Eagles beat Chiefs in dominant Super Bowl LIX performance

We’ve wrapped up our live coverage. Read through the posts below to relive the game as it happened, or check out our recap of Super Bowl LIX here. See you next season!

Here’s what it looked like as the Philadelphia Eagles celebrated their victory in New Orleans on Sunday night:

Philadelphia Eagles players celebrate with the Vince Lombardi Trophy after beating the Kansas City Chiefs.

Confetti explodes inside the Superdome.

Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni is dunked by teammates as the clock runs out.

Quarterback Jalen Hurts smiles after the game.

Confetti falls on the field after the game.

Running back Saquon Barkley smiles after the game.

Safety CJ Gardner-Johnson and linebacker Jalyx Hunt celebrate with newspapers.

See all the best photos from the game here.

Following his team’s heavy defeat to the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LIX, Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid denied that the pressure of a historic title three-peat weighed on his players’ shoulders.

“I don’t think so,” Reid said when asked by reporters afterward whether the pressure of the three-peat got to his team. “It’s hard playing in this.”

Kansas City was seeking to become the first team ever to win three straight titles in the Super Bowl era, but lost convincingly to Philadelphia.

Reid described the emotions he was feeling following his third career loss in the Super Bowl, which came to his former team.

“They all hurt. You get this far. You battled your tail off to get this far,” the 66-year-old said. “Very, very hard to do. And we spent a lot of time doing this.

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes greets fans as he walks off the field after the game.

Patrick Mahomes puts the blame on himself.

Speaking after the game to the media, the Chiefs quarterback said he takes ownership for the Super Bowl loss.

He pointed to his two interceptions as what changed the game.

Wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins said the performance from Mahomes, widely considered one of the best quarterbacks of all time, proved that “he’s human.”

Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Cooper DeJean celebrates.

As birthdays go, it doesn’t get much better than Cooper DeJean’s 22nd.

Not only did the rookie cornerback have an interception which he returned for a touchdown, but he also claimed his maiden Super Bowl ring.

On a Superdome field littered with confetti, the magnitude of the moment hadn’t quite yet hit DeJean.

“I’m excited. I don’t know what to think,” he told CNN’s Coy Wire. “It’s crazy.
World champs.

“Best birthday ever. I think everybody in my family would agree too. I’m just happy they can be here to be a part of it too.”

DeJean’s 38-yard pick-six midway through the second quarter was the first of the game for Patrick Mahomes and set the Eagles on their way to a big victory.

“I don’t even know,” the 22-year-old said when asked what he was thinking when he scored on his first NFL interception. “I didn’t even know what to do. It’s just crazy. I was just trying to do my job and I found myself in the end zone.”

Philadelphia Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie lifts the Vince Lombardi Trophy.

Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie could hardly contain his excitement when lifting the Vince Lombardi Trophy on the podium in front of his winning team.

He said staying “humble” throughout the season was the key to such a special victory on the biggest stage.

“A credit to our coaching staff, led by Nick … and by the way, about 200 other people that are the support staff that you never hear about,” he said, addressing the crowd.

“To our amazing fans, your Eagles are world champions again!”

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts celebrates with the Vince Lombardi Trophy.

Philadelphia Eagles’ Jalen Hurts took home the biggest individual honor of the night – Super Bowl LIX MVP.

The fifth-year quarterback finished with 221 yards passing, two passing touchdowns and ran for another while also breaking his own record for the most rushing yards by a QB in Super Bowl history with 72.

The 26-year-old praised his teammates for helping him reach this point in his career.

“I couldn’t be here without my teammates,” Hurts said. “The effort, the determination, everybody displayed to get to this point. … It’s never been about what anyone else does. It’s always been about what we do. And how we respond to certain things and it feels good. Hell of a game today.”

Kendrick Lamar performs "Not Like Us" during halftime.

Kendrick Lamar performed the song everyone has been talking about during the Super Bowl halftime show — but he toyed with the expectations surrounding his Drake diss first.

