Super Bowl LVII

February 12, 2023 • State Farm Stadium • Glendale, Arizona • Fox • 6:30 p.m. EST/4:30 p.m. MST (1) Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl LVII (1) Philadelphia Eagles 38 Team 1 2 3 4 Totals Chiefs 7 7 7 17 38 Eagles 7 17 3 8 35 35

Super Bowl LVII
Kansas City Chiefs (1) Philadelphia Eagles (1) (AFC) (NFC) (14-3) (14-3) 38 35 1 2 3 4 Total KC 7 7 7 17 38 PHI 7 17 3 8 35
Date	February 12, 2023
Stadium	State Farm Stadium
City	Glendale, Arizona
MVP	Patrick Mahomes, Quarterback
Favorite	Eagles by 1.5
National anthem	Chris Stapleton
Coin toss	Pat Tillman Foundation scholar Fabersha Flynt
Referee	Carl Cheffers
Halftime show	Rihanna
Attendance	67,827
TV in the United States
Network	Fox
Announcers	Kevin Burkhardt (play-by-play) Greg Olsen (analyst) Erin Andrews and Tom Rinaldi (sideline reporters) Mike Pereira (rules analyst)
Nielsen Ratings	40.0 (national) 52.0 (Kansas City) 46.3 (Philadelphia) 39.5 (Phoenix) U.S. TV viewership: 115.1 million
Market share	77 (national) 87 (Kansas City) 77 (Philadelphia) 76 (Phoenix)
Cost of 30-second commercial	$7 million
Super Bowl LVII Program  < LVI Super Bowl LVIII >

Super Bowl LVII was the 57th Super Bowl and the 53rd modern-era National Football League (NFL) championship game to decide the league champion for the 2022 season. The game took place on February 12, 2023 at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.

The American Football Conference (AFC) champion Kansas City Chiefs defeated the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Philadelphia Eagles 38-35 to win their third Super Bowl championship. Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes was named the game's Most Valuable Player for the second time in his career.

Both teams finished the regular season with a league-best 14–3 record. The Chiefs were playing in their fifth overall Super Bowl, having played previously in Super Bowls I, IV, LIV and LV. The Eagles were looking for their second Super Bowl victory after Super Bowl LII, having also appeared in XV and XXXIX. Three of the previous five Super Bowls had featured either the Chiefs or the Eagles, though this was the first time the two teams would meet in the championship. The Chiefs' victory was their second in four years and their third overall.

After the Eagles went into halftime up 24–14, the Chiefs mounted a comeback to win the game 38–35 with a Harrison Butker game-winning field goal. The 73 combined points was the third-highest scoring Super Bowl game, and the 35 scored by the Eagles were the most by the losing team in the Super Bowl. Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes was named Super Bowl Most Valuable Player (MVP), completing 21 of 27 passes for 182 yards and three touchdowns, while also rushing six times for 44 yards. Mahomes became the first player since Kurt Warner in 1999 to win an NFL MVP and a Super Bowl title in the same season.

This was the fifth Super Bowl in Arizona, with the last one (Super Bowl XLIX) being played in 2015, also held at State Farm Stadium (then called University of Phoenix Stadium).

Fox's broadcast of the game became the second most watched program in American television history with an average of 113 million viewers. The halftime show, headlined by Rihanna, peaked at 118.7 million.

Background

Host-selection process

A new process was introduced to select hosting sites for the Super Bowl, which began with Super Bowl LVI. The previous process that allowed cities to submit bids for the hosting rights was discarded. Instead, the league unilaterally chooses a single hosting site for each game, not allowing other cities to bid; the chosen city then puts together a proposal that is voted upon at the league's owners' meetings.

The game was awarded unanimously to the state of Arizona on May 24, 2018 at the NFL Owners Meetings

The official logo was unveiled on February 14, 2022; it follows the updated logo template introduced by Super Bowl LVI, with imagery of a desert canyon and sky (the latter resembling Arizona's state flag) to reflect the landscapes of the host region.

Calls for location change

In February 2022, over 200 liberal religious leaders, including Jesse Jackson and William Barber, petitioned NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell to move Super Bowl LVII out of Arizona after they accused the Arizona legislature of enacting unnecessary voting restrictions in Arizona bills HB 1003, SB 1485, and SB 1819. Arizona Democratic Party vice chair Brianna Westbrook also voiced her support to move the Super Bowl after the Arizona legislature passed S.B. 1138 and S.B. 1165, which restricts access to gender reassignment procedures from minors, and bans transgender girls, who were assigned male at birth, from playing on girls' sports teams.

