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Super Bowl 57 is here and the Philadelphia Eagles battle the Kansas City Chiefs in what promises to be a thrilling finale to the NFL season.

Patrick Mahomes edged out Jalen Hurts for this season’s MVP award, but no quarterback has doubled up the most prestigious individual accolade in the sport with the Lombardi trophy since Kurt Warner in 1999.

The key battle in this game is likely to centre around Mahomes, Travis Kelce and the pressure exerted from the Eagles defense.

Should Mahomes prevail it will be a second ring in five years on this impressive run under Andy Reid, though Nick Sirianni hopes to complete a remarkable two-year transformation of the Eagles.

Follow live build-up to the game at State Farm Stadium this evening:

Super Bowl 57 - Philadelphia Eagles vs Kansas City Chiefs

• Super Bowl 57 kicks off at 11:30pm GMT at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona

• Betting guide, tips and predictions: Philadelphia Eagles (-1.5) vs Kansas City Chiefs

• Who’s going to win Super Bowl 57? | You Ask the Questions

• Patrick Mahomes and the key battle that will decide Super Bowl 2023

Super Bowl 2023 - Eagles 27-21 Chiefs*: 3rd 11:45

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Hurts throws to Kenneth Gainwell and who swallows him up before the first-down mark... Nick Bolton is the man once again!

Eagles go for a field foal - and it’s good from Elliott! 6-point lead for Philly...

Super Bowl 2023 - *Eagles 24-21 Chiefs: 3rd & 11 at KAN 20, 3rd 2:32

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Eagles forced to take a timeout as the play-clock is all the way down to zero...

Super Bowl 2023: Here’s that catch from Goedert!

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Super Bowl 2023 - *Eagles 24-21 Chiefs: 1st & 10 at KAN 20, 3rd 3:25

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Eagles go for another QB sneak/rugby scrum at 4th & 1... and it can’t be stopped! Another first-down.

Super Bowl 2023 - Eagles 24-21 Chiefs

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Super Bowl 2023 - *Eagles 24-21 Chiefs: 1st & 10 at KAN 30, 3rd 5:55

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Call stands!

Big play for the Eagles! Chiefs lose a timeout...

Super Bowl 2023 - *Eagles 24-21 Chiefs: 3rd & 14 at KAN 45, 3rd 5:55

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Hurts goes long down the field for Watkins but he can’t quite grab it!

On third down, there’s a delay of game - 3rd & 14.

But in a huge play, Goedert catches superbly from Hurts’ throw!

And yet, does he get both feet in bounds?!

And Chiefs challenge! Bit of confusion...

Super Bowl 2023 - *Eagles 24-21 Chiefs: 1st & 10 at PHI 49, 3rd 8:00

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On third down... big completion for the Eagles!

Hurts finds Goedert down the field on the left-hand side - 20-yard gain!

Super Bowl 2023 - *Eagles 24-21 Chiefs: 2nd & 10 at PHI 25, 3rd 9:22

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Scrap that, they’ve called it incomplete!

Let-off for Philly. It’s simply 2nd & 10....

Super Bowl 2023 - *Eagles 24-21 Chiefs: 1st & 10 at PHI 25, 3rd 9:30

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CHIEFS TOUCHDOWN!

Unbelievable! Nick Bolton looks to be in again on a defensive touchdown - L’Jarius Sneed tackles Miles Sanders who fumbles the ball, and Bolton strolls in once more!

It will be reviewed...

Super Bowl 2023 - *Eagles 24-21 Chiefs: 1st & 10 at PHI 25, 3rd 9:30

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It’s another touchback - and here comes Jalen Hurts for his first second-half involvement!

Super Bowl 2023 - Eagles 24-21 Chiefs: 3rd 9:30

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CHIEFS TOUCHDOWN!

McKinnon gets close to the one-yard line but on second down the Kansas City Chiefs score through Isiah Pacheco, storming down the middle!

Butker’s extra-point is good - and there’s just three in it once more!

Brilliant response after half-time from Andy Reid’s team!

Super Bowl 2023 - Eagles 24-14 Chiefs: 1st & goal at PHI 5, 3rd 10:30

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Amazing from Mahomes!

With a bad ankle, he runs outside the pocket and gets 20 yards himself!

First-and-goal...

Super Bowl 2023 - Eagles 24-14 Chiefs: 1st & 10 at PHI 24, 3rd 11;15

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Mahomes hobbling outside the pocket finds Patrick Watson for another first down...

Super Bowl 2023 - Eagles 24-14 Chiefs: 1st & 10 at PHI 42, 3rd 12:50

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A couple of first-down completions for Mahomes will do him the world of good - the second a brilliant grab by Kelce!

