners.

During timeouts the crowd is obsessed with locating where Taylor Swift is sitting, with people scanning the boxes with their phones.

These fans were thrilled to finally find her.

This is a huge drive right here.

The Chiefs are deep in San Francisco territory now, with the ball at the 14-yard line. The Chiefs take a time out with 1:09 left in the half.

The Chiefs will get the ball to start the second half as well.

Kelce has been quiet so far: 1 catch for 1 yard.

Judging by the halftime show teaser, Usher will most likely bring out Lil Jon and Ludacris to perform “Yeah!”

I am also delusional enough to believe that he will bring out Justin Bieber because a girl can dream. Bieber was spotted in Las Vegas ahead of the game.

And if Taraji P. Henson’s cameo in the ad is any indication, we’ll see Usher serenade a celebrity, which he did to Henson and others at his Las Vegas residency. Maybe it’ll be Taylor Swift, but he could also bring in Keke Palmer to recreate that viral moment.

Ben Affleck enlisted his bestie Matt Damon and former Patriots quarterback Tom Brady to join his Dunkin'-themed boy band "The DunKings."

“How do you like them donuts? I’m so sorry,” Damon said.

Affleck's wife, global superstar and former halftime performer Jennifer Lopez, was not impressed.

Yet another thing that makes the Super Bowl different from other games: the length of halftime.

The halftime break for a regular NFL game is 15 minutes. For the Super Bowl, they stretch that to about 30 minutes — giving more time for the show and for teams to make adjustments.

In these final 2 minutes of play, there will be two kinds of plays that’ll be greatly beneficial to the Chiefs.

Of course, they’ll want plays of 10 yards or more to win a fresh set of four downs. But the second-best outcome here would be incomplete passes, because time is the Chiefs’ biggest enemy right now. 

Other than forcing a turnover, the most devastating play a Niners defender could make would be to sack Mahomes. It would be a loss of yards, and worse, the clock would bleed without a timeout.

The 49ers score, giving us our first touchdown of the game.

A trick play from Jauan Jennings gave running back Christian McCaffrey the chance to make up for that first-quarter fumble. Jennings got the ball on a backwards pass and shot the ball over to McCaffrey, who took off into the end zone to give spectators a very fun moment.

San Francisco now leads 10-0.

The Chinese e-commerce platform has aired not one, but two commercials during the big game. Viewers have noticed Temu's efforts — primarily because Super Bowl ads are notoriously pricey.

CNBC previously reported that Temu is looking to grow in the U.S. The marketplace planned $10 million in giveaways during the game.

Apparently the award-winning director did so for Squarespace. 

The ad shows civilians — including Scorsese — who are too distracted by their phones and social media to notice an impending alien invasion. The aliens communicate their arrival by sending everyone their Squarespace site with the message “Hello Down There.” 

Squarespace previously teased the collaboration by posting a video of Scorsese and his daughter Francesca — TikTok’s favorite father-daughter duo — conceptualizing the ad. 

The Niners-heavy crowd here at Allegiant Stadium just heartily booed Taylor Swift when she was shown on the scoreboard.

Swift took a hefty chug of her drink while on screen — which drew some cheers.

Taylor Swift fans at the stadium are handing out friendship bracelets — just like they did during her ongoing Eras Tour. I scored three, featuring “Mahomes,” “Chiefs” and her reputation album hit “End Game.”

The 49ers' Dre Greenlaw is out of the game (for now) after slipping and appearing to injure himself while jogging back onto the field after a commercial break.

After Greenlaw was carted off the field, an NFL commentator said it was an Achilles injury.

During this most recent timeout, the scoreboard showed Super Bowl watch parties in Mexico, Brazil and Australia.

The NFL will have a game in Brazil this year that will include the Philadelphia Eagles and another team yet to be named.

Swift, who arrived at the game wearing a black tank top and a red jacket, is also wearing a gold diamond pendant featuring an “87” designed by Stephanie Gottlieb Fine Jewelry.

“Yes, we made the necklace. Yes, I’m freaking out,” Gottlieb posted to her Instagram story.

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The Chiefs' D is able to stop the Niners after that turnover.

Another huge punt is briefly fumbled, but Chiefs returner Richie James is able to corral it.

