The Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers are meeting in Super Bowl LIV on Feb. 2 at Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium. Forgive Niners’ QB Jimmy Garoppolo if he wants to erase the last time the teams played from his memory.
The Chiefs were 2-0 and the 49ers were 1-1 when they met at Arrowhead Stadium on Sept. 23, 2018.
With less than six minutes remaining, Garoppolo took off on aa 13-yard run down the sideline. While attempting to elude a Chiefs defender, he planted his left leg and his knee appeared to buckle. The 26-year-old was later carted to the locker room. The next day it was official: Garoppolo, who had signed a $137.5M contract in the offseason, had torn his ACL and was done for the season.
The Chiefs went on to win the game, 38-27. Garoppolo was 20-of-31 for 251 yards and a pair of TDs before the injury.
The Chief went on to a 12-4 season before losing in the Conference championship to the Patriots. The 49ers finished 4-12 and were rewarded with the second overall pick in the NFL Draft, which turned into Joey Bosa.
