Super Bowl 2025: Eagles defeat Chiefs 40-22; Jalen Hurts MVP; Kendrick Lamar performs at halftime

So long, New Orleans. See you (relatively) soon, Santa Clara.

Super Bowl fanatics have a little less than a year to get charged up for the NFL's next championship game, which is set for Feb. 8, 2026, at Levi's Stadium, home of the San Francisco 49ers.

NBC will televise Super Bowl 60 in what will be one of the best sports TV days of the calendar. Eight gold medal events are set for this super Sunday that coincides with Day 2 of the Winter Olympics, which is also carried by NBC.

The 2025 NFL schedule will probably be announced in the middle of May. The 2024 schedule was announced on May 16, year and the 2023 campaign was revealed on May 12.

And while the exact dates of each team's 17 regular-season games are still TBD, the opponents for each squad are set.

Wide receiver A.J. Brown admitted his Eagles were still sore from their heartbreaking Super Bowl loss to Kansas City two years ago — and that that pain helped fuel their drive

"We can't rewrite history, but we can make it even, and we damn well sure did tonight," Brown told the NFL Network after Philadelphia's convincing 40-22 win.

Brown made headlines during the playoff season, reading "Inner Excellence" on the bench.

"I didn't need the book today; I had all the 'Inner Excellence' locked in," said a jubilant Brown, who caught a TD pass tonight.

Hurts was voted the winner of the Pete Rozelle Trophy awarded to the Super Bowl's most valuable player.

Hurts completed 17 of 22 attempts (77.3%) for 221 yards and two touchdowns, for a 119.7 rating, and added 72 rushing yards and one touchdown on the ground, the most rushing yards by a quarterback ever in a Super Bowl.

It is the 34th time a quarterback has been named Super Bowl MVP.

Hurts, who won Super Bowl MVP, said all the credit for Philadelphia's big win goes to teammates on the defensive side of the ball.

"Defense wins championships; defense wins championships," he told Fox Sports moments after the game. "And they gave us opportunistic, gave us short fields."

The Chiefs scored two garbage time touchdowns to make the final score a deceptively close 40-22. That final score doesn't reflect the Eagles' relentless defense, which totaled six sacks and forced three turnovers.

Hurts, fresh off of a blowout against the Chiefs, commended the team that helped him carry this season over the finish line, saying on the Fox broadcast that "we got a special group this year" and that "we were able to learn from the past," like when the Birds fell to Kansas City in 2023.

He also called out the "nice new pieces to get over the hump," namely running back Barkley, who wasn't the leader of the pack tonight but whose talent throughout the season surely earned the Eagles a spot in the Super Bowl tonight.

Philly fans celebrated the win by singing the Eagles' fight song in the Superdome.

E-A-G-L-E-S!

The final seconds ticked off the Superdome clock at 9:17 p.m. CT. The Philadelphia Eagles are taking home their second Super Bowl trophy.

The Eagles are in victory formation. They can kneel it out for the win.

Mahomes found Xavier Worthy for a 50-yard touchdown, adding a layer of makeup to this ugly game.

He found Hopkins for the two-point conversion, cutting the Eagles' lead to a deceptively close 40-22.

Eagles players just dumped the ceremonial cooler of Gatorade on coach Sirianni as the clock ticks down toward an Eagles victory.

The Gatorade was yellow/green, of course.

This game has gotten so out of hand the Eagles took starting quarterback Jalen Hurts out and put backup Kenny Pickett in to finish it off.

Mahomes found DeAndre Hopkins for a 7-yard touchdown, as the Chiefs get to leave New Orleans with a little dignity.

A two-point toss from Mahomes to Justin Watkins to cut Philadelphia's lead to 40-14 with a little less than 3 minutes left.

That score also made winners of gamblers who bet that the game's total points would go over 48.5.

Eagles defensive end Brandon Graham got a long look on the jumbotron on the last Chiefs possession, and he received raucous applause from the fans still in attendance.

Graham, 36, who has been with the Eagles since 2010, made some big plays during the team's last Super Bowl win. He is in the final year of his contract, and tonight's could be his last game. His season looked over after he tore his triceps in Week 12, but he was activated for this game.

For anyone still paying attention, Travis Kelce caught his second and third balls of the night.

Down 40-6, he's caught passes for 9 and 8 yards on this current drive.

A very Chiefs-light crowd is even lighter late in the fourth quarter of this blowout.

There are swaths of empty seats in the Superdome as the game has more or less been over since the second quarter. Though it wasn’t the most expensive ticket in recent Super Bowl history, the fans who left early have to be particularly upset after having shelled out a small fortune for the game.

Elliott has been busy tonight; he connects from 50 yards out to extend the Philadelphia lead to 40-6.

It's a five-score lead with 8:01 left.

It wasn't that long ago when Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni was widely considered to be on the hot seat.

Philly was 2-2 four weeks into the year, and murmurs began about Sirianni’s job security, especially in light of the team’s poor finish to last season. In Week 5, Sirianni was arguing with Eagles fans after a win because of how uninspiring the team’s performance was.

Now? The man who is the winningest coach in Philadelphia history may have the best job security of any coach in the league.

At some point, the Chiefs will have to take out Mahomes for his own health.

He was sacked by Milton Williams and coughed up a fumble for the QB's third turnover of the game.

Jake Elliott connected from 48 yards out, extending Philadelphia's lead to an insurmountable 37-6 with less than 10 minutes left.

Las Vegas still has a close on this game, as bettors who played the total score (over/under 48.5 points) wager are on the edges of their seats.

Rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, appeared in a Super Bowl ad for Yeezy.

“I spent all the money for the commercial on these new teeth, so, once again, I had to shoot it on the iPhone," Ye says in the ad, which was paid for by his LLC.

The ad aired just days after he posted a barrage of messages to X in which he made offensive comments about the Jewish community and said he has “dominion” over his wife. 

After three quarters, the Super Bowl MVP race might come down to a favorite vs. two long shots.