Chiefs running the ball here and there too... bright start.

Super Bowl 2023 - Eagles 24-14 Chiefs

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We’re back underway with Super Bowl 57!

Eagles kick to the Chiefs - big moment for Patrick Mahomes! How is his ankle?!

Super Bowl 2023: Tom Brady makes Talladega Nights joke during Super Bowl

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Tom Brady is not used to watching the Super Bowl at home and is certainly coming to terms with his new life away from the NFL.

After retiring, again, this off season, Brady has been sharing his views on the Philadelphia Eagles vs Kansas City Chiefs at Super Bowl 57 in Arizona.

And after playing 10 Super Bowls himself, including Super Bowl 55 for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers against the Chiefs, Brady joked about being unsure what to do with his hands as he transitions towards his next career.

Brady posted a meme from the movie Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, with the caption: “I’m not sure what to do with my hands.”

Brady also sent a message to the two starting quarterbacks in the game: Patrick Mahomes and Jalen Hurts.

Tom Brady makes joke during Super Bowl

Super Bowl 2023: HALF-TIME SHOW!

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Wow - how good was that?!

Epic half-time show from Rihanna!

Super Bowl 2023: HALF-TIME SHOW - Rihanna!

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Super Bowl 2023: HALF-TIME SHOW - Rihanna!

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Super Bowl 2023: HALF-TIME SHOW!

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Here is Rihanna!

HALF-TIME: Super Bowl 2023 - Eagles 24-14 Chiefs

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Elliott nails it down the centre and Philadelphia lead by 10 at half-time!

Patrick Mahomes limps off into the locker-rooms - it’s been Jalen Hurts’ Super Bowl so far!

Rihanna coming up next!

Super Bowl 2023 - *Eagles 21-14 Chiefs: 2nd & 8 at KAN 19, 2nd 0:04

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Philly are going to go for three here, as they take their last timeout with four seconds left.

Jake Elliott is the kicker - with a perfect record in the post-season in his career...

35 yards...

Super Bowl 2023 - *Eagles 21-14 Chiefs: 1st & 10 at KAN 19, 2nd 0:15

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Hurts finds AJ Brown in the centre of the field, and then finds 10 more yards down the sideline and gets out of bounds.

In the red-zone...

Super Bowl 2023 - *Eagles 21-14 Chiefs: 3rd & 4 at KAN 46, 2nd 0:23

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Eagles timeout at 3rd & 4, as Hurts finds Smith once again!

Can Philly add to their lead here?!

Super Bowl 2023 - *Eagles 21-14 Chiefs: 2nd & 10 at KAN 46, 2nd 0:28

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Philly make the first-down with another QB sneak - the clock continues to run...

Hurts throws the ball away, 2nd & 10. Another 10-15 yards needed for a field-goal attempt.

Super Bowl 2023 - *Eagles 21-14 Chiefs: 3rd & 1 at KAN 48, 2nd 0:55

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Call is overturned - incomplete!

3rd & 1 for Philly!

Super Bowl 2023: Eagles 21-14 Chiefs

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Super Bowl 2023 - *Eagles 21-14 Chiefs: 1st & 10 at PHI 43, 2nd 0:55

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Hurts finds Smith terrifically down the side-line - but it will be reviewed!

Smith gets both feet in bounds but does he lose control as he hits the ground?!

It’s a close one...

Super Bowl 2023 - *Eagles 21-14 Chiefs: 1st & 10 at PHI 43, 2nd 1:22

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A decent return from the Eagles too - near to half-way!

Chance for Eagles to stretch their lead to two touchdowns here - two timeouts too!

Mahomes, by the way, is still hobbling but he’s bravely walking around and he’ll play through the pain barrier!

Super Bowl 2023 - Eagles 21-14 Chiefs*: 4th & 15 on KAN 31, 2nd 1:33

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Chiefs fail to convert - and Mahomes’ ankle is hurt!

The Chiefs quarterback tried to go himself on third and long but he’s tackled fairly by TJ Edwards, but his injured ankle is wrapped up!

He looks in some pain! What a huge moment in this game!

Super Bowl 2023 - Eagles 21-14 Chiefs*: 3rd & 15on KAN 31, 2nd 1:44

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A false start on second-down sends Kansas back to 2nd & 15 - and Mahomes throws to the ground after being rushed by the Eagles!

3rd & 15...

Super Bowl 2023 - Eagles 21-14 Chiefs*: 1st & 10 on KAN 35, 2nd 1:56

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Mahomes finds Watson for a first-down in response for the Chiefs

Two-minute warning - can Kansas City strike back once more?!

