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We’ve wrapped up our live coverage of Super Bowl LVII, what a game! You can experience the night as it happened by scrolling through the posts below, or read more about the Chiefs’ victory and relive Rihanna’s stunning halftime show.

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes holds the Lombardi Trophy after winning Super Bowl LVII.

For the second time in four years, the Kansas City Chiefs are Super Bowl champions.

The Chiefs, led by star quarterback Patrick Mahomes,defeated the Philadelphia Eagles 38-35in Glendale, Arizona, on Sunday. Harrison Butker kicked a 27-yard field goal with eight seconds left to all but cinch the victory.

Mahomes, who threw for three touchdowns and 182 yards, was named the game’s Most Valuable Player. He was also named the league’s MVP on Thursday.

Check out some of the best images from the game with our Super Bowl photo gallery.

Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce celebrates with Mahomes.

Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid is dunked with Gatorade after winning the Super Bowl LVII.

Deon Bush, left, and Joshua Williams celebrate.

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts walks off the field as confetti rains down.

Mahomes fakes a pass during the third quarter.

Chiefs wide receiver Skyy Moore celebrates his touchdown.

Hurts scores a 2-point conversion during the second half.

Dallas Goedert of the Philadelphia Eagles reaches for a catch.

Philadelphia Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni speaks to officials during the second half of Super Bowl LVII.

After losing Super Bowl LVII to the Kansas City Chiefs, Philadelphia Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni told his players to turn the pain of defeat into a strength.

“I just reminded them that all the things that we’ve went through in our lives was something that was adversity; that we will overcome this, too. Because the type of guys that we have in there — we will use this to motivate us. We will use this pain — will use this failure — to motivate us so we can make it a strength.”

As for Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts’ impressive performance in the loss, Sirianni said: “Jalen played the best game I’ve seen him play in the two years we’ve been together. He was outstanding.

“I really thought he was in complete control. He did things with his legs in the run game, he did things with his arm in the pass game, made some unbelievable throws, unbelievable reads. I thought he played outstanding.

“You look at the game and that was good for the NFL, in the sense that the two best quarterbacks in the NFL played against each other on the biggest stage, and the biggest lights, and Jalen played great.”

Travis Kelce celebrates with Patrick Mahomes after winning Super Bowl LVII.

After winning Super Bowl LVII, Kansas City Chiefs stars Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce we interviewed on the field by FOX reporter Erin Andrews.

Tight end Kelce was vocal about the perceived disrespect aimed at the Chiefs, who entered the game as underdogs against the Philadelphia Eagles despite appearing in three of the last four Super Bowls.

“None one of y’all said the Chiefs were gonna take it home this year!” Kelce said. “Not a single one. Feel that s**t! Feel it, and on top of that, next time the Chiefs say something, put some respect on our name!”

When the attention turned to Mahomes, Kelce grabbed the mic to praise his MVP quarterback: “M-V-Pat! You can’t say enough about what this guy means to Kansas City and this team.”

Mahomes was typically humble, sharing the credit with his coach and teammates.

“I mean, I told y’all before this season, we got coach Andy Reid, we got guys like Travis Kelce, Chris Jones, Frank Clark,” Mahomes said. “We’re gonna be the Kansas City Chiefs. At the end of the day, we’re gonna be the Kansas City Chiefs, and we’re gonna celebrate this right here, baby! We’re gonna celebrate this the right way.”

Chiefs’ Frank Clark emotional: In an interview with FOX Sports’ Peter Schrager, Chiefs defensive end Frank Clark was speaking through tears as he explained what it meant to him to be standing on the field as Super Bowl champion.

“It’s a blessing, man. I know my pops, my pops smiling, man. I wish he could see it, you know, but I know he’s smiling,” Clark said.“Been going through a lot the last few days, but it makes sense now. It makes sense, bro.”

In 2018, Clarktweetedthat his father and three other family members died in a housefire in Cleveland, Ohio.

Mayor Jim Kenney released a statement Sunday night after the conclusion of Super Bowl LVII, thanking the Philadelphia Eagles for a “thrilling season that brought joy to legions of passionate and dedicated Eagles’ fans.”

“Though it didn’t end the way we envisioned, Philadelphia has been electric with the unbelievable joy and energy you have brought to this city,” the mayor said after the game, which ended with the Kansas City Chiefs as champions after a 38-35 victory.

“To every member of the Eagles and to the players who won our hearts with their resilient and exciting play: thank you. Your accomplishments will always be part of the rich history of Philadelphia sports,” Kenney said. “I have long felt that our City’s professional and collegiate sports teams bring Philadelphians together, regardless of race, income, neighborhood or gender.”

“While the team fell just short of the ultimate goal, you brought us together and made every Philadelphian proud,” he added.

Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce talks with his brother Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce after Super Bowl LVII.

Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce shared an embrace with his brother, Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce, after Super Bowl LVII.

The two could be seen chatting for a while amid the swarm of players, family members and media personnel on the confetti-strewn field.

The Kelces’ mother, Donna, told CNN earlier this week that she would be cheering loudly for both offenses throughout the game, and that it would be an emotional night regardless of the outcome —knowing one of her sons would experience the ecstasy of victory, and the other a bitter defeat.

Travis Kelce hugs his mother Donna after the game.

Following the Chiefs’ thrilling Super Bowl win, Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas tweeted about plans for a victory parade, with what can only be described as exuberant capital letters.

“LET’S HAVE A PARADE WEDNESDAY!!!” the mayor wrote.

The parades are a huge production, but the city has practice. This victory is the franchise’s third championship and second title in four seasons.

Rihanna performs during the halftime show of Super Bowl LVII.

“Pregnant” was trending on Twitter before Rihanna had even stepped off stage at the Super Bowl halftime show, with fans wondering if the singer, who had her first child last year, was expecting again.

Following her performance, a representative for Rihanna confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter that she is pregnant.