Hurts was a 5-1 pregame pick, and he has managed the Eagles offense in a highly capable manner tonight. By early in the fourth quarter, DraftKings had him as the heavy 1-20 favorite.

But Philadelphia defenders Zack Baun (800-1) and Cooper DeJean (200-1) had key first-half interceptions that got their team rolling.

Von Miller was the last defensive player to win the Super Bowl MVP, in Denver's win in 2016.

Kansas City was threatening to become the first team in Super Bowl history to be held scoreless. It avoided that ignominious distinction when Mahomes threw a 24-yard touchdown with 34 seconds left in the third quarter to pull within 34-6 of Philadelphia.

The Chiefs will not be shut out as Mahomes found Worthy for 24 yards and a touchdown.

But the two-point try failed, so the Chiefs need four scores with 15-1/2 minutes left.

It's too little too late, but Mahomes finally found a big play, hooking up with Xavier Worthy for 50 yards.

Hurts and Devonta Smith connected for a 46-yard touchdown, extending the Eagles' lead to 34-0.

With 17-1/2 minutes left in the game, now just the final margin is in question.

Fifteen Super Bowls have been decided by one-score margins since 2000. Super Bowl 59 doesn't appear to be one of them, however.

By leading 34-0 midway through the third quarter, the Eagles could be approaching a blowout of historic proportions. In all, 13 Super Bowls have been decided by more than 20 points and five by more than 30.

The largest margin of victory in a Super Bowl was in 1990, in San Francisco's 55-10 victory against Denver in Super Bowl 24. Other big blowouts included Chicago winning Super Bowl 20 over New England by 36 points, Dallas crushing Buffalo to win Super Bowl 27 by 35 points and Super Bowl 22, which Washington won 42-10 over Denver.

The star Kansas City tight end finally caught a pass in New Orleans.

He picked up 8 yards on third-and-13 — and it didn't matter as the Eagles held on fourth down.

A performer who was part of Kendrick Lamar’s halftime show was detained by security after waving the Sudanese flag and Palestinian flags together with the words “Sudan” and “Gaza” written on them toward the end of the performance, the NFL said.

The person, who was dressed in black like other dancers on the field, was identified by the NFL “as part of the 400-member field cast.”

“We commend security for quickly detaining the individual who displayed the flag,” the league said. “The individual hid the item on his possession and unveiled it late in the show. No one involved with the production was aware the individual’s intent.”

The New Orleans Police Department and Homeland Security Investigations directed NBC News to the NFL security team for comment.

A representative for Apple Music did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Kicker Jake Elliott connected from 29 yards out and the Eagles extended their lead to 27-0.

While the Eagles failed to score a TD, they took plenty of time off the clock. Those points also make it so that Kansas City will need the ball at least four times and score three touchdowns with three two-point conversions (24 points) plus a field goal (three points) just to tie the Eagles, while allowing no points.

The Chiefs don't have many answers for Jalen Hurts.

Faced with third-and-5 at the Eagles' 25, Hurts didn't see anyone open, so he tucked it and took off for a back-breaking 16-yard first-down gain.

A few plays later, Hurts broke another run for a big first down. The Eagles are near the goal line.

Hurts is the game's leading rusher, with 55 yards on 10 carries. Barkley, his league-leading running back, has 42 yards on 16 carries.

Trailing 24-0 in the second half and putting up no points on their first drive, the Chiefs face a serious conundrum: Will they have enough possessions to get back in this game?

Kansas City needs at least three touchdowns to tie this game, and that’s assuming it converts a two-point conversion after each one.

The problem is the Chiefs are facing the second-best rushing attack from the regular season and an Eagles team that is more than happy to pound the ball on the ground — and bleed the clock — in the second half. There’s a lot working against Kansas City right now.

It's as if the Kansas City Chiefs have forgotten Travis Kelce exists.

The star tight end has no catches early in the third quarter, as the Chiefs offense failed to score again.

Philadelphia's relentless defense has forced Kansas City into six punts and two interceptions so far in this game led, 24-0, by the Eagles.

• "GNX"
• "Squabble up"
• "Humble"
• "DNA"
• "Euphoria"
• "Man at the Garden"
• "Peekaboo"
• "luther" feat. SZA
• "All the Stars" feat. SZA
• "Not Like Us"
• "TV OFF" feat. DJ Mustard

As Lamar's show came to a close, the words "GAME OVER" appeared over the field in lights.

The halftime show performance featured SZA and Samuel L. Jackson and included some of Lamar's biggest hits: "Humble," "Squabble Up" and "Not Like Us." Lamar finished the set with "TV OFF" with an appearance from DJ Mustard.

No, your eyes weren't deceiving you. That was tennis legend Serena Williams dancing on the halftime stage with Kendrick Lamar.

The NFL shared a clip on X of Williams dancing, with the text: "From Compton to NOLA."

Williams later shared a behind-the-scenes of her getting ready in a post on Instagram.

"Let’s go Super Bowl halftime??! I died a little!" she wrote.

Ten teams have led by 18 points or more at halftime. Nine of those teams went on to win.

There's precedent for the a big Super Bowl rally.

The New England Patriots rallied from a 28-3 deficit against the Atlanta Falcons on Feb. 5, 2017, in Houston.

The relentless Philadelphia front has been absolutely dominating this game, so an epic rally seems unlikely.

"We will see if Patrick Mahomes has some Tom Brady in him, and we will see if coach Andy Reid has some coach Bill Belichick in him, as well," said Fox Sports football commentator Rob Gronkowski, the Patriots tight end on that Patriots title team.

About halfway through his show, Lamar finally launched into the moment we've all been waiting for: his award-winning diss track "Not Like Us."

The crowd loudly sang along to the lyrics "a minor," yelling over Lamar's mics and the blasting music.

Lamar told some dancers he wanted to play their favorite song as beats from "Not Like Us" were teased, but he was quick to move into "luther" as SZA, who is featured on the song, joined him onstage, dressed in full red.

The two performed "All the Stars."

Lamar and his dancers, dressed in red, white and blue, formed a human-made American flag as Lamar switched to the hit "Humble."

