We're under way in Baltimore
The Chiefs won the toss and have deferred, so they'll have the ball to start the second half.
Kansas City kicker Harrison Butker knocks it through the endzone for a touchback.
Ravens favored to win
As kickoff approaches in Baltimore, the Ravens remain 4.5-point favorites over the visiting Kansas City Chiefs.
Baltimore opened as a 3.5-point choice but bettors have been putting money on the Ravens to push that line up.
CBS Sports hosts mostly pick the Ravens to win
Phil Simms, Bill Cowher, Nate Burleson and J.J. Watt all predicted the home Ravens would emerge victorious today.
Only Boomer Esiason chose the Chiefs, citing quarterback Patrick Mahomes' past pedigree winning big games as his reason.
More recent Super Bowl appearances
The Chiefs and the 49ers have been frequent visitors to the Super Bowl in recent years, even playing against each four seasons ago.
The Chiefs are defending champs and also took home the Lombardi Trophy in 2020 against San Francisco. They were in the final game the following season but lost to Tom Brady's Tampa Bay Bucs.
Besides the loss to the Chiefs four seasons ago, the Niners were also runners-up against the Ravens in the 2013 title game.
The Ravens have made two Super Bowls, in 2001 and 2013, winning both of them.
The Lions have never played in the Super Bowl.
Jim Harbaugh about to be NFL rival of brother John
He’s a Michigan Man who wants a Lombardi Trophy.
Newly hired Los Angeles Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh, brother of Ravens coach John, said it was a tough choice to leave Michigan just after winning the national college title.
“I love Michigan, but I love the NFL too and there’s no Lombardi Trophy in college football,” Harbaugh told CBS Sports ahead of the AFC title game. “I got so many sands left in the hourglass and I want to take a crack at that.”
Harbaugh was 44-19-1 as coach of the San Francisco 49ers but was essentially pushed out due to conflicts with management. His 49ers were famously defeated by brother John’s Ravens in the 2013 Super Bowl as a rally by the Colin Kaepernick-led Niners fell just short.
Taylor in the house
Taylor Swift arrived at MT&T Stadium in Baltimore to support her boyfriend, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce.
Swift first showed up to a Chiefs game to cheer on Kelce on Sept. 24 when K.C. beat the Chicago Bears.
She’s been to games on Oct. 1 (at Jets), Oct. 12 (vs. Broncos), Oct. 22 (vs. Chargers), Dec. 3 (at Green Bay), Dec. 10 (vs. Bills), Dec. 17 (at Patriots), Dec. 25 (Raiders), Dec. 31 (Bengals), Jan. 13 (Dolphins) and Jan. 21 (at Bills).
Where does Taylor Swift get all her Chiefs merch from?
Taylor Swift’s attire never goes out of style — even when it’s football themed.
Since September, the pop star has been photographed cheering on boyfriend Travis Kelce at Kansas City Chiefs games while sporting red vintage team apparel. It’s prompted many online to ask where Swift gets the team swag from.
Some of her looks are one-of-a-kind finds or were custom made for her. Most of the Chiefs gear Swift has sported comes from local stores and independent fashion designers.
Click here to read a breakdown of Swift's past game day looks
QBs Mahomes and Jackson face-off for first time since 2021
The championship will see the Super Bowl’s MVP, Patrick Mahomes, in his sixth AFL championship in a row. He may be aiming for receiver Travis Kelce, also a six-in-a-row AFL championship veteran.
The two surpassed Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski for the most playoff scores by a quarterback-receiver duo.
The Ravens won 36-35 the last time the two teams met, during the regular season in 2021, with quarterback Lamar Jackson’s touchdown from 3rd and goal securing a Ravens victory over the Chiefs.
'SNL' expresses a football fan's lament — the last games of the NFL season
"Saturday Night Live" saw the glass half empty last night as it depicted an NFL broadcast team grappling with the end of the league's season.
"I expect this to be an all-out battle for the next three hours, and then after that, it's all over," Andrew Dismukes, appearing as Tony Romo, says in the show's cold open.
"After today it's just ... it's done," he says. The Super Bowl, he argues, isn't "real football."
"The Super Bowl is for commercials and Usher and people who never watch football asking how many points a touch down is worth," Dismukes says. "Today's the last real football day for just us guys."
Another commentator asks what men are supposed to do on Sundays now — "just go to their friends' houses for no reason?"
A broadcaster played by Kenan Thompson says with a hint of self-awareness, "There’s no other live TV that’s even remotely watchable."
Football fans across the country are celebrating after they were surprised with tickets to the Super Bowl in Las Vegas. NBC News’ Kate Snow has more on these moments of joy and celebration.