Actor Samuel L. Jackson opened up the performance, dressed in an Uncle Sam ensemble, before Lamar went into a few of his hits, including “Squabble Up,” “Humble,” “DNA” and “Peekaboo.”

He teased viewers regarding whether he would play his enduring hit from last year’s big rap feud, “Not Like Us.”

Some context: The spotlight was already on Lamar as the game approached, coming one week after the artist won five Grammy Awards, including song and record of the year for “Not Like Us.”

The song was a major part of a viral rap battle last spring between Lamar and fellow rap artist Drake, and has even triggered a defamation lawsuit from Drake, who is seeking compensatory and punitive damages from his own record label over what his lawyers say was a campaign to make “a viral hit out of a rap track that falsely accuses Drake of being a pedophile and calls for violent retribution against him.”

Lamar performs during the show.

Lamar performs with dancers.

Although Lamar performed the song, he left out the word “pedophile,” in one of the song’s most pointed verses aimed at Drake. The crowd offered Lamar an assist by singing the famous “A Minor” line for him.

More from the show: Tennis icon Serena Williams joined Lamar to dance a bit during the song, representing for Compton, California, where both she and Lamar proudly rose from to find success in their respective careers.

Lamar closed his performance with “TV Off,” including his meme-ified shout of “Mustard,” a reference to legendary West Coast producer DJ Mustard, who worked with Lamar on the song.

The performance featured a brief and unexpected political protest when one of the dancers took the opportunity to unveil a flag reading “Sudan” and “Gaza.” The performer briefly waved the banner, which incorporated both the Sudanese and Palestinian flags, before they were apparently tackled by security staff. The NFL and Roc Nation both told CNN in statements that they didn’t know about the demonstration beforehand.

Read more about Lamar’s performance here.

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts celebrates after defeating the Kansas City Chiefs.

Two years ago, Jalen Hurts stood on the sideline while the Kansas City Chiefs celebrated their Super Bowl LVII victory. He has that image as the background of his phone to remind himself of that feeling.

But now it’s his turn to celebrate. The 26-year-old quarterback is a Super Bowl champion and says those low moments are times for growth.

“I think, personally myself, I’ve been able to use every experience and learn from it,” Hurts told Fox’s Erin Andrews on the Superdome field after the victory. “The good, the bad, all of it, using it as fuel to pursue my own greatness.

“And I couldn’t do any of these things without these guys around me. We’ve got a special group this year, we’re able to learn from the past and get some nice new pieces and get over the hump.”

He specifically shouted out the Eagles’ defense: “I think defense wins championships. And we saw how they played today. We saw the difference they made in the game and they gave us opportunities, they gave us short fields and we’re able to do what we do.”

“Still processing it,” Hurts said when asked what his emotions were seeing the green and silver confetti rain down. “Can’t wait to enjoy this with my family and soak it in.”

The Superdome is lit up Eagles green now after Philadelphia’s Super Bowl victory.

The celebration is just getting going here, as fans stream out into a muggy New Orleans night. It’s about to be a Philly party in The Big Easy.

Back in the stadium, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and members of the Fox broadcast are on stage with the Eagles for the Lombardi Trophy presentation.

Nick Sirianni is a self-confessed emotional man and it was all on display in his postgame interview.

Drenched in Gatorade and with tears in his eyes, the Eagles head coach praised his team’s “great performance.”

“God has blessed us very much. He gave us all the talents to be able to get here, so first and foremost, thanks to him,” he said.

Sirianni then became even more emotional when he embraced his family.

“Here comes the happy tears,” he said.

Philadelphia Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni celebrates with wide receiver DeVonta Smith.

It’s all over at the Superdome, and the Philadelphia Eagles are once again Super Bowl champions.

The final score is Eagles 40, Chiefs 22.

Where were these plays earlier in the game?

Patrick Mahomes threw a 50-yard strike to Xavier Worthy for a touchdown to cut into the Eagles’ lead.

With under two minutes to play, there isn’t enough time for a Kansas City comeback and Philadelphia can celebrate their second title in franchise history.