CNN has reached out to Rihanna’s publicist for comment.

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes holds the Lombardi Trophy after winning Super Bowl LVII.

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes —already named the league’s season-long Most Valuable Player — has been crowned Super Bowl MVP, too.

Mahomes threw for 182 yards and three touchdowns with no interceptions.

Despite going into halftime trailing in the game, Mahomes led his team on a furious comeback during a second half where they put up 24 points.

The Chiefs scored on all four of their possessions in the second half.

The victory was the franchise’s third championship and second title in four seasons.

The comeback was even more remarkable considering Mahomes’ situation at the end of the first half. He appeared to hurt his right ankle late in the second quarter. On a third-down scramble, Mahomes was tackled around both of his ankles by Eagles linebacker T.J. Edwards. The Chiefs signal-caller was in visible distress while he limped off the field and seen in agony while sitting on the Chiefs bench.

Mahomes originally injured his ankle against the Jacksonville Jaguars in the divisional round of the playoffs.

During the trophy presentation, Mahomes said there was nothing that could have kept him off the football field tonight, and he made good on that promise.

Patrick Mahomes celebrates after defeating the Philadelphia Eagles to win Super Bowl LVII.

The Kansas City Chiefs have beaten the Philadelphia Eagles to win Super Bowl LVII in Glendale, Arizona. The final score was Chiefs 38, Eagles 35.

The Chiefs victory was marked by 24 points during a truly epic second half.

After being down 10 at halftime, Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes led Kansas City to a furious second-half comeback. With the score tied at 35, Mahomes led a time-consuming drive that culminated in the winning score.

The Chiefs’ kicker Harrison Butker hit the game-winning 27-yard field goal with seconds remaining in the game.

The comeback was even more remarkable considering Mahomes’ situation at the end of the first half. He appeared to hurt his right ankle late in the second quarter. On a third down scramble, Mahomes was tackled around both of his ankles by Eagles linebacker T.J. Edwards. The Chiefs signal-caller was in visible distress while he limped off the field and seen in agony while sitting on the Chiefs bench.

Mahomes finished the game with three passing touchdowns.

Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts was brilliant in a losing effort. Hurts threw for a score and ran for three touchdowns - tying a Super Bowl record (Denver Broncos’ Terrell Davis - Super Bowl XXXII).

Philly had just tied it back up, but Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs have their squad back on top deep in the 4th quarter.

Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker kicked a field goal with just 11 seconds left on the clock, going up 38-35.

The drive featured a 26-yard scramble by Mahomes to get the Chiefs inside the Philly red zone.

Some classics never go out of style, especially when it comes to John Travolta and “Grease.”

The actor and singer appears in anew Super Bowl adfor T-Mobile, which dropped Thursday, in which he performs a new rendition of hit song “Summer Nights,” alongside Zach Braff and Donald Faison of “Scrubs” fame.

The track was immortalized by Travolta and his late co-star Olivia Newton-John in the beloved 1978 musical film “Grease,” the movie for which the pair is most known.

In the new spot, the lyrics are changed to plug the wireless service provider.

The ad comes roughly six months afterNewton-John’s deathat the age of 73 in August 2022.

Upon learning of her passing at the time, Travoltawrote a messageto his late co-staron Instagram, saying, “you made all of our lives so much better. Your impact was incredible.”

He signed the message: “Your Danny, your John!”

Danny is a nod to his character Danny Zuko in “Grease,” the love interest of Newton-John’s Sandy Olsson.

In 2019, thepair spent one nightrecreating their iconic “Grease” personas, when they attended a sing-along of the movie and a Q&A session at the Coral Sky Amphitheatre in West Palm Beach, Florida.

It was the first time the two actors had been in costume as Danny and Sandy since they first made the hit movie over 40 years ago, Newton-John wrote on her Instagram at the time.

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts runs the with ball in the fourth quarter.

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Jalen Hurts has his third rushing touchdown of the night. After rushing it in, the Eagles quarterback took it himself again, scoring on the two-point conversion to tie it.

Just before the score, Hurts connected with receiver Devonta Smith on a 46-yard bomb down the field.

Chiefs 35-35 Eagles. What a game!

Skyy Moore of the Kansas City Chiefs celebrates after scoring on a 4-yard touchdown pass.

Patrick Mahomes gets another one! The Chiefs quarterback connected with receiver Skyy Moore to extend the lead. What a turnaround.

The touchdown came after an epic 65-yard punt return by Kadarius Toney put the Chiefs deep in the red zone.

Chiefs 35-27 Eagles

Kadarius Toney of the Chiefds returns a punt.

What a run! Chiefs returner Kadarius Toney looked dead to rights after fielding the Philadelphia punt around the 30-yard line, but he turned it into the longest punt return in Super Bowl history.

Toney reversed field, got behind his blockers and rumbled 65 yards to the 5-yard line. Roars of approval rained down from the Chiefs fans in Glendale.

It was just Philly’s second punt of the night. Kansas City made it count.

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Kadarius Toney scores a touchdown.

Early in the final quarter of the Super Bowl, Patrick Mahomes has his second touchdown pass of the game.

Kansas City has hung in there, trailing the Eagles but keeping it close all night. Now they have their first lead of the game. It’s the first time that Philly has trailed in a game this postseason.

Chiefs 28-27 Eagles in the 4th quarter.

Jake Elliott of the Philadelphia Eagles kicks a field goal in the third quarter.

Philly’s Jake Elliott kicked his second field goal of the night to give his team a six-point lead.

Chiefs 21-27 Eagles at the end of the 3rd quarter. We’re heading to the 4th in Glendale!

“He Gets Us,” a campaign to promote Jesus and Christianity, isrunning two ads during today’s gameas part of a staggering $100 million media investment.

The group’s content has been peppering TV screens, billboards and social media feeds since anational launch in 2022.