Indigenous representation

The game and surrounding festivities included acknowledgements of the Indigenous peoples of Arizona; the Ak-Chin Indian Community, Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation, Gila River Indian Community, and Tohono O'odham Nation were named as Host Committee Partners, and the official branding for the game features artwork by Lucinda "La Morena" Hinojos, featuring the White Tank Mountains adorned with 22 diamonds representing the Native American tribes that have a presence in Arizona. This marked the first time an Indigenous artist was commissioned to create official artwork for the Super Bowl. An 8,500 square feet (790 m²) mural in downtown Phoenix was also commissioned in collaboration between Hinojos and other Indigenous artists.

For the first time, a land acknowledgement was read during a ceremony on February 6 attended by representatives of the Host Committee Partner tribes, while dance troupe Indigenous Enterprise performed during Super Bowl Opening Night, and as part of entertainment outside State Farm Stadium on the day of the game.

The presence of the Kansas City Chiefs led to continued calls against the use of Native American imagery by the team and its fans (including the "tomahawk chop"), including by the Kansas City Indian Center, the National Congress of American Indians, and the first Indigenous Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland. Groups of Indigenous activists organized a protest rally outside State Farm Stadium.

Stadium playing surface

The NFL spent two years preparing the grass used in Super Bowl LVII. The field, made of Tahoma 31 grass, was grown at a local sod farm in Phoenix. Despite the field prep, multiple players could be seen slipping and falling on the surface. Players from both teams criticized the playing surface, and several players changed cleats during the game to get better traction. During their Week 1 matchup against the Arizona Cardinals, Chiefs players had complained of the playing surface at the time (it was replaced by February) which potentially led to injuries to Harrison Butker and Trent McDuffie.

Teams

Kansas City Chiefs

• Main article: 2022 Kansas City Chiefs

Kansas City finished the season with their tenth consecutive winning record under coach Andy Reid, going 14-3 and advancing to their third Super Bowl in the last four years with one-score wins over the Jacksonville Jaguars (Divisional Round) and Cincinnati Bengals (AFC Championship Game).

The Chiefs had to endure the loss of their star wide receiver Tyreek Hill, who was traded away in the offseason to the Miami Dolphins for draft picks, but it didn't stop them from finishing the year as the NFL's best offense, leading the league in yards (7,032) and points (496). Quarterback Patrick Mahomes made the pro bowl for the fifth consecutive season, leading the league with a career high 5,250 passing yards and 41 touchdowns, while throwing 12 interceptions. His passer rating of 105.2 was second highest in the league. He also rushed for 354 yards and four touchdowns. He set the NFL record for most total yards in a season by a quarterback (combined passing and rushing) with 5,608 (previously held by Drew Brees). Pro Bowl tight end Travis Kelce was the leading receiver with 1,338 receiving yards and 12 touchdowns. The team also brought in a new pair of veteran receivers to help make up for the loss of Hill: Juju Smith-Schuster (933 yards and 3 touchdowns) and Marquez Valdes-Scantling (687 yards and 2 touchdowns). The Chiefs' running game was led by rookie Isiah Pacheco, who had been primarily a kick returner before he stepped into the leading role due to a midseason injury to starter Clyde Edwards-Helaire. Pacheco finished the season with 830 rushing yards and 5 touchdowns, while also adding another 130 receiving yards and 597 yards returning kickoffs. Running back Jerrick McKinnon added 803 yards from scrimmage and 10 touchdowns. Their offensive line featured three pro bowl selections: guard Joe Thuney, tackle Orlando Brown Jr., and center Creed Humphrey. Punter Tommy Townsend also made the pro bowl, ranking second in the NFL in yards per punt (50.4) and leading the league with a 45.4 net average.

Kansas City's defensive line featured pro bowl defensive tackle Chris Jones, who led the team with 15.5 sacks, along with defensive ends George Karlaftis (6 sacks, 7 pass deflections) and Frank Clark (5 sacks). Linebacker Nick Bolton led the team with 180 combined tackles, while also recording 2 sacks and 2 interceptions. The secondary was led by cornerback L'Jarius Sneed (3 interceptions, 108 tackles, 3 forced fumbles, 3.5 sacks) and safety Juan Thornhill (3 interceptions, 71 tackles).

It will be Kansas City's fifth Super Bowl, following wins in Super Bowls IV and LIV, with losses in Super Bowls I and LV. The Chiefs also won the American Football League championship in 1962.

