(AP) — NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Super Bowl 59 is underway, with the Kansas City Chiefs facing a familiar foe, the Philadelphia Eagles, hoping to win the Lombardi Trophy for a record third year in a row.
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EAGLES WIN: Philadelphia takes Super Bowl
It’s over. Philadelphia has won the Super Bowl, beating Kansas City 40-22 behind 221 passing yards, two passing TDs and one rushing score from quarterback Jalen Hurts.
Sirianni, who has plenty of haters, gets validation
Nick Sirianni wasn’t welcomed to Philadelphia with open arms.An awkward introductory news conference left media and fans questioning his qualifications. But all he’s done is win.Sirianni has the fifth-best winning percentage in NFL history and is on the verge of becoming the second coach to lead the franchise to a Super Bowl victory.Impressive for a guy fans showered with “Fire Nick” chants in October and national analysts called a “clown.”
Earliest Gatorade bath ever? (the color was yellow)
Nick Sirianni got hit with the Gatorade with 2:52 remaining, which might be the earliest victory bath for a coach in a long time.Also, for those betting on such things (because you could): The Gatorade was yellow.
SCORE UPDATE: Eagles 40, Chiefs 14
The Chiefs got another touchdown as Patrick Mahomes connected with Deandre Hopkins. After a successful two-point conversion, Philadelphia had a 40-14 lead with just under 3 minutes left.
SCORE UPDATE: Eagles 40, Chiefs 6
The Philadelphia Eagles added two more field goals to take a 40-6 lead midway through the fourth quarter.
SCORE UPDATE: Eagles 34, Chiefs 6
The Chiefs tried a 2-point conversion pass to Travis Kelce, but it failed. It’s 34-6 late in the third quarter.
TOUCHDOWN: The Chiefs are on the board
Xavier Worthy made a diving 24-yard catch for a touchdown and Kansas City is on the board late in the third quarter.
The odds, as you might guess, have taken a big turn
Kansas City was favored by 1.5 points entering this Super Bowl.
The current line, according to BetMGM Sportsbook: Philadelphia by 29.5.
And the money line is off the board, since the books are convinced the Eagles will win this game.
DeVonta Smith gives Alabama its first Super Bowl points ever
Alabama gets on the Super Bowl scoreboard for the first ever.
The 46-yard touchdown catch by DeVonta Smith marked the first time a player who ended his college career at Alabama scored a point in a Super Bowl. While former Crimson Tide QBs Bart Starr and Ken Stabler threw TD passes in a Super Bowl, they don’t get credit for scoring the points.
There are 144 colleges who have had a player score in a Super Bowl before the 12-time AP champion Alabama joined the list.
SCORE UPDATE: Eagles 34, Chiefs 0
The kick is good and the rout continues, Philadelphia now up 34-0.
TOUCHDOWN: Hurts connects with DeVonta Smith for 46-yard TD
One play, 46 yards, and this seems very over now. Jalen Hurts just found DeVonta Smith for another Philly touchdown.
Häagen-Dazs reunites ‘Fast and Furious’ stars
In typical Super Bowl fashion, the celebrity reunions during ad breaks keep coming.
Häagen-Dazs reunited “Fast & Furious” stars Michelle Rodriguez, Vin Diesel and Ludacris in its spot during the third quarter. But this time, they’re driving going slow — to enjoy the brand’s ice cream bars.
It wouldn’t be the Super Bowl without some nostalgia, and bringing former onscreen co-stars back together is a tried-and-try approach. Earlier in the night, Hellmann’s also brought back Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal’s “When Harry Met Sally” characters to enjoy another sandwich at Katz’s Deli.
