Super Bowl LVII vs Philadelphia Eagles

Lore & Background

Both teams finished the regular season with a league-best 14–3 record. 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.

Reader's Guide

The game was remembered for the use of signature plays on both sides, with the Chiefs scoring two touchdowns on plays using the Corn Dog misdirection route and the Eagles scoring twice using the Tush Push. Fox's broadcast of the game became the most-watched program in American television history at the time, with an average of 115.1 million viewers. The halftime show, headlined by Rihanna, peaked at 121 million viewers. This record would later be broken the following year. This 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.

Did You Know?

• The Chiefs traded star wide receiver Tyreek Hill to the Miami Dolphins in the offseason but still finished the year as the NFL's best offense.
• Quarterback Patrick Mahomes won his second NFL Most Valuable Player award, leading the league with a career-high 5,250 passing yards and 41 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 official logo for Super Bowl LVII featured imagery of a sunset resembling Arizona's state flag behind a desert canyon.