Super Bowl LVII

Lore & Background

Both teams finished the regular season with a league-best 14–3 record. This was the Eagles' fifth Super Bowl appearance, having previously won Super Bowl LII and lost Super Bowls XV, XXXIX, and LV. This was the Chiefs' fifth Super Bowl appearance overall and third in the last four seasons, having previously won Super Bowls IV and LIV and lost Super Bowls I and LV. The Chiefs won the game 38–35 on a game-winning field goal by Harrison Butker.

Butker's game-winning kick was set up by a pivotal defensive holding call on Philadelphia cornerback James Bradberry, which was criticized by some observers but supported by others, including Bradberry himself. The 73 combined points made this the third-highest scoring Super Bowl game, and the 35 points 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.

The three touchdowns and two-point conversion scored by Jalen Hurts tied the record for most points scored by a player in a Super Bowl with 20. The game was remembered for the use of signature plays on both sides, with the Chiefs scoring one touchdown on a play using the Corn Dog misdirection route and the Eagles scoring twice using the Tush Push.

Reader's Guide

Super Bowl LVII was the last Super Bowl that George Toma would serve as groundskeeper for, having previously served as groundskeeper for every Super Bowl since the event's creation. The field conditions were criticized by players, particularly for slipperiness. Kansas City and Philadelphia would meet for a rematch two years later in Super Bowl LIX, in which the Eagles avenged their loss against the Chiefs, 40–22. The victory secured their second Super Bowl title, after Super Bowl LII seven years prior.