(Reuters) – The Kansas City Chiefs beat the San Francisco 49ers 25-22 in overtime to secure their second consecutive Super Bowl title on Sunday.
Following are some off-field and on-field records that were broken on the night:
VIEWERSHIP
* Around 123.4 million people tuned in on TV and streaming platforms to watch the Chiefs defeat the 49ers at the Super Bowl, making it the most-watched Super Bowl ever, according to preliminary Nielsen ratings released by CBS on Monday.
* The audience for the Super Bowl grew from last year when the game drew a record 115.1 million viewers.
BETTING
* Ahead of the Super Bowl, the American Gaming Association predicted a record 67.8 million American adults to bet a combined $23.1 billion on the matchup between the Chiefs and 49ers.
OVERTIME
* The Super Bowl went to overtime for just the second time on Sunday.
* With a playing time of 74 minutes and 57 seconds, it was the longest Super Bowl game in history.
* With nine points in overtime, this year’s Super Bowl provided more late drama than ever before, with the only other edition to have gone to overtime in 2017 seeing just six points after regulation time.
FIELD GOALS
* The Chiefs’ kicker Harrison Butker booted a 57-yard field goal to set the record for longest field goal in a Super Bowl.
* Butker made four field goals, while his 49ers counterpart Jake Moody made three for a combined total of seven – a Super Bowl record.
* Butker also set an all-time record for field goals in the Super Bowl with nine in four appearances.
RUSHING YARDS
* Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes, who won his third Super Bowl Most Valuable Player award on Sunday, claimed the record for career rushing yards in Super Bowl history by taking his tally up to 139.
CO-ORDINATOR
* The Chiefs’ defensive co-ordinator Steve Spagnuolo became the first co-ordinator to win four Super Bowls, with three of those coming with the Chiefs and one in 2008 during his stint with the New York Giants.
(Reporting by Aadi Nair in Bengaluru; Editing by Christian Radnedge)
