The Philadelphia Eagles ended the Kansas City Chiefs’ bid to win an unprecedented three straight Super Bowls as they ran out 40-22 winners in New Orleans. The Eagles defence dominated and pressured Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes throughout the evening, sacking him a career-high six times and intercepting him twice.
Opposite number Jalen Hurts threw for 221 yards and two touchdowns, as well as scoring one himself, as the Eagles avenged their defeat to the Chiefs two years ago. Eagles running back Saquon Barkley broke the NFL season rushing record, including the post-season, beating the record of the Denver Broncos Terrell Davis.
No team had previously won back-to-back titles and returned to the Super Bowl, but the Chiefs rarely looked like completing the treble and a fourth win in six years.
The Eagles were denied a promising field position on the opening possession when AJ Brown was adjudged to have fouled cornerback Trent McDuffie after catching a 30-yard pass from Hurts on fourth down. They went close again midway through the first quarter, but having been ruled down a yard short they opened the scoring when Hurts was driven over from close range.
Hurts looked to stretch the advantage early in the second quarter, but his attempted pass was intercepted by Bryan Cook.
The Chiefs, dogged by a couple of early penalties and their traditional slow Super Bowl start, struggled to make inroads and their offence spent little time on the field with their first three drives ending in punts. The Eagles stretched their advantage midway through the second quarter, Jake Elliott added a 48-yard field goal after being moved back five yards by another penalty.
Mahomes’ difficult evening continued as he was sacked for a second time on the first down after the score. It got worse on the next play, Cooper DeJean intercepting his pass and returning it 38 yards for a touchdown on his 22nd birthday, Elliott adding the extra point to make it 17-0. Mahomes was sacked again as the Chiefs again failed to respond and were forced to punt.
Worse was to come for the quarterback, linebacker Zack Baun intercepting him deep in Chiefs territory and the Eagles took full advantage with Hurts finding Brown for another touchdown.
More penalties dogged the Chiefs’ final drive of the half as they reached the break 24-0 down - the second-highest half-time deficit in the Super Bowl - after a mere 23 yards of offence.
The second half started in much the same fashion, the Eagles sacking Mahomes again as the Chiefs were once more forced to punt. The Eagles were stopped near the Chiefs line, but Elliott was able to stretch the gap with a field goal.
That lead grew even further after another stalled Chiefs drive, Hurts finding DeVonta Smith from 46 yards for another touchdown.
The Chiefs finally got on the scoreboard just before the end of the third quarter, Mahomes finding Xavier Worth to get them into Eagles territory and then connecting with the same player from almost on the sideline. The two-point conversion attempt failed.
Another Elliott field goal stretched the gap to 37-6 and he struck again from 50 yards after the Chiefs defence once more sacked Mahomes and recovered the ball.
A seven-yard touchdown catch by DeAndre Hopkins and a 50-yard effort from Xavier Worthy late on, both with two-point conversions, gave the scoreline a less lopsided appearance.
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03:52 AM GMT
The thoughts of Jalen Hurts at the trophy presentation
“I could not be here without my teammates. The effort and determination that everybody has shown to get to this point, we got it.
“It has always been about what we do, and how we respond to certain things - never about anybody else. It was a hell of a game today!”
03:52 AM GMT
Nick Sirianni at the trophy presentation
“That [the Kansas City Chiefs] is a great football team. We had to come out and play our best and we did.
“And what a lesson to the entire world about what good teamwork does. We have selfless guys that do not want to let each other down.
“We have guys that will fight for each other, that will play hurt. They love each other and it takes a lot of work to develop that. That is a team right there.”
03:46 AM GMT
The Eagles are Super Bowl champions
03:44 AM GMT
Chiefs’ three-peat dreams over
03:40 AM GMT
Super Bowl 59 MVP is... Jalen Hurts
03:38 AM GMT
Reaction from the Eagles’ Nolan Smith
03:37 AM GMT
Ndamukong Suh on Sky
“It is beautiful to see. The Eagles defense did an amazing job to put Mahomes in tough situations and allow their offense to captialise on all of the Chiefs mistakes and ride off into the sunset like they did.”
03:36 AM GMT
Ryan Fitzpatrick on Sky
“Jalen Hurts, the way he played, the way he ran the ball today and the way he made the big throws when he needed to, he is the MVP of this game.
“Does he have a heartbeat, does he have a pulse? At the end of the game there, you have just won the Super Bowl, I wanted to tell him ‘you can smile’! But he is just like that.”
03:33 AM GMT
What it means
03:28 AM GMT
The thoughts of Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts
“Personally, I have been able to use every experience and learn from it - the good, the bad, and use it as fuel to pursue my own greatness.
“I could not have done anything though without the guys around me. We have got a special group this year.
“We have been able to learn from the past and bring in some nice new pieces to get us over the hump.”
03:27 AM GMT
Philadelphia’s crowning moment
03:26 AM GMT
Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni speaking to Fox
“Thanks to God. He gave us all the talents to be here. This is the ultimate team game, you cannot be great without the greatness of others.
“Our coaching staff, these great players. We did not care what others thought about how we win, we just wanted to win.
“These guys did not want to let each other down. In the meeting yesterday they said they did not want this to be over without a ring and a parade.”
03:24 AM GMT
Chiefs fans right now
03:23 AM GMT
Redemption for Hurts
03:17 AM GMT
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES WIN SUPER BOWL 59!
They kneel three times and that is it in New Orleans. The Philadelphia Eagles get revenge for Super Bowl 57 and have beaten the Kansas City Chiefs 40-22 to win their second Super Bowl title. The Chiefs are denied their third straight Super Bowl title, meaning still no-one in NFL history has won three in a row.
03:15 AM GMT
Onside kick
The Eagles recover it and they are just moments away from being crowned Super Bowl champions.
03:13 AM GMT
TOUCHDOWN CHIEFS!
Mahomes throws one deep and picks out the rookie Worthy for the long touchdown.