The campaign is arresting, portraying the pivotal figure of Christianity as an immigrant, a refugee, a radical, an activist for women’s rights and a bulwark against racial injustice and political corruption.

The first of the "He Gets Us" campaign billboards appeared along the Strip in Las Vegas on March 14, 2022.

But certain details about the “He Gets Us” ads have set off alarm bells among young people and those skeptical of religion, two groups the campaignis specifically aimed to attract.

Some of the campaign’s major donors and its holding company have ties to conservative political aims and far-right ideologies that appear at odds with the campaign’s inclusive messaging.

Here are some of the takeaways, which you can read about in full here:

• The campaign has connections to anti-LGBTQ and anti-abortion laws: The campaign is a subsidiary ofThe Servant Foundation, also known as the Signatry. According to researchcompiled by Jacobin, a left-leaning news outlet, The Servant Foundation has donated tens of millions to theAlliance Defending Freedom, a conservative Christian legal group. The ADF has been involved in several legislative pushes to curtail LGBTQ rights and quash non-discrimination legislation in the Supreme Court. And donors include Hobby Lobby co-founder David Green, whose company has famously been involved in legal battles on LGBTQ rights and contraception coverage.
• The campaign is tied to evangelical churches: The group says it has no political affiliation or tie to a specific church denomination. But it has theological ties to evangelical practices, as well as financial ones. That includes its stated affirmation of the Lausanne Covenant, a unifying document in evangelical churches, and affiliations with prominent evangelical leader Billy Graham. In general, Christian evangelism is closely tied to conservatism and is an extremely influential force in American politics.
• Some religious critics say the campaign is inauthentic: Word of the campaign has sparked enthusiasm among some Christian groups and influencers online. But other Christians, including those in the growingdeconstruction movementwho are reevaluating their relationship with religion, see red flags in some of the campaign’s messaging, including an allusion to “cancel culture.” Christians have also criticized the ads from a different perspective, saying it is too vague or de-emphasizes Biblical teachings.

The singer opened the show hanging high above the field on a platform as she sang “B**** Better Have My Money.”

She then showcased many more of her hits during the 13-minute performance, which closed with “Diamonds.” She sparked speculation that she may be expecting as she rubbed her stomach during the song. CNN has reached out to her representative for comment on whether she is indeed expecting her second child.

See the best photos from this year’s Super Bowl halftime show here.

Kansas City Chiefs running back Isiah Pacheco runs the ball in the opening drive of the second half.

Patrick Mahomes led the trailing Chiefs all the way down the field for a touchdown on the opening drive of the second half, a gutsy effort after he limped off the field before halftime.

Running back Isiah Pacheco put it over the goal line with a one-yard run.

The Chiefs cut the Eagles’ lead to just three in the 3rd quarter.

Chiefs 21-24 Eagles

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts runs into the end zone for a touchdown.

The Eagles led 24-14 after the first half of Super Bowl LVII. It helped that their offense was on the field for much of the half, dominating time of possession.

Quarterback Jalen Hurts has accounted for three touchdowns — two rushing and one passing.

But he also fumbled in the second quarter, leading to a touchdown for the Chiefs.

Check out some of the best images from the game so far with our Super Bowl photo gallery.

Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver DeVonta Smith is unable to bring in a catch.

Eagles fans cheer during the first half.

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes celebrates a touchdown.

A.J. Brown of the Philadelphia Eagles makes a 45 yard touchdown catch.

Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce carries the ball in the first half.

Mahomes grimaces on the bench after limping off the field.

The Chiefs take the field prior to the game.

Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin walks on the sideline before the game.

Donna Kelce, mother of Travis and Jason Kelce, shows off her jacket before the game.

The second half has started at the Super Bowl in Glendale, Arizona.

The Eagles are leading the Chiefs 24-14 in the 3rd quarter.

Rihanna performs during the Super Bowl LVII halftime show.

Rihanna performed a medley of her greatest hits during the Super Bowl halftime show on a stage that took up nearly the entire length of the field.

She began the show on a suspended platform and performed her song “B**** Better Have My Money” off her album “Anti.”

She then descended on to the larger stage below, where she was surrounded by dozens of dancers and an impressive firework show happening throughout the performance.

Crowd favorites like, “We Found Love” and “Umbrella” were also performed.

The singer then ended her show by performing her song “Diamonds” as the entire stadium lit up.

Unfortunately for fans who were hoping for the singer to finally release some new music — that did not happen.

Here’s a list of the songs she performed:

• “B**** Better Have My Money”
• “Only Girl (In the World)”
• “We Found Love”
• “Rude Boy”
• “Work”
• “Wild Thoughts”
• “Pour It Out”
• “All of the Lights”
• “Run This Town”
• “Umbrella”
• “Diamonds”

Rihanna performs onstage during the Super Bowl LVII halftime show.

Rihanna opened her halftime performance hanging above the field performing her hit song “B**** Better Have My Money.”

She was surrounded by dancers also suspended from mini platforms.

Rihanna performs during the halftime show.

Rihanna’s highly anticipated Super Bowl performance is underway.

The superstar singer told Apple Music on Thursday that she’s going to try to maximize her 13-minute show and celebrate her music catalog.

“Trying to cram 17 years of work into 13 minutes” has proven to be “difficult,” she said.

“Some songs we had to lose because of that and, and that’s going to be OK,” Rihanna continued. “But I think we did a pretty good job of narrowing it down.”

Rihanna’s last album, “Anti,” released in 2016. She has not toured since the concerts accompanying that project’s release.

The Philadelphia Eagles celebrate scoring a touchdown.

After getting the ball back with less than two minutes on the clock, Philly added to its lead going into halftime.

Eagles kicker Jake Elliott converted a 35-yard field goal to extend the lead to 10.

The Chiefs will get the ball after winning the coin toss and deferring to receive the kick in the second half.

Eagles lead the Chiefs 24-14.

Patrick Mahomes reacts on the bench after limping off the field.