Super Bowl 2023 - Eagles 21-14 Chiefs*: 2nd 2:20

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EAGLES TOUCHDOWN!

The man himself, Jalen Hurts, responds perfectly to that fumble to run in once again from four yards, to the left, to give Philadelphia the lead once more!

Extra-point is good - what have you got, Patrick Mahomes?!

Super Bowl 2023 - *Eagles 14-14 Chiefs: 1st & 10 on KAN 4, 2nd 2:42

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4th & 2 but no talk of a field goal for Philly!

Hurts tries to lure an offside on defence - and he does it!

First down! Just four yards out of the end-zone..

Super Bowl 2023 - *Eagles 14-14 Chiefs: 1st & 10 on KAN 16, 2nd 4:50

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So gutsy from Philly!

On 4th & 5, they go for it and Hurts powers his way through the Kansas defence, down to the red-zone.

Brilliant response this from the Eagles QB!

Super Bowl 2023 - *Eagles 14-14 Chiefs: 1st & 10 on PHI 49, 2nd 7:25

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Hurts goes deep downfield again for AJ Brown... but this time it’s ALMOST picked, but incomplete!

Hurts throws short though on second down and Scott jinks his way to a 3rd & 1.... and they sneak their way to a first down!

Super Bowl 2023 - Eagles 14-14 Chiefs

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Super Bowl 2023 - *Eagles 14-14 Chiefs: 1st & 10 on PHI 39, 2nd 9:39

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Water off a duck’s back for Jalen Hurts! He runs, and gets a first down!

That fumble looks forgotten already!

Super Bowl 2023 - *Eagles 14-14 Chiefs: 2nd 9:39

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CHIEFS TOUCHDOWN!

On a Jalen Hurts possession! Oh wow!

On 3rd & 6, after the Eagles screw up a 3rd & 1 with a QB sneak via an offside, Hurts drops the ball under pressure from the Chiefs’ Nick Bolton - and Bolton runs it in for a simple touchdown!

Can you believe it?! Butker makes the extra point - and we’re all-square again!

Super Bowl 2023 - *Eagles 14-7 Chiefs: 1st & 10 on PHI 44, 2nd 11:17

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Brilliant from Hurts on 3rd & 8!

Hurts spins and moves out the pocket and finds Pascal on the touchline for a first down - JUST!

First down for the Eagles.

Super Bowl 2023 - *Eagles 14-7 Chiefs: 1st & 10 on PHI 35, 2nd 13:18

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Big stop for the Eagles!

JuJu Smith-Schuster wants a penalty for a hold on third down for the Chiefs - and he may have a point for a hold! - but no flag and the Eagles stop Patrick Mahomes!

Three and out for the Chiefs. Minimum return on the Eagles return...

Super Bowl 2023 - Eagles 14-7 Chiefs*: 2nd 14:52

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EAGLES TOUCHDOWN!

What a throw from Jalen Hurts! He finds AJ Brown deep down the field - and with the first play of the second-quarter, the Philadelphia Eagles retake the lead! Brilliant throw, and a terrific catch!

The extra point is good!

Super Bowl 2023 - Eagles 7-7 Chiefs

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Super Bowl 2023 - *Eagles 7-7 Chiefs: 1st & 10 at KAN 47, 2nd 15:00

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Hurts with a completion to AJ Brown for the first time tonight - and for a first down!

Eagles are on half-way - and that’s the end of the first quarter!

Super Bowl 2023 - *Eagles 7-7 Chiefs: 1st & 10 at PHI 42, 1st 0:50

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So cheap! Offside from Chiefs’ Clark, jumping too early, and Eagles get the first down!

Let-off for the Eagles...

Super Bowl 2023 - *Eagles 7-7 Chiefs: 3rd & 4 at PHI 37, 1st 1:20

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A double-struggle for Hurts as he runs with the ball - 3rd & 4 early on in this second Eagles possession!

Super Bowl 2023 - *Eagles 7-7 Chiefs: 1st 2:24

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Butker clatters the right upright - big win for Philly!

Chiefs kicker Butker will be disappointed with himself there...

Super Bowl 2023 - Eagles 7-7 Chiefs*: 4th & 3 at PHI 25, 1st 3:06

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Mahomes ducks and spins but can’t complete the pass!

42-yard field goal attempt for Butker...

Super Bowl 2023 - Eagles 7-7 Chiefs*: 3rd & 3 at PHI 25, 1st 3:06

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Third and short for the Chiefs...

