Super Bowl LVII

State Farm Stadium in February 2023, shortly before Super Bowl LVII.

A new system was introduced to select hosting sites for the Super Bowl, which began with Super Bowl LVI. The previous process that allowed cities to submit bids for the hosting rights was discarded. Instead, the league unilaterally chooses a single hosting site for each game, not allowing other cities to bid; the chosen city then puts together a proposal that is voted upon at the league's owners' meetings.

Arizona was the first location chosen under this process; its proposal was accepted unanimously on May 23, 2018.[4]

The official logo was unveiled on February 14, 2022; it follows the updated logo template introduced by Super Bowl LVI, with imagery of a desert canyon and sky (the latter resembling Arizona's state flag) to reflect the landscapes of the host region.[7]

In February 2022, over 200 liberal religious leaders, including Jesse Jackson and William Barber, petitioned NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell to move Super Bowl LVII out of Arizona after they accused the Arizona legislature of enacting unnecessary voting restrictions in Arizona bills HB 1003, SB 1485, and SB 1819.[8][9] Arizona Democratic Party vice-chair Brianna Westbrook also voiced her support to move the Super Bowl after the Arizona legislature passed SB 1138 and SB 1165, which restricts access to gender reassignment procedures from minors, and bans transgender girls, who were assigned male at birth, from playing on girls' sports teams.[10]

A front-runner for the 2022 NFL MVP award, Patrick Mahomes is looking to become the first player to win the league MVP and the Super Bowl in the same year since 1999.[11]

Kansas City finished the season with their tenth consecutive winning record under head coach Andy Reid, going 14–3 and advancing to their third Super Bowl in the last four years with one-score wins over the Jacksonville Jaguars (Divisional Round) and Cincinnati Bengals (AFC Championship Game).

The Chiefs had to endure the loss of star wide receiver Tyreek Hill, who was traded to the Miami Dolphins in the offseason for draft picks, but it didn't stop them from finishing the year as the NFL's best offense, leading the league in yards (7,032) and points (496). Quarterback Patrick Mahomes made the Pro Bowl for the fifth consecutive season, leading the league with a career-high 5,250 passing yards and 41 touchdowns, while throwing 12 interceptions. His passer rating of 105.2 was the second highest in the league. He also rushed for 354 yards and four touchdowns. He set the NFL record for most total yards in a season by a quarterback (combined passing and rushing) with 5,608 (previously held by Drew Brees).[12] Pro Bowl tight end Travis Kelce was the team's leading receiver with 1,338 receiving yards and 12 touchdowns. The team also brought in a new pair of veteran receivers to help make up for the loss of Hill: JuJu Smith-Schuster (933 yards and 3 touchdowns) and Marquez Valdes-Scantling (687 yards and 2 touchdowns). The Chiefs' running game was led by rookie Isiah Pacheco, who had stepped into the leading role due to a midseason injury to starter Clyde Edwards-Helaire. Pacheco finished the season with 830 rushing yards and 5 touchdowns, while also ranking 10th in the league in all-purpose yards (1,559). Veteran running back Jerick McKinnon added 803 yards from scrimmage and 10 touchdowns. Their offensive line featured three Pro Bowl selections: guard Joe Thuney, tackle Orlando Brown Jr., and center Creed Humphrey. Punter Tommy Townsend also made the Pro Bowl, ranking second in the NFL in yards per punt (50.4) and leading the league with a 45.4 net average.

Kansas City's defensive line featured Pro Bowl defensive tackle Chris Jones, who led the team with 15.5 sacks, along with defensive ends George Karlaftis (6 sacks, 7 pass deflections) and Frank Clark (5 sacks). Linebacker Nick Bolton led the team with 180 combined tackles while recording 2 sacks and 2 interceptions. The secondary was led by cornerback L'Jarius Sneed (3 interceptions, 108 tackles, 3 forced fumbles, 3.5 sacks) and safety Juan Thornhill (3 interceptions, 71 tackles).[13]

It will be Kansas City's fifth Super Bowl, following wins in Super Bowls IV and LIV, with losses in Super Bowls I and LV. The Chiefs also won the American Football League championship in 1962.

