Super Bowl LIV Pre-Gamin’: 49ers vs. Chiefs – Lineups, Broadcast Info, Game Thread

Because of the nature of single-elimination postseason play, we don’t always get the best Super Bowl matchup.

But Super Bowl LIV sets up to be different than other games.

This showdown between the 49ers and Chiefs has the potential to be special. It features two top-5 scoring offenses and two top-10 scoring defenses. But in a surprising twist, San Francisco’s offense out-scored Kansas City’s unit in 2019. That’s right. The 49ers had the NFL’s second-highest scoring offense (479 points, 29.9 points/game), while the Chiefs ranked fifth (451 points, 28.2 points/game). On the other side, Kansas City’s defense was a bit stingier than than San Francisco’s, as the Chiefs defense allowed fewer points (308, 19.3 per game) than the 49ers (310, 19.4 per game).

This Super Bowl features nine players who were first or second team All-Pro in 2019, 10 players who were named to the Pro Bowl, and the NFL’s reigning MVP. Yeah … this should be good.

Game Info

San Francisco 49ers (13-3, 1st NFC West) vs. Kansas City Chiefs (12-4, 1st AFC West) – 5:30 p.m. CT

FOX-TV (Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Erin Andrews, Chris Myers, Mike Pereira, Dean Blandino)

Westwood One Radio/WSCR-AM 670 (Kevin Harland, Kurt Warner, Tony Boselli, Laura Okmin, Gene Steratore)

Social Media Second-Screen Experience on YouTube, Facebook, Twitter (Joel Klatt, Drew Brees, Brett Favre, Joe Montana)

Site: Hard Rock Stadium; Miami Gardens, Fla.

Referee and crew: Bill Vinovich (referee), Barry Anderson  (umpire), Kent Payne (down judge), Carl Johnson (line judge), Michael Banks (field judge), Boris Cheek (side judge), Greg Steed (back judge), Mike Chase (replay official), Mark LeBlanc (replay assistant)

Odds: Chiefs (-1.5), Over/Under 54 via Westgate Superbook

Game Thread

Your game thread is down in the comments, so let’s have some good, clean (safe-for-work) fun. And hopefully, we can do this again when the Bears resume their trek to Super Bowl glory in August.

Coaches

49ers Kyle Shanahan (23-25, 2-0 playoffs) vs. Chiefs Andy Reid (207-128-1, 77-35 with Chiefs; 14-14 playoffs, 4-5 playoffs with Chiefs)

Starting Quarterbacks

49ers: Jimmy Garoppolo: 3,978 passing yards, 27 TD, 14 INT, 69.1 completion pct., 102.0 passer rating

2019 postseason: 17-27 (63.0%), 208 passing yards, 1 TD, 1 INT,, 83.6 passer rating

versus

Chiefs: Patrick Mahomes: 4,031 passing yards, 26 td, 5 INT, 65.9 completion pct., 105.3 passer rating

2019 Postseason: 46-70 (65.7%), 615 passing yards, 8 TD, 0 INT, 131.5 passer rating

49ers Expected Offensive Starters

QB Jimmy Garoppolo

RB Raheem Mostert

FB Kyle Juszczyk

WR Deebo Samuel

WR Emmanuel Sanders

TE George Kittle

LT Joe Staley

LG Laken Tomlinson

C Ben Garland

RG Michael Person

RT Mike McGlinchey

Chiefs Expected Defensive Starters

DE Tanoh Kpassagnon

DT Derrick Nnadi

DT Mike Pennel

DE Frank Clark

LB Damien Wilson

LB Anthony Hitchens

CB Bashaud Breeland

CB Kendall Fuller

CB Charvarius Ward

S Daniel Sorensen

S Tyrann Mathieu

Chiefs Expected Offensive Starters

QB Patrick Mahomes

RB Damien Williams

WR Demarcus Robinson

WR Sammy Watkins

WR Tyreek Hill

TE Travis Kelce

LT Eric Fisher

LG Stefan Wisniewski

C Austin Reiter

RG Laurent Duvernay-Tardif

RT Mitchell Schwartz

49ers Expected Defensive Starters

DL Arik Armstead

DL Sheldon Day

DL DeForest Buckner

DL Nick Bosa

LB Fred Warner

LB Kwon Alexander

LB Dre Greenlaw

CB Emmanuel Moseley

CB Richard Sherman

S Jaquiski Tartt

S Jimmie Ward

49ers Specialists

Robbie Gould (kicker), Mitch Wishnowsky (punter, holder), Kyle Nelson (long snapper), Richie James Jr. (kick returns, punt returns Barner (punt returner), Kenjon Barner, Corey Clement (kick returns), Rick Lovato (long snapper)

Chiefs Specialists

Harrison Butker (kicker), Dustin Colquitt (punter, holder), Mecole Hardman, Tyreek Hill (punt returns, kick returns)