Quarterback Patrick Mahomes, coach Andy Reid and the Kansas City Chiefs are back in the Super Bowl for the third time in four years, looking to win their second championship together and third as a franchise.
Their opponent will be the upstart Philadelphia Eagles, whose rebuilding effort behind third-year quarterback Jalen Hurts and second-year coach Nick Sirianni have the franchise back in the big game for the first time in five years.
Here are the latest updates on Super Bowl 57.
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Kickoff of Super Bowl 57 is set for Sunday at 6:30 p.m. ET at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.
Who is favored to win Super Bowl 2023?
The Eagles are currently a 1-point favorite over the Chiefs, according to Tipico Sportsbook.
Andy Reid could win second Super Bowl – against his former team
Reid, 64, is a no-nonsense coach who has become endearing, never too shy to be himself or make others laugh at his own expense. He proudly wears Hawaiian shirts and professes his love for a good cheeseburger. He’s also one of the most accomplished coaches.
Reid was the Eagles’ coach for 14 seasons (1999-2012) and did mostly everything for the franchise – six NFC East titles, five NFC title games, one Super Bowl appearance – except win it all.
When he was fired by Philadelphia, Kansas City pounced at the opportunity to hire him, and it has been rewarded with 10 winning seasons, nine playoff berths and a Super Bowl during the 2019 season.
Reid has the respect and the résumé to match, and he has an opportunity to solidify his Hall of Fame career with a second Super Bowl title. To do it against his former team would be special, too.
SUPER BOWL STORYLINES: Reid, Kelces, Mahomes’ ankle all worth watching
— Safid Deen
While the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles take a break from shining bright like a diamond, Rihanna will be the Super Bowl 57 halftime show performer.
It’s a show that’s so exciting, at least one player is hoping to catch a glimpse.
The nine-time Grammy award-winner will perform a slew of hits with (or maybe without) some surprise guests. This will be her first public performance since 2018 when she performed DJ Khaled’s “Wild Thoughts” at the Grammys.
– Victoria Hernandez
The four-word phrase coined by defensive ends and outside linebackers coach Jeremiah Washburn means the defense has to stop the run to earn the right to rush the quarterback. Entering Super Bowl 57, the defense has lived up to its motto.
“If you don’t stop the run, you can’t pass rush nobody,” Eagles defensive end Brandon Graham said. “You got to take care of business. Early on, you got to send a message and let them know what the game is gonna be. You got to be the dictators. That’s any defense that wants to win a game, you got to let them know what it’s gonna be for the day.”
The Eagles had the NFL’s second ranked defense in the regular season and the unit hasn’t given up more than seven points in each of its postseason wins leading up to Super Bowl 57. When it comes to rushing the quarterback, the Eagles are on an historic pace.
The Eagles defense has amassed 78 total sacks across the regular season and postseason, the third most in NFL history. Philadelphia is three sacks away from surpassing the 1985 Chicago Bears for the second most sacks ever and five sacks shy of eclipsing the 1984 Bears (82 sacks) for the NFL single-season record.
— Tyler Dragon
Joe Biden’s pregame Super Bowl interview with Fox called off
President Joe Biden won’t be giving a pregame Super Bowl interview to Fox Soul after all.
Presidents in recent years have granted wide-ranging interviews to the network hosting the Super Bowl. But last week there was confusion over whether Biden would follow the tradition.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre tweeted Friday that Biden had been looking forward to an interview on Fox Soul, a streaming sister service to the conservative Fox News. But she said the White House had been informed that the network’s parent company, Fox Corp., canceled the interview.
Biden did pregame interviews with CBS in 2021 and with NBC in 2022.
– Michael Collins
‘Superhero?’ What other Chiefs say about QB Patrick Mahomes
Patrick Mahomes exploded into an NFL superstar almost from the moment when he became the Kansas City Chiefs’ starting quarterback in 2018, the year he also won his first MVP trophy.
But what we all see is not necessarily what Mahomes’ teammates see.
USA TODAY Sports closely monitored and asked Chiefs players and coaches during the days leading up to the big game about what it’s like being around their intrepid leader, and some common themes quickly emerged.
— Nate Davis
Eagles’ success starts at the top
To compare the team-building philosophies of the Philadelphia Eagles and last year’s Super Bowl champion Los Angeles Rams, and classify them as similar would be to miss the point.
