Super Bowl Opening Night Extravaganza In Las Vegas Could Be The Wildest One Yet – News18

LAS VEGAS: Super Bowl opening night time advanced right into a wacky, circus-like spectacle lengthy earlier than Las Vegas had an opportunity to host the NFL’s greatest recreation.

There’s no telling how wild it will likely be for Sin City’s media extravaganza.

The Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers are on the town and so they’ll formally kick off the festivities Monday night time at Allegiant Stadium once they meet with hundreds of media members from throughout the globe.

The occasion is open to followers who bought tickets, and it will likely be the primary and solely public look this week for each participant and coach from the 2 groups.

They’ll subject questions starting from severe to crazy. They’ll be requested to debate private matters and to take part in goofy skits.

This is the place a feminine reporter as soon as confirmed up in a marriage gown veil and proposed to Tom Brady. Back then, it was known as media day and befell on Tuesday.

Now, it’s reside on nationwide tv in prime time.

More than 6,000 media members from 26 international locations are accredited to cowl the primary Super Bowl in Las Vegas and associated occasions onsite within the playing capital of America. Some will present as much as opening night time wearing costumes with no intention of speaking about something that’ll occur on the sector.

Players could be overwhelmed simply if it’s their first time. The Chiefs are aiming to win again-to-again Super Bowls and are making their fourth look in 5 years. They’re used to this craziness.

“It’s exciting. It’s all exciting stuff,” Kansas City’s star tight finish Travis Kelce stated. “It builds and sets the tone for the whole week. It’s the biggest stage in the world. Monday night is going to be where it starts for everybody. At this point, I just love it, it’s an exciting time. It’s a once-in-a-lifetime type of thing that I’ve been able to enjoy a few times.”

The Chiefs beat the 49ers within the Super Bowl 4 years in the past in Miami. Brock Purdy is in his second season with San Francisco, so it’s a brand new expertise for him.

“Obviously, it’s a big game and trying to handle everything up until we leave and get on the plane to go to Vegas,” Purdy stated final week. “Just in terms of who’s going to the game, all that kind of stuff. Obviously, our scheme and what we’re trying to do against the Chiefs so that when we get on the plane and we’re going through all this stuff throughout the week, we understand what we’re trying to do and the plays that we’re running and all that stuff.”

Niners coach Kyle Shanahan is heading to his third Super Bowl, together with one as an offensive coordinator with Atlanta. He additionally noticed how his dad, two-time Super Bowl champ Mike Shanahan, dealt with the week.

“You try to get as much in this first week as possible,” he stated final week concerning the crew’s observe routine. “When you get out there, we go through it again. But it is different. Our Monday’s totally different with the media deal. Our routine’s off because you’ve got to do these press conferences every day. So you get about an hour off from all your normal times. So when you usually do red zone and stuff, you’re two hours behind. A little more tired. All that stuff adds up. If you put stuff off to that week and think it’s going to be a normal week, you’re going to get to that Thursday or Friday and not quite feel as comfortable.”

Football comes Sunday. The actual hype begins Monday night time.

Whichever crew handles the distractions all week the very best has a greater likelihood to hoist the Vince Lombardi Trophy.

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