Battle of the quarterbacks

Super Bowl LIV will match up two deeply contrasting quarterbacks when the San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs face off tomorrow.

The young, dynamic Chiefs are looking to build a dynasty around their emerging superstar Patrick Mahomes, while the 49ers have spent much of the past few weeks facing questions over whether their own man – Jimmy Garoppolo – is good enough.

Garoppolo’s post-season numbers certainly leave open some questions. The 28-yearold, in his first full season as a starter, threw only eight passes for 77 yards in San Francisco’s 37-20 win over the Green Bay Packers in the NFC Championship game.

Mahomes, in his first two full seasons as a starter, has claimed an MVP title, compiled a 27-8 record, and thrown for more than 11,000 yards and 93 touchdowns.

“You have to visualise it if you want to go out there and do it,” he said when asked if he had pictured himself lifting the Vince Lombardi Trophy.

“It’s about going out there and executing the game plan at a high level.”