The Kansas City Chiefs won their second straight Super Bowl, third in five seasons, after beating the San Francisco 49ers 25-22 in overtime.
The Kansas City Chiefs won their second straight Super Bowl, third in five seasons, after beating the San Francisco 49ers 25-22 in overtime.Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker forced overtime with a 29-yard field goal with 3 seconds left to make the score 19-19.
The 49ers coach was part of the only other OT game in Super Bowl history when he was the Falcons’ offensive coordinator seven years ago. That was the 28-3 blown lead to the Patriots.Jake Moody became the first kicker to make two 50-plus field goals in a Super Bowl –- and this one might be enough to give the 49ers the Super Bowl.His 53-yarder with 1:53 left gave San Francisco a 19-16 lead. Moody made up for a missed extra point.But Patrick Mahomes will get the ball. He’s shown what he can do in 13 seconds. Mahomes will have a lot more time now.A steady stream of stars joined Usher during his 13-minute halftime show. H.E.R. took the field with a guitar solo, and he made a costume change into a purple and black sparkling suit with roller skates, which he used to glide in circles around the stage.RELATED: Taylor Swift scores Super Bowl appearance after Tokyo concertAlicia Keys joined Usher as a surprise guest during his halftime show, singing her "If I Ain’t Got You" while standing at a midfield piano that looked like a red hunk of abstract sculpture.She then stood up and entangled with Usher as they sang their duet "My Boo," with her dressed in sparkling red and in contrast with his sparkling white. The singer shed his shirt soon after.Alicia Keys joined Usher as a surprise guest during his halftime show, singing her "If I Ain’t Got You" while standing at a midfield piano that looked like a red hunk of abstract sculpture.Lil Jon joined, starting with a rousing snippet of his "Turn Down for What" before Usher’s biggest, hit, "Yeah," began blaring on the stadium speakers.RELATED: Reba McEntire’s Super Bowl national anthem is full-circle moment: ‘How I met ya’ll. I’m still here.’Lil Jon and Ludacris – with shoulder pads and big afro – recreated their roles on Usher’s 2004 recording of the song from the midfield stage as the R&B star danced amid a bedazzled crowd to close the show.Usher was also joined by a marching band on the field as he raced through both dance and slow jams including "U Don’t Have to Call."RELATED: 'Super Sick Monday': How many plan to miss work after Super Bowl?The Super Bowl national anthem was sung this year by country music star Reba McEntire. The 68-year-old, three-time Grammy winner made quick but majestic work of "The Star-Spangled Banner."She got through the song in about 1 minute 40 seconds. That’s a good 10 seconds longer than the over-under from oddsmakers, but still the quickest version of the anthem at the Super Bowl since Kelly Clarkson sang it 12 years ago.Earlier, Rapper Post Malone played an acoustic guitar as he sang "America the Beautiful" and Andra Day performed "Lift Every Voice and Sing" with a gospel choir.This story was reported from Detroit and Los Angeles. The Associated Press contributed.
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