Super Bowl 57 live updates: Kansas City Chiefs, Philadelphia Eagles battle for NFL supremacy
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Quarterback Patrick Mahomes, coach Andy Reid and the Kansas City Chiefs are back in the Super Bowl for the third time in four years, looking to win their second championship together and third as a franchise.
Their opponent will be the upstart Philadelphia Eagles, whose rebuilding effort behind third-year quarterback Jalen Hurts and second-year coach Nick Sirianni have the franchise back in the big game for the first time in five years.
Here are the latest updates on Super Bowl 57.
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Kickoff of Super Bowl 57 is set for Sunday at 6:30 p.m. ET at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.
Who is favored to win Super Bowl 2023?
The Eagles are currently a 1-point favorite over the Chiefs, according to Tipico Sportsbook.
Damar Hamlin introduced on field at Super Bowl 57, speaks to Fox’s Michael Strahan
The NFL continues to celebrate the remarkable recovery by Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin from cardiac arrest he suffered in a Jan. 2 game.
Hamlin received a warm ovation from the crowd at State Farm Stadium.
Earlier, on Fox’s pregame show, Hamlin spoke with Michael Strahan about what he remembered when he made that fateful tackle on Bengals WR Tee Higgins.
Hamlin paused for nearly nine seconds.
“That’s something I don’t really want to get too deep into, in the detail,” Hamlin said. “That’s something I’m still trying to work through. Why did it happen to me?”
The full interview will air Monday morning on ABC’s “Good Morning America.”
This margin isn’t as wide as you might think. Jalen Hurts, 24, is a star who is going to be a problem in the NFC for a long time. He worked with Tom House this offseason and has refined his mechanics. His ability to compromise defenses with his rushing ability has made it increasingly difficult to defend Philadelphia. And, if the Chiefs use a spy to try to limit what Hurts can do out in open space, it takes away a potential defender Kansas City can use in the secondary.
All that said, Patrick Mahomes is the most gifted passer in the NFL, possibly of all time. His arm makes it so that the Chiefs can score on any given play. And while he may not rack up rushing yards, his mobility — though it may be tested Sunday by a high ankle sprain — allows him to extend plays and find receivers who can break off their routes.
Advantage: Chiefs
— Lorenzo Reyes
Where Kansas City has a potential home run hitter in Isiah Pacheco, the Eagles carry significant depth in the backfield. Philadelphia’s top three running backs — Miles Sanders, Boston Scott and Kenneth Gainwell — are all capable of taking over a game. Just look at Gainwell’s production; he averaged just 3.1 rushes per game in the regular season. In the playoffs, that number has jumped to 13 per and he has responded by leading the Eagles in rushing in both the divisional and conference championship rounds. Sanders, meanwhile, has a nose for the end zone.
Pacheco is explosive both rushing the ball and catching it out of the backfield, but Kansas City often doesn’t give him enough touches to be a major factor. The team also activated Clyde Edwards-Helaire (ankle) off of injured reserve and he’d provide a huge boost if he’s able to play.
Advantage: Eagles
— Lorenzo Reyes
This is perhaps the one position where a team has the strongest advantage over the other. A.J. Brown and Devonta Smith are both star playmakers whose different skill sets complement each other; Brown is physical and quick and can beat defenders with power and Smith is a silky route runner who is elusive in space.
On the other side, the Chiefs have navigated their first season without Tyreek Hill quite well, with Marquez Valdes-Scantling, JuJu Smith-Schuster and Kadarius Toney making plays. Still, no Kansas City wideout eclipsed 1,000 receiving yards in the regular season. Making matters worse for the Chiefs is that they are facing several nagging injuries at the position, with Mecole Hardman placed on injured reserve. Better put this way, Mahomes and the Chiefs system elevate Smith-Schuster, Valdes-Scantling and Toney, while Brown and Smith are stars who would flourish anywhere.
Advantage: Eagles
— Lorenzo Reyes
Dallas Goedert has been a solid and steady option for Hurts. But in 14 games this season, including the playoffs, he reached the 100-yard mark only once.
Travis Kelce isn’t just in the conversation for the best tight end in football — he’s already there — he’s in the conversation for the best of all time. Kelce has secured four All-Pro nominations in the last seven seasons, he’s rewriting the record book and he has become Mahomes’ preferred target and a near-unguardable player in the middle of the field.
Goedert does have a clear advantage over Kelce in run blocking; because Philadelphia sets its identity on the ground, Goedert has become a key piece in the scheme. Still, Kelce is generational.
