Super Bowl LVII

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Super Bowl LVII
DateFebruary 12, 2023 (2023-02-12)
Kickoff time4:43 p.m. MST (UTC-7)
StadiumState Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona
MVPPatrick Mahomes, quarterback
FavoriteEagles by 1.5[1]
RefereeCarl Cheffers[2]
Attendance67,827
Ceremonies
National anthemChris Stapleton
Coin tossPat Tillman Foundation scholar Fabersha Flynt
Halftime showRihanna
TV in the United States
NetworkFox
Fox Deportes
NFL.com
NFL+
AnnouncersKevin Burkhardt (play-by-play)
Greg Olsen (analyst)
Erin Andrews and Tom Rinaldi (sideline reporters)
Mike Pereira (rules analyst)
Nielsen ratings40.0 (national)[3]
52.0 (Kansas City)[3]
46.3 (Philadelphia)[3]
39.5 (Phoenix)[4]
U.S. TV viewership: 115.1 million
Market share77 (national)[4]
87 (Kansas City)[4]
77 (Philadelphia) [4]
76 (Phoenix)[4]
Cost of 30-second commercial$7 million[5]
Radio in the United States
NetworkWestwood One
AnnouncersKevin Harlan (play-by-play)
Kurt Warner (analyst)
Laura Okmin and Mike Golic (sideline reporters)
Gene Steratore (rules analyst)

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]

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 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.

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