2019 · SB

Final

49ers

San Francisco

QB Jimmy Garoppolo

20·31

Chiefs

Kansas City

QB Patrick Mahomes

Hard Rock Stadium · outdoors · grass

Closing spread

KC -1.5

Total

52.5

Model margin

+2.3est.

KC perspective

Push chance

None

half-point line — cannot push

Win probability

  • Chiefs
  • 49ers

How each play moved the game.

Chiefs wins49ers wins

Matchup

Where the edges are

Season-long league percentiles for both sides, mirrored. The saturated side of a lopsided row holds the edge.

49ersedge mapChiefs
  • +0.077EPA / play+0.135
  • 44.8%Success rate47.0%
  • +0.194EPA / dropback+0.247
  • -0.061EPA / rush-0.094
  • 12.1%Explosive rate8.2%
  • +2.34CPOE+1.86
  • 45.8%Third-down rate48.7%
  • 58.7%Red-zone TD rate68.1%
  • 2.28Points / drive2.59
  • 2.1%Turnover rate1.3%

Bar length is league percentile, already oriented so longer is better. The saturated side of a lopsided row holds the edge; rows within ~12 points are washed as even.

The rivalry

KC lead 7–3 since 1999

KC have won 5 straight. Meetings average 45.5 points. KC are 8-2 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2024 · W7KC @ SF2818KC
2023 · playoffsSF @ KC2225KC
2022 · W7KC @ SF4423KC
2018 · W3SF @ KC2738KC
2014 · W5KC @ SF1722SF
2010 · W3SF @ KC1031KC
2006 · W4SF @ KC041KC
2002 · W10KC @ SF1317SF

Box score

Individual performances

49ers

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Jimmy Garoppolo20/3121912

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Raheem Mostert12584.81
Deebo Samuel Sr.35317.70
Tevin Coleman5285.60
Jimmy Garoppolo221.00

Chiefs

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Patrick Mahomes26/4228622

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Damien Williams171046.11
Patrick Mahomes9293.21
Travis Kelce122.00
Darwin Thompson100.00
Mecole Hardman1-6-6.00

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTD
Tyreek Hill9161050
Sammy Watkins56980
Travis Kelce66431
Damien Williams48291
Blake Bell1190
Mecole Hardman1120
Darwin Thompson0100

Where this game is likely to land

  • Model
  • Smooth (normal)
  • Betting line

Probability of each final margin. Football scoring clusters — the spikes at 3 and 7 are real, and a smooth model misses them.

line +1.54.0%2.7%7.0%7.5%3.1%4.7%3.0%

Positive margins favour Chiefs; negative favour 49ers.

Half-point at risk

2.14%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

55.2%

Expected total

45.7est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)+0.53
  • Home-field advantage+1.74
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+2.27