Live updates: Super Bowl LVII - Kansas City Chiefs v San Francisco 49ers at Las Vegas' Allegiant Stadium

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Kia ora, good afternoon and welcome to Newshub's live coverage of Super Bowl LVIII between defending champions Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers at Las Vegas.

Americans are pretty good at proclaiming themselves world champions without actually winning a world championship, but this may be one time that they can claim that throne without having to face overseas challengers.

The Super Bowl is the pinnacle event in 'football' - known as American football around the rest of the world - but ironically, the trophy is not a bowl at all, but the Vince Lombardi Trophy - a statue of a mounted game ball and named after arguably the greatest coach in the game.

Kansas City are the defending champions and have reached this game three of the past four years, winning twice and losing to Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2021. They also won Super Bowl IV in 1969.

The Chiefs are led by quarterback Patrick Mahomes, considered by most as already one of the best in his position at the age of just 28.

If you don't know Mahomes, you probably know his righthand man, tightend Travis Kelce - best known as current boyfriend of popstar Taylor Swift, who has apparently flown back from Japan to attend today's game.

Kelce is one of the few remaining offensive pieces left from the Chiefs' 2020 Super Bowl victory over San Francisco, with many of the other key players drifting off to other teams in the meantime.

The Niners have a rich history in this game with five victories dating back to 1981. They have boasted two of the best quarterbacks ever to play the game - Joe Montana and Steve Young.

This year, their onfield general is an even better story. Quarterback Brock Purdy was the last player taken in the 2022 college draft in this same city and earned the nickname 'Mr Irrelevant'. Two years later, he is on the game's biggest stage.

Another key player for San Francisco is running back Christian McCaffrey, who will try to follow dad Ed to a Super Bowl victory with the Niners.

Join us for kickoff at 12:30pm.

 

Super Bowl punter's Kiwi parents excited for America's biggest game

A Kiwi mum and dad will be taking a keener interest than most in Monday's Super Bowl between San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs, with their son playing in the NFL's pinnacle event.  

Marty and Penny Wishnowsky are the parents of Mitch Wishnowsky, the punter for San Francisco 49ers.   

"We're definitely nervous about the Super Bowl, we would love him to win it," said Penny. 

Marty and Penny are originally from Hawke's Bay, but their son was born and raised in Australia.

This isn't Wishnowsky's first Super Bowl experience. He became the first Australian to ever play in American Football's biggest game in Super Bowl LIV, but his 49ers lost 31-20 to Kansas City Chiefs.  

"He was sports-mad from a tiny tot, but I didn't think it would be American football," Penny laughed.  

The Aussie ended up in the US simply by chance.   

"He had a couple of friendly games of American football, and someone took film of him and sent it over to someone over there, and they contacted him."  

Now their son is looking to create another piece of history.   

"I'm living my dream as good as it is, so I'm with that, but I would love to win a Super Bowl, and be the first Aussie to play in it and win it."   

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Kia ora, good afternoon and welcome to Newshub's live coverage of Super Bowl LVIII between defending champions Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers at Las Vegas.

Americans are pretty good at proclaiming themselves world champions without actually winning a world championship, but this may be one time that they can claim that throne without having to face overseas challengers.

The Super Bowl is the pinnacle event in 'football' - known as American football around the rest of the world - but ironically, the trophy is not a bowl at all, but the Vince Lombardi Trophy - a statue of a mounted game ball and named after arguably the greatest coach in the game.

Kansas City are the defending champions and have reached this game three of the past four years, winning twice and losing to Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2021. They also won Super Bowl IV in 1969.

The Chiefs are led by quarterback Patrick Mahomes, considered by most as already one of the best in his position at the age of just 28.

If you don't know Mahomes, you probably know his righthand man, tightend Travis Kelce - best known as current boyfriend of popstar Taylor Swift, who has apparently flown back from Japan to attend today's game.

Kelce is one of the few remaining offensive pieces left from the Chiefs' 2020 Super Bowl victory over San Francisco, with many of the other key players drifting off to other teams in the meantime.

The Niners have a rich history in this game with five victories dating back to 1981. They have boasted two of the best quarterbacks ever to play the game - Joe Montana and Steve Young.

This year, their onfield general is an even better story. Quarterback Brock Purdy was the last player taken in the 2022 college draft in this same city and earned the nickname 'Mr Irrelevant'. Two years later, he is on the game's biggest stage.

Another key player for San Francisco is running back Christian McCaffrey, who will try to follow dad Ed to a Super Bowl victory with the Niners.

Join us for kickoff at 12:30pm.

 

Super Bowl punter's Kiwi parents excited for America's biggest game

A Kiwi mum and dad will be taking a keener interest than most in Monday's Super Bowl between San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs, with their son playing in the NFL's pinnacle event.  

Marty and Penny Wishnowsky are the parents of Mitch Wishnowsky, the punter for San Francisco 49ers.   

"We're definitely nervous about the Super Bowl, we would love him to win it," said Penny. 

Marty and Penny are originally from Hawke's Bay, but their son was born and raised in Australia.

This isn't Wishnowsky's first Super Bowl experience. He became the first Australian to ever play in American Football's biggest game in Super Bowl LIV, but his 49ers lost 31-20 to Kansas City Chiefs.  

"He was sports-mad from a tiny tot, but I didn't think it would be American football," Penny laughed.  

The Aussie ended up in the US simply by chance.   

"He had a couple of friendly games of American football, and someone took film of him and sent it over to someone over there, and they contacted him."  

Now their son is looking to create another piece of history.   

"I'm living my dream as good as it is, so I'm with that, but I would love to win a Super Bowl, and be the first Aussie to play in it and win it."   

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