Super Bowl 2023 - Eagles 7-7 Chiefs*: 1st & 10 at PHI 32, 1st 3:06

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Mahomes to Kelce. Simple. Kelce in acres in the middle of the field!

Chiefs into Eagles territory...

Super Bowl 2023 - Eagles 7-7 Chiefs*: 1st & 10 at KAN 47, 1st 3:55

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Illegal hands to the face from the Eagles defence gifts the Chiefs a first down...

Cheap.

Super Bowl 2023 - Eagles 7-7 Chiefs

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Super Bowl 2023 - Eagles 7-7 Chiefs*: 1st & 10 at KAN 33, 1st 4:46

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Hurts is forced to throw the ball away as he is chased down the left-hand-side!

First defensive stop of the game!

Eagles punt the ball away, and the Chiefs return the ball to their 33 yard line!

Super Bowl 2023 - Eagles* 7-7 Chiefs: 3rd & 14 at PHI 19, 1st 5:14

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Hurts finds Smith for six yards - 3rd & 14 here!

Super Bowl 2023 - Eagles* 7-7 Chiefs: 1st & 20 at PHI 15, 1st 6:24

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1st & 20 after an offensive penalty against the Eagles..

First flag of the game!

Super Bowl 2023 - Eagles* 7-7 Chiefs: 1st & 10 at PHI 25, 1st 6:57

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Another touchback.

Jalen Hurts back out for the Eagles... quite a tempo to start this game!

Super Bowl 2023 - Eagles 7-7 Chiefs*: 1st 6:57

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CHIEFS TOUCHDOWN!

The Chiefs are level already!

Mahomes jinks and throws into the end-zone for Travis Kelce! The dynamic duo do it straight away in the Super Bowl! Where was the Eagles coverage?!

Butker with the extra point - all-square! 7-7.

Super Bowl 2023 - Eagles 7-0 Chiefs*: 1st & 10 at PHI 20, 1st 8:07

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Pacheco this time finds some room down the left, and makes a huge gain - into the red zone!

Here come the Kansas City Chiefs!

Super Bowl 2023 - Eagles 7-0 Chiefs*: 1st & 10 at KAN 47, 1st 8:43

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Mahomes hands off to Isiah Pacheco early on for little gain but then Mahomes finds Travis Kelce - his main man - down the field for a first down - and a 20-yard gain!

First down!

Super Bowl 2023 - Eagles 7-0 Chiefs*: 1st & 10 at KAN 25, 1st 10:09

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The Eagles kick it away and it’s another touchback.

Now, it’s time for Patrick Mahomes...

Super Bowl 2023 - Eagles* 7-0 Chiefs: 1st 10:09

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EAGLES TOUCHDOWN!

And it won’t be ruled out this time!

Jalen Hurts makes the end-zone with a quarterback sneak - no stopping him!

Jake Elliott converts the extra point - very impressive first drive from the Eagles!

Super Bowl 2023 - Eagles* 0-0 Chiefs: 1st & 10 at KAN 1, 1st 10:09

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OVERTURNED!

Gainwell’s elbow was down half-a-yard before the end-zone!

It will be 1st & 10 though, at the half-yard line!

Super Bowl 2023 - Eagles* 7-0 Chiefs

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EAGLES TOUCHDOWN!

Kenneth Gainwell takes the ball and, with Hurts handing it to him, breaks through a few tackles to JUST reach the end-zone!

Or does he?! It’s very close - it may be reviewed....

Super Bowl 2023 - Eagles* 0-0 Chiefs: 3rd & 2 at KAN 4, 1st 10:23

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Third down now for the Eagles!

It’s a quick tempo for the Eagles and, with five yards to the end-zone, they’re on 3rd & 2.

Super Bowl 2023 - Eagles* 0-0 Chiefs: 1st & 10 at KAN 11, 1st 11:27

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Two first downs in a row for the Eagles!

Hurts throws on both, with Smith receving second time and rebuffing a tackle!

They’re already on the Kansas 11-yard line...

Super Bowl 2023 - Eagles* 0-0 Chiefs: 1st & 10 at PHI 42, 1st 12:30

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First down completed for the Eagles!

Smith is found again and this time he makes enough yards!

Super Bowl 2023 - Eagles* 0-0 Chiefs: 1st & 10 at PHI 25, 1st 13:44

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Hurts hands off to Miles Sanders for the first play of the game, but he is crunched into touch as he looks to go around the outside!

DeVonta Smith is found at 2nd &11, but it’s 3rd & 5 for Eagles on their first drive!

Super Bowl 2023 - Eagles* 0-0 Chiefs: 1st & 10 at PHI 25, 1st 15:00

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We’re underway in Super Bowl 57 at the State Farm Stadium!

Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker gets the game underway, with a touchback.

Here comes Jalen Hurts!

Super Bowl 2023: Philadelphia Eagles vs Kansas City Chiefs

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Coin toss complete - the Eagles will receive the ball first as the Chiefs deferred after winnng the toss!

It’s game-time!

Super Bowl 2023: Philadelphia Eagles vs Kansas City Chiefs

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And now time for the US national anthem!

Sung by eight-time Grammy winner and country star Chris Stapleton!

A slow, deep rendition - concluded by the classic military jet flyover!

Quite the scene at the State Farm Stadium!

Super Bowl 2023: Philadelphia Eagles vs Kansas City Chiefs

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Babyface has just completed a terrific rendition of “America The Beautiful” at State Farm Stadium!

Super Bowl 2023: Eagles vs Chiefs

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Super Bowl 2023: Eagles vs Chiefs

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Recently retired NFL star J.J. Watt has had his say:

“Best Player vs. Best Roster. I like that analysis. Should be a hell of a game. Two very well built teams, organizations and great fan bases. “

Super Bowl 2023: Eagles vs Chiefs

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Super Bowl 2023 odds

We’ll update the odds and various markets as they come out, including the highly popular player prop markets.

But there are various markets already open, so let’s dive in - all odds via Betfair.

Super Bowl 2023 winner - moneyline

• Philadelphia Eagles 5/6

• Kansas City Chiefs EVENS

Super Bowl 2023 MVP

• Jalen Hurts EVS

• Patrick Mahomes 6/5

• Travis Kelce 10/1

• AJ Brown 11/1

• Devonta Smith 20/1

• Miles Sanders 25/1

• Haason Reddick 40/1

• Jerick McKinnon 40/1

• Isiah Pacheco 40/1

• Darius Slay 40/1

• Chris Jones 40/1

Super Bowl Handicap

• Philadelphia Eagles -1.5 9/10

• Kansas City Chiefs +1.5 9/10

Super Bowl Total Points

• Over 50.5 points 9/10

• Over 50.5 points 9/10

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The GOAT has spoken!

Tom Brady: “Two of the best tonight in Pat and Jalen. Good luck to KC and Philly, can’t wait to watch.”

Super Bowl 2023: Eagles vs Chiefs

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The players are coming out onto the pitch at State Farm Stadium!

Patrick Mahomes leads the Kansas City Chiefs, the AFC champions, out in Arizona for their third Super Bowl in four years!

Jaleen Hurts, the Philadelphia Eagles QB, is his team’s star man for the NFC champions at the State Farm Stadium!

Super Bowl 2023: Eagles vs Chiefs

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Super Bowl 2023: Damar Hamlin is at his first Super Bowl!

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Just over a month after he collapsed on the pitch, the Buffalo Bills star is in Arizona!

Brilliant to see!

Super Bowl 2023: Mahomes and Hurts make history

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At Super Bowl 57, Hurts will be only the eighth Black quarterback to start the title game. Mahomes became the seventh when he started for the Chiefs in their victory over the San Francisco 49ers three years ago.

Before them came Cam Newton with the Carolina Panthers, Russell Wilson, who won with the Seattle Seahawks, and the 49ers’ Colin Kaepernick, whose kneeling protest against racial injustice begun in 2016 transformed American professional sports.

Kaepernick was lambasted by many fans and filed a collusion grievance against NFL owners a year later, when he went unsigned as a free agent, eventually settling with the league in 2019. But he never threw another NFL pass.

Following the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police in May 2020, Mahomes was among more than a dozen Black NFL players to appear in a video demanding an end to systemic racism and police brutality, declaring “Black Lives Matter.”

Hurts, who was drafted in 2020, has sported the ’Black Lives Matter’ slogan on his helmets during games.

After the beating death of Tyre Nichols in Memphis last month, the NFL released a statement saying the league remains ‘deeply committed to combating the injustices and inequities’ that plague our society.

“To have two Black quarterbacks competing on this big stage, in a sport where, not too long ago, Black men were deemed as not intelligent enough to play that position, is a testament to the progress that we have made,” NFLPA Executive Director DeMaurice Smith told reporters this week.

“This is certainly a proud moment for the game of football that has been long overdue.”

Super Bowl 2023: Patrick Mahomes and the key battle that will decide Super Bowl 57

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By Jack Rathborn

Patrick Mahomes frantically dashed to his right, desperately scanning the end zone in search of an open teammate. It was fourth and nine and almost his last chance to spark a fourth-quarter comeback in Super Bowl 55 while down 31-9.