Mahomes has 257 yards passing, three touchdowns and two interceptions.

Score: Chiefs 22, Eagles 40

It’s time to get the party started in New Orleans for those rooting for the Eagles.

Victory looks virtually assured with a 26-point lead and the game at the two-minute warning.

The majority of the starters are on the bench with the backups getting a chance to play in the big game, while head coach Nick Sirianni has been doused in Gatorade as is tradition.

Score: Chiefs 14, Eagles 40

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins catches a touchdown pass against Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Quinyon Mitchell in the fourth quarter.

The outcome of the game may no longer be in doubt, but Kansas City is not going quietly into the New Orleans night.

Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs offense finally resembled the team with the best record in the AFC as they cruised down the field in a 12-play scoring drive.

Mahomes was eight-of-eight passing on the drive, which culminated in a 7-yard touchdown pass to DeAndre Hopkins.

The Chiefs added two more points with a pass from Mahomes to Justin Watson.

Score: Chiefs 14, Eagles 40

A protester holds a flag onstage during the halftime show.

A dancer who took part in Kendrick Lamar’s halftime show unveiled a flag that read “Sudan” and “Gaza” before he was seemingly tackled by security personnel.

The performer held the flag, which featured the Sudanese flag on top of the Palestinian flag, briefly aloft toward the end of Lamar’s show.

The NFL’s chief spokesperson, Brian McCarthy, confirmed in a statement to CNN that the protester was a performer, and said they had acted without coordinating with showrunners.

Roc Nation, the Jay-Z-owned company that serves as an entertainment adviser to the NFL, said in a statement that the act was not part of any rehearsals.

“The act by the individual was neither planned nor part of the production and was never in any rehearsal,” the statement reads.

The star-packed ad may have been about Meta’s smart glasses (created in collaboration with Ray-Ban), but the focus was arguably a banana.

In a spot about the wearable tech, actor Chris Pratt watches in horror as Chris Hemsworth eats a banana previously duct-taped to a wall. The banana, Chris informs Chris, is actually a piece of art called “Comedian” — and it’s worth $6.2 million. (Yes, a banana duct taped to a wall is the whole thing.)

The eye-popping banana price tag came at auction late last year. The art previously sold at auction for $120,000 in 2019. Thankfully, inflation for produce at the grocery store, and not the art gallery, remains far more modest.

Philadelphia Eagles kicker Jake Elliott kicks a field goal.

The Eagles are in dreamland.

Out comes Jake Elliott again to convert a 50-yard field goal as the Eagles hit the 40-point mark.

Elliott is now 4-for-4 in a perfect field goal showing.

Score: Chiefs 6, Eagles 40

Yes, Catherine O’Hara can play pickleball. The actress and comedian also enjoys an occasional beer.

That helps explain why she looked so natural in that Michelob Ultra commercial that just aired during the Super Bowl.

In the spot, the Emmy winner co-stars with Oscar nominee Willem Dafoe as they take on pickleball players — professional and otherwise — in a quest for Michelob beer.

And while O’Hara has been in a Super Bowl commercial before, it was a brief appearance in a Nissan ad in 2022. The new commercial called for a bit more work.

It also unlocked a talent for pickleball, she said.

“Everyone was so kind, and the director was so encouraging and great,” O’Hara said. “So you immediately think, ‘Yeah, wait a minute, I’m good. I know what I’m doing.’”

She also enjoyed working with Dafoe.

Read more from CNN’s chat with the actress here.

Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackle Milton Williams celebrates after recovering a fumble in the fourth quarter.

Have a day Eagles defense.

Philadelphia defenders got to Patrick Mahomes, who coughed up the ball while getting tackled. The Eagles recovered the fumble.

It is the Eagles’ sixth sack of the game.

Despite the unsportsmanlike penalty on Eagles’ Milton Williams, Philly gets the ball back with a chance to put the game away with just under eight minutes to play.

Score: Chiefs 6, Eagles 37