Patrick Mahomes just completed a 53-yard pass, just for the Chiefs to lose the ball on the next play.

Mecole Hardman caught the pass at the 10-yard line in a spectacular play — and what looked like a turnaround for the struggling Chiefs. But devastation was just around the corner.

Isiah Pacheco lost the ball after being hit by 49ers cornerback Deommodore Lenoir, turning possession over.

Like a good neighbor, Arnold Schwarzenegger is there.

The action star and former California governor took on a new role in State Farm’s Super Bowl ad. He’s saving puppies from burning buildings like any good hero would. His one Achilles heel? He can’t seem to get State Farm’s signature catchphrase right. 

Luckily, he got an assist from Danny DeVito, who reminded folks that State Farm is there like a good neighbor — not neighbah.

One of Taylor Swift's besties, Lana Del Rey, also appears to be at the game.

Though she is not in a box with Swift, it appears her spot in the stands is directly below her "Snow on the Beach” collaborator.

The singer appears to be sporting a 49ers jacket.

Kicker Jake Moody nailed a 55-yard field goal to give the Niners a 3-0 lead.

We move into the second quarter scoreless, as neither the Chiefs nor the 49ers managed to score any points.

While the 49ers have at least managed to run the ball, the Chiefs' two offensive drives were brief. It's been a strong defense from San Francisco so far, but its offense has made a series of painful mistakes that have hurt its chance of scoring.

The announcers just noted this is the first scoreless first quarter of a Super Bowl since the Patriots and the Rams in February 2019.

NBC Sports’ fantasy and betting analyst, Lawrence Jackson, earlier today predicted the Chiefs would win in a rout. His response to the early minutes of the game? “The score still 0-0 but the Niners can move the ball right now and the Chiefs can’t. That’s telling. Yikes!”

The Pro Football Hall of Fame's class of 2024 was introduced during that timeout — and the biggest cheer came for beloved 49ers great Patrick Willis.

Willis gave the Niners-heavy crowd an appreciative wave.

We're almost at the close of the first quarter, and even more shocking than Christian McCaffrey's first-drive fumble is the fact that none of the highly anticipated Super Bowl ads have excited the NBC News live-blogging team (save for the "Wicked" trailer).

Hoping to get some more between-play entertainment as the night continues!

Everyone's favorite "Spongebob Squarepants" characters are helping with commentary.

When asked if he's ever heard of the state of Iowa, Spongebob replied that it "sounds exotic."

Even though both the Chiefs and the Niners have had the ball twice already, neither team has put any points on the board in the first quarter so far.

The 49ers have made a series of errors, while the Chiefs have struggled to make inroads with the Niners' defense.

The game has already swung considerably in the sports betting market.

Halfway through the first quarter, the Chiefs are now favored by 1.5 points, and the total number of expected points has shrunk to 41.5 at DraftKings.

Several X users took to the platform to share their streaming troubles during the Super Bowl.

Some replied to the service's X post about the Super Bowl seeking assistance.

This NBC News reporter has also had the app crash a few times since kickoff.

We've reached out to Paramount+ for comment.

The 49ers' offense is off to a rocky start with offensive lineman Trent Williams earning two back-to-back flags, the first for a false start and then another for holding.

Williams is a strong player, but even the smallest mistakes can make or break a Super Bowl.

There's nothing worse Purdy or Mahomes could do today than to give the ball away.

In three games when Purdy threw one pick, the Niners went 2-1 this regular season. He threw two picks in two games, both losses. And his four-interception Christmas nightmare led to a humbling blowout loss to the Baltimore Ravens.

In eight Mahomes games when he threw exactly one pick, the Chiefs were 3-5. There were four games when Mahomes threw two interceptions, and remarkably, the Chiefs were still 2-2 in those games.

Lots of Niners fans singing along as the PA system plays Journey's “Don’t Stop Believin’.”

Journey played at the halftime of the NFC championship, when the Niners were down big to the Detroit Lions — a set list that included the band's famous anthem about keeping the faith.

Two eagerly anticipated movies got their first looks during the early commercial breaks: the third entry in the “Deadpool” franchise and Jon M. Chu’s big-budget adaptation of the Broadway musical “Wicked.”

