■ Quarter-by-quarter recap of the Super Bowl.
A LOOK AT HOW THE GAME UNFOLDED
Welcome Mahomes SCORE Chiefs 7, 49ers 3 SCORING PLAYS SF: Gould 38-yard field goal
KC: Mahomes 1-yard run (Butker kick) KEY PLAYS
After forcing the Chiefs into a 3-and-out on the opening drive, the 49ers went on a 10-play, 62-yard drive, highlighted by a 32-yard gain on an end-around by Deebo Samuel. But the 49ers had to settle for a Robbie Gould field goal. On the ensuing drive, the Chiefs moved the ball 75 yards on 15 plays, converting a 4th-and-1 on the 49ers’ 5-yard line. On 2nd-and-goal at the 1, Patrick Mahomes (above) went around the right end for a touchdown.
Picking on Jimmy
SCORE Chiefs 10, 49ers 10 SCORING PLAYS KC: Butker 31-yard field goal
SF: Juszczyk 15-yard pass from Garoppolo (Gould kick)
KEY PLAYS
The first turnover of the game went to the Chiefs, as Bashaud Breeland (above) intercepted Jimmy Garoppolo at the Chiefs’ 44-yard line. The Chiefs would then drive 43 yards, ending with Harrison Butker’s 31-yard field goal. The 49ers responded on the next drive, mixing runs and timely passes, and went 80 yards in seven plays, finishing with a 15-yard TD pass from Garoppolo to Kyle Juszczyk.
Momentum swing
SCORE 49ers 20, Chiefs 10 SCORING PLAYS SF: Gould 42-yard field goal
SF: Mostert 1-yard run (Gould kick)
KEY PLAYS
The 49ers defense, which had been brilliant throughout the playoffs, started imposing its will on the Chiefs, intercepting Mahomes and disrupting their offense throughout the quarter. The turnover set up a Raheem Mostert TD run (above) from the 1. Earlier, Mahomes had the ball knocked loose by Nick Bosa for a 9-yard loss before trying to force a ball on 3rd-and-12 and wound up throwing it right to the 49ers’ Fred Warner.
Comeback kids
SCORE Chiefs 31, 49ers 20 SCORING PLAYS KC: Kelce 1-yard pass from Mahomes (Butker kick)
KC: Williams 5-yard pass from Mahomes (Butker kick)
KC: Williams 38-yard run (Butker kick)
KEY PLAYS
The Chiefs offense finally looked like the fireworks show it had been all season, outscoring the 49ers 21-0 in the final quarter to capture the franchise’s first Super Bowl victory in 50 years. Travis Kelce caught a 1-yard TD pass from Mahomes, and Damien Williams (above) had a pair of scores in the final 3 minutes.