Samuel L. Jackson continues to serve as somewhat of an MC, wearing an Uncle Sam-inspired outfit.

The highly anticipated performance of the first solo hip-hop artist to headline halftime is now underway.

It kicked off with an intro from none other than Samuel L. Jackson as Lamar launched into "GNX" atop a black Grand National car surrounded by a group of dancers in red.

Lamar then transitioned into "Squabble Up," the song teased in the "Not Like Us" music video.

Philadelphia running back Saquon Barkley is the new all-time NFL record holder for total rushing yards in a single season, including the playoffs. Denver's Terrell Davis set the previous record of 2,476 in 1998, but Barkley broke it, reaching 2,478 yards with his final carry of the first half.

Barkley rushed for 2,005 yards in the regular season, becoming only the ninth 2,000-yard rusher in league history, then gained 442 yards in Philadelphia's first three playoff victories to advance to Super Bowl 59.

Not great ...

Updated halftime odds from DraftKings say the Chiefs are a 10/1 underdog, meaning a bet for them to win this game would pay 10 times whatever you wager.

The spread — a number meant to be close to a 50/50 bet — is Eagles -15.5, meaning Philadelphia is expected to win by about 16 points.

Even the yellow laundry is folding in Philadelphia's favor.

The Chiefs, whom conspiracy theorists will tell you the officials favor, have been flagged four times for 45 yards. The Eagles have only been penalized three times for 25 yards.

The NFL and the referees union were forced last week to take on baseless allegations that officials have been favoring Kansas City.

Under pressure from Philadelphia's relentless pass rush all game, Patrick Mahomes has looked nothing like the player who continually rescued the Chiefs all season.

The last time Mahomes threw two interceptions in one game was nine games ago, on Nov. 17 at Buffalo. Not coincidentally, that was the only game the Chiefs lost during the regular season in which Mahomes played.

The Kansas City Chiefs offense has been completely dominated by the Eagles defense: Five puts and two picks from Mahomes and company.

The two-time defending Super Bowl champs trail 24-0 at halftime

Women's sports has been having a moment, and one Super Bowl ad aimed to highlight that.

A new ad from Nike featured some of the biggest female athletes, including Caitlin Clark, Sha’Carri Richardson and Jordan Chiles, all looking bored as choruses of "you can't win" were heard behind clips of them showing off their skills.

The ad closed with a message in classic Nike font: "You can't win. So win."

Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis has teased a 60-second ad with the aim of bringing awareness to breast cancer.

The spot starred actors Hailee Steinfeld and Wanda Sykes, who herself is a breast cancer survivor.

There have been 13 first-half shutouts in Super Bowl history — and every one of the teams that were ahead went on to win the game.

If the Chiefs don’t score this half, it will be the largest margin in a first-half shutout in Super Bowl history and one point away from the largest first-half lead in Super Bowl history.

Hurts found A.J. Brown for 12 yards and a touchdown.

It's 24-0 Eagles, and it's hard to believe the Chiefs can come back from this.

The Eagles lead in first downs (13-1), total yards (117-11) and time of possession 19:34-8:51.

Kansas City will get the ball back to start the third quarter, but the Eagles' defensive front is looking unblockable.

The Fox broadcast finally showed Taylor Swift, looking slightly concerned as the Chiefs head into the half with no points on the board.

The Mahomes nightmare is continuing.

Zack Baun's diving interception has the Eagles set up deep in Kansas City territory.

This could not not being going any better for the Eagles, although their highest-flying bird has been caged so far.

The Eagles lead 17-0 and are driving for more at the two-minute warning.

This has all gone so splendidly for the Eagles even though their star running back, Saquon Barkley, has been held in check with just 29 yards on 11 carries. He ran for 2,005 yards this regular season with a 5.8-yard average per rush.

“When Harry Met Sally” co-stars Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal returned to Katz’s Delicatessen to enjoy a sandwich — with a cameo from Sydney Sweeney — in the Hellmann’s ad.

Don't count the Chiefs out quite yet.

In each of the three Super Bowl victories won by Kansas City with Patrick Mahomes at quarterback, the Chiefs trailed by 10 points, only to emerge victorious. But only one team — New England in 2017 — has overcome a deficit larger than the 17-0 margin the Chiefs currently face.

OpenAI joined the slate of Super Bowl advertisers in the last commercial break, the technology's first ad during the game.

According to The Verge, the company spent $14 million on the 60-second ChatGPT spot, which showed its product alongside some of the world's best inventions.

“We want the message to feel relevant to the audience that is watching the Super Bowl, which includes tens of millions of people who have no familiarity with AI,” Open AI Chief Marketing Officer Kate Rouch told the outlet.

The largest halftime deficits overcome in Super Bowl history:

• 18 points in the 2017 Super Bowl. Atlanta led New England 21-3 at the half, but the Patriots won it in overtime 34-28
• 10 points in the 2023 Super Bowl. Philadelphia led Kansas City 24-14 but went on to lose 38-35.

There are three Super Bowls when a team was up seven points at the half and ended up losing.

Days before Kendrick Lamar took sports' biggest stage, he caught up with Oscar nominee Timothée Chalamet.

From the front seat of a car, branded with the letters "GNX," the pair chatted about their processes in the music and film worlds, respectively, how they deal with preparing for their next project and how they leave their bad days behind.

Chalamet, from the passenger seat, listened to Lamar talk about how he finds himself through experimenting with his sound. A big fan of his music, Chalamet also praised Lamar and his career.

"Look at where you're at now, man. It's just like, it's crazy," Chalamet said. "Super Bowl halftime thow and you just keep climbing, bro. It's amazing."

The Chiefs' offense is being completely dominated by the Eagles' defensive front.

The Chiefs, trailing 17-0, were forced into another punt.

Philadelphia is leading in first downs, 10-1, and in total yards, 151-14. The time of possession is also big in Philly's advantage, 16:24 to 8:47.

The man responsible for intercepting Patrick Mahomes and returning the pick for a touchdown is having quite a birthday thus far.

