Super Bowl LIV, the 54th Super Bowl and the 50th modern-era National Football League (NFL) championship game, will decide the champion for the NFL's 2019 and 100th season. The National Football Conference (NFC) champion San Francisco 49ers will face the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Kansas City Chiefs. The game is scheduled to be played on February 2, 2020, at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. This will be the 11th Super Bowl hosted by the South Florida region and the sixth Super Bowl hosted in Miami Gardens, which hosted Super Bowl XLIV ten years earlier.
The game will be broadcast in the United States by Fox, and the halftime show will be co-headlined by Jennifer Lopez and Shakira.
On May 19, 2015, the league announced the four finalists that would compete to host either Super Bowl LIII in 2019 or Super Bowl LIV. NFL owners voted on these cities in May 2016, with the first round of voting determining who would host Super Bowl LIII, and the second round deciding the site for Super Bowl LIV. The league had also originally announced in 2015 that Los Angeles would be eligible as a potential Super Bowl LIV site if there is a stadium in place, and a team moved there by the start of the 2018 season.[6][7][8]
The league opened the relocation window in January 2016, selecting the former St. Louis Rams to return to Los Angeles; their new stadium in Inglewood, California was, at the time of the vote, not scheduled to open until August 2019 (it began construction in November 2016, giving nearly three years to construct the stadium). This meant the new stadium was scheduled to be open in time for the game (and the league selected the relocating team just in time to be considered for Super Bowl LIV), but, under the current construction timetable, would require a waiver of league policy to host Super Bowl LIV, as the league does not allow stadiums in their first year of existence to host the Super Bowl to ensure stadium construction delays and unforeseen problems do not jeopardize the game. In May 2016, the league granted this waiver and confirmed that Los Angeles was still in consideration for Super Bowl LIV.[9]
On May 24, 2016, Atlanta was chosen to host Super Bowl LIII, thereby making it ineligible to host Super Bowl LIV. Meanwhile, Los Angeles removed itself from consideration for Super Bowl LIV.
The two remaining finalists for Super Bowl LIV were as follows:[10][6]
Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida: South Florida has previously hosted 10 Super Bowls, the last being Super Bowl XLIV in 2010.
Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida: Tampa has hosted four Super Bowls, the last being Super Bowl XLIII in 2009.
Miami was selected as the host site at the NFL owners meeting on May 24, 2016.[11][12]
Teams
This will be the first time the Chiefs and 49ers have faced each other in the Super Bowl. The 49ers lead the all-time regular season series, 7–6. The teams did not play each other during the 2019 season.
San Francisco 49ers
The San Francisco 49ers finished the 2019 season with an NFC-best 13-3 record under third-year head coach Kyle Shanahan. San Francisco's rise to the top had come as a big surprise to the league[citation needed], as they had finished the previous season 4-12 and had not recorded a winning record since 2013.[13]
One big reason for the 49ers success was the emergence of quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo. Garoppolo began his career in 2014 as a backup to New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady. After two uneventful seasons, a suspension against Brady and several cases of large late-game leads in 2016 enabled Garoppolo to get significant playing time, where he showed his potential with a 113.3 passer rating over a span of six games, playing so impressively that in the following year, the 49ers decided to pick him up in an exchange for a second round draft pick prior to the 2017 deadline. Although Garoppolo missed most of the 2018 season with a torn ACL, he recovered in time to take full command of the offense in 2019, starting in all 16 games.
San Francisco's offense finished second in the NFL in points scored (479) and 4th in yards (6,079). Garoppolo completed 69.1% of his passes (4th in the NFL) for 3,978 yards and 27 touchdowns (5th), with only 13 interceptions. His top pass catcher was Pro Bowl tight end George Kittle, who caught 85 passes for 1,053 yards and 5 touchdowns. Other key targets included rookie Deebo Samuel (57 receptions, 807 yards, 159 rushing yards, 6 total touchdowns) and veteran Emmanuel Sanders (36 receptions, 502 yards, 3 touchdowns). The 49ers ground game was led by the surprise emergence of undrafted running back Raheem Mostert, who had bounced around five different teams in his first two seasons before settling into San Francisco in 2017. Although Mostert had not started any games in 2019, he led the team in rushing with 772 yards and 8 touchdowns, with an average of 5.6 yards per carry, while also catching 14 passes for 180 yards and two more scores. Running backs Matt Breida (623 rushing yards, 19 receptions) and Tevin Coleman (544 rushing yards, 21 receptions, 180 receiving yards, 7 total touchdowns) also made a big impact on offense, while fullback Kyle Juszczyk made the Pro Bowl, catching 20 passes for 239 yards. The 49ers offensive line was lead by 13-year veteran tackle Joe Staley, a 6-time pro bowl selection.
