The five-time Super Bowl champion San Francisco 49ers (1995, 1990, 1989, 1985 and 1982) will face the three-time winning Kansas City Chiefs (2023, 2020 and 1970) for the second time in five seasons. In 2020, the Chiefs beat the 49ers 31-20. Each team has lost two Super Bowls.
This will be the NFL’s first Super Bowl in Nevada. Allegiant Stadium opened in 2020 and is the home field of the Las Vegas Raiders, previously the Oakland Raiders (1960-1981 and 1995-2019) and the Los Angeles Raiders (1982-1994).
The U.S. Census Bureau has created two visuals for this event. The interactive data visualization maps the hometowns of all players on the two competing teams. The infographic features the metro areas represented by all 32 NFL teams.
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