LAS VEGAS — Go ahead and crown the Kansas City Chiefs as the fourth NFL dynasty of the Super Bowl era. That is the big-picture takeaway from the Chiefs’ 25-22 overtime victory over the 49ers in Super Bowl LVIII, which delivered Kansas City its third Lombardi Trophy in five seasons. After studying the greatest Super Bowl-era runs, the 1974-79 Steelers, …
By David Lombardi, Colton Pouncy, Matt Barrows, Vic Tafur and Larry Holder The San Francisco 49ers looked like they had no business being in Sunday’s NFC Championship Game in the first half. The 49ers’ Brandon Aiyuk came up with the catch of the NFL season by snagging a deep ball that bounced off the face of the Lions’ Kindle Vildor, …
In what could prove to be a defining moment not just of the Oval Test but of the 2023 Ashes, the ball slipped out of Stokes’ right hand just as he was about to celebrate the catch, handing Smith a lifeline on 39 at the cusp of lunch. Ben Stokes ended up pulling off a Herschelle Gibbs on the final …
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