Winning 16 of his last 17 starts, Jalen Hurts will be the eighth quarterback to start a Super Bowl before his 25th birthday and the youngest in Eagles history.[14][15]

Under second-year head coach Nick Sirianni, the Eagles started the season winning eight consecutive games before finishing the season tied for an NFL-best 14–3 record and advancing to the Super Bowl by easily defeating their two playoff opponents (the New York Giants in the Divisional Round, and the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Championship Game) by a combined score of 69–14. The team excelled on both sides of the ball, scoring 477 points (3rd in the NFL) while only allowing 344 (8th) and sending an NFL-best 8 players to the Pro Bowl.[16]

Pro Bowl quarterback Jalen Hurts led the offense, setting new career highs in his third season in completion percentage (66%), passing yards (3,701), and passing touchdowns (22), while throwing just six interceptions, giving a career-high 101.5 passer rating, the fourth-best in the NFL. Hurts also rushed for 736 yards and 13 touchdowns, the second highest total in the league. Pro Bowl receiver A. J. Brown, traded to the Eagles from the Tennessee Titans during the 2022 NFL Draft, posted 1,496 receiving yards and 11 touchdowns, while second-year receiver DeVonta Smith added 1,196 yards and seven scores. Tight end Dallas Goedert was another reliable target with 702 yards and three touchdowns. Pro Bowl running back Miles Sanders ranked fifth in the NFL with 1,269 yards and 11 touchdowns, averaging 4.9 yards per carry. The team also sent three starting offensive linemen to the Pro Bowl: guard Landon Dickerson, tackle Lane Johnson, and center Jason Kelce. Kicker Jake Elliott made 20 of 23 field goals (87%), including 5 of 6 from at least 50 yards.

Philadelphia's defense ranked second in the league in the fewest yards allowed (5,125) and set an NFL record with four players who recorded at least ten sacks. The defensive line features defensive ends Josh Sweat and Brandon Graham, who each recorded 11 sacks, along with defensive tackles Fletcher Cox (7 sacks), Javon Hargrave (11 sacks), and Milton Williams (4 sacks). Pro Bowl linebacker Haason Reddick ranked second in the NFL with 16 sacks, while also forcing five fumbles and recovering three. Linebackers T. J. Edwards and Kyzir White each recorded over 100 combined tackles and broke up seven passes. In the secondary, safety C. J. Gardner-Johnson co-led the NFL with six interceptions, while All-Pro cornerbacks Darius Slay and James Bradberry each had three.[17]

It will be Philadelphia's fourth Super Bowl, following a win in Super Bowl LII and losses in Super Bowls XV and XXXIX. The Eagles also won three pre-Super Bowl NFL championships in 1948, 1949, and 1960.

The Chiefs entered the playoffs as the #1 seed in the AFC. They defeated the Jacksonville Jaguars, 27-20, in the AFC Divisional round. In a tightly contested game, the Chiefs were able to hold off a late fourth quarter rally by the Jaguars. Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes went down early in the game with a high right ankle sprain injury which forced him out of the game for a drive but was able to return shortly after leaving. The AFC Championship pitted the Chiefs against the Cincinnati Bengals in a rematch of the 2021 AFC Championship game and the fifth consecutive AFC Championship hosted by the Chiefs, extending their record. Much like the previous year's contest, the game was close towards the end of the fourth quarter. On the last drive of the game, tied at 20, Bengals defensive end Joseph Ossai was flagged for a late hit on Patrick Mahomes after he stepped out of bounds, which set the Chiefs up in field goal range with eight seconds remaining. Harrison Butker then kicked a 45-yard field goal to send the Chiefs to the Super Bowl with a 23-20 win.

The Eagles went into the playoffs as the #1 seed in the NFC. Their first playoff matchup was against their NFC East rival New York Giants. The Eagles quickly jumped ahead and led 28-0 at halftime. The Giants were unable to mount a comeback and the Eagles cruised to the NFC Championship with a 38-7 rout of the Giants, which marked the first playoff win for Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts and head coach Nick Sirianni. In the NFC Championship, the Eagles hosted the San Francisco 49ers. The Eagles won the NFC Championship, 31-7, over the 49ers, who lost both their starting and backup quarterbacks to injury, to advance to the Super Bowl.

The game was quick to earn the colloquial names Andy Reid Bowl and Kelce Bowl. It will also feature two black starting quarterbacks for the first time.