DeJean, a rookie cornerback for the Eagles, turned 22 today. It was the first career interception by DeJean, the 40th overall pick in last year's draft. DeJean was one of the best cornerbacks in the country in college at Iowa, where he finished with seven career interceptions, including three pick-six touchdowns in just one season in 2022.

Gordon Ramsay is enlisted to cook for a newfound alien visiting the Area 51 test kitchen for a taste of Earth’s offerings.

The alien is Pete Davidson, who quips, “All famous people are aliens.”

By far the loudest cheers of the night after that Cooper DeJean pick-six of Patrick Mahomes. It felt like the Superdome was going to start shaking as DeJean got closer to the end zone.

Chiefs fans haven’t had much to cheer about so far, and you can feel this pro-Eagles crowd starting to get more and more confident.

Cooper DeJean's interception return for a 38-yard touchdown has put the Eagles up 17-0.

Today also happens to be DeJean's 22nd birthday.

Looks like Adam Sandler and Paul Rudd are seated near Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos, according to a post on X from Fox Sports. They appear to be near Paul McCartney. Meanwhile, Kevin Costner is hanging out with Pete Davidson.

A thoroughly dominant defensive effort from the Eagles and Kansas City's bend-but-don't-break unit have bets on the under of 48.5 points looking good early.

The Eagles lead 10-0 midway through the second quarter.

The Chiefs looked like they may have jumped offside on an Eagles field-goal attempt — which would have given Philly a first down — but instead the call was a false start on the Eagles. It was incredibly close, and the one replay shown in the stadium wasn’t the most conclusive.

Philadelphia kicker Jake Elliott connected from 48 yards out and the Eagles extended their lead to 10-0.

The Eagles had it fourth-and-3 from the 25 before they elected to not go for it. A false start pushed the play back another 5 yards.

Philadelphia has only seven points to show for it, but by most statistics it has dominated the first quarter-plus of Super Bowl 59.

With 9:30 to play before halftime, the Eagles have run 29 plays — 19 more than Kansas City.

The Eagles also have 151 yards, to the Chiefs' 26. Most surprising, perhaps, is that their running attack has accounted for relatively little of that total. Philadelphia has passed for 104 of its 151 yards. Saquon Barkley has only 20 yards on 10 carries.

Those of us not lucky to be in NOLA have not seen Swift on the Fox broadcast ... yet.

This live blogging team hasn't been so impressed with this year's slate of Super Bowl ads. Though star-studded, many of the spots haven't stood out in terms of creativity. Others were already released in the weeks before the big game, leaving little room for any surprises.

Maybe the entertainment will pick up as we head into the second quarter.

Kansas City defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo is one of the NFL's best defensive coordinators at timing when to call a blitz — often in the fourth quarter. But his first pressure of Hurts did the trick in the second quarter, leading to an interception.

Mahomes is just 5-for-9 passing and averaging only 2.7 yards per pass so far. This includes two incomplete targets to star tight end Travis Kelce. For the Chiefs to stay in this, he's going to have to get going soon.

The rapper and the former NFL star faced off in an ad from Foundation to Combat Antisemitism. The nonprofit organization's ad against hate featured the two trading barbs about why they hate each other — citing reasons such as “you look different,” “talk different” or “’cause I don’t understand you.”

The Chiefs were forced into their third consecutive punt to start the game.

Philadelphia, up 7-0, will have good field position at its own 44.

The Eagles lead in first downs, 9-1, and total yards, 119-26. The Cook interception has kept this game as close as it is.

On that Jalen Hurts interception, the Chiefs sent multiple blitzers — a linebacker up the middle and a cornerback off the edge. Hurts rushed his throw a bit and was picked off.

That’s the second time Kansas City has blitzed big on third down — the previous time the Chiefs got a sack, but the play was wiped out by an offside penalty.

If the Eagles get into third-and-long, expect Chiefs defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo — who blitzed Josh Allen with success in the AFC championship game — to send extra defenders at Hurts.

T-Mobile's Super Bowl ad was more than just entertaining. It was also a public test of "T-Mobile Starlink."

"We’re taking the next step on our mission to end dead zones with the launch of the public beta of @TMobile @Starlink, the first & ONLY space-based network from a mobile carrier in the U.S.," Mike Katz, president of marketing, strategy and products at T-Mobile, posted on X after the ad.

EVP and Chief Technology Officer John Saw said the mobile network is inviting users to register to try the "satellite-to-mobile service to send text messages in isolated locations."

Saw added that the company is using the technology to broadcast wireless emergency alerts to users who have capable devices that are within range and aren't connected to a network, no matter who their cellphone providers are.

The offering was created with Starlink, an internet service operated via Elon Musk's Starlink.

Bryan Cook intercepts Hurts and the Chiefs stave off a big chance for a Philadelphia score.

After Philadelphia's touchdown drive, Kansas City defensive lineman Chris Jones was shown on the broadcast getting his neck worked on by a member of the Chiefs' medical staff.

Jones went back in the game, but if he is at all limited, it could be a significant setback for Kansas City's defense, which has relied on Jones' pass-rushing ability during its dynastic run of Super Bowl titles. Since 2016, the only defensive tackle in the NFL with more sacks than Jones (80.5) is Aaron Donald (91.0).

A big third-down sack by the Chiefs was wiped out by an offsides penalty called on Charles Omenihu.

The Eagles are still driving as the first quarter ends with a 7-0 Philadelphia lead.

Philly has it second-and-14 from the Kansas City 34 to start the second quarter.

WNBA star Ionescu is showing off her skills on a different court in a Michelob Ultra commercial — pickleball — proving that women can shine across multiple different sports. She said her presence in a Super Bowl commercial is something she didn’t see growing up.

“You didn’t see a lot of female athletes, no matter how good they were, and I had great role models and people to look up to when I was younger, playing in sports. You just didn’t see them in commercials and on TV, because women’s sports wasn’t where it is now,” she said.

Ionescu said it’s “exciting to just be a part of that and push the game forward and allowing a lot of young girls that are watching Super Bowl with their families to look up, watch the TV and know that they can be on there one day, too.”

