Super Bowl LIV, the 54th Super Bowl and the 50th modern-era National Football League championship game, will decide the champion for the NFL’s 2019 and 100th season. The National Football Conference champion San Francisco 49ers will play against the American Football Conference champion Kansas City Chiefs.
How it all started…
Growing up in the Bay Area, I was birthed into the fandom of the San Francisco 49ers as they were “the team of the 1980’s” winning Super Bowls in 1982 and 1985. I was too young during those wins to really understand what was going on but during my formative years experienced back-to-back Super Bowl victories in 1989 and 1990 when I was eight and nine years old respectively. Not only did the Niners win in ’89, but they did so in dramatic fashion that had me glued to the TV with my Dad. He had the front page of the San Francisco Chronicle the next day framed and hung in his mancave before mancave’s were a thing.
SUPER BOWL XXIII
Jan. 22, 1989, Joe Robbie Stadium, Miami
49ers 20, Cincinnati 16
Then again in 1990…
SUPER BOWL XXIV
Jan. 28, 1990, Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans
49ers 55, Denver 10
And again in 1995…
SUPER BOWL XXIX
Jan. 29, 1995, Joe Robbie Stadium, Miami
49ers 49, San Diego 26
After 1995 it was a long wait before reaching the Super Bowl again in 2013 and coming five yards short…
SUPER BOWL XLVII
Feb. 3, 2013, Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans
Baltimore 34, 49ers 31
Now that I have been living in Mexico for the past six + years I find myself not following as closely to professional sports, especially with a fiancé that cares zero about any of it, but this season has been fun to watch. This year my family’s allegiance is torn because a second cousin’s brother is Eric Fisher, star offensive lineman for the Chiefs. Fortunately, either way, it will be a WIN for the Posey family.
For me, it’s all “Bang, Bang, Niner Gang.”
Where to watch in Cabo
The Rooftop at The Cape, a Thompson Hotel
For the ultimate Super Bowl LIV experience, The Rooftop at The Cape, a Thompson Hotel on Playa Monuments in Cabo San Lucas will be showing the game high-above the Sea of Cortez. USD $58 plus tax and service gets you all-you-can-eat and all-the-beer-you-can-drink starting at 4 PM.
Restaurante La Baja
In San José del Cabo, for those on a budget but still want great food, cold beers, and plenty of TV’s, Restauranté La Baja, in downtown is offering three specials:
- The 49er: Two grilled hamburgers with all the fixins’ served with french fries and a bucket of five beers for 300 pesos
- The Chief: An large order of our famous wings with a bucket of five beers for 270 pesos
- I’m just here for the halftime show: Mound of nachos with a bucket of five beers for 300 pesos
On top of that, they are giving everyone in attendance for Super Bowl LIV their first beer free!
No matter where you go have fun and may the best team (Niners) win!!