Late in the second quarter, Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes limped off the field after being tackled around the legs. He looked to be in some pain on the sideline.

Earlier in the playoffs, Mahomes sustained a high ankle sprain against the Jacksonville Jaguars.

If the league MVP isn’t at full strength for the rest of this game, it will be a tall order to keep up with the Eagles offense, which is clicking on all cylinders.

Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin tweeted a picture of him posing with basketball superstar LeBron James during Super Bowl LVII.

Earlier, Hamlin was honored along with medical personnel from Cincinnati, Ohio, who treated him after he suffered a cardiac arrest on the field during the Bills’ game against the host Cincinnati Bengals last month.

James met with Hamlin and the team of first responders ahead of the game.

The Lakers star was recently honored for becoming NBA’s all-time leading scorer.

View Hamlin’s tweet here:

CNN’s Kevin Dotson contributed to this report.

Jon Hamm puts his last name to good use in a new campaign.

When Hamm got a call from his commercial agent about a Hellmann’s Super Bowl ad, the actor agreed to appearin the spot, he said, because the company’s message was to encourage “viewers to get creative in the kitchen” and limit food waste.

It meant a day’s work alongside Brie Larson and Pete Davidson.

Hamm in the ad plays the ham in a ham and brie sandwich, while Larson plays the brie, of course. Davidson plays a hungry guy opening his fridge.

“I’ve been saddled with the last name Hamm since I came into existence,” Hamm told CNN in a recent interview. “It’s always been an easy go-to for making fun of myself. But having Pete actually ingest me was a completely different kettle of fish, I’m mixing metaphors left and right here, but it was super fun.”

Hamm said he was drawn to the campaign’s aim to reduce food waste based on what he observed working in the restaurant industry for many years while pursuing an acting career.

“Seeing how much food actually gets wasted in a day is kind of heartbreaking,” Hamm said. “We have a very weird relationship with food storage and food purchasing and the result is the tremendous amount of food waste, especially on Super Bowl Sunday.”

Hamm, who also does voiceover work for other brands, said he looks for projects he can “either have fun with or that is meaningful in some way to me.”

“Having played a fictional advertising executive for many years, I have a certain amount of respect for the game,” he added.

The “Mad Men” star said he enjoyed collaborating with Davidson and Larson.

“I know Pete quite well, and he’s a lovely guy,” he said, adding that he’s been a fan of Larson and her work “for a long time.”

Hamm said he’ll be watching Sunday’s game from Canada, and he has a vested interest, because Kansas City is his team.

After the Chiefs tied it up on a fumble recovery for a touchdown, Philadelphia quarterback Jalen Hurts marched his team down the field to score.

On 4th down and 2 inside the 10-yard line, Hurts got the Chiefs to jump offside to give the Eagles 1st and goal. On the next play, the Eagles QB scored his second rushing touchdown of the game.

Chiefs 14-21 Eagles in the second quarter.

Rihanna is set to give her first live public performance in some five years at halftime of Super Bowl LVII.

Here’s what CNN’s Lisa Respers France had to say about the highly anticipated show:

Two football teamsare playing on Sunday or whatever.

Sorry, but I am not a major football fan, so you will have to look someplace else for those details (Editor’s note: Like here, in this live story, dear reader).

But when it comes to Rihanna, I’ve got you.

She’s the featured performer for the halftime show this year and given that westilldon’t have a new album from her seven years after she released “Anti,” I plan on treating this like a concert.

When Rihannaposted a Super Bowl teaser last month,she gave us what has come to be her brand: fashion, hit songs and cheekiness — as she struts towards the camera, a montage of audio snippets play bemoaning thelack of new musicfrom her. The ad then features a clip from her 2016 song, “Needed Me” in which she sings, “You needed me.” I’m not disputing that!

I’m ready for all of the classics — and any of the surprises she wants to bring. There is the opportunity for her to give us one of the greatest halftime shows ever.

One thing to talk about:

Speaking of the greatest, let me stir up some mess by ranking the four best halftime shows of years past.

This is my totally subjective opinion and in no particular order:

• Bruno Marsbrought it in 2014 at Super Bowl XLVIII. That should be a shock to no one, of course, given that he’s been performing since he was a child, andas an Elvis impersonatorno less. He just keeps getting better. His halftime show was high-energy and even brought out the Red Hot Chilli Peppers. (This is not to be confused with Super Bowl 50 in 2016, whenhe and Beyoncé appeared as featured performersalongside Coldplay.)
• Beyoncéreigned supreme at Super Bowl XLVII in 2013, and gave us all what we craved by bringing the other members of Destiny’s Child too. Let’s not forget their entrances as they literally popped up on stage. Here’s where I both beg for a Destiny’s Child reunion and lament that I have not yetsecured my “Renaissance” tour tickets. But I digress. Queen Bey only delivers the best of the best and her halftime show was no different.
• Michael Jacksonperformed during Super Bowl XXVII in 1993, and the reaction was exactly what one would expect given he was the biggest superstar in the world at the time. His appearance came two years after New Kids on the Block performed during halftime, marking a departure from what had most often been marching bands offering the entertainment in previous years.Jackson’s performance was meant toincrease interest in the halftime show conceptand it definitely set the bar.
• Prince and of course, it rained on the man who blessed us with “Purple Rain.” Hetook on the halftime show at Super Bowl XLI in 2007, he brought the house down with his musicality and hits. I’ve said it so many times before, butthere will never be another Princeand I will forever miss him. I’m sure this doesn’t shock you given that this newsletter is named Pop Life.

Jalen Hurts of the Philadelphia Eagles fumbles the ball.

The Eagles quarterback put the ball on the turf and Kansas City linebacker Nick Bolton took the fumble recovery all the way to the end zone.

Chiefs touchdown. We’re all tied up again!

Chiefs 14-14 Eagles

A.J. Brown makes a catch for a touchdown against the Kansas City Chiefs during Super Bowl LVII.

