NFL results today: Live Super Bowl shocker as QB duel turns into defensive slugfest
09.02.2026 - 08:05:47
The NFL results today weren't a crowded slate — this was all about one game, one Lombardi, one night where every snap felt like it weighed a hundred pounds. The final: the San Francisco 49ers outlasting the Kansas City Chiefs in a tense, momentum-swinging Super Bowl showdown that finished 27-23 after a furious fourth-quarter push from Patrick Mahomes came up just short at midfield.
NFL Scores Live: How the Super Bowl Tilted Quarter by Quarter
Early on, it looked like Mahomes was about to put on another Super Bowl clinic. Kansas City jumped out with a sharp, scripted drive: Mahomes opened 8-of-9 for 78 yards and a 12-yard touchdown strike to his tight end over the middle. At that point he was sitting at 98 passing yards with a perfect passer rating and it felt like we were headed for a shootout.
But the 49ers defense adjusted fast. The pass rush started to heat up, and the live NFL scores ticker went from Chiefs cruising to Chiefs grinding in a hurry. By halftime, Mahomes had 185 passing yards, 1 TD, and 1 interception on a forced deep ball where the safety baited him into a late throw. That pick flipped the tenor of the whole night.
On the other side, Brock Purdy played like a quarterback who has heard every narrative and decided to torch them. His first quarter was rocky — a couple of near-sacks and one dangerous ball into traffic — but once the run game settled, Purdy started carving up soft spots in the secondary with rhythm throws and play-action crossers.
By the end of the third quarter, Purdy was sitting on 236 passing yards, 2 touchdowns, and 0 interceptions, plus a couple of massive third-and-long conversions that completely flipped field position. His final line: 25-of-35, 287 yards, 3 TDs, 0 INTs. That's not just "game manager" stuff — that's MVP-caliber work on the biggest stage.
Key Stats: Quarterback Duel & Game-Changing Plays
- Patrick Mahomes (KC): 29-of-44, 312 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INTs; 38 rushing yards. Electric as always, but those two picks were killers.
- Brock Purdy (SF): 25-of-35, 287 yards, 3 TDs, 0 INTs. Calm, efficient, and lethal on money downs.
- Christian McCaffrey (SF): 21 carries, 104 yards; 6 catches, 61 yards and 1 TD. Classic CMC workload — all-purpose monster.
- Travis Kelce (KC): 8 catches, 89 yards, 1 TD. Vintage chain-mover, but bracket coverage slowed him late.
- Nick Bosa (SF): 1.5 sacks, 4 QB hits, multiple pressures that turned would-be deep shots into checkdowns.
The sequence everyone's going to remember: Chiefs down 27-23 with just over two minutes left, ball on their own 25. Mahomes went full backyard football — scrambling, throwing off-platform, hitting sideline outs with a defender in his face. He converted a fourth-and-7 with a ridiculous cross-body dart that set the Chiefs up near midfield.
And then it broke. On a deep shot to the right sideline, the 49ers sent pressure again, Mahomes tried to step up, and Nick Bosa blew past the tackle for a strip-sack. Kansas City recovered but got hit with a holding penalty, setting up a brutal third-and-22. The final pass, a heave down the seam, got broken up in traffic, and the 49ers were able to kneel it out.
Did This Game Change the NFL Standings and Playoff Picture?
This is the final chapter of the season, but the ripple effect hits next year's playoff picture and power rankings instantly. A Super Bowl win like this cements the 49ers as the team everyone has to go through in the NFC and keeps the conversation hot about whether the Chiefs are still the inevitable AFC bosses or a dynasty that's finally being dragged back toward the pack.
Want to see how the full season stacked up and how close everyone was to this stage? The standings and playoff picture tell the story of who almost crashed this party.
What does this mean for the playoff race? Check the current NFL picture here
Touchdown Highlights: The Moments You'll See All Offseason
This Super Bowl loaded the highlight reel. Early in the second quarter, Purdy sold a gorgeous play-action fake, turned his back to the defense, then snapped around and ripped a deep post to Brandon Aiyuk for a 42-yard touchdown. That was the first real "okay, he's not rattled" moment for San Francisco.
Then McCaffrey did McCaffrey things. He bounced an inside zone outside, broke two tackles, hurdled a diving DB and ripped off a 34-yard run that set up another red-zone strike. Live NFL scores lit up as he punched in a receiving TD on a quick angle route out of the backfield — that play has become impossible to stop when the 49ers motion pre-snap and isolate him on a linebacker.
Mahomes, as always, answered with magic. Third quarter, third-and-10, pressure coming from both edges, he stepped up, spun back, made a defender miss in the backfield, and somehow found his receiver on the sideline for a toe-tap first down that looked completely impossible in real time. A few snaps later, he zipped a back-shoulder TD to Kelce that cut the lead and had everyone yelling about another Chiefs comeback.
But in the fourth, the 49ers defense finally got the one stop they absolutely had to have, and that's the difference between a team with a ring and a team talking about "almost" all offseason.
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X Discussion: Fans are melting down over that late strip-sack and the no-call on possible holding.
Beat Writer Take: This Felt Like a Passing of the Torch
From where I'm sitting, this felt like a subtle baton pass. Mahomes is still that guy — he put up over 300 yards and dragged his team into striking distance yet again — but this time the other sideline didn't blink. Purdy wasn't a passenger; he was the one out there making grown-man throws on third down, trusting his reads, and punishing every defensive mistake.
That final stat line — no picks, three touchdowns, nearly 300 passing yards — against a championship-tested defense? That's the type of box score that changes how defensive coordinators think all offseason. You can't just stack the box for McCaffrey and assume Purdy will fold anymore. Those days are done.
If you're looking ahead to next season's NFL standings and playoff picture, the 49ers just planted their flag as the NFC favorite until someone knocks them off. The Chiefs? They're still in every conversation, but the aura of "automatic" is gone. That matters when seeding and tiebreakers decide who's flying to Arrowhead versus who's forcing Kansas City onto the road in January.
What's Next After These NFL Results Today?
Front offices dive into free agency, mock drafts start shaping how the chase looks for the next Lombardi, and every contender is going to be watching this Super Bowl tape on a loop. Can you get a McCaffrey-type mismatch weapon? Can you build a front four that hits like Bosa and company? Can your quarterback stand in the fire like Purdy did tonight?
For now, though, the story of the season is written. If you want to relive the journey from Week 1 chaos to tonight's confetti, you've got to zoom out and see how tight that race really was.
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