Kendrick Lamar’s halftime setlist
Kendrick Lamar’s 13-minute halftime set leaned heavily on the past year, with half of the songs in his 10-song set coming from his 2024 album “GNX.” Here’s are all the songs he included:
“Squabble Up” “Humble” “DNA” “Euphoria” “Man at the Garden” “Peekaboo” “Luther featuring SZA” “All the Stars featuring SZA” “Not Like Us” “TV Off”
Review: Kendrick’s halftime performance another victory lap
“Salutations!,” the actor Samuel L. Jackson dressed as Uncle Sam introduced Kendrick Lamar at New Orleans’ Caesars Superdome for the Super Bowl halftime show.
It was a powerful, commanding creative choice by the first solo hip-hop artist to ever headline the coveted slot. As if there were any doubts of the Pulitzer Prize winning rapper’s ability to put on a show.
The Associated Press’ Maria Sherman describes Lamar’s performance as a continued victory lap in her review of the performance. SZA was a previously announced guest performer and frequent Lamar collaborator.
There’s never been a Super shutout.
Every team in Super Bowl history has scored at least once. Kansas City has about 20 minutes of game time left tonight to extend that streak.
The record for fewest points in a Super Bowl is three, by the Los Angeles Rams in their 13-3 loss to Tom Brady and the New England Patriots six years ago.
SCORE UPDATE: Eagles 27, Chiefs 0
Another field goal from Jake Elliott has pushed Philadelphia’s lead to 27-0 with 5:18 left in the third quarter. Elliott’s field goal was from 29 yards out.
Trump leaves the Super Bowl
President Donald Trump has left the Super Bowl.
His departure after halftime was expected.
Mahomes’ mother, brother and sister posed for a photo with Trump in his suite before he left.
Serena Williams brings Compton love to Kendrick’s set
Kendrick Lamar didn’t go too heavy on the guest artists during his halftime set, but brought in a surprise superstar and a bit of his hometown when Serena Williams appeared on the halftime stage.
The retired tennis great showed up as a solo side dancer in a denim jacket and skirt and blue Converse, dancing to “Not Like Us.” Williams is from Lamar’s hometown of Compton, California.
DJ Mustard, Samuel L. Jackson and SZA also made appearances.
Man runs on field with what appears to be combination Sudan/Palestine flags before security tackles him
A man appeared to unfurl some combination of the flags of Sudan and Palestine during Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime show, and then ran on the field with it before being dragged away by security personnel.
It was not immediately clear how the person got onto the field. The show continued without interruption and it did not seem as though the person was shown on the broadcast of Lamar’s performance.
Halftime in real time: 33 minutes — 2nd half begins
The second half is underway, 33 minutes after the final play of second quarter was run. That’s a long time for the Chiefs to think about trying to pull off a big comeback.
Eagles match 1985 Bears for first half dominance
The Philadelphia Eagles joined some elite company the way they dominated the first half.
The Eagles scored 24 points and allowed only 23 yards to the Chiefs.
The only other time a team scored more points than yards allowed in the first half of a Super Bowl came here at the Superdome in the 1985 season. Buddy Ryan’s Bears defense held New England to minus-19 yards on the way to building a 23-3 halftime lead. Chicago won the game 46-10.
Kendrick teases ‘Not Like Us’ and zigs away before zagging back
Kendrick Lamar teased his Drake diss track and huge hit “Not Like Us” before going in another direction.
“I want to perform their favorite song,” he said to a group of women, then the opening riff of “Not Like Us” played.
“Yeah that song, aw, maybe I’ll think about it,” he said. “Know what, I’ll slow it down.”
Then guest star SZA came out and they performed their slow-jam-style collaboration “Luther.”
He didn’t disappoint, though, bringing “Not Like Us,” which won him Grammys for song of the year and record of the year, just a few minutes later.
‘Uncle’ Sam Jackson opens Kendrick halftime show
Samuel L. Jackson played emcee to Kendrick Lamar’s halftime show.
“Salutations! It’s your uncle, Sam, and this is the great American game!” Jackson said done-up in red white and blue.
Lamar’s appeared crouched atop a Buick Grand National Experimental — the car his newest album, “GNX,” is named for.