The 49ers defense ranked 2nd in the NFL in fewest yards allowed (4,509) and first in fewest passing yards (2,707). The team had an outstanding defensive line, featuring linemen DeForest Buckner (61 tackles, 7.5 sacks, 4 fumble recoveries), Arik Armstead (54 tackles, 10 sacks), and Pro Bowl rookie Nick Bosa (47 tackles, 9 sacks, 2 fumble recoveries). The team's linebacking corps was led by Dee Ford (6.5 sacks), an offseason pickup from the Chiefs, and Fred Warner, who led the team with 118 tackles, while also picking up 3 sacks and forcing 3 fumbles. Defensive back Richard Sherman led the team in interceptions with 3, earning his 5th career Pro Bowl selection.
This will be the 49ers' seventh Super Bowl appearance, and their first since Super Bowl XLVII in 2013, when they lost to the Baltimore Ravens 34–31. The 49ers have a 5–1 record in their previous six appearances.
Kansas City Chiefs
The Kansas City Chiefs finished the 2019 season with a 12-4 record under seventh-year head coach Andy Reid. The 2019 season marked the Chiefs' fourth straight AFC West title and sixth playoff appearance in seven seasons under Reid.
Kansas City was led by 2017 1st round draft pick and 2018 NFL MVP Patrick Mahomes. Mahomes threw for 4,031 and 26 touchdowns to only 5 interceptions and also rushed for 218 yards and 2 scores missing two games due to a dislocated patella with backup Matt Moore filling in tossing for 659 yards and 4 touchdowns. The Chiefs passing attack was ranked 2nd in the NFL. Mahomes' top target was tight end Travis Kelce catching 97 passes for 1229 yards and 5 touchdowns. His other targets include Tyreek Hill with 58 catches for 860 yards and 7 touchdowns missing 4 games due to injury, Sammy Watkins with 52 catches for 673 yards and 3 touchdowns, Demarcus Robinson with 32 catches for 449 yards and 3 touchdowns, and Mecole Hardman with 26 catches for 538 yards and 6 touchdowns. Their run game was ranked 23rd in the league; they were led by Damien Williams who was their leading rusher with 498 yards and 5 touchdowns with LeSean McCoy also contributing 465 yards and 4 touchdowns. The Chiefs offense was ranked 3rd in the NFL.
This will be the Chiefs' third Super Bowl appearance and their first since the AFL–NFL merger in 1970. The Chiefs are 1–1 in their two prior Super Bowls. They lost Super Bowl I in 1967, to the Green Bay Packers, 35–10, and won Super Bowl IV in 1970, over Minnesota Vikings, 23–7.
Playoffs
In the playoffs, the 49ers earned a first-round bye as the NFC's first overall seed. In the Divisional Round, they defeated the Minnesota Vikings, 27–10. The 49ers dominated this game, outgaining the Vikings in time of possession (38:27–21:33), first downs (21–7), rushing yards (186–21) and total yards (308–147).[14][15] In the NFC Championship Game, the 49ers jumped out to a 27–0 halftime over the Green Bay Packers on their way to a 37–20 win.
Meanwhile, the Chiefs also had a first-round bye as the AFC's second overall seed. In the Divisional Round, they fell behind the Houston Texans 24–0, but rallied to take a 28–24 halftime lead and dominated the second half on their way to a 51–31 win. In the game, the Chiefs scored touchdowns on seven consecutive drives, including five on Mahomes passes. By virtue of the top-seeded Baltimore Ravens losing their Divisional Round game, the Chiefs remained home for the AFC Championship Game against the 6th-seeded Tennessee Titans. The Chiefs, after falling in an early 17–7 hole, scored 28 straight points to take a 35–17 lead and would go on to win 35–24.
