Super Bowl LVIII was an American football game played to determine the champion of the National Football League (NFL) for the 2023 season between the National Football Conference (NFC) champion San Francisco 49ers and the American Football Conference (AFC) champion and defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs. In a rematch of Super Bowl LIV four years earlier, the Chiefs once again defeated the 49ers 25–22 in overtime, making the Chiefs the first NFL team since the 2004 New England Patriots to win back-to-back Super Bowls. It was the second Super Bowl to be decided in overtime following 2017's LI, the first Super Bowl to use the new overtime rules implemented during the 2022 season, and the longest Super Bowl in NFL history, with a net playing time of 74 minutes and 57 seconds. The game was played on February 11, 2024, at Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada. It was the first Super Bowl to be held in the state of Nevada. Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes was named Super Bowl MVP for the third time in his career, completing 34 of 46 passes for 333 yards, two touchdowns, and one interception.
San Francisco entered the game with a posted 12-5 record and 1st seed, and the franchise's eighth Super Bowl appearance. The 49ers were seeking their sixth Super Bowl title, which would put the franchise in a three-way tie with the New England Patriots and Pittsburgh Steelers for most Super Bowl Championships, while also attempting to reverse their past two consecutive losses in 2013's XLVII and 2020's LIV. Kansas City posted an 11-6 record and 3rd seed. It was the latter's sixth Super Bowl appearance, second consecutive appearance, and fourth overall appearance in the past five years. The Chiefs also entered the game in a bid to become the first back-to-back Super Bowl champions since the New England Patriots in 2004.