Dancers wearing red, white and blue came pouring out of the Buick like a clown car and moved in sync to songs including “Humble.”
Kendrick Lamar begins halftime show
Kendrick Lamar has taken to the field for his halftime show.
He’ll be joined by guest star SZA, and if recent Super Bowls are any indication, probably other surprise guests.
There’s the record for Saquon: Most yards in a full season by a RB
Philadelphia’s Saquon Barkley has passed Terrell Davis for most rushing yards in a full season (meaning both regular season and playoffs).
Davis rushed for 2,476 for Denver in 1998. Barkley entered this Super Bowl with 2,447 yards. He’s got 2,478 now with the game at halftime.
Barkley tied Davis’ record with a 9-yard run with 4:49 left in the second quarter, then passed the mark with a 2-yard carry on the last snap of the first half.
HALFTIME: Eagles take 24-0 lead into the break
The Super Bowl is a blowout right now.
Jalen Hurts has completed 11 of 15 passes for 123 yards, has thrown for a touchdown and rushed for another, and Philadelphia has a 24-0 lead at the half of the Super Bowl.
Cooper DeJean had an interception return for a score (on his birthday, no less) and AJ Brown has a touchdown catch for the Eagles.
Patrick Mahomes is struggling in a big way, completing six of 14 passes for only 33 yards with two interceptions. Travis Kelce doesn’t have a catch yet and the Chiefs have become totally one-dimensional — rushing only three times for three yards so far.
OpenAI makes Super Bowl debut
AI is back in the spotlight during ad breaks this year.
ChatGPT maker OpenAI made its Super Bowl debut in a spot that asked, “what do you want to create next?”
Meanwhile, Google tapped into AI again this year by featuring Gemini Live, a tool that allows users to have real-time conversations with the tech giant’s chatbot. The ad shows a father using Gemini Live on a Pixel phone to prepare for an apparent job interview, all while showing heartfelt moments with his family.
And Meta showed off its AI-powered glasses Ray band glasses in an ad starring Chris Pratt, Chris Hemsworth, Kris Jenner and a $6.2 million banana art piece.
A.J. Brown showing his ‘Inner Excellence’
A.J. Brown has been attacking the Chiefs all game.
One might say he’s showing his... “Inner Excellence.”
Brown pulled out his sideline read after scoring a TD before halftime.
SCORE UPDATE: Eagles 24, Chiefs 0
Another extra point is good and Philadelphia is up 24-0 with 1:35 left in the first half.
TOUCHDOWN: Hurts throws TD pass to AJ Brown
The Eagles are rolling, with Jalen Hurts and AJ Brown connecting on a 12-yard TD pass.
Kendrick Lamar is on deck for halftime
Kendrick Lamar is getting ready to take the field as the halftime headliner.
He’ll be joined by guest star SZA, and if recent Super Bowls are any indication, probably other surprise guests, especially given the rapper’s penchant for collaboration.
Lamar was a guest star himself at the 2022 halftime show headlined by Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg. He added a dystopian note to the party atmosphere that night, with dancers in totalitarian style uniforms moving in lockstep behind him.
He’s given no specific indication of what the vibes may be like when he takes the field in a few minutes.
‘When Harry Met Sally’ reunion ad
Hellmann’s is reuniting Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal’s “When Harry Met Sally” characters to enjoy another sandwich at Katz’s Deli.
This time, the mayo makes all the difference — prompting Ryan to recreate one of the 1989 rom com’s most iconic scenes.
Sydney Sweeney chimes in with the famous line: “I’ll have what she’s having.”
Rocket Mortgage ad starts in-stadium sing-along
Rocket Mortgage used its Super Bowl spot to encourage an in-stadium sing-along.
Set to John Denver’s “Take Me Home, Country Roads,” the emotional ad took viewers through a range of moments of people heading home.
Then, the broadcast pivoted to the Caesars Superdome, showing that in-person audience members were also singing along.