They go for the two-point conversion and Hopkins takes the catch.
03:12 AM GMT
4th down and 6 PHI: KC 14 PHI 40
The Eagles go for it on fourth down and Pickett throws an incompletion so the Chiefs will take over possession.
03:08 AM GMT
3rd down and 5 PHI: KC 14 PHI 40
Gainwell is tackled before the line of scrimmage as we hit the two-minute warning. The Eagles are just two minutes away from their second Super Bowl title.
03:08 AM GMT
2nd down and 6 PHI: KC 14 PHI 40
Gainwell is stuffed.
03:07 AM GMT
1st down and 10 PHI: KC 14 PHI 40
The Chiefs go for an onside kick but the Eagles gather the ball.
The Eagles are so far ahead that back-up quarterback Kenny Pickett is in. With the result pretty much wrapped up, Brown and Smith pour the Gatorade over their head coach Nick Sirianni.
Gainwell carries the ball on first down for four yards.
03:03 AM GMT
TOUCHDOWN CHIEFS!
Mahomes finds Hopkins on the left-hand side of the end zone and the Chiefs have their second touchdown of the night.
The Chiefs go for the two-point conversion and they get it.
03:01 AM GMT
2nd down and 13 KC: KC 6 PHI 40
Mahomes runs to the Eagles seven-yard line and it will be third down.
03:01 AM GMT
2nd down and 3 KC: KC 6 PHI 40
Mahomes picks out Brown in acres of space in the end zone but the flags are out. Smith-Schuster is penalised for offensive pass interference so the touchdown will not count.
03:00 AM GMT
1st down and 10 KC: KC 6 PHI 40
Mahomes finds Worthy to his left and the Chiefs are inside the Eagles five-yard line.
02:59 AM GMT
2nd down and 3 KC: KC 6 PHI 40
The pressure comes straight up the middle but Mahomes throws to his left to find Brown for the first down.
02:58 AM GMT
1st down and 10 KC: KC 6 PHI 40
Mahomes scrambles up the middle for seven yards.
02:58 AM GMT
3rd down and 1 KC: KC 6 PHI 40
Perine is handed the ball up the middle and he gets the first down.
02:57 AM GMT
3rd down and 5 KC: KC 6 PHI 40
Mahomes has a free throw after an offside by the Eagles and is intercepted by Gardner-Johnson, who runs the length of the field for a pick six, but it will not count as Carter on the defensive line was offside.
02:56 AM GMT
2nd down and 5 KC: KC 6 PHI 40
Mahomes throws to his left towards Brown but the pass is incomplete.
02:55 AM GMT
1st down and 10 KC: KC 6 PHI 40
Mahomes goes to Worthy again and they get five yards.
02:55 AM GMT
2nd down and 2 KC: KC 6 PHI 40
The Chiefs offence is getting some rhythm and Mahomes finds Worthy for the first down.
02:54 AM GMT
1st down and 10 KC: KC 6 PHI 40
Mahomes finds Kelce with a short pass and he makes eight yards on that catch.
02:54 AM GMT
2nd down and 1 KC: KC 6 PHI 40
Mahomes finds Pacheco out to the left and gets the first down but the clock keeps running.
02:53 AM GMT
1st down and 10 KC: KC 6 PHI 40
Mahomes finds Kelce with a quick pass and the Chiefs are close to the first down.
02:50 AM GMT
FIELD GOAL EAGLES!
The penalty does not matter as Elliott nails the field goal straight through the middle and the Eagles hit the 40-point mark. Eight minutes remaining in Super Bowl 59.
The Eagles lead 40-6.
02:49 AM GMT
4th down and 5 PHI: KC 6 PHI 37
A false start penalty for the Eagles to push them back five yards.
02:47 AM GMT
3rd down and 5 PHI: KC 6 PHI 37
Barkley is wrapped up quickly and the Eagles will have to settle for a field-goal attempt. The Chiefs use their second timeout.
02:45 AM GMT
2nd down and 3 PHI: KC 6 PHI 37
Hurts pitches it out to Barkley but he is wrapped up for a two-yard loss.
02:44 AM GMT
1st down and 10 PHI: KC 6 PHI 37
Barkley carries the ball forward for seven yards on first down.
02:43 AM GMT
FUMBLE!
We have now dipped under 10 minutes to go in this fourth quarter.
Mahomes is just lining up a deep throw as the ball is stripped from him by Williams and the Eagles recover it. The Eagles have dominated in every facet of the game tonight.
02:38 AM GMT
FIELD GOAL EAGLES!
It is a 48-yard attempt for Elliott and he nails it.
The Eagles lead 37-6.
02:38 AM GMT
3rd down and 13 PHI: KC 6 PHI 34
Barkley carries on third down and makes no yards. The Eagles do not need to take any risks now and can settle for the field-goal attempt. The Chiefs take a timeout.
02:36 AM GMT
2nd down and 8 PHI: KC 6 PHI 34
The Chiefs get some pressure on Hurts and sack the Eagles QB.
02:36 AM GMT
1st down and 10 PHI: KC 6 PHI 34
Barkley carries up the middle for two.
02:35 AM GMT
2nd down and 11 PHI: KC 6 PHI 34
Hurts rolls out to his right and does brilliantly to stay in bounds and run for the first down whilst just keeping in play.
02:34 AM GMT
1st down and 10 PHI: KC 6 PHI 34
Barkley is given the ball again but he loses a yard.
02:33 AM GMT
2nd down and 7 PHI: KC 6 PHI 34
Hurts finds Brown over the middle and the Eagles have another first down.
02:33 AM GMT
1st down and 10 PHI: KC 6 PHI 34
The Eagles can just continue to run down the clock and Barkley carries for three yards.
02:32 AM GMT
2nd down and 6 PHI: KC 6 PHI 34
Start of the fourth quarter. Hurts throws out to Barkley to his right, who neatly gets down the right touchline for the first down.
