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Super Bowl LVII

Super Bowl LVII was an American football game played to determine the champion of the National Football League (NFL) for the 2022 season. The American Football Conference (AFC) champion Kansas City Chiefs defeated the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Philadelphia Eagles, 38–35. The game was played on February 12, 2023, at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. It was the fourth Super Bowl hosted by the Phoenix metropolitan area, and the third at this venue, after Super Bowls XLII in 2008 and XLIX in 2015 when it was known as University of Phoenix Stadium.[6]

"2023 Super Bowl" redirects here. For the Super Bowl at the completion of the 2023 season, see Super Bowl LVIII.

Kansas City Chiefs (1)
(AFC)
(14–3)

February 12, 2023 (2023-02-12)

4:40 p.m. MST (UTC-7)

State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

Patrick Mahomes, quarterback

Eagles by 1.5[1]

Carl Cheffers[2]

67,827

Chris Stapleton

Pat Tillman Foundation scholar Fabersha Flynt

Rihanna

Fox
Fox Deportes
NFL.com
NFL+

Kevin Burkhardt (play-by-play)
Greg Olsen (analyst)
Erin Andrews and Tom Rinaldi (sideline reporters)
Mike Pereira (rules analyst)

40.0 (national)[3]
52.0 (Kansas City)[3]
46.3 (Philadelphia)[3]
39.5 (Phoenix)[4]
U.S. TV viewership: 115.1 million

77 (national)[4]
87 (Kansas City)[4]
77 (Philadelphia) [4]
76 (Phoenix)[4]

$7 million[5]

Westwood One

Kevin Harlan (play-by-play)
Kurt Warner (analyst)
Laura Okmin and Mike Golic (sideline reporters)
Gene Steratore (rules analyst)

Both teams finished the regular season with a league-best 14–3 record. This was the Eagles' fourth Super Bowl appearance, having previously won Super Bowl LII and lost Super Bowls XV and XXXIX. 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.[7][8][9][10] 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.


Fox's broadcast of the game became the then most-watched program in American television history, with an average of 115.1 million viewers.[11][12] The halftime show, headlined by Rihanna, peaked at 121 million viewers.[13][14][15] This record would later be broken the following year.

Background[edit]

Host selection[edit]

Beginning with Super Bowl LVI, a new system was introduced to select Super Bowl hosting sites. Discarding the previous process that allowed cities to submit bids for the hosting rights, the league unilaterally chooses a single hosting site for each game. The chosen city then creates a proposal that is voted upon at the league's owners' meetings.[16] Arizona was the first location chosen under this process; its proposal was accepted unanimously on May 23, 2018.[6]

In , the game was televised by the Seven Network, its sister channel 7mate, and the 7plus on-demand platform.[89] It was also broadcast by ESPN Australia and in New Zealand on the same channel, with ESPN's secondary Monday Night Football team of Steve Levy, Dan Orlovsky and Louis Riddick commentating its international feed.[90] The game was also broadcast by Melbourne radio station 1116 SEN and was commentated by Gerard Whateley[91]

Australia

In , the game was televised by ESPN, RedeTV! and the Star+ streaming service.[92]

Brazil

In , the game's broadcast rights are owned by Bell Media. The game was televised in English on TSN and CTV, subject to simultaneous substitution;[93] RDS carried the French broadcast of the game.[94] Additionally, the game was streamed over TSN+ and DAZN.[94][95]

Canada

In , the game was broadcast by Tencent, NFL's media partner for the Chinese market, and nine other TV stations or streaming services also carried the game and Super Bowl coverage provided by Tencent. Tencent and NFL China also sent a crew of 4 reporters to the game.

China

In , the game was televised on beIN Sports and on La Chaîne L'Équipe.

France

In and Austria, this was 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.

Germany

In , the game was televised by Cosmote Sport.

Greece

In , the game was televised on Virgin Media Two and Virgin Media Four simulcasting ITV's coverage in the UK.

Ireland

In , the game was televised by Rai 2 from RAI – Radio Televisione Italiana and the DAZN streaming service.[96]

Italy

In , the game was televised by ESPN and the Star+ streaming service.

Latin America

In , the game was televised by Canal 5 from TelevisaUnivision, Azteca 7 from TV Azteca[97] and Fox Sports.[98]

Mexico

In the , the game was televised by ESPN with options to watch the game with either Dutch or original commentary.[99]

Netherlands

In , the game was televised by ESPN.[100]

Oceania

In this game was televised on TVP Sport, who broadcast was a last Super Bowl game on this station before handover to New official broadcasters of NFL in Poland - DAZN and Polsat Sport stations.[101]

Poland

In , the game was televised on Sport Klub.[102]

Serbia

In , Movistar Plus owns the broadcasting rights to the NFL, and the game was broadcast on their paid channel.[103]

Spain

In , the Super Bowl was televised for the first time by the linear TV channel TV12 and on the streaming service C More,[104] following the broadcasting rights transfer from previous rights-holder NENT/Viaplay which had broadcast the NFL in Sweden since the 1980s.[105]

Sweden

In the , the game was televised free-to-air on ITV1 and STV (for the first time since Super Bowl XLI in 2007).[106] It was carried on radio via TalkSPORT and BBC Radio 5 Live.[107]

United Kingdom

In the United Kingdom and Ireland, the game also aired on Sky's subscription sports channels NFL and Sky Sports Main Event and subscription entertainment channel Sky Showcase.[108]

Sky Sports

In , the game was televised by K+ SPORT 2.

Vietnam

Entertainment[edit]

Pregame[edit]

American country singer Chris Stapleton sang the national anthem,[109][110] actress Sheryl Lee Ralph performed "Lift Every Voice and Sing", and R&B singer Babyface sang "America the Beautiful". All three songs were also interpreted in American Sign Language by actor and Arizona native Troy Kotsur,[111] with "America the Beautiful" additionally interpreted in Plains Sign Talk by Collin Denny.[21]


For the first time in Super Bowl history, the flyover was entirely crewed by women to celebrate the 50th anniversary of women flying in the US Navy. Four Navy aircraft taking off from Luke Air Force Base were used: a pair of F/A-18F Super Hornets from the Strike Fighter Squadron 122 "Flying Eagles", an F-35C Lightning II from the Strike Fighter Squadron 97 "Warhawks", and an EA-18G Growler from the Electronic Attack Squadron 129 "Vikings".[112][113]


Four Pat Tillman Foundation scholars then served as honorary captains during the coin toss ceremony, honoring the memory of Pat Tillman, the former Arizona Cardinals player turned US Army Ranger who was killed in 2004 while stationed in Afghanistan.[114]

Aftermath[edit]

The Chiefs successfully defended their Super Bowl title by winning Super Bowl LVIII the following season over the San Francisco 49ers, becoming the first team to repeat as Super Bowl champions since the 2003 and 2004 New England Patriots.[132] The Super Bowl LVIII win, being the Chiefs' third Super Bowl win and fourth Super Bowl appearance in five seasons, led many sports commentators to establish the team as a dynasty.[133]


The Eagles started the following season with a 10–1 record, the best in the league.[134] However, the Eagles faltered down the stretch, losing five of their last six games and falling to second place in the NFC East behind the Dallas Cowboys, and the 5-seed in the NFC.[135][136] They were subsequently blown out by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the Wild Card round.[137] Their late-season collapse is considered by many to be one of the worst in NFL history.[138][139] The Eagles promptly fired offensive coordinator Brian Johnson and defensive coordinator Sean Desai within a week of their playoff exit.[140][141]

Official website

Official host committee website