As the designated home team in the Super Bowl's annual rotation between the two conferences, the Eagles chose to wear their green home jerseys with white pants. The Chiefs will wear their white away jerseys with red pants.[18][19][20]

As the designated home team, the Eagles are practicing at the host team Arizona Cardinals' practice facility in Tempe, Arizona the week leading up to the game. The Chiefs are practicing at Arizona State University, also in Tempe.[21]

The game has informally been referred to as "The Andy Reid Bowl", as Chiefs head coach Andy Reid had previously served as the head coach of the Eagles from 1999 to 2012.[22][23] Reid became the fifth head coach to face his former team in the Super Bowl, joining Weeb Ewbank (Super Bowl III), Dan Reeves (XXXIII), Jon Gruden (XXXVII), and Pete Carroll (XLIX).[24]

The game has also been referred to as "The Kelce Bowl",[25][26][27] as this will mark the first Super Bowl to feature brothers playing against each other: Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce and Eagles center Jason Kelce.[28]

The game will be the first Super Bowl between two black starting quarterbacks: Patrick Mahomes of the Chiefs and Jalen Hurts of the Eagles.[29] Mahomes (27 years of age) and Hurts (24) will be the youngest starting quarterback pair in Super Bowl history.[30]

Super Bowl LVII will be televised by Fox and Fox Deportes.[31] It will mark the final game to be broadcast under the current NFL television contract.[32] Fox will air the season two premiere of Next Level Chef as its lead-out program.[33] The game will also be available via streaming to mobile devices on NFL+.[34]

Fox will broadcast the game in Dolby Vision high-dynamic-range (HDR) color exclusively on Xfinity.[35]

This will be the first Super Bowl assignment for Fox's broadcast team of Kevin Burkhardt and Greg Olsen,[36] who replaced Joe Buck and Troy Aikman after they departed for ESPN and Monday Night Football.[37]

Fox charged up to about $7 million for a 30-second Super Bowl commercial.[3] At least four cryptocurrency-related ads were planned, but their deals fell through after the bankruptcy of FTX in November 2022.[38] Anheuser-Busch purchased three total minutes for its Michelob Ultra, Bud Light, and Busch Light brands.[39] Others include Heineken, Diageo, Rémy Martin, Molson Coors, Doritos and M&M's.[38] Warner Bros., Universal Pictures, Disney, Paramount Pictures, MGM, Lionsgate and Amazon Studios are also set to promote their upcoming films during the game, with trailer premieres expected for The Flash, Fast X, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, The Little Mermaid, Elemental, Scream VI, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, Transformers: Rise of the Beasts and Air. A 15-second spot for Universal's Cocaine Bear will air during the pre-game show.[40][41]

• In Australia, the game will be televised by the Seven Network as well as its sister channel 7mate and on demand platform 7plus.[42]
• In Brazil, the game will be televised by ESPN, RedeTV! and on the streaming service Star+.[43]
• In Canada, the game's broadcast rights are owned by Bell Media. The game will be televised in English on TSN and CTV; RDS will carry the French broadcast of the game.[44] Additionally, the game will be streamed over TSN+ and DAZN.[44][45]
• In France, the game will be televised on beIN Sports and on La Chaîne L'Équipe.
• In Germany and Austria, this will be the final NFL game televised by ProSieben, Puls 4 and Puls 24 (with original English game commentary) – TV channels that all belong to the same media group: ProSiebenSat.1 Media; television rights for NFL broadcasts will transfer to RTL Group (RTL, Nitro) for the 2023 season, which are also broadcast in Austria.
• In Italy, the game will be televised by Rai 2 from RAI - Radio Televisione Italiana and on the streaming service DAZN.[46]
• In Latin America, the game will be televised by ESPN and on the streaming service Star+.
• In Mexico, the game will be televised by Canal 5 from TelevisaUnivision, Azteca 7 from TV Azteca[47] and Fox Sports.
• In Spain, Movistar Plus own the broadcasting rights to the NFL and the game will be broadcast on their paid channel.[48]
• In Sweden, the game will for the first time be televised by the linear TV-channel TV12 and on the streaming service C More,[49] following the broadcasting right transfer from previous right-holder NENT/Viaplay which has broadcast the NFL in Sweden since the 1980s.[50]
• In the United Kingdom, the game will be televised on the free-to-air network ITV (for the first time since 2007) and in the UK and Ireland on paid-subscription channel Sky Sports NFL (as well as its sister channels Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Showcase).[51] It will be carried on radio via BBC Radio 5 Live.

American country singer Chris Stapleton will be the singer for the national anthem,[52][53] actress Sheryl Lee Ralph will perform "Lift Every Voice and Sing", and R & B singer Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds will sing "America the Beautiful". All three songs will also be translated on the field in American Sign Language by actor and Arizona native Troy Kotsur.[54]

On September 23, 2022, Apple Music was announced as the new naming rights sponsor of the Super Bowl halftime show, replacing Pepsi, which had sponsored the previous ten halftime shows.[6]

Barbadian singer Rihanna was announced as the headliner of the halftime show on September 25. It will mark Rihanna's first live performance in over five years.[55][56]