Advantage: Chiefs
— Lorenzo Reyes
Who are the commentators on FOX NFL Sunday’s Super Bowl pregame show?
As is the case during the regular season, Fox Sports has Curt Menefee hosting its NFL Sunday pregame show, which is being broadcast live at State Farm Stadium.
Providing analysis and commentary are Terry Bradshaw, Howie Long, Michael Strahan and Jimmy Johnson. Joining the set for the playoffs is retired NFL tight end-turned-kicker Rob Gronkowski.
Reporting from around the stadium: Erin Andrews, Tom Rinaldi, Charissa Thompson and Jay Glazer.
Celebrities at Super Bowl 57
Stars from every industry are descending on State Farm Stadium to watch the Kansas City Chiefs take on the Philadelphia Eagles.
In the stadium early was NBA star LeBron James and his wife, Savannah.
Eagles superfan Bradley Cooper was also in attendance ready to cheer his team to victory.
Rap mogul Jay Z was spotted on the sidelines taking pictures of his daughter Blue Ivy.
JuJu Smith-Schuster, Travis Kelce, Fletcher Cox make fashion statements as kickoff approaches
Everyone knows what the players will be wearing when Super Bowl 57 kicks off. The Chiefs will be wearing white uniforms with red pants, red numerals and yellow trim. The Eagles will be wearing green uniforms with either green or white pants.
However, pregame fashions can be any style and color under the rainbow, as evidenced by Chiefs WR JuJu Smith-Schuster.
Not to be outdone, Chiefs TE Travis Kelce.
And then there’s Eagles DT Fletcher Cox.
This is another fascinating battle, as these are two of the top units in the NFL. The Eagles, however, have the best O-line in football. Their communication and ability to work together are unrivaled. They have two of the best players at their positions, center Jason Kelce and right tackle Lane Johnson (both of whom were first-team All-Pro selections). They bore open holes in Nick Sirianni’s zone read offense and are disciplined and clean in avoiding penalties.
But where Philadelphia has two All-Pros on its offensive line, the Chiefs have a pair of second-teamers in center Creed Humphrey and left guard Joe Thuney. Orlando Brown has been excellent after moving to left tackle and, considering this is a unit that has been remade, it has done a remarkable job of keeping Mahomes clean.
Advantage: Eagles
— Lorenzo Reyes
The Eagles are five sacks in the Super Bowl from breaking the record of the 1984 Bears for total sacks in the regular and postseason combined (82). Three of Philadelphia’s starting four defensive linemen, defensive tackle Javon Hargrave and defensive ends Josh Sweat and Brandon Graham notched double-digit sack totals in the regular season, as each posted 11. The other starter, defensive tackle Fletcher Cox, is one of the game’s best interior linemen and recorded seven. The unit has depth with end Robert Quinn and tackles Linval Joseph and Ndamukong Suh coming on in relief.
To be clear, the Chiefs aren’t bad, they’re just not this good. Chris Jones is a force and the best interior lineman in football and Frank Clark can disrupt the timing and rhythm of opposing offenses. Kansas City just doesn’t have the depth or wealth of star talent to match Philadelphia in this spot.
Advantage: Eagles
— Lorenzo Reyes
It’s almost unfair to consider Haason Reddick as a pure linebacker, since Philadelphia loves using him in five-man fronts, rushing off the left side of the line of scrimmage — or even at defensive tackle — so his presence is frankly more of a consideration for the defensive line. With that in mind, where this Eagles defense is weakest is at the other two linebacker spots. And, considering that linebackers and safeties are among the players asked to cover tight ends, this could be a spot where the Chiefs exploit Philadelphia, using Travis Kelce.
The Chiefs unit that included Nick Bolton and Willie Gay Jr. took some time to get settled this season, but it improved after Gay returned from suspension and as the group got healthier. They have speed and excellent range, though they are sometimes caught out of position, in part because of the relative inexperience of Bolton and Gay.
Advantage: Chiefs
— Lorenzo Reyes
This is another spot in which Eagles executive vice president and general manager Howie Roseman’s aggressive moves in recent seasons have paid off. The three best players on the unit — corners James Bradberry and Darius Slay and strong safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson — were all acquired via trade or free agency. Bradberry had bounced around the league but found a home in Philadelphia’s defense, earning a second-team All-Pro nod.
For the Chiefs, cornerback L’Jarius Sneed clearing concussion protocol is a welcome sight; he doesn’t shy away from contact and actually helps out quite a bit in stopping the run along the outside. Trent McDuffie is a player who has perhaps been overlooked, though he has had a huge impact as a press corner. Rounding out the starters, at safety, Justin Reid and Juan Thornhill have become capable players. The biggest issue with the Kansas City secondary is the occasional blown coverage that can lead to chunk plays.
