49ers lead heading into half-time
Harrison Butker puts points on the board for the Kansas City Chiefs with less than a minute left in the first half.
At the midway mark, the San Francisco 49ers holds the lead with 10 to 3. Kansas City will get the ball to start the second half.
— Sarah Whitten
Robert Kennedy runs Super Bowl ad
Independent presidential candidate Robert Kennedy Jr. ran an ad for his 2024 presidential campaign, drawing on the historic roots of the Kennedy dynasty while urging Americans to vote independent.
The commercial had a vintage aesthetic that featured photos of Kennedy at various campaign events.
— Jake Piazza
‘The DunKings’
Ben Affleck’s journey to become a pop star, which was teased in an advertisement at this year’s Grammys, continues in Dunkin’s Super Bowl commercial.
Affleck recruits Matt Damon and Tom Brady for his boy band “The DunKings.”
— Sarah Whitten
First touchdown…finally
San Francisco 49ers’ running back #23 Christian McCaffrey scores a touchdown during Super Bowl LVIII between the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada, February 11, 2024.
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The San Francisco 49ers scored the first touchdown of the game via a savvy play call from head coach Kyle Shanahan.
In a slow-developing trick play that likely felt like an eternity for 49ers fans, wide receiver Jauan Jennings caught a lateral pass from Brock Purdy, then threw it across the field to running back Christan McCaffrey. McCaffrey dashed his way into the end zone to put San Francisco up 10-0 with four minutes left in the first half.
— Jake Piazza
Reese’s teases big changes in commercial for its Caramel Big Cups
Big changes are coming to Reese’s — or are they? The narrator of the candy brand’s spot has a handful of dedicated Reese’s super-fans and viewers at home on their edge of their seats. But don’t worry, the commercial is just to share that Hershey is making a “few million” of its Reese’s…
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