The third “Deadpool” debuts in the U.S. on July 23, while the big-screen “Wicked” — the first of two planned chapters — arrives Nov. 27. (“Wicked” will be released by Universal Pictures, a unit of NBC News’ parent company, NBCUniversal.)

A big stop by the Niners after that fumble.

The Chiefs go three and out, failing to log a first down. Here comes the punt team.

The 49ers fumbled the ball just a few minutes into the game, losing their offensive start and giving the Chiefs the ball already.

The 49ers had logged three first downs in four plays before running back Christian McCaffrey was stripped by the Chiefs defense just shy of the 25 yard line.

And we're under way. Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker puts it through the back of the end zone.

Gronk misses his chance at redemption.

FanDuel ambassador Rob Gronkowski missed his Kick of Destiny. Again.

The sportsbook promo promised $200 in bonus funds to every bettor who put $5 on Gronkowski if he had made the kick.

Chiefs coach Andy Reid doesn't lose much when he's gotten an extra week to prepare.

In the playoffs during the Mahomes era, Reid is 6-1 off of a bye or an extra week of rest. The only person to beat him? Tom Brady.

All due respect to Brock Purdy ... he ain’t Tom Brady.

The Chiefs have one of the most dynamic quarterbacks in football, Patrick Mahomes, but there’s a reason his team didn’t want to go on offense after winning the coin flip.

In a relatively new football trend, teams have opted to “defer” their chances to receive the kickoff and go on offense first, instead opting to kick to the opponent and play defense to start.

The hope is to have possession at the end of the second quarter and manipulate the clock so that the other side doesn’t get much or any time with the ball late in the half. If the Chiefs get lucky and play it right, they could get back-to-back end-of-half possessions — and potential consecutive scores — without the Niners ever touching the ball.

Baby, let the games begin!

The 49ers lost the coin toss, giving the Chiefs the option to get the ball to start the game or start the second half. The Chiefs chose to defer, giving them the ball at the start of the second half.

Last year the Chiefs also won the coin toss against the Eagles and chose to defer, putting the Eagles on offense for the start of the game.

Six months after wildfires in Maui devastated the town of Lahaina, Hawaii, the NFL announced that players and coaches from a local high school will serve as honorary coin toss captains at the Super Bowl.

Lahainaluna High players Morgan “Bula” Montgomery, Teva Loft, Kaulana Tihada and Kuola Watson will be on the field for the coin toss. Coaches Dean Rickard, Garret Tihada, Jon Conrad and Bobby Watson will join them.

“The school would like to thank the NFL and its partners for this unimaginable opportunity and their continued support for Lahaina,” Lahainaluna High School principal Richard Carosso said in a news release. “We are very excited for our coaches and players to be a part of the Super Bowl and are proud of how well they represent the values and spirit of their team, the school, and the Lahaina community.”

The NFL said it has been helping to replace football equipment for the high school, Lahaina Intermediate School and the nonprofit youth club team Lahaina Chiefs Pop Warner.

Reba McEntire gave a bombastic performance of the national anthem accentuated with pyrotechnics and planes flying above. "Coda” star Daniel Durant also performed the anthem in ASL.

Don’t be surprised if you see trailers for movies from Paramount Pictures, CBS’ corporate cousin.

“A Quiet Place: Day One,” the third installment in the horror franchise, was the first to appear during commercial breaks.

John Krasinski’s “IF” and “Bob Marley: One Love” are also likely to debut.

All three movies are scheduled to roll out in theaters in the first half of the year.

It’s not clear whether any of the other big Hollywood studios booked ad time this year. I’m curious whether Disney plans to advertise the fact that it has exclusive streaming rights on “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour.”

The rapper busted out an acoustic guitar for his rendition of the classic song. Taylor Swift and Blake Lively were seen swaying along to Malone's performance.

The teams are introduced and we're getting closer ...

The Chiefs were loudly booed as they took field … this feels like a Niners home crowd.

Andra Day graced Super Bowl viewers with a beautiful, soulful rendition of "Lift Every Voice And Sing" to start the game.

If that's any indication of tonight's performances, we're in for a great show.