Philadelphia quarterback Jalen Hurts launched one down the field to find star receiver A.J. Brown on a 45-yard touchdown pass.

The Eagles have taken the lead 14-7 on the first play of the second quarter.

We’re all tied at 7 with one quarter in the books.

Both teams found the end zone on their first possessions of the game.

Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Nakobe Dean reacts after Kansas City Chiefs place kicker Harrison Butker, center, missed a field goal.

Kansas City was looking to go two for two and score on their first two drives of the Super Bowl.

But Harrison Butker’s 42-yard field goal attempt hit the post to deny the Chiefs the three points.

Chiefs 7-7 Eagles, late in the first quarter.

Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce runs after a catch.

Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas Chiefs marched down the field on their first drive of the game to tie it up.

And who else but his all-world tight end Travis Kelce? He corralled the touchdown catch.

Kelce also had a 20-yard reception on the drive. Mahomes added a nice 8-yard run.

Chiefs 7-7 Eagles

Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts, center, celebrates scoring a touchdown.

Philadelphia has taken a 7-0 lead over the Chiefs with an opening drive touchdown.

Quarterback Jalen Hurts punched it in with a QB sneak after an impressive start from the Birds. The extra point was good.

The Eagles went 75 yards on 11 plays to take the lead. The drive featured a nifty 11-yard scamper from Hurts to pick up a key first down.

Chiefs 0-7 Eagles in Super Bowl LVII

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts, center, pumps up his teammates before Super Bowl LVII.

Let’s go!!!

The Chiefs will kick off to the Eagles to start Super Bowl LVII.

Kansas City won the coin toss and deferred to the second half.

Chiefs 0-0 Eagles

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and teammates take the field.

Chris Stapleton performs the national anthem before Super Bowl LVII.

Grammy-winning country music artist Chris Stapleton’s national anthem performance is underway.

Oscar winner Troy Kotsur will sign the national anthem alongside Stapleton. Kotsurwon a supporting actor Academy Awardin 2022 for his work in “CODA,” becoming the second Deaf person ever to win an acting Oscar after Marlee Matlin.

Stapleton and Kotsur are closing a jam-packed Super Bowl pre-show, which included performances from Emmy-winning actor Sheryl Lee Ralph and R&B crooner Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds.

Damar Hamlin waves to the crowd as he is honored before Super Bowl LVII.

Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin was honored on the field at Super Bowl LVII prior to the opening kickoff.

Hamlin was joined by a group of the medical personnel from Cincinnati, Ohio, who treated him after he suffered a cardiac arrest on the field during the Bills’ game against the host Cincinnati Bengals last month.

Hamlin could be seen grinning and holding up his hands in the shape of a heart, a symbol that was widely used by the player online and people showing support for him on social media during his recovery. The medical workers waved and crowded around Hamlin as the crowd roared.

More background: Hamlin initially was hospitalized in Cincinnati when his heart suddenly stopped after a tackle during a game against the Bengals on January 2.

Hamlin collapsed seconds after the open-field collision with a Bengals wide receiver, and medical personnel rushed onto the field and administered CPR quickly – which helped save his life. He then received treatment at University of Cincinnati Medical Center.

The Buffalo Bills safety has received an optimistic prognosis on his playing future from the NFL players union doctor.

“I guarantee you that Damar Hamlin will play professional football again,” Dr. Thom Mayer, medical director of the NFL Players Association, said on SiriusXM Doctor Radio’s “Heart to Heart” program.

The stage is finally set for the United States’ biggest sporting event: theSuper Bowl.

The 2022 NFL season will culminate on Sunday evening, featuring a primetime battle between thePhiladelphia EaglesandKansas City Chiefs. The two teams could not be more evenly matched.

Both emerged as the top seeds in their respective conferences. Both boast a record of 16-3. Both have scored 546 points up to this point. Both have six All-Pros. And, both have a Kelce brother.

You can follow all the action in this story as the night goes on. Need a refresher? Check out this summary of the big storylines heading into the game.

And here’s how to watch tonight, wherever you are:

The action kicks off at 6:30 p.m. ET at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.

In the US, you can watch on your local FOX station through cable or an antenna, and through services like Sling TV, Hulu+ and fuboTV. It’s also streaming on the FOX Sports App.

Here’s what you need to know if you’re watching internationally:

Australia: NFL Game Pass, ESPN, 7Plus

Brazil: NFL Game Pass, ESPN

Canada: CTV, TSN, RDS, NFL Game Pass on DAZN

Germany: NFL Game Pass, ProSieben MAXX, DAZN

Mexico: NFL Game Pass, TUDN, ESPN, Fox Sports, Sky Sports

UK: NFL Game Pass, Sky Sports, ITV, Channel 5

Electric carmaker Tesla faces a hit on Super Bowl Sunday, when an ad will show the alleged dangers of its “Full Self-Driving” technology.

The commercial, which is being aired in Washington, DC, Austin, Tallahassee, Albany, Atlanta and Sacramento does not paint Tesla in the best light.

The ad is part of a multimillion dollar advertising campaign by The Dawn Project. Its founder, Dan O’Dowd, is a California tech CEO who hasdedicated millions of his own money(and a failed US Senate race) to the cause.

The ad cost $598,000, a Dawn Project spokesperson told CNN.

It shows a Tesla Model 3, which allegedly has the Full Self-Driving mode turned on, running over a child-sized dummy on a school crosswalk, and then a fake baby in a stroller, in a series of tests by the Dawn Project. In the spot, the car swerves into oncoming traffic, zooms past stopped school buses and cruises through “do not enter” signs.

“Tesla’s Full Self-Driving is endangering the public,” the ad said. “With deceptive marketing and woefully inept engineering.”

The Dawn Project says it wants to make computer-controlled systems safer for humanity, shooting its own videos as tests of Tesla’s alleged design flaws.