Philadelphia Eagles

• Main article: 2022 Philadelphia Eagles

Under coach 2nd year head coach Nick Sirianni, the Philadelphia Eagles stormed to the top of the league with 8 consecutive wins before finishing the season with an NFL-best 14–3 record and advancing to the Super Bowl by easily trouncing their two playoff opponents with a combined scoring margin of 69–14. The team excelled on both sides of the ball, scoring 477 points (3rd in the NFL) while only allowing 344 (8th) and sending an NFL-best 8 players to the Pro Bowl.

Pro Bowl quarterback Jalen Hurts led the offense, setting new career highs in his 3rd season in completions (306), completion percentage (66%), passing yards (3,701) and passing touchdowns (22), while throwing just 6 interceptions, giving a career high 101.5 passer rating, 4th best in the NFL. Hurts was also a superb rusher, running for another 736 yards and 13 touchdowns, the second highest total in the league. Pro Bowl receiver A. J. Brown caught 88 passes for 1,496 yards and 11 touchdowns, while receiver DeVonta Smith led the team in receptions with 95, gaining 1,196 yards and 7 scores. Tight end Dallas Goedert was another reliable target with 55 catches for 702 yards and three touchdowns. Pro Bowl running back Miles Sanders ranked 5th in the NFL with 1,269 yards and 11 touchdowns, averaging 4.9 yards per carry. The team also had an elite offensive line that put 3 of its 5 starters into the pro bowl. 2nd year guard Landon Dickerson made his first pro bowl selection, while tackle Lane Johnson and center Jason Kelce respectively made the pro bowl for the 4th and 6th times. Kicker Jake Elliott made 20 of 23 field goals (87%), including 5/6 from at least 50 yards. Receiver Britain Covey returned 33 punts for 308 yards, and 10 kickoffs for 206.

Philadelphia's defense ranked second in the league in fewest yards allowed (5,125) and set an NFL record with four players who recorded double-digit sacks. The team had an outstanding defensive line, featuring defensive ends Josh Sweat and Brandon Graham, who each recorded 11 sacks, along with defensive tackles Fletcher Cox (7 sacks), Javon Hargrave (11 sacks, 2 fumble recoveries), and Milton Williams (4 sacks). Pro Bowl linebacker Haason Reddick ranked second in the NFL with 16 sacks, while also forcing 5 fumbles and recovering 3. Linebackers T. J. Edwards and Kyzir White each recorded over 100 combined tackles and broke up 7 passes. In the secondary, safety C. J. Gardner-Johnson co-led the NFL with 6 interceptions, while Pro Bowl cornerback Darius Slay and All-Pro cornerback James Bradberry each had 3.

Playoffs

• Main article: 2022-23 NFL Playoffs

Pre-game notes

As the designated home team in the Super Bowl's annual rotation between the two conferences, the Eagles chose to wear their green home jerseys. The Chiefs will wear their white jerseys. Neither team has announced which color pants will be worn.

As the designated home team, the Eagles will practice at the host team Arizona Cardinals' practice facility the week leading up to the game. The Chiefs will practice at Arizona State University. Both venues are located in Tempe, Arizona.

The game has informally been referred to as "The Andy Reid Bowl", as Chiefs head coach Andy Reid previously served as the head coach of the Eagles from 1999 to 2012. Reid became the fifth head coach to face his former team in the Super Bowl, joining Weeb Ewbank (Super Bowl III), Dan Reeves (XXXIII), Jon Gruden (XXXVII), and Pete Carroll (XLIX).

The game has also been informally referred to as "The Kelce Bowl", as this will mark the first Super Bowl to feature brothers playing against each other, specifically Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce and Eagles center Jason Kelce. It will be the second Super Bowl with brothers being on opposing teams, after Super Bowl XLVII featured Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh defeating his younger brother, San Francisco 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh.

This is the most recent Super Bowl contested between the number 1 seeds of both conferences since Super Bowl LII in the 2017 season (incidentally, the Eagles were the number 1 seed of the NFC in both the 2017 and 2022 seasons), when the Eagles defeated the New England Patriots 41-33 to win their first Super Bowl championship in franchise history.

It will also be the first time in NFL history the Super Bowl is played between two black starting quarterbacks: Patrick Mahomes of the Chiefs and Jalen Hurts of the Eagles.

Broadcasting

Super Bowl LVII will be televised by Fox, and marks the final game to be broadcast under the current NFL television contract. Fox will air the season premiere of Next Level Chef as its lead-out program.