Broadcasting
United States
Super Bowl LIV will be televised by Fox, along with Fox Deportes in Spanish.[16]
Production
Similarly to its Thursday Night Football broadcasts, Fox plans to produce its Super Bowl LIV broadcast in 1080p high definition with Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG) high-dynamic-range (HDR) color, upconverted to a 4K ultra high definition feed available through participating pay TV providers and streaming devices.[17]
Advertising
Fox charged between "north of" $5 million and $5.6 million for 30 seconds of commercial time during Super Bowl LIV.[18] On November 22, 2019, Fox announced that it had sold its entire in-game advertising inventory.[18] As part of NFL initiatives to adjust and optimize commercial load during games, Fox will air four breaks per-quarter rather than five, but each break will be 30 seconds longer.[16] Fox's executive vice president of sports sales Seth Winter said these changes had increased the early demand for commercial time during the game.[18]
It was reported that two candidates in the 2020 presidential election had bought spots during the game, including the re-election campaign of president Donald Trump, and Democratic candidate Michael Bloomberg (on the eve of the Iowa caucuses). To comply with concerns from other, non-political advertisers over the possibility that their ads may air near these campaign advertisements, they will be the only outside commercial shown during their respective break (expected to be early in the game, and at halftime respectively), and the remainder of the break will be filled solely by Fox network promos.[19]
Lead-out programs
On May 13, 2019, Fox announced that its lead-out program will be the season 3 premiere of The Masked Singer.[20]
International
In Canada, Super Bowl LIV will be televised by CTV. In December 2019, considering an appeal of a prior decision at the request of Bell Media, the Supreme Court of Canada overturned a ruling that had allowed the CRTC to restrict use of the simultaneous substitution (simsub) regulations for the Super Bowl in order to allow access to the U.S. commercials (which they had deemed, by public response, to be an integral part of the telecast). The court held that the CRTC's exception in policy overstepped its power under the Broadcasting Act, citing that it does not allow the CRTC to "impose terms and conditions on the distribution of programming services generally".[21][22]
In Brazil, Super Bowl LIV will be televised by ESPN Brasil and exhibited in the movie theatres chains Cinemark, UCI and Kinoplex.[23][24]
In the United Kingdom and Ireland, the game will broadcast on the free-to-air channel BBC One, and paid-subscription channels Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Mix.
The game will be broadcast in the United States by Fox, and the halftime show will be co-headlined by Jennifer Lopez and Shakira.
On May 19, 2015, the league announced the four finalists that would compete to host either Super Bowl LIII in 2019 or Super Bowl LIV. NFL owners voted on these cities in May 2016, with the first round of voting determining who would host Super Bowl LIII, and the second round deciding the site for Super Bowl LIV. The league had also originally announced in 2015 that Los Angeles would be eligible as a potential Super Bowl LIV site if there is a stadium in place, and a team moved there by the start of the 2018 season.[6][7][8]
The league opened the relocation window in January 2016, selecting the former St. Louis Rams to return to Los Angeles; their new stadium in Inglewood, California was, at the time of the vote, not scheduled to open until August 2019 (it began construction in November 2016, giving nearly three years to construct the stadium). This meant the new stadium was scheduled to be open in time for the game (and the league selected the relocating team just in time to be considered for Super Bowl LIV), but, under the current construction timetable, would require a waiver of league policy to host Super Bowl LIV, as the league does not allow stadiums in their first year of existence to host the Super Bowl to ensure stadium construction delays and unforeseen problems do not jeopardize the game. In May 2016, the league granted this waiver and confirmed that Los Angeles was still in consideration for Super Bowl LIV.[9]
On May 24, 2016, Atlanta was chosen to host Super Bowl LIII, thereby making it ineligible to host Super Bowl LIV. Meanwhile, Los Angeles removed itself from consideration for Super Bowl LIV.
The two remaining finalists for Super Bowl LIV were as follows:[10][6]
Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida: South Florida has previously hosted 10 Super Bowls, the last being Super Bowl XLIV in 2010.
Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida: Tampa has hosted four Super Bowls, the last being Super Bowl XLIII in 2009.