02:29 AM GMT
1st down and 10 PHI: KC 6 PHI 34
Hurts flips it out to Barkley and he makes four yards on the carry.
That will be the end of the third quarter and the Eagles are just 15 minutes away from their second Super Bowl title.
02:25 AM GMT
TOUCHDOWN CHIEFS!
The Chiefs finally register their first points of this Super Bowl near the end of the third quarter. Mahomes rolls out to his right and finds a diving Worthy in the end zone.
They go for two but Mahomes’ pass looking for Kelce is incomplete.
It is now 34-6.
02:24 AM GMT
3rd down and 6 KC: KC 0 PHI 34
Mahomes flicks the ball ahead to Kelce, who gets the first down. That was a terrific piece of ingenuity from Mahomes, who was very close to crossing the line of scrimmage but is adjudged to have got the ball off just before.
02:23 AM GMT
2nd down and 10 KC: KC 0 PHI 34
Mahomes scrambles up the middle and makes four yards.
02:23 AM GMT
1st down and 10 KC: KC 0 PHI 34
Mahomes’ pass looking for Pacheco falls incomplete.
02:22 AM GMT
1st down and 10 KC: KC 0 PHI 34
Mahomes gets aggressive and finds Worthy deep to take the Chiefs into the Eagles half.
02:19 AM GMT
TOUCHDOWN EAGLES!
It is all Philadelphia Eagles tonight! Hurts fakes the hand-off to Barkley and throws deep to Smith, who completes the catch. Brilliant throw by Hurts and there is no coming back now for the Chiefs.
The Eagles lead 34-0.
02:16 AM GMT
4th down and 5 KC: KC 0 PHI 27
Mahomes tries to find Hopkins on the outside but Maddox does brilliantly to knock the ball down and it is incomplete. That is a turnover on downs and the Eagles take possession. This match is so one-sided.
02:15 AM GMT
3nd down and 12 KC: KC 0 PHI 27
Mahomes finds Kelce over the middle but he is five yards shy of the first down. That is Kelce’s first catch tonight. They have to go for it on fourth down.
02:14 AM GMT
2nd down and 14 KC: KC 0 PHI 27
The Chiefs gets just a couple of yards on second down and a long third down is coming up.
02:14 AM GMT
2nd down and 4 KC: KC 0 PHI 27
What a crazy play! Mahomes looked like he was going to get sacked a few times but escapes a number of times and then eventually scrambles for the first down. The ball came out at the end but he re-gathered. The flags are out though and the Chiefs are penalised for holding.
02:13 AM GMT
1st down and 10 KC: KC 0 PHI 27
Hunt carries the ball up the middle for six yards.
02:12 AM GMT
1st down and 10 KC: KC 0 PHI 27
Tom Brady, who is on the call for FOX in the commentary booth, was the Patriots QB when they came from 28-3 down in the third quarter against the Falcons to win in overtime.
Mahomes finds Hopkins for the first down.
02:08 AM GMT
FIELD GOAL EAGLES!
The Eagles are penalised for a false start, pushing the field-goal attempt back five yards.
Elliott lands the field goal.
The Eagles lead by 27 points!
02:07 AM GMT
3rd down and goal PHI: KC 0 PHI 24
Hurts has time, then rolls out to the right and fires towards the end zone but Smith caught it out of bounds so it is fourth down. The field-goal unit coming on.
02:04 AM GMT
2nd down and goal PHI: KC 0 PHI 24
Barkley handed the ball and makes only a yard. The Chiefs now take an injury timeout with star defensive player Jones down. He already had a knee brace on and does not look comfortable.
02:02 AM GMT
2nd down and goal PHI: KC 0 PHI 24
The play clock is running down and the Eagles take their first timeout of the second half.
02:02 AM GMT
1st down and goal PHI: KC 0 PHI 24
Hurts hands it to Barkley but he is stuffed behind the line of scrimmage.
02:01 AM GMT
1st down and 10 PHI: KC 0 PHI 24
Hurts rolls out to his right and throws down the right touchline to Barkley, who clings onto it despite a bobble. The Eagles have it inside the Chiefs five-yard line.
02:01 AM GMT
2nd down and 7 PHI: KC 0 PHI 24
Hurts senses the pressure and once again uses his feet to great effect to get another first down. They are certainly in field-goal range now and more points are on offer for the Eagles.
02:00 AM GMT
1st down and 10 PHI: KC 0 PHI 24
Hurts pitches it out to Barkley, who makes three yards and the clock continues to tick.
01:59 AM GMT
2nd down and 4 PHI: KC 0 PHI 24
Barkley powers his way up the middle and earns the Eagles a first down. Not only are they moving down the field but the Eagles are also running down the clock.
01:58 AM GMT
1st down and 10 PHI: KC 0 PHI 24
Hurts rolls out to his right and finds Smith for a six-yard completion.
01:58 AM GMT
3rd down and 5 PHI: KC 0 PHI 24
Hurts is under pressure but he spots a gap to make a run and he comfortably makes the first down using his feet.
01:57 AM GMT
2nd down and 6 PHI: KC 0 PHI 24
The Chiefs defence stuffs Barkley, who can only make a yard up the middle. Barkley has not had many rushing yards tonight yet the Eagles are dominating the game. Not many people would have thought those two things would have been in the same sentence pre-match.
01:56 AM GMT
1st down and 10 PHI: KC 0 PHI 24
Hurts throws out to his right to find Barkley, who makes four yards on the catch.
01:53 AM GMT
4th down and 9 KC: KC 0 PHI 24
The punt goes into the end zone and that is the perfect start for the Eagles defence, not allowing the Chiefs any points on their first drive of the second half.
01:52 AM GMT
3rd down and 17 KC: KC 0 PHI 24
Mahomes manages to escape one tackle and avoid a sack to stay alive but is still brought down well short of the first down. The Chiefs forced to punt.