The spot starred Willem Dafoe and Catherine O’Hara, playing pickleball opposite Ionescu and other pro athletes.

Philadelphia's league-leading defense is putting plenty of pressure on Mahomes as Kansas City was forced to punt for a second consecutive possession.

The punt goes for a touchback as the Eagles take over, ahead 7-0.

The Eagles scored the first touchdown of Super Bowl 59, and their fans celebrated accordingly by singing the team’s fight song.

When Philadelphia used its "Brotherly Love" shove for a touchdown and a 7-0 lead, it was the first touchdown Kansas City has allowed in the opening quarter this postseason.

It also was only the second time this postseason that Kansas City has trailed, the first being the third quarter of the AFC championship game, when Buffalo took a one-point lead.

Dotson was traded to Philadelphia earlier this season from the Washington Commanders. The Eagles sent a third-round pick and seventh-round pick in the 2025 draft for Dotson and and a 2025 fifth-rounder.

He has largely been quiet this season but made a huge 28-yard grab on this drive to set up the touchdown.

Hurts and the Eagles use their patented  "tush push" to get into the end zone from 1 yard out.

And with the PAT, Philadelphia jumps on top, 7-0.

The Eagles will have the ball first-and-goal from the 1 after Hurts hooks up with Jahan Dotson for 27 yards.

Officials called it a TD before spotting it at the 1.

The fourth-down penalty on A.J. Brown on the Eagles’ opening drive wasn’t notable only for taking a first down off the board. It was also the first flashpoint play in something that will be heavily scrutinized tonight: how the referees officiate the Chiefs.

There’s been a narrative all playoffs long that Kansas City is getting favorable calls from the refs — which Roger Goodell, the Chiefs, Tom Brady and even President Donald Trump have all denied.

If Kansas City gets the benefit of the doubt on another call or two, that narrative is going to reach a fever pitch.

The Eagles did just get an unnecessary roughness call after a high hit on Dallas Goedert.

Megastar Taylor Swift was shown on the jumbotron for the first time after the Chiefs’ first offensive possession — and she was booed by the Eagles-heavy crowd.

Moments later, tennis star Serena Williams posted her support for Swift on X, writing, "I love you @taylorswift13 dont listen to those booo!!"

The Chiefs got one first down before having to punt.

Eagles take over at their own 31 yard line after a 13-yard return by Cooper DeJean.

Philadelphia failed to score on its opening drive, a rare first-quarter drive this postseason that hasn't resulted in points for the Eagles. In their three postseason wins, the Eagles averaged 12.3 points per first quarter, by far the most of any playoff team.

It wouldn't be the Super Bowl without some movie spots. So far, we've seen teasers for these upcoming 2025 films:

• "Jurassic World: Rebirth"
• "Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning" (star Tom Cruise also appeared in a Super Bowl intro ahead of the game start time)
• "Lilo & Stitch" live-action film (which featured Stitch running on the field)

• "How to Train Your Dragon" live-action remake

The Eagles-heavy crowd were, uh, not fans of the pass interference call on that fourth down. The refs were still hearing it after the punt return.

The Eagles' first fourth-down conversion was called back by penalty.

Philadelphia punts and the Chiefs take over their own 11.

Jalen Hurts had a perfect deep pass up the right sideline to AJ Brown on fourth down but it was called back after an offensive pass interference.

It's now 4th and 12 and the Eagles are punting.

The score bug on Fox got a little facelift since we last saw it.

It features clean-cut squares for each team and a translucent background to give us a better view of the field.

Touchback.

The Eagles will take over at their own 30-yard line.

Chris Simms and Ahmed Fareed discuss the top non-QBs in the game, including Saquon Barkley, Chris Jones, Trent McDuffie, Jalen Carter and A.J. Brown.

Before the coin toss, the Super Bowl honored victims of tragedies in the U.S. recently, including Hurricane Helene, the L.A.-area wildfires and the New Orleans New Year's Day attack.

The Kansas Chiefs won the coin flip, calling tails.

The Chiefs deferred the option until the second half, meaning Philadelphia will get the ball first to start the game, while K.C. will have possession to start the second half.

In 59 Super Bowl coin flips, it has come up tails 31 times and heads 28 times.

Batiste, a seven-time Grammy winner from New Orleans, is giving the crowd a piano performance of "The Star-Spangled Banner" just minutes before the Super Bowl begins.

Trump was shown on the screen during the performance. It lasted just seconds, but while they were showed him on the big screen during the anthem, the crowd was mostly cheering. There was maybe one boo as the sound died down, but it was overall a very supportive moment.

The anthem performance was a little over 2 minutes long.

Lauren Daigle and Trombone Shorty performed a jazzy, NOLA-style rendition of "American the Beautiful" on the field ahead of kickoff, accompanied by sign language from Stephanie Nogueras.

According to the Fox announcer, Daigle and Shorty are both from Louisiana.

Jon Hamm took the field to hype up the Chiefs before they took the field. He was followed by Bradley Cooper (and his son), who introduced the Eagles.

When the Eagles came up on the video board, the stadium turned to cheers, with the crowd popping as Cooper took the mic.

Roseman has led the Eagles to three Super Bowl appearances — a win in 2017, the first in franchise history — and four NFC East titles. Philadelphia faces the Kansas City Chiefs today for another league championship. 

“His career is at an absolute apex right now,” Michael Barkann said on NBC Sports Philadelphia’s postgame show after the Eagles defeated the Washington Commanders in the NFC championship game. “He’s won general manager of the year, he might win it again, and he might win it many, many, more times the way he’s constructed this Eagles team.”

NBC Sports’ Reuben Frank said, “He’s one win away from the Hall of Fame, most likely.”

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Harry Connick Jr. welcomed the Super Bowl crowd and introduced a handful of performers who took the field before kickoff.

A choir of local high school students in gold robes joined R&B singer Ledisi, who performed “Lift Every Voice and Sing."