More background: In August, O’Dowd published a video showing a Tesla plowing into child-sized mannequins. Some Tesla fans posted their own videos in defense, using their own dummies or even their own children — YouTube has taken down several test videos involving actual children, citing safety risks.

O’Dowd received a cease and desist letter from Tesla over the video, claiming he and the Dawn Project were “disparaging Tesla’s commercial interests and disseminating defamatory information to the public.”

O’Dowd responded to the cease-and-desist with a 1,736-word post in which he pushed back, defended his tests and returned barbs from Musk and some Tesla supporters.

Though officially in beta mode, Full Self-Driving isavailableto any user in North America who wants to purchase the $15,000 feature.

Tesla’s Full Self-Driving system is intended to someday work on city streets, but despite its wide rollout, is still officially in a developmental “beta” program. No car for sale on the market is yet able to drive itself.

Tesla did not immediately respond to CNN’s request for comment.

If the Kansas City Chiefs win the Super Bowl on Sunday, quarterback Patrick Mahomes will be the 11th Associated Press MVP to win a Super Bowl in the same season.

The last player to achieve both was Kurt Warner in 1999.

Quarterbacks are by far the most common MVPs, in both the AP’s season-long contest and in Super Bowl MVP voting.

This year, Mahomes and Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts will make history by being the first two Black starting quarterbacks to face off in a Super Bowl game.

A man returns rented DVDs to the last remaining Blockbuster in Bend, Oregon, in June 2022.

When you’re the lone surviving store in any industry,you’ve earned the right to have fun and hype it up. That’s exactly what the only remaining store in the Blockbuster video rental chain is doing, and it’s during the Super Bowl. It helps if you still have a VCR, of course.

The store in Bend, Oregon, has been teasing an upcoming ad on Instagram@blockbusterbendwith a post that says, “Is the world coming to an end or is Blockbuster releasing its first commercial in a really, really long time” Yes. See you on 2/12/23.”

Oh, and, in a hint that the world may be coming to an end, co*ckroaches feature prominently in these posts.

Another post instructs how to watch the commercial: “On 2.12.23 visit The Last Blockbuster in Bend, or watch live on our Instagram at halftime.”

If you miss it because, of course,Rihanna, the store is also renting VHS copies of it for $2.

So what if the ad isn’t in the big leagues, like Budweiser or Coca-Cola with a national spot? For this one store, it’s an attempt at generating buzz, no matter how big or hyperlocal.

And it seems to be working.

The store has been getting lots of calls since the teasers surfaced this week. “Everyone who calls is super excited, and they want to know more,” said Sandi Harding, the store’s general manager, in an interview with CNN Business.

“I wanted to do two things with the ad. One was to show that small businesses can also do creative and fun things for Super Bowl, and it’s not just an opportunity for the big companies and their big ads,” she said. “We also want people to remember us, that we are here and our store is exactly the way a Blockbuster store was in the 1990s.”

At one time, Blockbuster operated more than 9,000 stores nationwiderenting movies and video games. But the advent of on-demand service like Netflix pushed it out of business.

Blockbuster stores fell one by one, with only 10 left in 2017, and then just one.

The location in Bend, Oregon, is the only evidence left to prove to GenZers that Blockbuster actually did exist, and it’s how Americans watched movies at home pre-Netflix.

Left to right: Sheryl Lee Ralph, Babyface and Chris Stapleton answer questions at a news conference in Phoenix on Thursday.

The Super Bowl pregame show is underway in Glendale, Arizona.

In addition to Rihanna’s highly anticipatedhalftime show performance, a number of additional Hollywood heavyweights are joining the major sporting event as pre-show performers.

The NFLannouncedon Tuesday that Emmy-winning actor Sheryl Lee Ralph will perform “Lift Every Voice and Sing” in the pre-show. The “Abbott Elementary” star notablysang on stagewhile accepting her Emmy award in 2022.

Joining Ralph in the pre-show festivities is Grammy-winning country music artist Chris Stapleton, who has been tapped to sing the national anthem. R&B crooner Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds will also perform, with a rendition of “America the Beautiful.”

Each performer will have talent accompanying them to provide American Sign Language on behalf of the National Association of the Deaf, according to arelease from the NFL.

Oscar winner Troy Kotsur will sign the national anthem alongside Stapleton. Kotsurwon a supporting actor Academy Awardin 2022 for his work in “CODA,” becoming the second Deaf person ever to win an acting Oscar after Marlee Matlin.

Super Bowl LVIwas the crypto world’scoming out party.Buzzy firms made bold pitcheslast year, and shelled out millions of dollars on ads encouraging viewers not to be afraid of this new-fangled digital investment.

You can expect a lot less noise from Team Crypto during today’s Super Bowl LVII telecast.

In the year since those celebrity-packed ads debuted, the entire crypto industry has been rattled by acollapse in digital asset values. Bankruptciesbegan to pile up over the summer.

Then the real pain started.

Of the four crypto or crypto-affiliated companies that advertised in the Super Bowl last year, one (FTX) has collapsed completely. The others (Coinbase, Crypto.com and eToro) have fought against industryheadwinds.Shares of Coinbase, the only publicly traded company in the group, have fallen more than 60% since its“floating QR code” adbecame one of the most talked-about spots.

Don’t expect any of those companies to be back this year. FTX is bankrupt and under criminal investigation by federal prosecutors. The multi-asset trading platform eToro confirmed to CNN it would not be splurging on an ad this year.

Coinbase declined to comment. Representatives for Crypto.com — the company behind the ad featuring LeBron James telling his younger self to “call your own shots” — didn’t respond to requests for comment.

Despite what is being called a “crypto winter,” sports advertising remains a crucial avenue for digital curencies, marketing experts say, as their target demographics share significant overlap — sports fans and crypto traders tend to be mostly male and young.

But turmoil in the crypto space means marketers are changing their tactics.