01:51 AM GMT
2nd down and 11 KC: KC 0 PHI 24
Another sack! Sack number five with Sweat registering his second of the game. The Chiefs offensive line cannot deal with the pressure from the Eagles defence.
01:50 AM GMT
1st down and 10 KC: KC 0 PHI 24
The Eagles get their fourth sack of the game as Davis wraps up Mahomes.
01:50 AM GMT
2nd down and 4 KC: KC 0 PHI 24
Worthy breaks a tackle and gets past the first-down marker.
01:50 AM GMT
1st down and 10 KC: KC 0 PHI 24
Pacheco is given the ball to start the second half and carries up the middle for six yards.
01:49 AM GMT
Second half
The Chiefs will receive the kick-off at the start of this second half trailing by 24 points.
01:47 AM GMT
Struggles for the Chiefs
Patrick Mahomes has thrown for just 33 yards, has been sacked three times and intercepted twice, including throwing a pick six. He has very rarely had a game like this in his career. In his one Super Bowl defeat to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2021 the Chiefs lost 31-9 and the Buccaneers defence stifled him that night. Can Mahomes and the Chiefs offence respond after a horrid first half?
01:42 AM GMT
What did Donald make of that first half?
01:37 AM GMT
Kendrick Lamar onstage
01:35 AM GMT
Entertainment at half time
01:31 AM GMT
One-sided first half
01:27 AM GMT
Half-time show
To introduce Kendrick Lamar is none other than Samuel L. Jackson, dressed as Uncle Sam!
01:27 AM GMT
What is Taylor whispering?
01:25 AM GMT
Chiefs fans right now
01:24 AM GMT
Eagles fans right now
01:22 AM GMT
HT stats
Score: Chiefs 0-24 Eagles
Total yards: 23- 179
Passing Yards: 20-117
Rushing Yards: 3-62
Third Downs: 0/6-2/6
Times Sacked: 3-1
Turnovers: 2-1
Time of Possession: 10:01- 19:50
01:20 AM GMT
Half-time show
We will be keeping you up to date with Kendrick Lamar’s half-time performance but we also have a dedicated live blog right here.
01:17 AM GMT
End of the first half
Barkley is given the ball up the middle and that will be it for the first half. The Eagles lead 24-0 at half time, which is more than they could ever have dreamed of. The Chiefs have been terrible in that first half and the Eagles have been completely dominant.
01:15 AM GMT
4th down and 11 KC: KC 0 PHI 24
DeJean receives the punt and takes it up a few yards. 23 seconds left in this first half.
01:15 AM GMT
3rd down and 11 KC: KC 0 PHI 24
Mahomes has Hopkins wide open and the experienced receiver should take it but inexplicably drops it in acres of space with no Eagles defender anywhere near him.
01:14 AM GMT
2nd down and 20 KC: KC 0 PHI 24
Mahomes finds Brown over the middle with a quick nine-yard completion.
01:13 AM GMT
1st down and 20 KC: KC 0 PHI 24
Mahomes tries to find Perine on a screen pass but it falls incomplete. Another flag is thrown as the Chiefs have a man up-field illegally but the Eagles decline the penalty.
01:12 AM GMT
1st down and 10 KC: KC 0 PHI 24
There have been very, very few occasions in his NFL career where Mahomes has looked anywhere near as poor as he has been tonight. It looks like he is playing in his first Super Bowl, not going for his third straight title.
Mahomes is under pressure and looks like he might get sacked but escapes and scurries up field. His positive run though is chalked off as the Chiefs are penalised for holding, pushing them back ten yards.
01:08 AM GMT
TOUCHDOWN EAGLES!
Brown may have just had a confrontation with his head coach but he is celebrating now. He comes across the field and Hurts finds him. Bolton cannot get to Brown and the wide receiver strolls in for the touchdown. Elliott lands the extra point.
The Eagles lead 24-0!
01:06 AM GMT
1st down and 10 PHI: KC 0 PHI 17
The Eagles offence starts with the ball on the Chiefs 14-yard line and Hurts carries up the middle for a few yards. The Chiefs take a timeout to stop the clock.
01:05 AM GMT
INTERCEPTION!
Mahomes is picked off for the second time tonight. He sends a pass over the middle and Baun, who has been brilliant for this Eagles defence this season, reads the eyes brilliantly and intercepts the pass.
01:04 AM GMT
4th down and 3 PHI: KC 0 PHI 17
Despite being 17 points ahead, Eagles coach Nick Sirianni and Brown are involved in a confrontation on the sidelines.
Eagles punter Mann sends the kick inside the Chiefs’ 10-yard line.
01:03 AM GMT
3rd down and 3 PHI: KC 0 PHI 17
This feels like a big play. If the Eagles get a first down, they could add more points and run the clock down. If the Chiefs get a stop, they could get the ball in the hands of Mahomes before the half.
The Chiefs bring a big blitz and Hurts tries to find Brown down the field but they are not on the same page and the throw is incomplete, forcing an Eagles punt.
12:59 AM GMT
2nd down and 10 PHI: KC 0 PHI 17
Hurts gets the throw off just before he is hit but picks out Goedert, who catches it just before going out of bounds three yards shy of the first down. We hit the two-minute warning.
12:58 AM GMT
1st down and 10 PHI: KC 0 PHI 17
Gainwell is given the ball and it looks certain that he will lose yards but just about manages to get back to the line of scrimmage. The Chiefs then take their first timeout of the half just before the two-minute warning.
12:57 AM GMT
2nd down and 26 PHI: KC 0 PHI 17
Hurts tries to find Barkley but misses. However flags are thrown as the Chiefs are penalised for unnecessary roughness as Bolton took Barkley out after the play. That gives the Eagles a first down when they were massively backed up.
12:56 AM GMT
1st down and 20 PHI: KC 0 PHI 17
Hurts is sacked and the Eagles lose more yards after the penalty.