Advantage: Eagles
— Lorenzo Reyes
As far as kicking and punting goes, this becomes tricky because where the Eagles are strong with place kicker Jake Elliott, the Chiefs are stronger with punter Tommy Townsend, a first-team all-pro. Kansas City place kicker Harrison Butker had the worst season of his career, missing six field goals for a 75% conversion rate. Still, in his last three games, Butker has converted all field goals and extra points.
The Eagles may be without punter Arryn Siposs (ankle), who has said he is ready to play. He presents an upgrade, though backup Brett Kern has been solid in relief. Where the Chiefs separate themselves is with their return men. Both Isiah Pacheco and Skyy Moore are flashes of lightning who can slip through creases and flip field position.
Advantage: Chiefs
— Lorenzo Reyes
The Chiefs have the wealth of experience and Andy Reid may be the best coach not named Belichick over the last three decades. Offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy should be a head coach. And defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo has kept Kansas City’s defense competitive and loves to disguise blitzes, making it difficult for young quarterbacks to read the field.
The narrative that the Eagles have had a favorable path to the Super Bowl, while accurate, shouldn’t discount the effort and work it takes to win week in and week out. Coach Nick Sirianni’s players swear by him and offensive coordinator Shane Steichen could end up as a head coach this cycle. The zone read offense the pair have assembled requires defenses to make decisions in split seconds. Defensive line coach Tracy Rocker brings decades of experience and coordinator Jonathan Gannon oversees a unit that has taken a huge stride since last season.
Advantage: Chiefs
— Lorenzo Reyes
Chiefs unlikely to face 49ers catastrophe if Mahomes gets hurt 
The NFC championship game was a cautionary tale to NFL teams, particularly those vying for a title, about the risks of having only two quarterbacks active on game day.
However, if catastrophe befalls the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday in Super Bowl 57, they have a plethora of emergency quarterback options – so many, that it’s not immediately clear who would take snaps if presumptive MVP Patrick Mahomes and his, backup, Chad Henne, were unable to go. Obviously, that would be a worst-case scenario. But at least the AFC champs might become so wildly unpredictable that it could keep them in a game – at least temporarily.
— Nate Davis
Ex-Broncos coach helps Eagles prepare for Chiefs offense
The Philadelphia Eagles reportedly brought in some veteran experience ahead of their Super Bowl 57 appearance against the Kansas City Chiefs.
According to reports, the Eagles hired Vic Fangio to assist with game preparations that include self-scouting and analysis. NFL Network insider Ian Rapoport reported Fangio signed a two-week contract that is expected to expire after the Super Bowl.
Fangio agreed to become the Miami Dolphins defensive coordinator last month.
— Jaylon Thompson
Fathers of Super Bowl 57 QBs wreck stereotype of absent Black dad 
During Super Bowl 57 you will see more than a game. You’ll see two Black quarterbacks — raised lovingly by two Black dads (and also by their moms). You will also see one more thing: a stereotype busted.
If you’re looking for the story — the often repeated one, the ever-lasting one, the stereotypical one — of the Black kid who grew up impoverished and still made it. If you’re looking for the same ol’ story about the Black kid without a father who overcame this and that and the other thing and golly gee, goodness gracious look at him now. Well, this Super Bowl quarterbacks story is not for you.
— Mike Freeman
Special game-day deliveries for 2 Chiefs players
Just playing in the big game is already memorable enough, but two members of the Kansas City Chiefs will have even more reason to remember this Super Bowl Sunday.
While he was busy preparing to face off against the Philadelphia Eagles, Chiefs guard Nick Allegretti learned his wife Christina went into labor and delivered healthy twin girls early Sunday morning in Chicago.
At about the same time the Allegretti girls were arriving, Chiefs wide receiver Mecole Hardman was frantically tweeting that his girlfriend Chariah Gordon was also about ready to give birth.
There could also be another Super Bowl baby before long on the other sideline.
Eagles center Jason Kelce and his wife Kylie are also expecting a baby.
Andy Reid could win second Super Bowl – against his former team 
Reid, 64, is a no-nonsense coach who has become endearing, never too shy to be himself or make others laugh at his own expense. He proudly wears Hawaiian shirts and professes his love for a good cheeseburger. He’s also one of the most accomplished coaches.
Reid was the Eagles’ coach for 14 seasons (1999-2012) and did mostly everything for the franchise – six NFC East titles, five NFC title games, one Super Bowl appearance – except win it all.
