Super Bowl 58 happened, as of present time, eight months ago. On that February Night, Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs took down the San Francisco 49ers to claim their third Lombardi trophy since 2019. That matchup was a rematch of Super Bowl 54, which started the growing dynasty helmed by Andy Reid and quarterbacked by Mahomes. Many expect that this will not be the last banner to be raised by the defending champions.
Flash forward eight months, and here we go again: the Chiefs and 49ers are gearing up for a rematch, this time in San Francisco’s backyard. The Chiefs will enter this contest as one of the NFL’s two remaining unbeaten squads, while the 49ers, beset by injuries, enter the contest at a mere 3-3 record.
So how might this matchup unfold, and can the 49ers get revenge? We have to look over the recent history of next-season Super Bowl rematches to find out.
A Brief History of Next-Season Super Bowl Rematches
These Chiefs just engaged in a Super Bowl rematch last season, in Week 11. In that Monday Night Football contest, the Chiefs fell to the Eagles, who at the time looked to be soaring high. Of course, we know how that eventually ended for the Eagles. The Chiefs would return to the Super Bowl to beat the 49ers and create this rematch.
But before last season, we have to go back another nine seasons to remember Week 3 of the 2014 season, when the Broncos and Seahawks got together seven months after the Seahawks — led by the Legion of Boom defense — embarrassed the Broncos in Super Bowl 48. On that September day in 2014, the rematch fell Seattle’s way once again, as they would win that matchup 21-17. Seattle’s 2014 campaign ultimately ended with them falling to Tom Brady in Super Bowl 49.
Do the 49ers Have The Advantage This Weekend?
The 49ers open as 1.5-point favorites over the Chiefs in what should be a contest played as closely as it was eight months ago. The Chiefs, despite sitting at a perfect 5-0 record, have continued not to look nearly as unstoppable as they have been in prior seasons, considering how four of their five wins were contests decided by one score.
San Francisco, still led by Brock Purdy, has had to turn to Jordan Mason and Jauan Jennings at times during the early stages of this campaign with Christian McCaffery and Deebo Samuel’s injuries each continuing to loom over Kyle Shanahan’s unit.
This latest Super Bowl rematch will kick off at 4:25 Eastern on Sunday and will be televised on CBS. Will we see these teams again come February? Stay tuned.
