Kansas City Chiefs, Usher, Taylor Swift Win at Super Bowl
2024-02-13
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1The Kansas City Chiefs needed extra time on Sunday to win the American football championship called the Super Bowl.
2The Super Bowl is the National Football League's championship game.
3Football experts say the Kansas City Chiefs are now one of the best teams to have ever played the sport.
4The Chiefs scored a touchdown late in the extra period to defeat the San Francisco 49ers 25 to 22.
5The team has now won three Super Bowls in five seasons and appeared in four of the championship games since 2020.
6Patrick Mahomes is the quarterback and the team's most important player.
7He has won three Super Bowls.
8Only three other quarterbacks have won more championships.
9Mahomes, is only 28.
10He was voted the top player, or MVP, of the game.
11But for many people watching the game on television, Kansas City's win was only part of the story in Las Vegas, Nevada.
12For a while, it seemed as if the halftime show, featuring the music performer Usher, was going to be the most exciting part of the game.
13At that point, San Francisco was ahead 10 to 3.
14Usher, a singer who became well-known about 20 years ago, came out in sparkling, white clothes and performed along with a marching band and other musicians.
15He was joined during his show by Alicia Keys, H.E.R., Jermaine Dupri, Lil' Jon and Ludacris.
16Usher performed parts of 12 of his most popular songs.
17Throughout the game, cameras cut to another famous singer, Taylor Swift.
18Swift is the girlfriend of Travis Kelce, one of the Kansas City players.
19Swift performed the last of four concerts in Japan on Saturday and flew to Las Vegas to attend Sunday's game.
20Kansas City, in the central state of Missouri, will celebrate the Chiefs during a parade on Wednesday.
21The game changed at the start of the fourth quarter, when San Francisco scored a touchdown to take a 16 to 13 lead.
22However, the 49ers kicker, Jake Moody, had his extra point attempt blocked.
23The failed play permitted Kansas City to kick a field goal, worth three points, to tie the game at 16 and then again at 19 in order to force overtime.
24It was only the second Super Bowl to require extra time.
25In the overtime period, San Francisco only scored a field goal to take the lead 22 to 19.
26However, under NFL rules, both teams have at least one chance to score in extra time.
27That meant Kansas City could win the game with a touchdown.
28That is exactly what happened, when Mahomes threw a short touchdown pass to Mecole Hardman to end the game with only six seconds remaining.
29Kelce is one of the league's best players at his position.
30He had a slow start but caught nine passes from Mahomes.
31Swift joined Kelce for the Super Bowl celebration after the game.
32After getting a kiss from Swift, Kelce said "the goal has always been to get three (Super Bowls)."
33He went on to say the team wants to win again next year, to make it three in a row.
34The Chiefs are the first team to win two Super Bowls one after the other, since the New England Patriots did it 19 years ago.
35Mahomes said, "I'm proud of the guys" as he accepted his MVP award.
36"This is awesome. Legendary."
37I'm Dan Friedell.
1The Kansas City Chiefs needed extra time on Sunday to win the American football championship called the Super Bowl. The Super Bowl is the National Football League's championship game. 2Football experts say the Kansas City Chiefs are now one of the best teams to have ever played the sport. 3The Chiefs scored a touchdown late in the extra period to defeat the San Francisco 49ers 25 to 22. The team has now won three Super Bowls in five seasons and appeared in four of the championship games since 2020. 4Patrick Mahomes is the quarterback and the team's most important player. He has won three Super Bowls. Only three other quarterbacks have won more championships. Mahomes, is only 28. He was voted the top player, or MVP, of the game. 5But for many people watching the game on television, Kansas City's win was only part of the story in Las Vegas, Nevada. 6For a while, it seemed as if the halftime show, featuring the music performer Usher, was going to be the most exciting part of the game. At that point, San Francisco was ahead 10 to 3. 7Usher, a singer who became well-known about 20 years ago, came out in sparkling, white clothes and performed along with a marching band and other musicians. He was joined during his show by Alicia Keys, H.E.R., Jermaine Dupri, Lil' Jon and Ludacris. Usher performed parts of 12 of his most popular songs. 8Throughout the game, cameras cut to another famous singer, Taylor Swift. Swift is the girlfriend of Travis Kelce, one of the Kansas City players. 9Swift performed the last of four concerts in Japan on Saturday and flew to Las Vegas to attend Sunday's game. 10Kansas City, in the central state of Missouri, will celebrate the Chiefs during a parade on Wednesday. 11The game changed at the start of the fourth quarter, when San Francisco scored a touchdown to take a 16 to 13 lead. However, the 49ers kicker, Jake Moody, had his extra point attempt blocked. 12The failed play permitted Kansas City to kick a field goal, worth three points, to tie the game at 16 and then again at 19 in order to force overtime. It was only the second Super Bowl to require extra time. 13In the overtime period, San Francisco only scored a field goal to take the lead 22 to 19. However, under NFL rules, both teams have at least one chance to score in extra time. 14That meant Kansas City could win the game with a touchdown. That is exactly what happened, when Mahomes threw a short touchdown pass to Mecole Hardman to end the game with only six seconds remaining. 15Kelce is one of the league's best players at his position. He had a slow start but caught nine passes from Mahomes. 16Swift joined Kelce for the Super Bowl celebration after the game. After getting a kiss from Swift, Kelce said "the goal has always been to get three (Super Bowls)." He went on to say the team wants to win again next year, to make it three in a row. 17The Chiefs are the first team to win two Super Bowls one after the other, since the New England Patriots did it 19 years ago. 18Mahomes said, "I'm proud of the guys" as he accepted his MVP award. "This is awesome. Legendary." 19I'm Dan Friedell. 20Dan Friedell adapted this story for Learning English based on a report by the Associated Press. 21____________________________________________ 22Words in This Story 23touchdown -n. the biggest score in American football given for reaching the "end zone" and which is awarded six points with the possibility of one or two extra points after 24feature -v. to be offered as a main star or attraction in a performance 25marching band -n. a large musical group usually linked to a high school or college, that has mostly brass instruments and which marches as it plays songs 26proud -adj. to be very pleased and happy with something you have done 27legendary -adj. very impressive and worth people's attention 28We want to hear from you. Did you watch the Super Bowl? What did you think?