12:55 AM GMT
1st down and 10 PHI: KC 0 PHI 17
Barkley carries for a couple of yards but the Eagles are penalised for a hold, so they are pushed back 10 yards.
12:54 AM GMT
2nd down and 1 PHI: KC 0 PHI 17
Hurts carries himself up the middle and gets the first down with time ticking down in this second quarter. The Eagles will want to not only drive down the field to add more points but also take time out of the game and keep the ball out of the hands of Mahomes.
12:54 AM GMT
1st down and 10 PHI: KC 0 PHI 17
Barkley carries up the middle for nine yards.
12:51 AM GMT
4th down and 16 KC: KC 0 PHI 17
DeJean calls for a fair catch on his 35-yard line and the Eagles are currently in complete control of this match. Knowing what Mahomes, Andy Reid and the Chiefs can do though, the Eagles need to keep their foot on the throat and take advantage of their current dominance.
At the end of this quarter we will be treated to the half-time show, performed this year by Kendrick Lamar. We have a dedicated blog for the performance.
12:50 AM GMT
3rd down and 9 KC: KC 0 PHI 17
Mahomes is sacked again by Williams and the Eagles defence is all over the Chiefs. Mahomes currently has no answer.
12:49 AM GMT
2nd down and 12 KC: KC 0 PHI 17
Pacheco is given the ball up the middle and makes just three yards. Long third down coming up for Mahomes and the Chiefs.
12:48 AM GMT
1st down and 10 KC: KC 0 PHI 17
How will the Chiefs respond? Ojomo wraps up Pacheco quickly and the Chiefs lose two yards at the start of this drive.
12:44 AM GMT
PICK SIX FOR THE EAGLES
What a moment for rookie DeJean! Mahomes rolls out to his right and fires a throw up-field but is picked off by cornerback DeJean, who runs it back and sneaks into the end zone down the right touchline for a pick six. The second round pick out of Iowa in the 2024 NFL Draft is celebrating his birthday today like teammate Saquon Barkley and that is an incredible moment for the 22-year-old. Elliott lands the extra point.
The Eagles lead by 17 points.
12:42 AM GMT
2nd down and 14 KC: KC 0 PHI 10
Back-to-back sacks for the Eagles as Hunt this time brings Mahomes down.
12:42 AM GMT
1st down and 10 KC: KC 0 PHI 10
Mahomes is pressured and Sweat gets home to sack the Chiefs QB. A four-yard loss to start the drive for the Chiefs.
12:38 AM GMT
FIELD GOAL EAGLES!
Elliott sneaks the kick inside the right-hand upright.
The Eagles lead 10-0.
12:37 AM GMT
4th down and 3 PHI: KC 0 PHI 7
Flags thrown before Elliott can attempt the field goal. It is given as a false start on the long snapper, which looks a dubious call as it looked like the Chiefs may have jumped. The Eagles move back five yards.
12:36 AM GMT
4th down and 3 PHI: KC 0 PHI 7
The Eagles offence lines up to go for it on fourth down but they take a timeout and will instead go for the field goal.
12:35 AM GMT
3rd down and 5 PHI: KC 0 PHI 7
Hurts fakes the hand-off to Barkley and it looks like he may run for the first down but a terrific tackle from Reid denies the Eagles a first down. A big call coming up on fourth down; field-goal attempt or go for it?
12:34 AM GMT
2nd down and 8 PHI: KC 0 PHI 7
Hurts throws to Barkley out to his left and the running back makes three yards.
12:34 AM GMT
1st down and 10 PHI: KC 0 PHI 7
Eagles go quickly and Barkley carries for a couple of yards.
12:33 AM GMT
3rd down and 7 PHI: KC 0 PHI 7
A terrific throw from Hurts to Brown’s back shoulder for the first down. McDuffie complaining about a push from Brown but no way is he getting another pass interference.
12:32 AM GMT
2nd down and 11 PHI: KC 0 PHI 7
Hurts is forced out of the pocket but manages to run for a few yards to make it a more manageable third down.
12:32 AM GMT
1st down and 10 PHI: KC 0 PHI 7
Good field position to start this drive for the Eagles offence. Barkley makes nothing on his latest carry and the Chiefs defence is so far doing a great job of stuffing Barkley.
12:28 AM GMT
4th down and 3 KC: KC 0 PHI 7
Araiza punts from his own end zone and De Jean returns to his own 45-yard line.
12:28 AM GMT
3rd down and 3 KC: KC 0 PHI 7
Mahomes tries to find Kelce but the throw is too low and it is incomplete. Mahomes spoke pre-match about wanting to start this Super Bowl well on offence but so far they have been clunky. The Chiefs forced into another punt.
12:27 AM GMT
2nd down and 8 KC: KC 0 PHI 7
Mahomes finds Hunt over the middle and a third-and-short is coming up for the Chiefs.
12:26 AM GMT
1st down and 10 KC: KC 0 PHI 7
The Chiefs offence starts at their own two-yard line. Mahomes finds tight end Gray to the left but he is hit hard almost immediately so it is only a short gain.
12:23 AM GMT
INTERCEPTION!
The Chiefs defence brings the pressure and Hurts hurls the ball up, trying to find Brown, but ends up being intercepted by Cook near the Chiefs end zone.
12:22 AM GMT
2nd down and 14 PHI: KC 0 PHI 7
Hurts has time and finds Barkley out to his right. The running back makes four yards to bring the Eagles back to the original line of scrimmage for third down.
12:19 AM GMT
1st down and 10 PHI: KC 0 PHI 7
Hurts keeps the ball and tries the run but is forced to slide a few yards behind the line of scrimmage.
That brings us to the end of the first quarter and the Eagles lead 7-0.
12:18 AM GMT
3rd down and 4 PHI: KC 0 PHI 7
The Chiefs bring the blitz and sack Hurts but flags are thrown. The Chiefs are offside which negates the sack on Hurts that would have put the Eagles out of field goal range and gives the Eagles a first down. Big mistake by the Chiefs defence.