A stone’s throw from Allegiant Stadium, surrounded by fans streaming in for the big game, a group of about 20 American Indians protested what they called the “racist stereotypes” of the Kansas City Chiefs’ name and logo and their fans’ signature “Tomahawk chop” hand gesture.

One held a sign reading: “Taylor Swift doesn’t do the Tomahawk Chop. Be like Taylor.”

“It’s too bad, because I love sports,” said Fawn Douglas of the Las Vegas Paiute tribe.

Normally, she said, she would have been excited that the Super Bowl was in her hometown: “But how am I supposed to enjoy this?”

The group of protesters included Native people from southern Nevada, as well as several who traveled in from Kansas City and other places.

Gaylene Crouser of the Standing Rock Sioux, who lives in Kansas City and is the executive director of the Kansas City Indian Center, watched as fans walked by doing the Tomahawk chop in an apparent effort to taunt the protesters.

“It seems like blatant racism against Native Americans is the only socially acceptable form of racism these days,” she said. “It’s not just socially acceptable — they’re celebrating it.”

The campaign against Native American team names and logos has had several high-profile victories in recent years: In 2020, both the Cleveland Indians and the Washington Redskins opted to change their names after years of pressure, and they are now known as the Guardians and the Commanders, respectively.

Among the protesters outside Allegiant Stadium was Amanda Blackhorse, a Dine (Navajo) activist from Arizona who was deeply involved in the protest campaign against the Redskins. She said that the Chiefs’ ownership knows their team name is offensive — hence their decision to ban headdresses from their stadium in Kansas City — and that it’s only a matter of time before they follow in the footsteps of their Washington counterparts.

“These guys are next,” she said. “They know they are.”

Las Vegas has invested billions into sports. Will it pay off?

Once known mainly for gambling and debauchery, Las Vegas has catapulted itself to the world of professional sports in recent years. Now it’s hosting Super Bowl 58.

Allegiant Stadium, where the Super Bowl will be played, has spurred change. The $2 billion venue was built for the NFL’s Las Vegas Raiders and opened in 2020. Its capacity is of 65,000 people. That has allowed the city to host events of major magnitude, such as sold-out Beyoncé and Taylor Swift concerts in 2023 and now the biggest U.S. sporting event of the year. 

“We’re not really concerned about our supply of fun being more than the United States or the world can handle,” Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority CEO Steve Hill said in August. “We’re going to keep adding to that, and we’re confident that people around the globe are going to continue to come.”

Allegiant Stadium brought 1.52 million incremental visitors to the area, according to the 2023 impact report by the Las Vegas Raiders, with 88% of those visitors saying it was “the primary reason for their visit.”

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Gayle King, Gwen Stefani and Kelly Clarkson are wearing silver, red and purple puffer vests designed by Kristin Juszczyk, who is married to San Francisco 49ers fullback Kyle Juszczyk.

Juszczyk's designs went viral in January after she made Taylor Swift a custom jacket featuring No. 87, Travis Kelce's jersey number. She has since landed a licensing deal with the NFL.

The puffer vest seen on various celebs today is the first licensed NFL drop by Kristin Juszczyk Designs. Juszczyk and the NFL auctioned off one of the vests in a charity bidding that ended yesterday. The proceeds are going toward the National Breast Cancer Foundation.

Our halftime headliner is in the building, arriving in what appeared to be an all-black sweatsuit and a blanket draped over his shoulders.

The R&B star was all smiles in a clip posted by the NFL, offering a small wave as people cheered him on.

Actor Carl Weathers, famous for his roles in the "Rocky" movies, as well as "Predator" and a more recent turn in "The Mandalorian," died this month at 76.

But perhaps his final role is in FanDuel ads as Rob Gronkowski's coach, as the former NFL tight end preps to kick a field goal as part of a promotion from the gambling company. One of the ads featuring Weathers aired about an hour before the game started.

FanDuel execs consulted with Weathers' family before deciding to keep him in the ads, Variety reported.

We've got about 45 minutes to kick off.

The lively hourslong scene outside Allegiant cleared out in a hurry, and the stadium is filling up. It's already loud — like a low-level roar at almost all times.

It's not full — but pretty full considering we still have a little while to go as the DJ plays Elvis' "Viva Las Vegas."