Miami was selected as the host site at the NFL owners meeting on May 24, 2016.[11][12]
Teams
This will be the first time the Chiefs and 49ers have faced each other in the Super Bowl. The 49ers lead the all-time regular season series, 7–6. The teams did not play each other during the 2019 season.
San Francisco 49ers
The San Francisco 49ers finished the 2019 season with an NFC-best 13-3 record under third-year head coach Kyle Shanahan. San Francisco's rise to the top had come as a big surprise to the league[citation needed], as they had finished the previous season 4-12 and had not recorded a winning record since 2013.[13]
One big reason for the 49ers success was the emergence of quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo. Garoppolo began his career in 2014 as a backup to New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady. After two uneventful seasons, a suspension against Brady and several cases of large late-game leads in 2016 enabled Garoppolo to get significant playing time, where he showed his potential with a 113.3 passer rating over a span of six games, playing so impressively that in the following year, the 49ers decided to pick him up in an exchange for a second round draft pick prior to the 2017 deadline. Although Garoppolo missed most of the 2018 season with a torn ACL, he recovered in time to take full command of the offense in 2019, starting in all 16 games.
San Francisco's offense finished second in the NFL in points scored (479) and 4th in yards (6,079). Garoppolo completed 69.1% of his passes (4th in the NFL) for 3,978 yards and 27 touchdowns (5th), with only 13 interceptions. His top pass catcher was Pro Bowl tight end George Kittle, who caught 85 passes for 1,053 yards and 5 touchdowns. Other key targets included rookie Deebo Samuel (57 receptions, 807 yards, 159 rushing yards, 6 total touchdowns) and veteran Emmanuel Sanders (36 receptions, 502 yards, 3 touchdowns). The 49ers ground game was led by the surprise emergence of undrafted running back Raheem Mostert, who had bounced around five different teams in his first two seasons before settling into San Francisco in 2017. Although Mostert had not started any games in 2019, he led the team in rushing with 772 yards and 8 touchdowns, with an average of 5.6 yards per carry, while also catching 14 passes for 180 yards and two more scores. Running backs Matt Breida (623 rushing yards, 19 receptions) and Tevin Coleman (544 rushing yards, 21 receptions, 180 receiving yards, 7 total touchdowns) also made a big impact on offense, while fullback Kyle Juszczyk made the Pro Bowl, catching 20 passes for 239 yards. The 49ers offensive line was lead by 13-year veteran tackle Joe Staley, a 6-time pro bowl selection.
The 49ers defense ranked 2nd in the NFL in fewest yards allowed (4,509) and first in fewest passing yards (2,707). The team had an outstanding defensive line, featuring linemen DeForest Buckner (61 tackles, 7.5 sacks, 4 fumble recoveries), Arik Armstead (54 tackles, 10 sacks), and Pro Bowl rookie Nick Bosa (47 tackles, 9 sacks, 2 fumble recoveries). The team's linebacking corps was led by Dee Ford (6.5 sacks), an offseason pickup from the Chiefs, and Fred Warner, who led the team with 118 tackles, while also picking up 3 sacks and forcing 3 fumbles. Defensive back Richard Sherman led the team in interceptions with 3, earning his 5th career Pro Bowl selection.
This will be the 49ers' seventh Super Bowl appearance, and their first since Super Bowl XLVII in 2013, when they lost to the Baltimore Ravens 34–31. The 49ers have a 5–1 record in their previous six appearances.
Kansas City Chiefs
The Kansas City Chiefs finished the 2019 season with a 12-4 record under seventh-year head coach Andy Reid. The 2019 season marked the Chiefs' fourth straight AFC West title and sixth playoff appearance in seven seasons under Reid.
Kansas City was led by 2017 1st round draft pick and 2018 NFL MVP Patrick Mahomes. Mahomes threw for 4,031 and 26 touchdowns to only 5 interceptions and also rushed for 218 yards and 2 scores missing two games due to a dislocated patella with backup Matt Moore filling in tossing for 659 yards and 4 touchdowns. The Chiefs passing attack was ranked 2nd in the NFL. Mahomes' top target was tight end Travis Kelce catching 97 passes for 1229 yards and 5 touchdowns. His other targets include Tyreek Hill with 58 catches for 860 yards and 7 touchdowns missing 4 games due to injury, Sammy Watkins with 52 catches for 673 yards and 3 touchdowns, Demarcus Robinson with 32 catches for 449 yards and 3 touchdowns, and Mecole Hardman with 26 catches for 538 yards and 6 touchdowns. Their run game was ranked 23rd in the league; they were led by Damien Williams who was their leading rusher with 498 yards and 5 touchdowns with LeSean McCoy also contributing 465 yards and 4 touchdowns. The Chiefs offense was ranked 3rd in the NFL.