When he was fired by Philadelphia, Kansas City pounced at the opportunity to hire him, and it has been rewarded with 10 winning seasons, nine playoff berths and a Super Bowl during the 2019 season.
Reid has the respect and the résumé to match, and he has an opportunity to solidify his Hall of Fame career with a second Super Bowl title. To do it against his former team would be special, too.
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— Safid Deen
Who will perform at the Super Bowl halftime show? 
While the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles take a break from shining bright like a diamond, Rihanna will be the Super Bowl 57 halftime show performer.
It’s a show that’s so exciting, at least one player is hoping to catch a glimpse.
The nine-time Grammy award-winner will perform a slew of hits with (or maybe without) some surprise guests. This will be her first public performance since 2018 when she performed DJ Khaled’s “Wild Thoughts” at the Grammys.
– Victoria Hernandez
With 10 Super Bowl appearances, Tom Brady has made his mark on the game’s history, setting a plethora of individual records.
Brady, who made 10 Super Bowl appearances with the New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and Pro Football Hall of Famer Jerry Rice – who appeared in four Super Bowls during his career with the San Francisco 49ers and Oakland Raiders – hold multiple standards in the NFL’s annual championship showcase.
From a team perspective, Brady’s New England Patriots and Rice’s San Francisco 49ers figure prominently.
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How ‘No crush, no rush’ slogan has Philadelphia Eagles defense on historic sack pace 
The four-word phrase coined by defensive ends and outside linebackers coach Jeremiah Washburn means the defense has to stop the run to earn the right to rush the quarterback. Entering Super Bowl 57, the defense has lived up to its motto.
“If you don’t stop the run, you can’t pass rush nobody,” Eagles defensive end Brandon Graham said. “You got to take care of business. Early on, you got to send a message and let them know what the game is gonna be. You got to be the dictators. That’s any defense that wants to win a game, you got to let them know what it’s gonna be for the day.”
The Eagles had the NFL’s second ranked defense in the regular season and the unit hasn’t given up more than seven points in each of its postseason wins leading up to Super Bowl 57. When it comes to rushing the quarterback, the Eagles are on an historic pace.
The Eagles defense has amassed 78 total sacks across the regular season and postseason, the third most in NFL history. Philadelphia is three sacks away from surpassing the 1985 Chicago Bears for the second most sacks ever and five sacks shy of eclipsing the 1984 Bears (82 sacks) for the NFL single-season record.
— Tyler Dragon
Joe Biden’s pregame Super Bowl interview with Fox called off
President Joe Biden won’t be giving a pregame Super Bowl interview to Fox Soul after all.
Presidents in recent years have granted wide-ranging interviews to the network hosting the Super Bowl. But last week there was confusion over whether Biden would follow the tradition.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre tweeted Friday that Biden had been looking forward to an interview on Fox Soul, a streaming sister service to the conservative Fox News. But she said the White House had been informed that the network’s parent company, Fox Corp., canceled the interview.
Biden did pregame interviews with CBS in 2021 and with NBC in 2022.
– Michael Collins
‘Superhero?’ What other Chiefs say about QB Patrick Mahomes 
Patrick Mahomes exploded into an NFL superstar almost from the moment when he became the Kansas City Chiefs’ starting quarterback in 2018, the year he also won his first MVP trophy.
But what we all see is not necessarily what Mahomes’ teammates see.
USA TODAY Sports closely monitored and asked Chiefs players and coaches during the days leading up to the big game about what it’s like being around their intrepid leader, and some common themes quickly emerged.
— Nate Davis
Eagles’ success starts at the top 
To compare the team-building philosophies of the Philadelphia Eagles and last year’s Super Bowl champion Los Angeles Rams, and classify them as similar would be to miss the point.
There is a difference between mortgaging the future and having a foundation for continued success in place. The Rams, quite literally, employed a “(expletive) them picks” strategy. The Eagles have a pair of first-round picks in the 2023 draft and Jalen Hurts, an MVP-level quarterback on a rookie (second-round selection) contract.
Leadership starts at the top. Knowing the right time to push the chips toward the middle is essential to winning it all, and Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie has given general manager Howie Roseman, who has been with the organization since 2000, the latitude – and payroll – to be aggressive.
In Super Bowl 57 against the Kansas City Chiefs, Roseman’s fingerprints will be all over the field.
– Chris Bumbaca
‘Special’ Super Bowl for Black quarterbacks 
When Patrick Mahomes and Jalen Hurts take the field Feb. 12, they will be the first two Black quarterbacks to start against each other in the Super Bowl. It’s an accomplishment both quarterbacks fully embrace.