Several brassy marching bands also showed off what the city is made of as dancers in sparkly bodysuits offered choreography to go with it. The performance appeared to be inspired by New Orleans' most famous holiday: Mardi Gras.

Veteran sports business analyst Darren Rovell said on X that ticket prices are declining — and fast.

He said that a ticket with a face value of $5,500 is now going for $3,000.

Even in the heat of Super Bowl battle, NBC Sports found a handful of Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs fans willing to say nice things about the other guys.

Sort of.

"So if I had to say a ice thing about the Chiefs I would say that I think they are really good losers and I can't wait to see it," one Birds supporter said.

Then, with a heavy dose of sarcasm, one Chiefs fan said of Eagles supporters: "Yeah, they're nothing but classy. Classy people. They handle themselves with the utmost self-respect and dignity."

Stars from the two most Philadelphia TV shows are at the Super Bowl to root for the Birds.

Rob McElhenney and Kaitlin Olson from "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" and Quinta Brunson and Tyler James Williams from "Abbott Elementary" suited up in Eagles green yesterday after touching down in New Orleans.

Lady Gaga graced the Super Bowl crowd in New Orleans with a performance of "Hold My Hand" on the piano.

“Tonight we come together because that’s who we are and that’s what we do," Michael Strahan said after the performance, which appeared to be dedicated to victims of the numerous tragedies that have taken place across the country in 2025. "Welcome to Super Bowl 59 on Fox."

According to the AP, Lady Gaga's performance that was taped at 4 a.m. on Thursday.

With kickoff approaching, a look at the current odds at DraftKings' sportsbook shows the Chiefs as a slight, 1.5-point favorite.

The sportsbook is also expecting right around 50 points, which would be a relatively high-scoring affair.

Tony Dungy and Rodney Harrison highlight intriguing Super Bowl matchups and the keys to victory for both sides offensively and defensively.

Now that Taylor Swift is officially inside the Superdome for her 23rd Kansas City Chiefs game (counting regular season and playoffs), it raises the question: Is "Tayvoodoo" real?

Swifties are convinced their favorite pop star has supernatural powers, with no better evidence than Kansas City's 19-3 mark in the games she has attended to see the Chiefs and her boyfriend, tight end Travis Kelce.

That 22-game résumé includes a 6-0 postseason mark, with Swift in attendance for Kansas City's recent playoff wins against Houston and Buffalo and last season's knockout-round triumphs over Miami, the Bills, Baltimore and San Francisco in the Super Bowl.

The Fox Sports pregame panel, in a split 3-2 verdict, picked the Eagles to win tonight's big game.

Jimmy Johnson, Michael Strahan and Howie Long all went with the Eagles to pull the mild upset, while Rob Gronkowski and Terry Bradshaw picked the two-time defending champs.

Johnson said he couldn't pick against Philadelphia because the Eagles had pro football's No. 1 defense (allowing 277.8 yards per game) and a strong rushing attack (179.3 yards per game, No. 2 in NFL).

Some of the New Orleans-themed food at the Superdome today includes a shrimp po'boy, a red beans and rice sausage topped with étoufée, and a creamy crawfish-stuffed baked potato.

And for those who can afford it, you can wash down the food with a specialty cocktail:

In a blink-and-you-miss-it moment, Fox showed Super Bowl pop princess Taylor Swift situated in her spot: a box in the Superdome.

She appears to be wearing a light cream blazer, something different for the biggest night of the NFL.

Trump made a brief appearance on the field at the Caesars Superdome.

The crowd reacted with some scattered boos and mostly cheers, though it was hard to tell whether everyone in the stadium was aware of his presence.

We ran into Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas in the run-up to the game, and he's feeling pretty confident about his team's chances.

Mike Florio and Chris Simms map out how the Chiefs should approach the Super Bowl defensively to contain Barkley and the Eagles’ strong offensive line.

Saquon Barkley’s transformation from expendable in New York to invaluable during Philadelphia’s run to today’s Super Bowl did not happen over the course of just one offseason. 

It started four and a half years earlier.

The No. 2 overall draft pick out of Penn State in 2018, Barkley entered 2020 having rushed for at least 1,000 yards in each of his first two NFL seasons. But only 19 attempts into this third, he injured the meniscus and tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee, and his 2020 season over after two games. 

Physically, Barkley was healthy enough to start 13 games for the Giants the very next season. Yet players who have suffered ACL injuries often describe the rehab as a multi-year process because mental confidence in the injury often takes far longer to return than physical strength.

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Speaking to reporters on Air Force One, President Donald Trump was asked whether he believed theories that referees have been throwing games in favor of the Chiefs all season.

“I don’t believe that, no,” Trump said.

Famed Philadelphia Eagles fan Bradley Cooper spent the week serving cheesesteaks in New Orleans.

Video shared to social media from the Associated Press showed Cooper cheffing up the Philly delicacy for hungry fans in the city who are there to cheer on the Birds.

Cooper just opened his own cheesesteak shop in New York with the owner of Angelo's Pizzeria, a pizza and cheesesteak spot in South Philly.

A little under 90 minutes from kickoff and both teams have come onto the field for pregame warmups.

There were loud cheers for the Eagles as Jalen Hurts led them out of the tunnel.

A few minutes later the Chiefs followed, and with the stands half-full, there were much more boos than cheers.

Based on that and an unofficial count of jerseys around New Orleans this week, expect the crowd to favor Philly today.

When Hopkins' dad died in 1992, he left his son a mink jacket.

At a media day ahead of the Super Bowl, Hopkins told reporters that he always said he'd wear that jacket "to my wedding or to the Super Bowl. Whichever one happened first."

The Super Bowl happened first, and sure enough, Hopkins walked into the Ceasers Superdome this afternoon looking fresh in the mink jacket.

Positioned on balconies catercorner from each other, Tom Brady completed a pass across Bourbon Street to Rob Gronkowski, proving they've still got it. Gronk promptly spiked the football on the fan-filled street below.

Former first lady Jill Biden will be at today's game, alongside her grandson Hunter.