But as William Gholston nibbled at his ankle, Mahomes flicked a wrist while sprawled out with just a hint of Michelangelo’s Creation of Adam to the pose. The pass looked destined to produce his latest masterpiece.

But with four Buccaneers constructing a wall around Darrel Williams, the ball landed with a gentle bounce on the turf, extinguishing hope and eventually defeat to add a blemish to Mahomes’ résumé.

Two years later, Mahomes is hobbled from an ankle sprain but eagerly embraces a third trip to the big dance, cognisant of how a winning or losing record in this particular game can shape a legacy. It is partially why Tom Brady, with a 7-3 Super Bowl record, elevated himself above Peyton Manning, who finished his career with two wins and two losses.

The NFL throne is tantalisingly within reach, but the Chiefs continue to tiptoe between sunk opportunity and supremacy during the Mahomes and Andy Reid era, depending on the result on Sunday. The NFL has masterfully produced parity and equal opportunity over the last decade or more, in stark contrast to the Premier League, ensuring no dominant force since Brady and the Patriots parted ways. That changes if Mahomes can clinch a second ring to go with five consecutive AFC Championship games.

But Super Bowl 57 is delicately balanced, with Jalen Hurts and the Philadelphia Eagles a meagre 1.5-point favourite. If Mahomes is healthy, this game boils down to a similar test to Tampa Bay way back at Raymond James Stadium when the Bucs laid siege to the former Texas Tech passer, feasting on a battered and bruised offensive line. The Eagles are licking their lips, hoping the likes of Joe Thuney crumble to expose Mahomes in the pocket.

The key battle that will decide Super Bowl 2023

Super Bowl 2023: We’re 30 minutes from kick-off tonight!

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Super Bowl 2023: LeBron is in Arizona tonight!

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He’s the first celebrity spotted today... but he won’t be the last!

LeBron James and Savannah James in the house!

Super Bowl 2023: How to watch online and on TV

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Super Bowl LVII is here with the Kansas City Chiefs taking on the Philadelphia Eagles.

It is the first Super Bowl in history between two Black quarterbacks as Patrick Mahomes and Jalen Hurts battle it out.

Both men are in contention to be the NFL’s regular season MVP, too, while there are explosive weapons for both offenses, including the likes of Travis Kelce and AJ Brown.

Mahomes is looking for his second Super Bowl ring, while Hurts, a former second-round pick, would follow Nick Foles in Super Bowl LII in 2018, when the Eagles toppled Tom Brady and the New England Patriots.

Here’s everything you need to know about this year’s Super Bowl:

How to watch Super Bowl 2023

Super Bowl 2023: Buffalo Bills’ Damar Hamlin, speaking to FOX SPORTS:

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When asked if he remembered getting up after the tackle/before he collapsed: "That's something I don't want to get into detail, it's something I'm still trying to work through, why’d it happen to me?"

When asked what the first thing he remembers was when he woke up: “I just had family members, mum, dad, friends. The first thing I said when I woke up was ‘did we win?!’”

Super Bowl 2023: STAT ATTACK!

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Chiefs vs Eagles

- Both were top seeds in their conference

- Both are currently 16-3 this season

- Both have scored 546 points in total

- Both have 6 All-Pro selections

- Both have won a Super Bowl in the past 5 years

A tight match-up one could argue then!

Super Bowl 2023: Chiefs vs Eagles

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We’re just one hour from kick-off and it all getting underway at the State Farm Stadium in Arizona for Super Bowl 57!

Super Bowl 2023: Kansas City team news!

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Chiefs running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire, just off injured reserve, is officially inactive for Super Bowl LVII.

The 23-year-old will not feature in Arizona tonight.

Super Bowl 2023: Now it’s mayhem in Philadelphia!

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They’re made different in Philadelphia... aren’t they?!

Super Bowl 2023: Patrick Mahomes and the key battle that will decide Super Bowl 57

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By Jack Rathborn

Patrick Mahomes frantically dashed to his right, desperately scanning the end zone in search of an open teammate. It was fourth and nine and almost his last chance to spark a fourth-quarter comeback in Super Bowl 55 while down 31-9.

But as William Gholston nibbled at his ankle, Mahomes flicked a wrist while sprawled out with just a hint of Michelangelo’s Creation of Adam to the pose. The pass looked destined to produce his latest masterpiece.

But with four Buccaneers constructing a wall around Darrel Williams, the ball landed with a gentle bounce on the turf, extinguishing hope and eventually defeat to add a blemish to Mahomes’ résumé.