Why are the Eagles sacking Mahomes so much?
The Eagles are taking advantage of the Chiefs’ season-long problems on the left side of their offensive line.
The Chiefs started the season with rookie Kingsley Suamataia at left tackle, but he struggled so much he was benched. Then it was Wanya Morris who got a shot at the job, but he likewise struggled and wasn’t even active for the Super Bowl.
Late in the season, the Chiefs moved All-Pro left guard Joe Thuney to tackle and put Mike Caliendo in his place. That lineup seemed to work in playoff wins over Houston and Buffalo, but the Eagles have left Thuney grasping at air as they collapse the pocket on every passing down.
Duracell batteries revive Brady
Duracell’s trick ad featured Fox Sports commentator Kevin Burkhardt and Fox analyst and former NFL star Tom Brady seeming to comment on the game, until Brady suddenly freezes.
The culprit? His “batteries” ran out and needed to be replaced by Duracell batteries with the help of brand character Duracell scientist.
Ramon Velutini, Duracell President of North America & LATAM, said they wanted to use “an element of unexpectedness” to stand out in the crowded field of advertisers.
There’s been one 17-point comeback in the NFL all season
There’s been only one successful comeback from a 17-point deficit in the NFL this season.
And it was in Week 1.
Chicago trailed Tennessee 17-0, before the Bears won 24-17.
The Chiefs are in big trouble now
The Chiefs’ comeback odds are long now.
They trail the Eagles 17-0 midway through the second quarter. In Super Bowl history, teams that trailed by more than 10 points at any point in the game are 1-43.
The one win was New England coming from 25 down to beat Atlanta 34-28 eight years ago.
‘He Gets Us’ ad returns to Super Bowl
For a third consecutive year, “He Gets Us” has returned to the Super Bowl.
The religious campaign aired an ad in the second quarter, showing a range of images of people helping or supporting one other — and a message that read, “Jesus showed us what greatness really is.”
Johnny Cash’s cover of “Personal Jesus,” a song by Depeche Mode, played throughout.
SCORE UPDATE: Eagles 17, Chiefs 0
The kick is good and Philadelphia is up 17-0 with 7:03 left in the first half.
TOUCHDOWN: Cooper DeJean scores on an interception return
Cooper DeJean has given Philadelphia a three-score lead, returning an interception 38 yards for a touchdown.
DeJean became the first player to score a Super Bowl TD on his birthday.
Some bad news, and good news, for Chiefs fans
Well, they’ve been here before.
The Chiefs trail Philadelphia 10-0. That’s the bad news. Here’s the good news: This is familiar Super Bowl territory for the AFC champions.
In each of their three Super Bowl wins of the Andy Reid-Patrick Mahomes era, the Chiefs trailed by exactly 10 points before rallying.
They trailed San Francisco by 10 before winning 31-20 on Feb. 2, 2020. They trailed Philadelphia by 10 before winning 38-35 on Feb. 12, 2023. And they trailed San Francisco by 10 again before winning 25-22 on Feb. 11, 2024.
There have been only seven rallies from double-digit deficits in Super Bowl history. The Chiefs have three of them. (There’s been only one from more than 10 points down, that being New England erasing a 28-3 deficit to stun the Atlanta Falcons 34-28 on Feb. 5, 2017.)
SCORE UPDATE: Eagles 10, Chiefs 0
A 48-yard field goal from Eagles kicker Jake Elliott has put Philadelphia up 10-0 with 8:38 left in the second quarter.
Chiefs offense gets off to slow start in Super Bowl
Three drives and three punts for Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs.
That’s only happened three other times with Mahomes as a starter, including a loss to New England in the 2018 AFC title game. Kansas City also did it in a loss to the Raiders on Christmas in 2023 and a Week 2 win over the Chargers in 2020.
Kansas City has tended to start slowly on offense in Super Bowls with the Chiefs scoring only 33 first-half points compared to 70 after halftime in four Super Bowl appearances.