This will be the Chiefs' third Super Bowl appearance and their first since the AFL–NFL merger in 1970. The Chiefs are 1–1 in their two prior Super Bowls. They lost Super Bowl I in 1967, to the Green Bay Packers, 35–10, and won Super Bowl IV in 1970, over Minnesota Vikings, 23–7.
Playoffs
In the playoffs, the 49ers earned a first-round bye as the NFC's first overall seed. In the Divisional Round, they defeated the Minnesota Vikings, 27–10. The 49ers dominated this game, outgaining the Vikings in time of possession (38:27–21:33), first downs (21–7), rushing yards (186–21) and total yards (308–147).[14][15] In the NFC Championship Game, the 49ers jumped out to a 27–0 halftime over the Green Bay Packers on their way to a 37–20 win.
Meanwhile, the Chiefs also had a first-round bye as the AFC's second overall seed. In the Divisional Round, they fell behind the Houston Texans 24–0, but rallied to take a 28–24 halftime lead and dominated the second half on their way to a 51–31 win. In the game, the Chiefs scored touchdowns on seven consecutive drives, including five on Mahomes passes. By virtue of the top-seeded Baltimore Ravens losing their Divisional Round game, the Chiefs remained home for the AFC Championship Game against the 6th-seeded Tennessee Titans. The Chiefs, after falling in an early 17–7 hole, scored 28 straight points to take a 35–17 lead and would go on to win 35–24.
Broadcasting
United States
Super Bowl LIV will be televised by Fox, along with Fox Deportes in Spanish.[16]
Production
Similarly to its Thursday Night Football broadcasts, Fox plans to produce its Super Bowl LIV broadcast in 1080p high definition with Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG) high-dynamic-range (HDR) color, upconverted to a 4K ultra high definition feed available through participating pay TV providers and streaming devices.[17]
Advertising
Fox charged between "north of" $5 million and $5.6 million for 30 seconds of commercial time during Super Bowl LIV.[18] On November 22, 2019, Fox announced that it had sold its entire in-game advertising inventory.[18] As part of NFL initiatives to adjust and optimize commercial load during games, Fox will air four breaks per-quarter rather than five, but each break will be 30 seconds longer.[16] Fox's executive vice president of sports sales Seth Winter said these changes had increased the early demand for commercial time during the game.[18]
It was reported that two candidates in the 2020 presidential election had bought spots during the game, including the re-election campaign of president Donald Trump, and Democratic candidate Michael Bloomberg (on the eve of the Iowa caucuses). To comply with concerns from other, non-political advertisers over the possibility that their ads may air near these campaign advertisements, they will be the only outside commercial shown during their respective break (expected to be early in the game, and at halftime respectively), and the remainder of the break will be filled solely by Fox network promos.[19]
Lead-out programs
On May 13, 2019, Fox announced that its lead-out program will be the season 3 premiere of The Masked Singer.[20]
International
In Canada, Super Bowl LIV will be televised by CTV. In December 2019, considering an appeal of a prior decision at the request of Bell Media, the Supreme Court of Canada overturned a ruling that had allowed the CRTC to restrict use of the simultaneous substitution (simsub) regulations for the Super Bowl in order to allow access to the U.S. commercials (which they had deemed, by public response, to be an integral part of the telecast). The court held that the CRTC's exception in policy overstepped its power under the Broadcasting Act, citing that it does not allow the CRTC to "impose terms and conditions on the distribution of programming services generally".[21][22]
In Brazil, Super Bowl LIV will be televised by ESPN Brasil and exhibited in the movie theatres chains Cinemark, UCI and Kinoplex.[23][24]
In the United Kingdom and Ireland, the game will broadcast on the free-to-air channel BBC One, and paid-subscription channels Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Mix.
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