Two years later, Mahomes is hobbled from an ankle sprain but eagerly embraces a third trip to the big dance, cognisant of how a winning or losing record in this particular game can shape a legacy. It is partially why Tom Brady, with a 7-3 Super Bowl record, elevated himself above Peyton Manning, who finished his career with two wins and two losses.

The NFL throne is tantalisingly within reach, but the Chiefs continue to tiptoe between sunk opportunity and supremacy during the Mahomes and Andy Reid era, depending on the result on Sunday. The NFL has masterfully produced parity and equal opportunity over the last decade or more, in stark contrast to the Premier League, ensuring no dominant force since Brady and the Patriots parted ways. That changes if Mahomes can clinch a second ring to go with five consecutive AFC Championship games.

But Super Bowl 57 is delicately balanced, with Jalen Hurts and the Philadelphia Eagles a meagre 1.5-point favourite. If Mahomes is healthy, this game boils down to a similar test to Tampa Bay way back at Raymond James Stadium when the Bucs laid siege to the former Texas Tech passer, feasting on a battered and bruised offensive line. The Eagles are licking their lips, hoping the likes of Joe Thuney crumble to expose Mahomes in the pocket.

The key battle that will decide Super Bowl 2023

Super Bowl 2023: Panic in Philadelphia!

21:49 , Kieran Jackson

Half of Philadelphia is currently experiencing a cable and Internet outage and Comcast/Xfinity are now saying it may not be back up until 6pm - that’s just half-an-hour before kick-off!

Super Bowl 2023: Chiefs player welcomes Super Bowl twins

21:44 , Jamie Braidwood

The Kansas City Chiefs welcomed two new fans to the world on Super Bowl Sunday with a third apparently on the way.

Chiefs offensive lineman Nick Allegretti’s wife, Christina, gave birth in the early hours to twin girls back home in Chicago, a team official confirmed to The Associated Press. Allegretti was able to watch everything unfold on FaceTime from the lobby of the team hotel while the rest of the Chiefs slept ahead of their game against the Philadelphia Eagles.

Allegretti, who has started three games this season, will be available for the Chiefs in the big game.

About the same time his wife was giving birth, Chiefs wide receiver Mecole Hardman tweeted that his girlfriend, Chariah Gordeon, had gone into labor. Hardman went on injured reserve this week and was not available to play in the game.

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Super Bowl 2023: Best bets

21:31 , Jamie Braidwood

Under 50.5: This started at 49.5 and could get up to 51.5. It’s a no bet if you don’t enjoy cheering for no points (who does?), yet the Eagles have the run game to keep Mahomes off the field, plus elite coverage from James Bradberry and Darius Slay and a relentless Haason Reddick-led pass rush. All this and we’re assuming Mahomes is healthy and does not reinjure himself.

Super Bowl 2023: Chiefs fans prepare to watch game in Kansas City

21:27 , Jack Rathborn

Super Bowl 2023: Best bets

21:17 , Jamie Braidwood

Eagles moneyline 5/6: If I have to pick one side, it has to be Philadelphia, they just have the better roster. Yes, you might look back at Patrick Mahomes in a similar light to Tom Brady and wonder why you bet against the best quarterback of a generation. Yet the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have already shown Mahomes and the Chiefs to be beatable on the biggest stage in the game. Sure, get a little more value with -1.5, but this is such a close game, a one-point win cannot be ruled out.

Super Bowl 2023: Latest updates

21:05 , Jamie Braidwood

Football fans descended by the thousands on Glendale, Arizona, for the NFL’s title game between the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs. It was glorious weather for revelers, with partly cloudy skies and high temperatures in the 70s.

The Chiefs and Eagles are at the stadium, too, arriving more than three hours before the scheduled game time 4:30 p.m. local time. The NFL said it expects the retractable roof will be open at State Farm Stadium thanks to the nice weather, which was also the case for the previous two Super Bowls played at the stadium.

Super Bowl 2023: Reid faces his former team

20:44 , Jamie Braidwood

Andy Reid already proved he can win the big game in Kansas City after coming up short several times throughout his 14 seasons in Philadelphia.

Leading the Chiefs to a victory over the Eagles in the Super Bowl on Sunday would further cement his Hall of Fame credentials and add to his legacy.

“Listen, I had 14 great years there,” Reid said about Philadelphia, where he won more games than any coach in franchise history. “I loved every minute of it. It’s a great organization. I still am close with the people there. It was great to see the kids that we had drafted that are now these veteran players — All-Pro players — on that team. I had the chance to give them a hug, and now we go our separate ways and get ready to play.”