“Crypto firms are focusing less on crypto advertising and more on investing in better user experiences, products, and customer service,” said Silvia Lacayo, head of marketing at crypto exchange Bitstamp US.

Read more about the changing crypto landscape here.

Jason Kelce, Donna Kelce and Travis Kelce.

Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce and Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce will make history Sunday as the first brothers to play against each other in theSuperBowl.

Their mother, Donna Kelce, told CNN “it’s going to be easy” for her when it comes to rooting interests.

“I have to stand and scream the entire game,” she told CNN’s Poppy Harlow in an interview Wednesday. The interview aired Feb. 9 on the show CNN This Morning.

“They’re both on offense,” Kelce continued, “so every time somebody has the ball, I’ll be clapping. Every time somebody gets a touchdown, I’ll be thrilled.”

Asked what she’ll say to the son who ends up on the losing side, Kelce told CNN she’ll go to the losing team’s hotel and “I’ll give my son a huge hug and a kiss.”

“Because there’s nothing that I could say that will mean anything at that point,” Kelce said. “He’s going to be a broken person. He’ll be happy for his brother, but the hours and the months that you put in to get to this point, it’s tough.”

Rihanna speaks during a press conference on February 9, in Phoenix, Arizona.

Superstar singer Rihanna, who will perform in the Super Bowl LVII halftime show, said she has been so focused on her impending performance that she forgot about her upcoming birthday later this month.

She called the task “incredible” but “almost impossible.”

“I’ve been so focused on the Super Bowl, I totally forgot my birthday is coming up. I totally forgot about Valentine’s Day. I am just like, ‘Super Bowl, Super Bowl, Super Bowl.’ So, it’s a lot of preparation, a lot of moving parts and this week, this is the week that it really is being tested,” Rihanna said Thursday.

The singer said everyone involved in the production is in the final tune-up stage. It’s a massive undertaking, with as many as three to 400 people setting up and breaking down the stage, all in about eight minutes, Rihanna said.

“It’s incredible. It’s almost impossible,” she said of the feat.

“When you become a mom there is something that just happens where you feel like you can take on the world,” said the icon and entrepreneur, who recently had a baby. “You can do anything.”

“The Super Bowl is one of the big stages in the world, so as scary as that was, because I haven’t been on stage in 7 years, there’s something exhilarating about the challenge of it all,” said Rihanna, who last toured in 2016. “It’s important for me to do this this year. It’s important for representation. It’s important for my son to see that.”

While overall food price inflation is up 11.8% over last year, prices on some popular snack items are down just in time for game day, according to the 2023 Wells Fargo Super Bowl Food Report.

But with beverages, brace for sticker shock on at least one must-have for many people: beer. Beer prices this year have jumped 11% from 2022, while wine and spirits are up 4% and 2% respectively, according to the report.

With that out of the way, here’s the good news —

• Wing-lovers rejoice: A pound of chicken wings is down 22% from January 2022 because of reinforced supply. This time last year, the retail price for whole chicken wings was $3.38 per pound, according to the US Department of Agriculture. That price tumbled all the way down to $2.65 per pound by January 2023, according to the Wells Fargo report.
• Grilling? Sirloin steak prices have dropped almost $1 per pound from 2022 Super Bowl prices. So has the price of shrimp, as lower demand helped push down prices by 17% since last year, landing at $3.78 a pound. Adding bacon to your burgers? Good news —those prices are down, too.
• Go crazy with the guac: Avocados are at a bargain. The average retail price for an avocado is down 20% since last year, after a significantsupply glut of the buttery fruittriggered a drop in wholesale prices. That’s awelcome reversal from 2022, when avocado prices surged in the first half of the year after a brief stoppage of imports from Mexico roiled the supply chain and inflated prices.

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts, left, and Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes speak to the media during the NFL football Super Bowl LVII opening night Monday in Phoenix.

In media appearances leading up to the Super Bowl,Patrick Mahomes and Jalen Hurts have recognized the significance of being thefirst two Black quarterbacksto start in the same Super Bowl.

The matchup comes 35 years after Doug Williams became the first Black quarterback to start and win in the big game.

For 27-year-old Chiefs quarterback Mahomes — who is looking for his second Super Bowl ring when the two teams face off in Arizona Sunday — the moment of history is “special.”

“I’ve learned more and more about the history of the Black quarterback since I’ve been in this league,” he told reporters.

“The guys that came before me and Jalen set the stage for this, and now I’m just glad we can set the stage for kids that are coming up now,” Mahomes said.

Eagles quarterback Hurts — in just his second full season as a starter — is just the eighth Black quarterback to start in the Super Bowl. The short list includes a fellow Philadelphia player: Donovan McNabb, who startedSuper BowlXXXIX.

“I think it’s something that’s worthy of being noted and it is history,” Hurts said. “It’s come a long way.”

Read more here.

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• 1 can pizza crust
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• 1/2 red bell pepper
• Buffalo sauce

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Season your chicken breast and cook it in the oven at 400° F for 25-30 minutes. (Leave the oven on at 400° F for the rolls).Let the chicken rest for a few minutes and then cut it into small pieces. Set aside.Next, cut your block of mozzarella cheese into about 25 slices. Set aside.Chop and prep the rest of your veggies — cut the red onion and bell pepper into small, thin slices.Drizzle olive oil on an 18x26 baking sheet and evenly coat the pan.Take your dough out of the tin and stretch it out to fill the baking sheet. Use your fingers to work the sides.Cut the dough into about 20 squares — five squares by four squares across, each side roughly an inch in length.

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Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid is dunked with Gatorade by his players Jordan Lucas (24) and Cameron Erving (75) in the fourth quarter against the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LIV in 2020.

Nearly every year, more people watch theSuper Bowlthan any other televised event — and many like to watch with some (pig)skin in the game.

Adults in the US are expected to bet a total of roughly $16 billion on the Super Bowl this year, according to a survey from the American Gaming Association.

