- Super Bowl LVII takes spot connected Feb. 12, 2023.
- The crippled volition beryllium betwixt the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs.
- The lawsuit volition diagnostic Rihanna, Chris Stapleton, Babyface, and Sheryl Lee Ralph.
The regular play is over, the playoffs are done, and each that’s near is 1 much game: Super Bowl LVII! The decision of the 2022-23 play comes down to 1 matchup betwixt the past 2 teams: the Philadelphia Eagles, led by backmost Jalen Hurts, and the Kansas City Chiefs, with Patrick Mahomes looking to adhd different NFL Championship ringing to his hand. The game, taking spot connected Feb. 12, promises to beryllium a bully one, with the league’s 2 champion teams looking to bring the coveted Lombardi trophy backmost to their respective homes.
Of course, there’s much to the Super Bowl than conscionable football. There’s the epic Halftime show, and the 2023 variation seems similar it volition overshadow the enactment connected the tract erstwhile Rihanna returns to euphony with his archetypal unrecorded show successful years. Plus, there’s the trio of talents – Babyface, Chris Stapleton, and multi-hyphenate Sheryl Lee Ralph – kicking disconnected the festivities. Not to notation each the commercials. So, arsenic you statesman to program your gameday with drinks, snacks, and more, here’s each the info you request going into Super Bowl LVII.
Teams Facing Off
The 2023 Super Bowl volition spot the 2 No. 1 seeded teams play against each other. The Eagles ended their regular play with a grounds of 14-3, arsenic did the Chiefs. Both teams got a first-round bye successful the NFL Playoffs, but the similarities seemingly ended there.
In the divisional playoffs, the Chiefs came adjacent to being upset by the Jacksonville Jaguars. Despite a precocious rally successful the 4th fourth by the Jags, the Chiefs held disconnected the situation to triumph 27-20, adjacent though Patrick Mahomes suffered a high-ankle sprain successful the game. That benignant of wounded takes weeks to retrieve from, but Mahomes muscled done the symptom to pb the Chiefs implicit the Cincinnati Bengals 23-20.
“It’s a pugnacious bunch. My bosom goes retired to them, man, they’re pugnacious guys,” Chiefs manager Andy Reid said aft the game, per ESPN. “They worked truthful hard this week. Pat and [Travis] Kelce were some banged up a small bit. They pushed through, and large things happened.”
On the different side, the Eagles soared implicit the competition. They defeated the New York Giants 38-7 successful the Divisional circular (a sore taxable to New Yorkers who witnessed the Empire State Building get lit up successful greenish and white aft Philly made it to the Super Bowl.) In the NFC Championship game, the Eagles had nary occupation sending the San Francisco 49ers backmost to California, winning 31-7.
This marks backmost Jalen Hurts’ 2nd play arsenic a full-time starter, having joined the Eagles successful 2020 erstwhile the squad picked him 53 rd successful the Draft. ”
“I cognize I’ve been done a batch personally, but I don’t privation to steer distant from the absorption of however bully this squad has been astatine playing together, being together, and challenging 1 another,” Jalen said aft the squad made it to the Super Bowl, per ESPN.
The 49ers started the crippled with Brock Purdy, their 3rd backmost of the season. Brock replaced Jimmy Garoppolo, who himself replaced the injured Trey Lance. Brock went down during the NFC Championship crippled with an elbow wounded and was replaced by fourth-string Josh Johnson. Johnson besides got injured with a concussion during the game, resulting successful Brock returning.
Now, it’s down to the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles.
Where Will The Super Bowl Be Played This Year?
Super Bowl LVII volition beryllium held astatine the State Farm Stadium successful Glendale, Arizona, the location of the Arizona Cardinals (who finished the 2022 play with a grounds of 4-13). It’s the 4th Super Bowl held successful the stadium, with the past being 2015’s Super Bowl XLIX.
The crippled volition beryllium broadcast connected FOX successful the United States. It’s the past Super Bowl aired nether the NFL tv declaration hold signed successful 2011. NBC, CBS, and FOX instrumentality turns airing the Super Bowl, truthful it volition beryllium absorbing if that volition proceed oregon if 1 web mightiness marque a play for exclusive rights.
What Time Is The Super Bowl?
The Super Bowl volition commencement connected 6:30 p.m. ET connected FOX. FOX volition person plentifulness of sum passim the day, truthful 1 tin expect a faceful of shot from noon until midnight.
Brothers In The Super Bowl
For the archetypal time, brothers volition play each different successful the Super Bowl. On the Chiefs, there’s Travis Kelce, 33, a choky extremity with 3 touchdowns successful the postseason and 12 successful regulation. On the Eagles, there’s Jason Kelce, 35, a halfway who has helped the Eagles person 1 of the champion defenses successful the NFL.
Both Jason and Travis person a Super Bowl ringing each, with Jason playing connected the squad that won Super Bowl LII and Travis connected the squad that won Super Bowl LIV. “I got a Kansas City sweatshirt I’m gonna deterioration for the adjacent 3 hours, and past that’s it for the remainder of the year,” Jason said up of the Chiefs’ victory, per USA Today. “Win oregon lose, I’m done being a Chiefs instrumentality successful 3 hours.”
Their mother, Donna Kelce, tweeted “#HeightsHighandUCBearcatSuperBowl” – a notation to some of her sons attending Cleveland Heights High School and the University of Cincinnati, per CNN. She besides has a hard crippled up of her. “It’s your hopes and dreams coming true, but it’s your worst fears,” she told PJ FOX 8 of seeing her boys play each other. “Somebody is going to spell location a loser, and neither 1 of them suffer precise well.”
Last Time The Kansas City Chiefs Were At The Super Bowl
The Kansas City Chiefs person the dubious grant of being the archetypal squad to ever suffer a ace Bowl, arsenic the Green Bay Packers bushed them successful the inaugural lucifer successful 1967. The Chiefs returned successful 1970, defeating the Minnesota Vikings to assertion their archetypal NFL Championship. What followed was a 50-year drought, with nary appearances until Super Bowl LIV successful 2020. There, the Chiefs bushed the 49ers to assertion the franchise’s 2nd NFL Championship. The Chiefs returned the pursuing year, lone to get smoked by Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 31-9.
Consider LVII a accidental for the Chiefs to redeem themselves aft that 2021 loss.
Last Time The Philadelphia Eagles Were At The Super Bowl
The Philadelphia Eagles made their archetypal Super Bowl quality successful 1981 successful a losing effort against the Oakland Raiders. The Eagles returned 24 years later…to suffer against Tom Brady and the New England Patriots successful 2005’s Super Bowl XXXIX. It would beryllium much than a decennary until the Eagles would find their mode backmost again to the Super Bowl. This time, successful 2018’s Super Bowl LII, they defeated Brady and the Pats, 41-33, to assertion Philly’s archetypal NFL Championship.
Super Bowl Halftime Show Performance
Expect the full NAVY to tune successful erstwhile Rihanna plays the Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show. The show marks her archetypal show since she appeared alongside DJ Khaled and Bryson Tiller at the 2018 Grammy Awards (h/t Pitchfork).
Rih won’t beryllium the lone performer playing the gig. Chris Stapleton will execute the United States nationalist anthem, portion Babyface will sing “America The Beautiful,” and Sheryl Lee Ralph volition punctual everyone that she’s a Tony-nominated vocalist by performing “Life Every Voice and Sing.”
HollywoodLife will person sum of Super Bowl weekend, including the large crippled and the epic halftime performance. Come backmost present connected Feb. 5 to spot everything that goes down.
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