12:17 AM GMT
2nd down and 6 PHI: KC 0 PHI 7
Gainwell is given another carry and makes another couple of yards.
12:17 AM GMT
1st down and 10 PHI: KC 0 PHI 7
Gainwell is given the ball up the middle for a few yards on a few strange set-up.
12:16 AM GMT
2nd down and 1 PHI: KC 0 PHI 7
Barkley smashes his way up the middle for the first down.
12:16 AM GMT
1st down and 10 PHI: KC 0 PHI 7
Hurts goes on a designed QB run and makes nine yards on the carry, just short of the first down. The Eagles do run the ball very well.
12:15 AM GMT
1st down and 10 PHI: KC 0 PHI 7
Hurts has Dotson in space on the left and the Eagles have another first down.
12:15 AM GMT
3rd down and 8 PHI: KC 0 PHI 7
Hurts find Smith and the wide receiver spins his way out of a tackle to make the first down. Big conversion for the Eagles.
12:14 AM GMT
2nd down and 10 PHI: KC 0 PHI 7
Barkley is given the ball on second down and only makes a couple of yards. Long third down coming up.
12:13 AM GMT
1st down and 10 PHI: KC 0 PHI 7
There have some concerning images for Chiefs fans as defensive star Jones has been receiving some treatment on his neck but he is back out there.
Hurts’ throw on first down to tight end Wilson is dropped when it really should have been caught.
12:10 AM GMT
4th down and 3 KC: KC 0 PHI 7
The punt goes all the way into the end zone so the Eagles will come back out with the ball on their own 20.
12:10 AM GMT
3rd down and 3 KC: KC 0 PHI 7
Mahomes is pressured into getting the throw off to Brown but the throw is off the mark and the Eagles defence forces a three-and-out.
12:09 AM GMT
2nd down and 5 KC: KC 0 PHI 7
Hunt is handed the ball by Mahomes but is stuffed for just a two-yard gain.
12:08 AM GMT
1st down and 10 KC: KC 0 PHI 7
Mahomes has time on first down but opts for a simple short pass over the middle to Smith-Schuster for five yards.
12:05 AM GMT
Touchdown Eagles!
Will we see the Eagles utilise the “Tush Push” or the “Brotherly Shove” for the first time tonight? Yes we will and there is not stopping the Eagles as Hurts forces his way into the end zone with the help of his teammates. Elliott gets the extra point.
Eagles lead 7-0.
12:02 AM GMT
2nd down and 11 PHI: KC 0 PHI 0
The Chiefs defence blitzes and Hurts picks out Dotson down the right touchline. It is similar to the throw to Brown that was chalked off earlier but this time it counts. It is initially given a touchdown but Dotson’s knee was down just before the end zone.
12:00 AM GMT
1st down and 10 PHI: KC 0 PHI 0
Barkley slips and can only just about get back to the line of scrimmage.
12:00 AM GMT
3rd down and 5 PHI: KC 0 PHI 0
Hurts overthrows Goedert but flags are thrown. McDuffie is penalised for unnecessary roughness and that looks another poor call. That 15-yard penalty gives the Eagles a first down.
11:59 PM GMT
2nd down and 7 PHI: KC 0 PHI 0
Hurts hands the ball off again to Barkley but he can only make two yards so a big third down coming up.
11:58 PM GMT
1st down and 10 PHI: KC 0 PHI 0
Barkley can only make three yards on his next carry and the Chiefs defence will definitely have focused on stopping Barkley.
11:58 PM GMT
2nd down and 8 PHI: KC 0 PHI 0
Hurts finds a wide open Goedert for a big first down into Chiefs’ territory. The Chiefs defence made a mistake there.
11:57 PM GMT
1st down and 10 PHI: KC 0 PHI 0
Hurts and the Eagles offence is back on the field and will start from their own 31-yard line. Barkley given the ball but is stuffed up the middle for just a two-yard gain.
11:54 PM GMT
4th down and 9 KC: KC 0 PHI 0
DeJean catches the punt and it is a decent return, giving the Eagles decent field position as their offence comes back onto the field.
11:53 PM GMT
3rd down and 9 KC: KC 0 PHI 0
Mahomes is forced to scamper around and eventually hurls the ball forward. It is a dangerous pass that could have been intercepted but luckily for Mahomes it is not. Chiefs being forced into a punt.
11:52 PM GMT
2nd down and 9 KC: KC 0 PHI 0
Mahomes tries to find Kelce over the middle but the tight end drops it and is smashes afterwards.
11:51 PM GMT
1st down and 10 KC: KC 0 PHI 0
Mahomes finds rookie Worthy with a short pass out to the left but fellow rookier DeJean tackles him quickly for a one-yard gain.
11:50 PM GMT
1st down and 10 KC: KC 0 PHI 0
Mahomes finds Smith-Schuster with a quick throw over the middle and the Chiefs have a first down straight away.
11:48 PM GMT
4th down and 12 PHI: KC 0 PHI 0
Due to the penalty, the Eagles are forced into a punt and the Chiefs catch the ball around their 10-yard line. Mahomes is about to come on the field for the first time tonight.
11:47 PM GMT
4th down and 2 PHI: KC 0 PHI 0
Hurts finds Brown with a great deep ball down the field but a flag is thrown. Brown is penalised for pass interference and, looking at the replays, that looks a terrible call. The Chiefs have had quite a few controversial referee calls go their way this offseason and there is another one. That was a brilliant throw by Hurts which has been negated by a dubious call.
11:45 PM GMT
3rd down and 11 PHI: KC 0 PHI 0
Big third down coming up and Hurts runs himself. He is stopped just shy of the first-down marker and the Eagles are lining up to go for it on fourth down on halfway.
11:45 PM GMT
2nd down and 7 PHI: KC 0 PHI 0
Hurts passes to Barkley out to his left but he is wrapped up quickly by Chiefs linebacker Bolton for a loss of four.
11:44 PM GMT
1st down and 10 PHI: KC 0 PHI 0
Barkley has his second carry, this time to the right, and makes three yards.
11:43 PM GMT
2nd down and 6 PHI: KC 0 PHI 0
Hurts rolls out to his right and has to be patient, eventually finding Smith on the right sideline to get the Eagles their first first down of the game.
11:43 PM GMT
1st down and 10 PHI: KC 0 PHI 0
Barkley, who has been one of the best players in the NFL this season, is unsurprisingly given the ball first up and makes four yards on his opening carry of the night.
11:41 PM GMT
Here we go!
We are under way in Super Bowl 59. Will the Eagles get their revenge for two years ago or will the Chiefs make NFL history in winning three straight Super Bowls?
11:36 PM GMT
Coin toss
A poignant moment as New Orleans remembers the victims of the New Year’s Day truck attack.
The Chiefs win the toss and defer, meaning the Eagles will receive the ball first.
11:34 PM GMT
The thoughts of Saquon Barkley
“It is no accident as to why we are here. We have just got to lock into the little things, play football the way we know how and do whatever it takes to get the win.
“This team has been amazing, the whole week we have been locked in and now it is go time.”
11:32 PM GMT
Patrick Mahomes speaking to FOX pre-match
“It is always special and we are excited for the opportunity.
“There is no added pressure [for the three-peat]. There is always pressure coming into this game.
“Our guys are prepared and ready.”
11:28 PM GMT
Anthem time
Ahead of kick-off, Louisiana native and five-time Grammy award winner Jon Batiste will perform the American national anthem.
The largest cheer of the night so far came when President Donald Trump appeared on the big screen during the national anthem.
11:20 PM GMT
Teams out onto the pitch
Plenty of boos inside the stadium as the Kansas City Chiefs are welcomed onto the pitch by Jon Hamm.
Bradley Cooper has the honour of welcoming the Philadelphia Eagles.
There are seemingly more Eagles fans inside Caesars Superdome tonight.
11:16 PM GMT
Chiefs aiming for historic three-peat
11:14 PM GMT
Saquon Barkley
He left the New York Giants at the end of last season to join their division rivals the Eagles and became just the ninth running back in NFL history to rush for over 2,000 yards in the regular season. He was voted the AP NFL Offensive Player of the Year the other night. He has also turned 28 today.
11:04 PM GMT
Paying tribute
11:03 PM GMT
Eagles QB Jalen Hurts on Super Bowl rematch with the Chiefs
“I have learned so much. It is the same as any other game.
“Every game has its lessons - good, bad or indifferent. So just being able to become wiser, grow and mature and take all of those lessons in, it has had a great driving force.
“It lit a flame, lit a fire in me, and to have this opportunity again is exactly what you work for.”
10:58 PM GMT
Trump at the Super Bowl
President Donald Trump heads to the Super Bowl on Sunday, the first sitting president to do so in person.
Mr Trump will watch the game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles in the Superdome in New Orleans, where all eyes will be on the field and, no doubt some, on his reactions.
His visit, roughly three weeks after he launched his second term at the White House with executive orders to crack down on immigration and end government diversity programs, will put the Republican president at the scene of a classic American pastime that connects people of all political ideologies.
It also highlights the contrast between Trump’s order to eliminate government diversity, equity and inclusion efforts with the NFL’s decision to stick with its own initiatives to promote inclusion.
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, who could come into contact with Trump at the game, said on Monday he had no plans to scale back NFL diversity programs.
The league is not putting the phrase “End Racism” behind one of the end zones, something it has done since 2021, replacing that directive with another one: “Choose Love.”
During his first term in office Trump criticized the league and its members after Black players kneeled during the US national anthem to bring attention to racial injustice.
Last year, as a presidential candidate, Mr Trump ran ads during football games blasting his Democratic opponent, former Vice President Kamala Harris, for her stance on transgender rights. “Kamala’s for they/them; President Trump is for you,” the ad said.
It proved effective, and Mr Trump has continued his crackdown on trans rights from the White House, last week signing an executive order seeking to exclude transgender girls and women from female sports.
He will be one of many celebrities at the game. Superstar singer Taylor Swift, who is dating Chiefs player Travis Kelce, is also expected to be in the stadium. She endorsed Harris in the 2024 election. (Reporting by Jeff Mason; Editing by Mary Milliken and David Gregorio)
10:55 PM GMT
Chiefs fan Paul Rudd
10:54 PM GMT
Eagles fan Bradley Cooper
10:51 PM GMT
Chiefs’ Travis Kelce on the attendance of US President Donald Trump
“It is a great honour I think, no matter who the president is.
“I am excited because it is the biggest game of my life, you know, and having the president there – it is the best country in the world so it would be pretty cool.”
On retirement rumours:
“I have thought about it, but I still love what I do. I love coming into work every day,.
“It is moments like these, weeks like these, the month that we just had in the playoffs that make me feel like I could play this game forever.”
“I feel like I still have a lot of good football left in me.”
10:48 PM GMT
Tom Brady on the call for the game for FOX Sports
“I love seeing other people achieve great things, and anything Patrick [Mahomes] is doing, I do not believe will ever detract from what I accomplished in my career,” Brady said.
“The reality is we all have our journeys. The comparisons are fun naturally for the media because it serves a different perspective and context that people can write and talk about. But as a competitor that I was, I never viewed it that way, and I still do not today, even in the role that I am in now.”