Biden, a vocal Eagles fan, made a similar trip to Arizona in 2023, when the Eagles lost to the Chiefs.

Former President Joe Biden, who is not expected to attend, loved to joke to crowds and at fundraisers about supporting Philadelphia sports teams, saying at one fundraiser, “If I didn’t support the Eagles, I’d be sleeping alone.”

Biden posted to Instagram upon her arrival in New Orleans this afternoon.

NFL Network's Ian Rapaport is reporting that Brandom Graham, an Eagles pass rusher who hasn't played since November, is active — meaning he'll be suited up and available for today's game.

Seeking counsel for those last-minute bets? NBC Sports’ Matthew Berry (@MatthewBerryTMR) likes these three best:

Patrick Mahomes OVER 29.5 Rush Yards

Mahomes has gone over this number in four of his last seven playoff games and he’s rushed for at least 33 yards in each of his last three Super Bowl appearances. When the game is on the line, he’s more than willing to use his legs to make a big play. The Chiefs’ offensive line has been shaky at times, and we know Philly can bring pressure, so I expect at least a few plays where Mahomes is under duress and has to tuck it and run.

Patrick Mahomes UNDER 0.5 Interceptions

Another thing Patrick Mahomes does really well in the playoffs is take care of the football. Over his last nine playoff games, Mahomes has thrown only one interception. And the last interception he threw this season came all the way back in Week 11. He’s doing a great job protecting the football right now and I think that continues against the Eagles.

Dallas Goedert OVER 52.5 Receiving Yards

The logic on this one is simple — Goedert is the Eagles’ leading receiver this postseason and the Chiefs really struggle against tight ends. During the regular season, no team in the NFL allowed more receiving yards to opposing tight ends than the Kansas City Chiefs and they gave up 63 yards to Dalton Schultz in the Divisional Round. Goedert went over this number against the Commanders and Rams each of the past two weeks and I like him to have another big game in the Super Bowl.

Trump has arrived in New Orleans, with Air Force One touching down moments ago.

The president exited the plane holding an umbrella and immediately entered the motorcade. He was accompanied by his daughter Ivanka Trump and one of her sons.

The Chiefs' star tight end said last week he has multiple seasons remaining. But according to NFL Network, sources say he's still mulling over his future.

Mike Florio and Chris Simms unpack Patrick Mahomes’ read on being called “villains” and how the fact of the matter is the Chiefs will not back down and will continue to win.

Patrick Mahomes 25+ rushing yards (-171)

It is not surprising this is one of the most bet player props and parlay pieces. Kansas City’s offense isn’t as impressive as the past two seasons, so Mahomes has had to improvise. Mahomes carried the ball 18 times for 57 yards in two playoff games (43, 14) and while he is 1-1 on this prop, it’s the attempts (11, 7) that matter.

Mahomes was 11-5 to the Under 24.5 yards this season, but you should throw most regular season trends or hit rates out the window when it comes to the Super Bowl. For example, Mahomes has at least 29 rushing yards in four Super Bowls even though he has had nine or fewer rushing attempts in each of the four Super Bowls.

Harrison Butker 2+ Made FGs (-140)

This is a sharp play and fun angle, but let’s play devil’s advocate. Butker has made at least two field goals in two of four Super Bowls with a 10-of-11 mark and it’s no secret that this Chiefs offense isn’t as dynamic or high-scoring as the past two seasons. The only problem with this prop is, it may take touchdowns to beat the Eagles, especially if Saquon Barkley finds success.

First TD Saquon Barkley (+450)

Saquon Barkley has scored the first touchdown in six games all season, including the playoffs. He’s not only a reliable back in the red zone; he has a home-run-hitting ability. His first touchdown frequency is higher than anyone else on the field.

Dallas Goedert 40+ receiving yards (-237)

This makes sense at 40+ yards and even to 50+ yards. He’s gone over this number in all three playoff games. The Kansas City Chiefs do a great job of taking away the primary and outside options of the passing attack. However, since they do that, the middle of the field is usually open to exploit them with your tight end. The Kansas City Chiefs give up the most receiving yards (70) per game to tight ends.

This will be Andy Reid's 45th career postseason game as a head coach. He surpasses Bill Belichick (44 games) for the most by a head coach.

If the Chiefs win on Sunday, Reid will join Belichick and Chuck Noll as the only head coaches with at least four Super Bowl wins.

Reid's 28 career postseason victories trails Belichick (31) for the most postseason wins by a head coach in history.

In an interview with Apple Music ahead of the show, artist Kendrick Lamar told audiences to expect to see some “storytelling” in his performance tonight.

“I like to always carry on that sense of, you know, make people listen, but also see and think a little,” he said.

Lamar, the first solo hip-hop artist to headline the show, also praised his chosen guest, SZA, who is featured on two tracks of his latest album, “GNX.” He spoke about how he’s seen her grow as an artist, from when she was starting out to the star she is now.

“She always had it, man, she always had it, and I’m just honored to be next to a talent,” he said.

President Donald Trump predicted that the Chiefs will win the Super Bowl today, shouting out quarterback Patrick Mahomes.

“I guess you have to say that when a quarterback wins as much as he’s won, I have to go with Kansas City. I have to go with Kansas City,” Trump said during a pretaped interview with Fox News’ Bret Baier. 

Trump also shouted out Mahomes’ wife, Brittany Mahomes, who has liked content on social media seemingly supporting Trump.

“This great quarterback who has, by the way, a phenomenal wife, OK, she’s a Trump fan, she’s a MAGA fan, so I happen to love her,” Trump said. Trump has previously praised Brittany Mahomes.

The NFL has hired a fashion editor who will host the first ever Super Bowl red carpet.

Kyle Smith told NBC News that he never imagined he'd work for the NFL, and offered his takes on some of football's biggest stars' senses of style.

NBC’s Steve Kornacki joins "TODAY" and takes to the big board to look at what the odds are looking like, past wins, star quarterbacks and more.

