Super Bowl 57: The Return of Chiefs Kingdom

Cooper Tamase, Opinion Editor

On February 12th, 2023 the Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Philadelphia Eagles by a score of 38-35 to win Super LVII (57) at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.

 

With the help of kicker Harrison Butker’s leg, the Chiefs would score the game-winning field goal that would put them up by 3.

 

After the game concluded, Chiefs quarterback, Patrick Mahomes II, received the award for Super Bowl Most Valuable Player after throwing for 182 passing yards to go along with three passing touchdowns.

 

The Super Bowl also saw performances from Chris Stapleton who sang the national anthem prior to the start of the game and Rihanna who performed the halftime show.

 

Kansas City Chiefs statistics:

Passing:

Patrick Mahomes II: 21/27 (completions/attempts), 182 yards, three touchdown passes

 

Rushing:

Isiah Pacheco: 15 carries, 76 yards, one touchdown run

 

Patrick Mahomes II: Six carries, 44 yards

 

Jerick McKinnon: Four carries, 34 yards

 

Skyy Moore: One carry, four yards

 

Receiving:

Travis Kelce: Six catches, 81 yards, one touchdown reception

 

JuJu Smith-Schuster: Seven catches, 53 yards

 

Justin Watson: Two catches, 18 yards

 

Jerick McKinnon: Three catches, 15 yards

 

Noah Gray: One catch, six yards

 

Kadarius Toney: One catch, five yards, one touchdown reception

 

Skyy Moore: One catch, four yards, one touchdown reception

 

Philadelphia Eagles statistics:

Passing:

Jalen Hurts: 27/38 (completions/attempts), 304 yards, one touchdown pass

 

Rushing:

Jalen Hurts: 15 carries, 70 yards, three touchdown runs

 

Kenneth Gainwell: Seven carries, 21 yards

 

Miles Sanders: Seven carries, 16 yards

 

Boston Scott: Three carries, eight yards

 

Receiving:

Devonta Smith: Seven catches, 100 yards

 

A.J. Brown: Six catches, 96 yards, one touchdown reception

 

Dallas Goedert: Six catches, 60 yards

 

Kenneth Gainwell: Four catches, 20 yards

 

Zach Pascal: Two catches, 11 yards

 

Boston Scott: One catch, nine yards

 

Quez Watkins: One catch, eight yards

 

The next Super Bowl, Super Bowl LVIII (58), will be played on February 11, 2024, at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada.