Super Bowl 2020: How to follow live coverage on the BBC
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Super Bowl 54 |
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Venue: Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Date: Sunday, 2 February Time: 23:30 GMT |
Coverage: Live on BBC TV, Connected TV, iPlayer, BBC Sport website and mobile app from 23:00 GMT, plus live text coverage and in-play clips. |
The San Francisco 49ers will take on the Kansas City Chiefs in Miami when the 54th edition of the Super Bowl, the biggest event in American sports, takes place on Sunday, 2 February.
This is familiar territory for the once-dominant 49ers but it is the first time the Chiefs have reached the NFL's championship game since 1970.
The 49ers won each of their first five Super Bowls between the 1981 and 1994 seasons but they have reached the big game just once since, quarterback Colin Kaepernick leading them to Super Bowl 47, where they lost 34-31 to the Baltimore Ravens.
Now San Francisco have finally found a successor to Kaepernick at QB, with Jimmy Garoppolo leading the Niners to their seventh Super Bowl in his first full season as a starter.
They booked their trip to Florida by beating the Green Bay Packers 37-20 in the NFC Championship game, while the Chiefs claimed the AFC title with a 35-24 win over the Tennessee Titans.
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That saw Kansas City go one step further than last year, when despite being led by the season's MVP Patrick Mahomes, they were denied a long-awaited return to the Super Bowl by Tom Brady's New England Patriots.
The Patriots went on to beat the Los Angeles Rams for their third Super Bowl win in five years and equal the Pittsburgh Steelers' record of six wins. They are the only teams to win more Super Bowls than San Francisco (five) while the Chiefs have won one - back in 1970. Their only other appearance came in the very first Super Bowl in 1967.
With the Patriots having suffered a surprise exit in this year's play-offs, this season may herald a changing of the guard in the NFL.
Garoppolo was being groomed to succeed Brady, now 42, before being traded to the 49ers in 2017 and the 28-year-old could be on the cusp of bringing the glory days back to the Bay City.
But if the Chiefs lift the Lombardi Trophy in Miami then Mahomes will become the first quarterback to win the Super Bowl and the MVP award before turning 25.
Who is in the Super Bowl half-time show?
Pop stars Shakira and Jennifer Lopez are headlining this year's half-time show, which is the first to be produced by Roc Nation, an entertainment company founded by rapper and businessman Shawn 'Jay Z' Carter.
The NFL is seeking to rebuild its image after a public backlash over the treatment of Kaepernick, who started kneeling during pre-game renditions of the US national anthem, as a sign of protest against racial injustice.
He opted out of his 49ers contract in March 2017 and has not played in the NFL since. Last February the 32-year-old reached a settlement with the NFL over a 'collusion' case against team owners.
Several big-name artists - including Rihanna, P!nk and Cardi B - reportedly turned down offers to perform at last year's half-time show. It was eventually headlined by pop band Maroon 5 and rappers Travis Scott and Big Boi, with over 98 million people watching.
How to watch the Super Bowl live on the BBC
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The BBC will have live coverage of the whole match - along with the half-time show - on BBC One, BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and mobile app.
The build-up to the big match begins on BBC Two at 23:00 GMT before coverage switches to BBC One at 23:25.
And during Super Bowl week, BBC TV's popular pundits Osi Umenyiora and Jason Bell will tell you all you need to know about the season finale on The NFL Show and NFL This Week.
In addition, the BBC Sport website will have online highlights and analysis, as well as live text commentary (from 22:30 GMT) and in-play clips on the day.
All times are GMT and are subject to change.
The NFL Show
Saturday, 1 February
23:55-00:25 - BBC One
Super Bowl 54
Sunday, 2 February
Build-up
23:00-23:30 - BBC Two
Game
23:25-04:00 - BBC One
Uninterrupted coverage
23:00-03:30 - BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app
NFL This Week
Monday, 3 February
23:15-00:05 - BBC Two
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Late changes
Schedules and coverage times are subject to late changes. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made.
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National and regional variations
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