In the 2019 NFL season, san francisco 49ers He will be representing the NFC in Super Bowl LIV. kansas city chiefs I did the same thing with AFC. Four years and nine days later, the two teams would meet again in Super Bowl LVIII.
In 2020, the Chiefs defeated the Niners with a 21-point scoring spree in the fourth quarter, with running back Damien Williams scoring the final two touchdowns for a final score of 31-20. Of the nine players involved in scoring plays that night in Miami, Florida, four will be on the field in Las Vegas, Nevada this year.
- QB Patrick Mahomes
- TE Travis Kelce
- K. Harrison Butker
- FB Kyle Juszczyk
San Francisco’s offensive line was led by veteran QB Jimmy Garoppolo, with RB Raheem Mostert, WR Deebo Samuel, and TE George Kittle as the main weapons. Kansas City’s offense looked completely different outside of Mahomes and Kelce, with Williams getting the majority of the carries and WRs Tyreek Hill and Sammy Watkins combining for 22 of Mahomes’ 42 targets.
There is a lot of turnover on NFL rosters due to trades, free agency, age, the salary cap, and the NFL Draft. That’s the case with these two series, which have been hugely successful in just four years. In fact, he is the only remaining player on either team to take snaps in the 2020 Super Bowl.
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- QB Patrick Mahomes
- TE Travis Kelce
- TE Blake Bell
- CB Charvarius Ward
- DT Chris Jones
- K. Harrison Butker
- LS James Winchester
- OL Nick Allegretti
WR Mecole Hardman is scheduled to return from injured reserve, but is not expected to be added back to the roster this week.If so, Hardman will join the list of players who played in 2020 and be on the roster for this year’s game.
Five offensive linemen who played 100% of the Chiefs’ snaps are no longer on the roster. Allegretti played five snaps in the last Super Bowl matchup, all of which were on special teams.
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- TE George Kittle
- WR Deebo Samuel
- FB Kyle Juszczyk
- LB Fred Warner
- LB Dre Greenlaw
- DE Nick Bosa
- DL Aric Armstead
- P Mitch Wishnowski
As was the case with Kansas City, the Niners’ offensive line has no players who are still with the team four years later.
In addition to the eight players on each roster returning, WR Richie James also joined the Chiefs this offseason after being on the 49ers’ roster four years ago.
That only 17 of a potential 96 players will play against each other again four years later says a lot about the turnover in the NFL. Looking at these rosters, it’s clear that they’re not going to last long. On the other hand, the outcome of the 2024 Super Bowl will most likely be heavily influenced by the players who were on the roster in 2020.
Are you surprised at how few players are still on the roster after just four years?
