The Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles once again meet in the Super Bowl. This time, a little bit more than the Lombardi Trophy is on the line in New Orleans.
Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce, Andy Reid and the rest of the Chiefs squad will stare down NFL history when they take the field in the Caesars Superdome: No team has ever won three consecutive Super Bowls, something that Kansas City will achieve with a win.
The Chiefs certainly have the squad with which to do it. Despite questions over its ugly regular-season wins, Kansas City finished 15-2 and bounced chief rival Buffalo in the AFC championship game en route to its fifth Super Bowl appearance in six years. Whether it’s their high-powered defense or that trademark Mahomes magic, the Chiefs have found ways to finish the job all season.
The Eagles are looking for something themselves: Revenge for their Super Bowl 57 loss to Kansas City. This time around, Philadelphia is a more well-rounded team, thanks in no small part to running back Saquon Barkley. Barkley has been stellar in Eagles green, dominating on the ground in his first year in the City of Brotherly Love.
It doesn’t stop with Barkley, however. Philadelphia’s star-studded squad, featuring Jalen Hurts, A.J. Brown, DeVonta Smith and others, is perhaps the most talented team that Kansas City has faced in the Super Bowl. That all means this matchup has the makings of an NFL classic.
Will the Chiefs continue to make and capture NFL history? Or will the Eagles prove revenge is a dish best served down on the bayou?
The 2024 NFL season reaches its epic finale Sunday night. USA TODAY Sports will be covering everything from Super Bowl 59 game day, from the national anthem to the postgame celebration, below. All times are Eastern.
What time is the Super Bowl?
- Kickoff: 6:30 p.m. ET (5:30 p.m. CT)
Kickoff for the Super Bowl is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. ET. Pregame festivities are all scheduled to happen around that 6:30 kickoff time, so the game may start a bit later than 6:30 p.m.
DeAndre Hopkins honors late father with mink coat
A 12-year veteran, DeAndre Hopkins is playing in the Super Bowl for the first time in his career after being traded from the Tennessee Titans to the Chiefs in October. His wardrobe Sunday was a way for him to honor his late father, he said this week.
“My dad died in 1992, and he left me a couple things. And one of the things he left me was a mink jacket,” Hopkins said. “And so I always said I would wear that mink jacket to my wedding or to the Super Bowl, whichever one happened first. And so, obviously I’m not married, so I’ma wear my daddy’s mink jacket.”
Is Patrick Mahomes playing in the Super Bowl?
Yes, Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes is playing, and will start, Super Bowl 59, regardless of what memes online may say.
Despite suffering an ankle injury late in the regular season, Mahomes has been all systems go and has started throughout Kansas City’s playoff run.
Super Bowl 2025 TV channel
- TV channel: Fox
Fox will broadcast Super Bowl 59. Kevin Burkhardt (play-by-play) and Tom Brady (color commentary) will be on the call. Erin Andrews and Tom Rinaldi will patrol the sidelines.
Which NFL team has the most Super Bowl wins?
The Steelers are tied with the New England Patriots for the most Super Bowl wins with six.
Pittsburgh and Dallas have the unique distinction of playing each other more than any other team combination in Super Bowl history with three matchups.
Philadelphia mayor misspells ‘Eagles’
Philadelphia mayor Cherelle Parker made headlines 2 1/2 weeks ago when she misspelled “Eagles” while leading a cheer for the city’s NFL team.
“Let me hear you all say, E! L! G! S! E! S! Eagles!” she cheered ahead of Philadelphia’s NFC championship game clash with the Commanders. “Let’s go birds!”
Nevertheless, the Eagles went on to rout Washington, 55-23, just a few days later.
Philadelphia's mayor Cherelle Parker led an Eagles chant today, but misspelled Eagles 😅
— DraftKings (@DraftKings) January 21, 2025
"E-L-G-S-E-S"
(h/t NBC Philadelphia) pic.twitter.com/4qjMHYVwde
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