Chiefs held to 3 points in first half of SB LVIII: when was the last time it happened?

The Kansas City Chiefs failed to score a TD in the first half of Super Bowl 58 against the San Francisco 49ers.

In a clash of two mighty defenses, the San Francisco 49ers came out on top in the first half of Super Bowl LVIII. While kicker Jake Moody and running back Christian McCaffrey were able to to get the Niners on the board, the Kansas City Chiefs failed to score a touchdown and were almost shut out by SF’s defense.

Despite being led under center by the mighty Patrick Mahomes, it is far from the only time that this has happened to the Chiefs. Although it is their lowest scoring half in Super Bowl history.

Luckily, thanks to a Harrison Butker field goal, the Chiefs avoided going completely scoreless in the first half. As all 13 teams that were shut out in the first half in Super Bowl history went on to lose the game.

The last time the Kansas City Chiefs went scoreless in a half

The Chiefs went scoreless in the second half of the AFC Championship two weeks ago against the Baltimore Ravens. Ultimately, the 17 points scored by the Chiefs’ Travis Kelce, Isiah Pacheco and Harrison Butker (field goal) proved enough to hold off the Ravens in the second half and win 17-10.

The Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers had a low scoring first half in Super Bowl LVIII. History, however, shows that it is far from the first defensive clash in the big game. Here are the lowest scoring first halves in SB history.

Super Bowl Halftime scores throughout NFL history

• Super Bowl I: Chiefs 10-14 Packers (FT: 10-35)
• Super Bowl II: Packers 16-7 Raiders (FT: 33-14)
• Super Bowl III: Jets 7-0 Colts (FT: 16-7)
• Super Bowl IV: Vikings 0-16 Chiefs (FT: 7-23)
• Super Bowl V: Colts 6-13 Cowboys (FT: 16-13)
• Super Bowl VI: Cowboys 10-3 Dolphins (FT: 24-3)
• Super Bowl VII: Dolphins 14-0 Washington (FT: 14-7)
• Super Bowl VIII: Vikings 0-17 Dolphins (FT: 7-24)
• Super Bowl IX: Steelers 2-0 Vikings (FT: 16-6) – LOWEST HT SCORE
• Super Bowl X: Cowboys 10-7 Steelers (FT: 17-21)
• Super Bowl XI: Raiders 16-0 Vikings (FT: 32-14)
• Super Bowl XII: Cowboys 13-0 Broncos (FT: 27-10)
• Super Bowl XIII: Steelers 21-14 Cowboys (FT: 35-31)
• Super Bowl XIV: Rams 13-10 (FT: 19-31)
• Super Bowl XV: Raiders 14-3 (FT: 27-10)
• Super Bowl XVI: 49ers 20-0 Bengals (FT: 26-21)
• Super Bowl XVII: Dolphins 17-10 Washington (FT: 17-27)
• Super Bowl XVIII: Washington 3-21 Raiders (FT: 9-38)
• Super Bowl XIX: Dolphins 16-28 49ers (FT: 16-38)
• Super Bowl XX: Bears 23-3 Patriots (FT: 46-10)
• Super Bowl XXI: Broncos 10-9 Giants (FT: 20-39)
• Super Bowl XXII: Washington 35-10 Broncos (FT: 42-10) – HIGHEST HT SCORE
• Super Bowl XXIII: Bengals 3-3 49ers (FT: 16-20)
• Super Bowl XXIV: 49ers 27-3 Broncos (FT: 55-10)
• Super Bowl XXV: Bills 12-10 Giants (FT: 19-20)
• Super Bowl XXVI: Washington 17-0 Bills (FT: 37-24)
• Super Bowl XXVII: Bills 10-28 Cowboys (FT: 17-52)
• Super Bowl XXVIII: Cowboys 6-13 Bills (FT: 30-13)
• Super Bowl XXIX: Chargers 10-28 49ers (FT: 26-49)
• Super Bowl XXX: Cowboys 13-7 Steelers (FT: 27-17)
• Super Bowl XXXI: Patriots 14-27 Packers (FT: 21-35)
• Super Bowl XXXII: Packers 14-17 Broncos (FT: 24-31)
• Super Bowl XXXIII: Broncos 17-6 Falcons (FT: 34-19)
• Super Bowl XXXIV: Steelers 9-0 Titans (FT: 23-16)
• Super Bowl XXXV: Ravens 10-0 Giants (FT: 34-7)
• Super Bowl XXXVI: Rams 3-14 Patriots (FT: 17-20)
• Super Bowl XXXVII: Raiders 3-20 Buccaneers (FT: 21-48)
• Super Bowl XXXVIII: Panthers 10-14 Patriots (FT: 29-32)
• Super Bowl XXXIX: Patriots 7-7 Eagles (FT: 24-21)
• Super Bowl XL: Seahawks 3-7 Steelers (FT: 10-21)
• Super Bowl XLI: Colts 16-14 Bears (FT: 29-17)
• Super Bowl XLII: Giants 3-7 Patriots (FT: 17-14)
• Super Bowl XLIII: Steelers 17-7 Cardinals (FT: 27-23)
• Super Bowl XLIV: Saints 6-10 Colts (FT: 31-17)
• Super Bowl XLV: Steelers 10-21 Packers (FT: 25-31)
• Super Bowl XLVI: Giants 9-10 Patriots (FT: 21-17)
• Super Bowl XLVII: Ravens 21-6 49ers (FT: 34-31)
• Super Bowl XLVIII: Seahawks 22-0 Broncos (FT: 43-8)
• Super Bowl XLIX: Patriots 14-14 Seahawks (FT: 28-24)
• Super Bowl 50: Panthers 7-13 Broncos (FT: 10-24)
• Super Bowl LI: Patriots 3-21 Falcons (FT: 34-28)
• Super Bowl LII: Eagles 22-12 Patriots (FT: 41-33)
• Super Bowl LIII: Patriots 3-0 Rams (FT: 13-3)
• Super Bowl LIV: 49ers 10-10 Chiefs (FT: 20-31)
• Super Bowl LV: Chiefs 6-21 Buccaneers (FT: 9-31)
• Super Bowl LVI: Rams 13-10 Bengals (FT: 23-20)
• Super Bowl LVII: Chiefs 14-21 Eagles (FT: 38-35)
• Super Bowl LVIII: Chiefs 3-10 49ers