This will be the first Super Bowl assignment for Fox's broadcast team of Kevin Burkhardt and Greg Olsen, who replaced Joe Buck and Troy Aikman after they departed for ABC/ESPN and Monday Night Football. Erin Andrews and Tom Rinaldi will be the sideline reporters and Mike Pereira will be the rules analyst. Tom Brady signed with Fox to serve as its future lead analyst after his retirement; there were reports that the network planned to incorporate him into its Super Bowl coverage in some way, which eventually became possible when the Tampa Bay Buccaneers were eliminated from the playoffs in the Wild Card round. It was reported by Richard Deitsch that Fox did not plan to have Brady in the booth for the Super Bowl, but there was still a possibility he could appear in the typically-extended pre-game show.

International

• In Canada, the game's broadcast rights are owned by Bell Media. The game will be televised in English on TSN and CTV; RDS will carry the French broadcast of the game. Additionally, the game will be streamed over TSN+ and DAZN.
• In the United Kingdom and Ireland, the game will be televised on the free-to-air channel ITV1 (for the first time since 2007) and paid-subscription channel Sky Sports NFL (as well as its sister channels Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Showcase). It will be carried on radio via BBC Radio 5 Live.
• In Australia, the game will be televised by the Seven Network as well as its sister channel 7mate and on demand platform 7plus.
• In Latin America, the game will be televised by ESPN and on the streaming service Star+.
• In Germany and Austria, this will be the final NFL game televised by ProSieben, Puls 4 and Puls 24 (with original English game commentary) - TV channels that all belong to the same media group: ProSiebenSat.1 Media; television rights for NFL broadcasts will transfer to RTL Group (RTL, Nitro) for the 2023 season, which are also broadcast in Austria.
• In Sweden, the game will for the first time be televised by the linear TV-channel TV12 and on the streaming service C More, following the broadcasting right transfer from previous right-holder NENT/Viaplay which has broadcast the NFL in Sweden since the 1980s.
• In France, the game will be televised on beIN Sports and on La Chaîne L'Équipe.
• In Mexico, the game will be televised by TelevisaUnivision Canal 5 (Mexican TV channel), TV Azteca Azteca 7 and Fox Sports

Entertainment

Pregame

On January 24, 2023, American country singer Chris Stapleton was announced as the singer for the national anthem, actress Sheryl Lee Ralph will perform "Lift Every Voice and Sing", and R & B singer Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds will sing "America the Beautiful". All three songs will also be translated on the field in American Sign Language.

Halftime

On September 23, 2022, Apple Music was announced as the new naming rights sponsor of the Super Bowl halftime show, replacing Pepsi, which had sponsored the previous ten halftime shows.

On September 25, Barbadian singer Rihanna was announced as the headliner of the halftime show. It marked Rihanna's first live performance in over five years.

Starting lineups

Starting lineups for Super Bowl LVII

Kansas City	Position		Philadelphia
Offense
Travis Kelce	TE	WR	A. J. Brown
Noah Gray	TE		Dallas Goedert
Orlando Brown Jr.	LT		Jordan Mailata
Joe Thuney	LG		Landon Dickerson
Creed Humphrey	C		Jason Kelce
Trey Smith	RG		Isaac Seumalo
Andrew Wylie	RT		Lane Johnson
JuJu Smith-Schuster	WR		Quez Watkins
Marquez Valdes-Scantling	WR		DeVonta Smith
Patrick Mahomes	QB		Jalen Hurts
Isiah Pacheco	RB		Miles Sanders
Defense
George Karlaftis	DE	DT	Linval Joseph
Derrick Nnadi	DT		Fletcher Cox
Chris Jones	DT		Javon Hargrave
Frank Clark	DE		Josh Sweat
Nick Bolton	LB	SAM	Haason Reddick
Willie Gay	LB	MIKE	T. J. Edwards
Jaylen Watson	CB		Avonte Maddox
L'Jarius Sneed	CB		James Bradberry
Trent McDuffie	CB		Darius Slay
Juan Thornhill	S		Marcus Epps
Justin Reid	S		C. J. Gardner-Johnson
Special teams
Harrison Butker	K		Jake Elliott
Tommy Townsend	P		Brett Kern

Officials

Super Bowl LVII featured seven officials. The numbers in parentheses below indicate their uniform numbers.

• Referee: Carl Cheffers (51)
• Umpire: Roy Ellison (81)
• Down judge: Jerod Phillips (6)
• Line judge: Jeff Bergman (32)
• Field judge: John Jenkins (117)
• Side judge: Eugene Hall (103)
• Back judge: Dino Paganelli (105)
• Replay official: Mark Butterworth

External Links

• Super Bowl LVII article at Wikipedia