Matthew McConaughey pitches football conspiracy for Uber Eats
Was football invented to simply sell food? Matthew McConaughey is trying to convince us that it’s all been “a conspiracy to make us hungry” from the very beginning.
In a celebrity-filled ad for Uber Eats, McConaughey makes his case to Greta Gerwig — with the help of additional cameos from Kevin Bacon, Martha Stewart, Charli XCX and YouTuber Sean Evans.
76ers update: They’re on the ground in Philly
The Philadelphia 76ers tried to follow the first quarter of the Super Bowl on their charter flight, but wi-fi was spotty. They’re on the ground in Philly now.
Chiefs get a turnover, stay within 7-0
Bryan Cook has saved Kansas City from getting into a deeper hole.
He intercepted a pass from Philadelphia’s Jalen Hurts inside the Chiefs’ 5, giving Kansas City the ball back early in the second quarter. The Chiefs trail 7-0.
END OF FIRST QUARTER: Eagles 7, Chiefs 0
Jalen Hurts completed six of seven passes for 75 yards, plus ran for the only touchdown and Philadelphia leads Kansas City 7-0 after the first quarter.
The Eagles face 2nd-and-14 from the Chiefs 34 when the second quarter begins.
SCORE UPDATE: Eagles 7, Chiefs 0
The extra point is good and Philadelphia leads 7-0 with 6:15 left in the first quarter.
That 1-yard rush by Hurts made him the fifth player with four Super Bowl rushing touchdowns in a career. Emmitt Smith has the most, with five. Thurman Thomas, Franco Harris, John Elway and now Hurts all have four.
TOUCHDOWN: Hurts opens the scoring at Super Bowl
Philadelphia has struck first in the Super Bowl, with Jalen Hurts — thanks to the Eagles’ famed tush push, where the offensive line just bullies their way into the end zone and Hurts follows the crowd — scoring the game’s first touchdown.
Now it’s the Chiefs fans complaining about the officials
Kansas City appeared to get a third-down stop against Philadelphia, but Trent McDuffie was called for a personal foul for making contact with Dallas Goedert’s face mask.
Tom Brady didn’t like this call, either.
It’s not just Messi at the Super Bowl. He’s with friends
Lionel Messi isn’t the only Inter Miami star at the Super Bowl.
Teammates Jordi Alba, Sergio Busquets and Luis Suarez are there with him, taking a break from the preseason before resuming training in South Florida later this week.
The group famously were all teammates at Barcelona a decade ago, before reuniting to play in MLS with Inter Miami.
Fans inside Superdome boo Taylor Swift, Ice Spice
The fans inside the Superdome booed when Taylor Swift was shown alongside Ice Spice on the big screens during a break in the first quarter.
Swift has drawn the ire of many NFL fans, who say that TV broadcasts show too much of her. She has been dating Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce since early last season.
Swift was shown just after the cameras panned among actors Rob McElhenney, Adam Sandler and Paul Rudd. She gave a bit of a side-eye when she realized she was getting booed on the big screens, and kind of wrinkled her nose a bit.
Dunkin’ snags first ad spot
Dunkin’ snagged the first ad spot of the game — with the Massachusetts-based chain again enlisting Ben Affleck to represent “The DunKings.”
“The DunKings” were introduced at the Super Bowl ad last year, with Affleck and stars like Tom Brady and Matt Damon showing off their Boston (and Dunkin’) pride through a boy-band like performance. But it appears the team has changed some since.
In Dunkin’s ad this year, Affleck’s brother Casey, Bill Belichick and Jeremy Strong are new members of the group.
The first big penalty of the game went in Kansas City’s favor.
The Eagles were going for it on fourth-and-2 from midfield and appeared to convert a 30-yard completion. But a flag came out for Brown putting his hand on cornerback Trent McDuffie’s face, leading to the questionable penalty.