“It is history. It’s come a long way. I think there has only been (eight) African American quarterbacks to play in a Super Bowl. To be the first for something is pretty cool. I know it’ll be a good one,” Hurts, the Philadelphia Eagles quarterback, told reporters Thursday. “It’s history.”
There will be eight Black quarterbacks to start in a Super Bowl once the championship game kicks off: Doug Williams, Steve McNair, Donovan McNabb, Colin Kaepernick, Russell Wilson, Cam Newton, Mahomes and Hurts.
– Tyler Dragon
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Report: Colts target Eagles offensive coordinator as next head coach 
The Indianapolis Colts have reached a decision on who they want as their next head coach – but the process will have to wait until Super Bowl 57 concludes.
Philadelphia Eagles offensive coordinator Shane Steichen is the Colts’ top choice, and, according to ESPN, the team has already begun informing the other candidates that they are no longer being considered.
Steichen, 37, has run the Eagles offense for the past two seasons. On the way to reaching the Super Bowl, Philadelphia ranked first in rushing yards and third in points per game in 2022. That would seem to mesh well with the Colts, whose offense revolves around 2021 NFL rushing champion Jonathan Taylor.
In addition, the Arizona Cardinals plan to interview Eagles defensive coordinator Jonathan Gannon for their head coaching vacancy, according to NFL.com.
Ex-Eagles, Chiefs coach Dick Vermeil can’t pick a favorite 
Dick Vermeil led the Philadelphia Eagles to the franchise’s first Super Bowl appearance. He also finished his Hall of Fame career coaching the Kansas City Chiefs.
So, in what direction is Vermeil’s allegiance flowing for Super Bowl 57?
“I’ve put in my frame of mind right now, philosophically, I’m going to root for both teams to win,” Vermeil told USA TODAY Sports. “And I’ll feel very bad for the team that loses.”
The only person other than Andy Reid to have coached both the Eagles and the Chiefs, Vermeil, 86, won’t even be inside State Farm Stadium on Sunday.
– Jarrett Bell
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Jason or Travis? Donna Kelce has a plan for which son she’ll visit first after Super Bowl 57 
Donna Kelce, the mother of Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce and Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, has a game plan for after Super Bowl 57.
She is going to visit the winner first.
But Donna Kelce told USA TODAY Sports that it’s not about favoritism. It’s logistics.
“In the Super Bowl, you only have a chance to see the winner,” Kelce said at Super Bowl 57 Radio Row at the Phoenix Convention Center. “The losers are immediately sent to their hotel, like go to your room.”
— Cydney Henderson
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Super Bowl expert picks
Coming off a pair of dominant postseason wins, the Eagles enter the game as slight favorites. However, the Chiefs seem to have more big game experience as they prepare for their third Super Bowl in the past four seasons, led by presumptive league MVP and Super Bowl 54 MVP Patrick Mahomes.
Our writers offer up their predictions and how they see the game unfolding:
Here are USA TODAY Sports’ expert picks for Super Bowl 57 MVP:
Who is announcing Super Bowl 57?
FOX’s Kevin Burkhardt and Greg Olsen will be the broadcasters for Super Bowl 57.
Read more on how these two guys from Jersey became NFL broadcast stars.
Who are the Super Bowl officials?
Carl Cheffers will be the referee for Super Bowl 57. This is his third Super Bowl. He will be joined by umpire Roy Ellison, down judge Jerod Phillips, line judge Jeff Bergman, field judge John Jenkins, side judge Eugene Hall, back judge Dino Paganelli and replay official Mark Butterworth.
— Jim Sergent
As Eagles’ Nick Sirianni reaches Super Bowl, his brothers find success on parallel paths 
Over the past 20 years, Mike Sirianni has quietly become one of the top coaches in college football. He’s never had a losing season. Never lost back-to-back regular-season games. His win percentage (.807) ranks sixth among active head coaches with tenures of at least 100 games, ahead of Dabo Swinney (.805) and Nick Saban (.801).
“People are like, ‘You have the (sixth)-highest win percentage in college football right now,’ ” he said. “And I’m like, ‘Yeah, but I’m the third-best coach in my own family.’ “
That would be behind middle brother Jay, who coached their high school alma mater to three New York state title games, winning two.
And behind youngest brother, Nick, who will of course make his Super Bowl debut when the Philadelphia Eagles face the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday.
“In my opinion, until Nick wins a Super Bowl, Jay’s got two state championships,” Mike said. “So to me, I’m still voting him No. 1.”
— Tom Schad
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