Of course, you can wager on the actual scoring and outcome. But when it comes to the Super Bowl, you can also bet on almost anything that has to do with the game, including some truly silly stuff. These are called “proposition bets” or “prop” bets for short.

Here are some of the zaniest prop bets available for Super Bowl LVII:

• Length of the national anthem
• Outcome of the coin toss
• Color of the Gatorade dumped on the winning coach
• Will Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid say “burger” during his postgame interview? (This is a callback to his remarks after the Chiefs’ 2020 win.)
• Whose ad will run first: Doritos or M&Ms?
• Color of Rihanna’s first outfit during the halftime show
• Will Tom Cruise parachute into the stadium and hand-deliver the game ball to the referees? (Yes, seriously.)

Read more about wagering on the Super Bowl, including odds on these silly bets, here.

Tua Tagovailoa of the Miami Dolphins is carted off on a stretcher after an injury in a game against the Cincinnati Bengals on September 29, 2022.

No one questions the NFL’s status as the US’ most powerful professional sports league, and the Super Bowl is its grand finale —its biggest celebration.

But the league also faces its share of criticism, and a series of events from the last five months has magnified those concerns.

Here’s a look back at some of the most controversial storylines of the season – the ones that might not make an NFL highlight reel:

• Deshaun Watson returned after more than two dozen sexual assault accusations: Over 20 women came forward last year alleging sexual misconduct against Deshaun Watson from his time as the quarterback of the Houston Texans. Watson has apologized for “any pain this situation has caused” but has repeatedly denied the allegations. He served an 11-game suspension, paid a $5 million fine and then returned to play under a new five-year, $230 million deal with the Cleveland Browns — the largest guaranteed contract in NFL history.
• Tua Tagovailoa’s injuries brought new scrutiny to the NFL concussion protocols: Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa faced multiple health scares, including trips in and out of the league’s concussion protocols and questions about whether he should have been allowed to return to play when he did.
• Lovie Smith’s firing highlighted claims of discrimination against Black coaches: When Lovie Smith was hired as the new head coach of the Houston Texans in February 2022, he became one of two Black head coaches in the NFL. He only lasted a year. For critics concerned with the league’s history on race, Smith’s firing was just another example of Black coaches not being given a fair shot.
• Damar Hamlin’s sudden collapse renewed questions about player safety: When Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlincollapsed mid-gamelast month against the Cincinnati Bengals, the nation held its collective breath. At the time, many feared Hamlin had died. The Bills later said his heartbeat was restored on the field by team medical staff before he was taken to a hospital. The episoderenewedassertions that the league – whose players are bigger, stronger and faster than ever – has simply become too dangerous.

You can read full details and analysis on each of these controversies here.

Security patrols outside State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona ahead of the Super Bowl.

The Department of Homeland Security has more than 600 personnel making threat and security assessments, looking out for counterfeit merchandise and providing other security support as thousands of fans descend on Glendale, Arizona, for the Super Bowl.

DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas traveled to Arizona earlier this week to meet with law enforcement in the community, just outside of Phoenix.

DHS personnel are providing “extensive air security resources; venue, cyber, and infrastructure security assessments; chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosives detection technologies; intelligence analysis and threat assessments; intellectual property enforcement; and real-time situational awareness reporting for our partners,” according to a press release from Mayorkas’ agency Tuesday.

Why “intellectual property enforcement”? Super Bowls can be a boon for bogus merchandise sellers. Crackdowns on the counterfeits market have turned up huge seizures for feds in the past.

There are stars all over the field in this year’s Super Bowl, but it’s hard to ignore the historic faceoff between the starting quarterbacks on the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs.

It’s dynamic newcomer Jalen Hurts against NFL MVP Patrick Mahomes, now an established veteran.

Jalen Hurts: From viral powerlifting sensation to Super Bowl quarterback

The immense pressure heaped on athletes in Philadelphia has proven too much for many sporting stars. Sometimes, the city of brotherly love isn’t so friendly.

But for Jalen Hurts, the pressure that comes with being the starting quarterback for the city’s NFL team has been like water off a duck’s back.

Decked out in the green of the Eagles, the 24-year-old has oozed calm and composure as he’s ascended to the top of his field in just his second full season as a starter, becoming the driving force behind the team’s run to the Super Bowl.

And from his all-women support team to his love of singer Anita Baker and the viral videos of his powerlifting achievements, Hurts is more than just an NFL quarterback.

Read CNN’s full profile on Hurts here.

Patrick Mahomes: The promising baseball pitcher who became the face of the NFL

He may be on the cusp of a second Super Bowl title and widely regarded as one of the most talented quarterbacks inNFLhistory, but a career in football wasn’t always in the cards forPatrick Mahomes.

Instead, it was baseball, the sport his father played professionally for 11 years, that was his first love. Unsurprisingly, he was pretty good at it.

Old videofootageshows a young Mahomes running around stadiums with a baseball glued to his hand, dressed head-to-toe in whichever team’s gear his dad was playing for at the time – from the Boston Red Sox to the New York Mets.

That rare access to the world of elite sport was the foundation for Mahomes to develop into a phenomenal athlete and the ‘Showtime’ superstar he is today.

Read CNN’s full profile on Mahomes here.

Rihanna speaks during a press conference on February 9, in Phoenix, Arizona.

Rihanna told the media Thursday that one of the biggest challenges of headlining the Super Bowl LVII halftime show is narrowing her expansive catalog into such a brief period of time.

“The set list was the biggest challenge. That was the hardest, hardest part. Deciding how to maximize 13 minutes but also celebrate. That’s what the show is going to be, it’s going to be a celebration of my catalog in the best way that we could have put it together,” she said.

“You only have 13 minutes. That’s the challenge. You are trying to cram 17 years of work into 13 minutes. So it’s, it’s difficult. Some songs we had to lose because of that, and that’s going to be OK. But I think we did a pretty good job of narrowing it down.”