This is the fifth time in the last six years and the sixth time in franchise history that the Chiefs are playing in the Super Bowl. With wins in the last two years, the Chiefs’ record is 4-2 in the Super Bowl.

Other teams who have won back-to-back Super Bowls:

Green Bay Packers 1966-67

Miami Dolphins 1972-73

Pittsburgh Steelers 1974-75

Pittsburgh Steelers 1978-79

San Francisco 49ers 1988-89

Dallas Cowboys 1992-93

Denver Broncos 1997-98

New England Patriots 2003-04

This is Philadelphia’s fifth trip to the Super Bowl. The Eagles are 1-3 in their history, winning 41-33 in 2018 against Tom Brady and the Patriots. Eagles quarterback Nick Foles was the MVP of the game, throwing for 373 yards and 3 TDs as well as catching a pass for a touchdown. In addition to losing to Kansas City (38-35) in Super Bowl 57, the Eagles also lost to the Oakland Raiders (27-10) in Super Bowl 15 and to the New England Patriots (24-21) in Super Bowl 39.

Animals at zoos across the U.S. are getting in on the Super Bowl fun.

On social media, accounts for various zoos are posting some of the animals' predictions for who will win.

At the Memphis Zoo, wolves Atlas, Blaze, Cash and Dottie are "howling for the Eagles to take the win."

Fiona the hippo at the Cincinnati Zoo seemed to agree, with the zoo account sharing that "last time she picked the Philadelphia Eagles in 2018, they won!"

Meanwhile, at Blank Zoo Park in Des Moines, Iowa, "Misha, the Amur tiger, ultimately sided with the Kansas City Chiefs as her Big Game winner," the zoo said in a Facebook post.

A hippo named Bubbles at the Fort Worth Zoo is also rooting for the Chiefs, "swimming swiftly past the Eagles and going all-in on the Chiefs for the #threepeat," the zoo said on Instagram.

Mike Florio and Chris Simms unpack what Jalen Hurts learned from the Eagles’ last Super Bowl loss to the Chiefs and how there’s a psychological element at play given their history.

Days before the Philadelphia Eagles take on the Kansas City Chiefs in the Super Bowl, Philadelphia’s mayor sought to dissuade celebrating fans from climbing light poles or onto other equipment.

The request by Mayor Cherelle Parker came more than a week after an 18-year-old Temple University student fell from a light pole after the Eagles won the NFC championship and later died.

“Please, Philadelphia, I implore you as your mayor: Do not climb light poles or anything else,” Parker said Thursday at a news conference about celebration preparations.

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Trump has departed West Palm Beach on Air Force One and is heading to New Orleans.

According to a White House official, several GOP senators, including Sens. Dave McCormick of Pennsylvania, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, John Barrasso of Wyoming, Tim Scott of South Carolina, Katie Britt of Alabama, Tommy Tuberville of Alabama, Roger Marshall of Kansas and Eric Schmitt of Missouri are flying with Trump.

Also joining them on the plane are the president's daughter Ivanka Trump and one of her sons, plus Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and his wife, and Rep. Tom Emmer and his wife.

A White House official also said Trump plans to do a meet-and-greet in New Orleans when he arrives that will include the game’s honorary coin toss participants, family members of the victims of the New Year’s terror attack on Bourbon Street, members of the New Orleans Police Department and emergency personnel.

It's also the second time that two teams have met in the Super Bowl twice in a three-season span (Buffalo vs. Dallas in the 1993 and 1994 Super Bowls).

Kansas City overcame a 10-point halftime deficit to defeat Philadelphia, 38-35, in Super Bowl LVII following the 2022 season, the only Super Bowl ever in which both teams scored at least 35 points.

In a message from the White House ahead of the Super Bowl, President Donald Trump congratulated the players, coaches and staff on the Eagles and Chiefs, saying that they "represent the best of the best in professional football, but they also embody the best of the American Dream."

"Their hard work, dedication, and tenacity is admirable, and their individual journeys are as inspiring as the drive and determination that has led them to this extraordinary moment," he added.

In the message, Trump also offered condolences to the families who lost loved ones in the terror attack in New Orleans on New Year's Day.

"While thousands of fans from across our Nation gather in New Orleans to cheer on their favorite team, we remember that 14 families will be missing a loved one who was tragically murdered during a senseless terrorist attack while celebrating the New Year on Bourbon Street," the president wrote. "Our thoughts are also with the 35 individuals injured during the attack whose lives were changed forever that fateful night, and our prayers will remain with them for continued strength, comfort, and healing."

Matt Abdoo, the executive chef and partner of Pig Beach in New York City, joins "TODAY" to share some recipes for Super Bowl party snacks, including everything bagel Buffalo wings, gooey mozzarella sticks, crispy mac and cheese bites and more.

Not long before kickoff, and just "steps away" from the Caesars Superdome, Post Malone is expected to perform at the YouTube Tailgate Concert.

The performance mark the singer's return to game day celebrations. Last year, he performed an acoustic rendition of “America the Beautiful."

"The tailgate event began at Super Bowl LIV with a virtual concert from Miley Cyrus during the pandemic," the NFL said in its announcement. "Since then, it has become a staple of the pregame festivities, with past headliners like The Chainsmokers, The Black Keys, Jason Derulo and Gwen Stefani. This year, YouTube’s global community of artists, creators and fans will be at the heart of the celebration."

Mike Florio and Chris Simms discuss how rosters stack up between the Eagles and the Chiefs and why Philadelphia would need to hit Kansas City hard in order to beat them in Super Bowl LIX.

The 49ers have granted wide receiver Deebo Samuel and his agent, Tory Dandy, permission to find a trade partner, Samuel told ESPN.

Samuel asked the 49ers to trade him during the players’ exit meetings after the season.

“It was a hard conversation to have with Kyle [Shanahan] because of the relationship that we have,” Samuel told Adam Schefter. “But I have to do what’s best. I’m more than thankful for the Niners giving me the opportunity of a lifetime, but now I think it’s best that we find another team.”

Samuel is scheduled to make $17.55 million in 2025, the final year of a three-year, $71.55 million contract extension.

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