San Francisco 49ersVERSUSKansas City Chiefs

Kansas City returned as defending champion despite an uneven offensive regular season, while San Francisco brought the NFC's most complete roster back to the stage where the Chiefs had denied it four years earlier. The rematch offered Patrick Mahomes a chance to establish a modern dynasty and Kyle Shanahan another chance to finish a championship run.

• No team had repeated as Super Bowl champion since New England in the 2003 and 2004 seasons.
• San Francisco's stars had erased two second-half playoff deficits to return the franchise to the championship game.
• The game was the first Super Bowl governed by the revised postseason overtime rule guaranteeing both teams a possession.

Sources: NFL Super Bowl LVIII recap · NFL: Mahomes named MVP