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Super Bowl: Can the 49ers’ defense deal with Chiefs’ speed?

For years, the 49ers were haunted by “The Legion of Boom” in Seattle. While those ghosts are long gone, San Francisco is about to encounter another frightening adversary with an equally ominous moniker.

“The Legion of Zoom,” fueled by Chiefs speedsters Tyreek Hill, Mecole Hardman and Sammy Watkins, will await the 49ers at Super Bowl LIV in Miami next week.

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As much as Kansas City’s generational quarterback Patrick Mahomes is the primary threat to deny the 49ers their sixth Super Bowl title, it’s his high-speed receivers who keep the Chiefs offense thriving in the fast lane.