A big topic heading into the game was perceived bias for officials in favor of the Chiefs. Commissioner Roger Goodell called it “ridiculous” but those complaints will only grow louder after that first penalty.
Fox breaks out new scorebug for Super Bowl
It’s a different look showing time and score at the bottom of your screen for the Super Bowl.
And social media isn’t loving what Fox is doing.
Fox has “KC” on one side in red, “PHI” on the other in green, with score in big white numerals. There’s also some different graphic elements than the norm as well.
Chiefs defer, 15th straight Super Bowl to open that way
For the 15th straight Super Bowl, the team that won the opening coin toss of a Super Bowl chose to defer.
Kansas City won the toss and gave Philadelphia the option to start with the ball. The Chiefs will get the ball to begin the second half.
The only team to choose to start a Super Bowl with the ball after winning the opening toss since the defer option was initiated in the 2008 season was the Saints in Super Bowl 44 against Indianapolis.
The coin toss winner: Tails. (Sorry, Eagles fans.)
Travis Kelce called tails. It never fails, as they say.
The Chiefs won the coin toss, in a bad omen for the Eagles.
In Philly’s past Super Bowl appearances, when the coin toss result was tails, they lost.
Trump visits field before heading to suite
Trump spent a few minutes on the field before he headed to his suite to watch the game with lawmakers and family members.
After entering through a tunnel near the Chiefs’ end of the field, he greeted first responders and victims of the New Year’s Day attack in the French Quarter.
He was greeted with a mix of cheers and boos from fans.
Batiste brings accents of New Orleans and a long last note to anthem
Jon Batiste sang the U.S. national anthem while playing a wildly multicolored piano. He started out soft and only sprinkled only a few accents from his native New Orleans but got increasingly jazzy as he went, holding and riffing on the last note for a long time.
The telecast cut to a saluting President Donald Trump during the performance. The 2 minutes, 2 seconds the seven-time Grammy winner took to sing “The Star-Spangled Banner” was about average for a Super Bowl anthem.
It was the exact same length as Chris Stapleton two years ago but a lot slower than Reba McEntire, who brought it in at 1:30 last year.
Eli declared victorious over Peyton in ‘Kick of Destiny’
Eli Manning was declared victorious over his brother Peyton in FanDuel’s third annual “Kick of Destiny,” a pregame promotion from the gambling site held hours before Super Bowl kickoff on Sunday.
That means fans who betted for Team Eli are set to win a share of $10,000,000 in FanDuel Bonus Bets.
A very Louisiana ‘America the Beautiful’
Trombone Shorty, left, and Lauren Daigle, center, perform “America The Beautiful” before the NFL Super Bowl 59 football game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Trombone Shorty and Lauren Daigle added some serious Big Easy swing to their rendition of “America the Beautiful.”
Shorty played his signature instrument during the verses and then sang along with Daigle on the choruses.
The last word from Mahomes, Barkley
Patrick Mahomes and Saquon Barkley met with Fox reporters Erin Andrews and Tom Rinaldi after the teams took the field for the Super Bowl.
Said Mahomes: “Just enjoying it with the team. It’s always special.”
Added Barkley: “It’s no accident why we’re here. ... It’s go time.”
It’s a pro-Eagles crowd at the Super Bowl
There was a heavily pro-Eagles crowd inside the Superdome to watch Philadelphia try to dethrone the two-time defending Super Bowl champion Chiefs.
The Chiefs were booed loudly during pregame introductions, and the crowed revved up when Bradley Cooper appeared with a mic to introduce Philadelphia.
It had been evident all week that Eagles fans had come in droves, while perhaps a bit of Super Bowl fatigue had set in among Kansas City fans, who thought the big game was a once-in-a-lifetime trip but has now happened three straight years.
It’s a good bet that a lot of otherwise neutral fans were rooting for the Eagles, too. The Chiefs have become the juggernaut that everybody loves to hate.