10:44 PM GMT
Donald Trump is in the house
10:41 PM GMT
NFL Honours
Ahead of the Super Bowl, we had a number of awards handed out to some of the stars of the league and here is the list of winners:
MVP: Josh Allen, Buffalo Bills
Coach of the Year: Kevin O’Connell, Minnesota Vikings
Offensive Player of the Year: Saquon Barkley, Philadelphia Eagles
Defensive Player of the Year: Patrick Surtain II, Denver Broncos
Offensive Rookie of the Year: Jayden Daniels, Washington Commanders
Defensive Rookie of the Year: Jared Verse, Los Angeles Rams
Comeback Player of the Year: Joe Burrow, Cincinnati Bengals
Walter Payton Man of the Year: Arik Armstead, Jacksonville Jaguars
10:39 PM GMT
Patrick Mahomes mounts assault on Tom Brady’s GOAT legacy
Tom Brady’s role as Fox Sports commentator is rather well paid, to put it mildly. The most successful player in NFL history, winner of seven Super Bowls – six with the New England Patriots, one with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers – joined the corporation on a £300 million contract over 10 years, following a 23-year career as a quarterback that earned Brady a mere £267 million.
This season has been Brady’s first as a commentator and while he has not been a disaster, his work has come under extraordinary scrutiny, for two reasons. The first is that Brady replaced the highly regarded Greg Olsen as Fox’s lead co-commentator, despite Olsen excelling as an analyst during the Super Bowl two years ago. Naturally, Fox wanted its substantial investment to be part of its top commentary team. Olsen, a former Pro Bowl tight end, remains the better analyst and perhaps always will be, but it will be Brady who commentates for Fox on the Super Bowl in New Orleans this Sunday.
The second reason is the complicated relationship between Brady the commentator and Brady the minority owner, given his five per cent share in the Las Vegas Raiders. As a result of his stake in a rival NFL franchise, Brady has been unable to criticise officials or to enter a rival team’s facility for the usual pre-game television production meetings. The result of which is that you get a slightly filtered version of Brady as a commentator, which is hardly ideal.
10:34 PM GMT
Bad blood makes Taylor Swift v Donald Trump the real Super Bowl showdown
The Super Bowl is the one American Football game most Britons pay attention to, but you may detect reduced excitement for this year’s edition.
It is a rematch of the 2023 game, the Philadelphia Eagles facing the Kansas City Chiefs, with the latter eyeing a third consecutive title as they build a dynasty to rival the Tom Brady-era New England Patriots.
The Eagles are gritty, driven less by quarterback Jalen Hurts’s passing than Saquon Barkley’s running, a retro tactic presumed dead. Their most famous move is known as the “tush push”, deployed close to the goal-line when the Eagles’ group of large men try to exert enough force on Hurts’s rear to push him past the other team’s group of large men.
Potentially non-thrilling fare for gridiron sceptics, but a sideshow has emerged. Donald Trump will become the first sitting US president to attend the marquee game in New Orleans. Also in attendance, possibly Trump’s most famous enemy, and certainly a more dangerous one than Kamala Harris, the partner of Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce: Taylor Swift.
For more from our senior sports writer Thom Gibbs, click here.
10:30 PM GMT
Stars out in force
10:28 PM GMT
Trump to make history tonight as first sitting president to attend the Super Bowl
10:26 PM GMT
Routes to the Super Bowl: Philadelphia Eagles
14-3 in the regular season
Wild Card- Eagles 22-10 Green Bay Packers
Divisional Round- Eagles 28-22 LA Rams
NFC Conference Championship- Eagles 55-23 Washington Commanders
10:22 PM GMT
Routes to the Super Bowl: Kansas City Chiefs
15-2 in the regular season
Wild Card- Bye
Divisional Round- Chiefs 23-14 Houston Texans
AFC Conference Championship- Chiefs 32-29 Buffalo Bills
10:16 PM GMT
Super Bowl 59 preview
The Kansas City Chiefs are aiming to make history tonight in New Orleans as they are searching for their third successive Super Bowl title as they take on the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl 59. The Chiefs coule make history tonight as they bid to become the first team in NFL history to win three consecutive Super Bowls. These franchises met in the Super Bowl two years ago, with Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs coming out on top 38-35 in Arizona. Then last year the Chiefs beat the San Francisco 49ers 25-22 in overtime to make it back-to-back Super Bowl titles.
The Chiefs, who won the AFC West for the ninth successive time and were the number one seed in the AFC, booked their place in a third successive Super Bowl after beating the Buffalo Bills 32-29 in the AFC Championship game. They are in their fifth Super Bowl in the last six seasons. The Los Angeles Lakers were the last team in American professional sports to win three consecutive titles after winning the NBA Championships in 2000, 2001 and 2002. The Chiefs currently have four Super Bowls to their name and are aiming to go level with the Dallas Cowboys and San Francisco 49ers in joint-second on the all-time list on five titles.
The Eagles, who finished the regular season 14-3 as NFC East division champions, earned their spot in the Super Bowl courtesy of a 55-23 win over the Washington Commanders in the NFC Championship game. Their one and only Super Bowl victory came in 2017, when they beat Tom Brady and the New England Patriots 41-33. In their ranks is the Offensive Player of the Year Saquon Barkley. The running back joined the team last offseason from division rivals the New York Giants and finished just shy of the single-season rushing record. He needs just 30 more rushing yards to break Terrell Davis’ all-time single-season record including the playoffs and will be key if the Eagles are to go on and lift the Vince Lombardi Trophy.
New Orleans as a city is hosting the Super Bowl for the 11th time, with this being the eighth at tonight’s host stadium Caesars Superdome. The most recent was back in 2013 when the Baltimore Ravens beat the San Francisco 49ers, which was an infamous game as there was a black-out mid-game. The half-time show will be headlined by 17-time Grammy Award-winning rapper Kendrick Lamar but will he be trumped (you get it?) by the presence of a certain Taylor Swift supporting her boyfriend and Chiefs tight-end Travis Kelce? US president Donald Trump is also going to be in attendance tonight.
Who will be lifting the Vince Lombardi trophy at the end of the night? Will it be the Chiefs for the third straight year or the Eagles for the second time in franchise history? Stay with us for all the action with kick-off from New Orleans is at 11.30pm UK time.