Reid, Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs (16-3) are aiming to win their second Super Bowl championship in four seasons. They beat the San Francisco 49ers three years ago and lost to Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after the 2020 season.

Super Bowl 2023: Hurts convinced by Eagles team spirit

20:14 , Jamie Braidwood

Philadelphia quarterback Jalen Hurts believes the Eagles’ charge to Super Bowl LVII has been fuelled by their collective strength.

Hurts has been one of the stand-out figures in the Eagles’ run to Sunday’s NFL showpiece at the Arizona Cardinals’ State Farm Stadium, where they will take on the Kansas City Chiefs.

Receiver AJ Brown, running back Miles Sanders and linebacker Haason Reddick have also been among the key players but Hurts feels it has been a team effort.

The 24-year-old told reporters: “I think the number one thing is to invest in your team-mates and coaches.

“It’s important to go out there and build relationships with the people around you, the people that you’re going to be playing with so everyone can play that much harder for one another.

“I feel like if you have a relationship with someone, you know them on a personal level, they’re going to play harder for you on the field.

“I think that’s why we’ve come so far, because we’ve been truly connected all year. We’ve been on the same page.

“We’ve competed hard for one another. You can see that passion on the field, you can see that passion in the stands and the city of Philly. It all goes together.”

Super Bowl 2023: Mahomes and Hurts make history

19:44 , Jamie Braidwood

At Super Bowl 57, Hurts will be only the eighth Black quarterback to start the title game. Mahomes became the seventh when he started for the Chiefs in their victory over the San Francisco 49ers three years ago.

Before them came Cam Newton with the Carolina Panthers, Russell Wilson, who won with the Seattle Seahawks, and the 49ers’ Colin Kaepernick, whose kneeling protest against racial injustice begun in 2016 transformed American professional sports.

Kaepernick was lambasted by many fans and filed a collusion grievance against NFL owners a year later, when he went unsigned as a free agent, eventually settling with the league in 2019. But he never threw another NFL pass.

Following the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police in May 2020, Mahomes was among more than a dozen Black NFL players to appear in a video demanding an end to systemic racism and police brutality, declaring “Black Lives Matter.”

Hurts, who was drafted in 2020, has sported the ’Black Lives Matter’ slogan on his helmets during games.

After the beating death of Tyre Nichols in Memphis last month, the NFL released a statement saying the league remains ‘deeply committed to combating the injustices and inequities’ that plague our society.

“To have two Black quarterbacks competing on this big stage, in a sport where, not too long ago, Black men were deemed as not intelligent enough to play that position, is a testament to the progress that we have made,” NFLPA Executive Director DeMaurice Smith told reporters this week.

“This is certainly a proud moment for the game of football that has been long overdue.”

Super Bowl 2023: Mahomes and Hurts make history

19:15 , Jamie Braidwood

Kansas City Chiefs’ newly minted league MVP Patrick Mahomes and the Philadelphia Eagles’ budding superstar Jalen Hurts will make history on Sunday, marking the first time two Black quarterbacks have started in the Super Bowl.

The occasion prompted uneasy celebration in Phoenix this week, as a sign of progress but also a stark reminder of hurdles that Black players have faced for decades.

Asked by a reporter this week what took so long, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell was blunt: “There are probably a variety of reasons - probably none of them good.”

“The reality is, there’s such great talent at that position, Black and white,” Goodell said at his annual state-of-the-league media briefing. “I think we have 11 Black starting quarterbacks today. They are some of the best leaders I’ve ever seen.”

It wasn’t until 1988 - at Super Bowl 22 - that Doug Williams became the first Black quarterback to start the NFL title game, winning the Super Bowl for the then Washington Redskins.

When the Tampa Bay Buccaneers picked him out of Grambling State a decade earlier, Williams was the first Black quarterback to go in the first round who was not eventually converted to another position.

He told the New York Times that year that Black quarterbacks had not “been given the opportunity and the patience” their white counterparts had.

“White quarterbacks like Bert Jones and Terry Bradshaw needed time. But their teams let ‘em learn. You learn from experience. It’s hard to learn and produce at the same time,” he said.

Twenty-three years later, Michael Vick made history as the first Black quarterback taken first overall in the NFL Draft, bringing a different style to the position with extraordinary mobility.

“When I first came into the league there was a lot of speculation about how long I was going to last as quarterback and if my style would hold up and I should change my style and become a pocket passer,” said Vick, who now works as an on-air analyst for Fox Sports.

“I never felt it was thing where people said it was harder to win with Black quarterbacks, it was more about durability. There are a lot of stereotypes but we found ways to overcome that, we found ways to cross that barrier.”

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