There is a difference between mortgaging the future and having a foundation for continued success in place. The Rams, quite literally, employed a “(expletive) them picks” strategy. The Eagles have a pair of first-round picks in the 2023 draft and Jalen Hurts, an MVP-level quarterback on a rookie (second-round selection) contract.
Leadership starts at the top. Knowing the right time to push the chips toward the middle is essential to winning it all, and Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie has given general manager Howie Roseman, who has been with the organization since 2000, the latitude – and payroll – to be aggressive.
In Super Bowl 57 against the Kansas City Chiefs, Roseman’s fingerprints will be all over the field.
– Chris Bumbaca
‘Special’ Super Bowl for Black quarterbacks
When Patrick Mahomes and Jalen Hurts take the field Feb. 12, they will be the first two Black quarterbacks to start against each other in the Super Bowl. It’s an accomplishment both quarterbacks fully embrace.
“It is history. It’s come a long way. I think there has only been (eight) African American quarterbacks to play in a Super Bowl. To be the first for something is pretty cool. I know it’ll be a good one,” Hurts, the Philadelphia Eagles quarterback, told reporters Thursday. “It’s history.”
There will be eight Black quarterbacks to start in a Super Bowl once the championship game kicks off: Doug Williams, Steve McNair, Donovan McNabb, Colin Kaepernick, Russell Wilson, Cam Newton, Mahomes and Hurts.
– Tyler Dragon
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Report: Colts target Eagles offensive coordinator as next head coach
The Indianapolis Colts have reached a decision on who they want as their next head coach – but the process will have to wait until Super Bowl 57 concludes.
Philadelphia Eagles offensive coordinator Shane Steichen is the Colts’ top choice, and, according to ESPN, the team has already begun informing the other candidates that they are no longer being considered.
Steichen, 37, has run the Eagles offense for the past two seasons. On the way to reaching the Super Bowl, Philadelphia ranked first in rushing yards and third in points per game in 2022. That would seem to mesh well with the Colts, whose offense revolves around 2021 NFL rushing champion Jonathan Taylor.
In addition, the Arizona Cardinals plan to interview Eagles defensive coordinator Jonathan Gannon for their head coaching vacancy, according to NFL.com.
Dick Vermeil led the Philadelphia Eagles to the franchise’s first Super Bowl appearance. He also finished his Hall of Fame career coaching the Kansas City Chiefs.
So, in what direction is Vermeil’s allegiance flowing for Super Bowl 57?
“I’ve put in my frame of mind right now, philosophically, I’m going to root for both teams to win,” Vermeil told USA TODAY Sports. “And I’ll feel very bad for the team that loses.”
The only person other than Andy Reid to have coached both the Eagles and the Chiefs, Vermeil, 86, won’t even be inside State Farm Stadium on Sunday.
– Jarrett Bell
SUPER BOWL RECORDS: Will any of these marks be broken in Super Bowl 57?
Donna Kelce, the mother of Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce and Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, has a game plan for after Super Bowl 57.
She is going to visit the winner first.
But Donna Kelce told USA TODAY Sports that it’s not about favoritism. It’s logistics.
“In the Super Bowl, you only have a chance to see the winner,” Kelce said at Super Bowl 57 Radio Row at the Phoenix Convention Center. “The losers are immediately sent to their hotel, like go to your room.”
— Cydney Henderson
Coming off a pair of dominant postseason wins, the Eagles enter the game as slight favorites. However, the Chiefs seem to have more big game experience as they prepare for their third Super Bowl in the past four seasons, led by presumptive league MVP and Super Bowl 54 MVP Patrick Mahomes.
- Jarrett Bell: Chiefs
- Chris Bumbaca: Chiefs
- Nate Davis: Chiefs
- Safid Deen: Chiefs
- Tyler Dragon: Chiefs
- Lorenzo Reyes: Eagles
Here are USA TODAY Sports’ expert picks for Super Bowl 57 MVP
- Jarrett Bell: Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes
- Chris Bumbaca: Chiefs RB Jerick McKinnon
- Nate Davis: Mahomes
- Safid Deen: Mahomes
- Tyler Dragon: Mahomes
- Lorenzo Reyes: Eagles QB Jalen Hurts
Who is announcing Super Bowl 57?
FOX’s Kevin Burkhardt and Greg Olsen will be the broadcasters for Super Bowl 57.
Read more on how these two guys from Jersey became NFL broadcast stars.
Who are the Super Bowl officials?
Carl Cheffers will be the referee for Super Bowl 57. This is his third Super Bowl. He will be joined by umpire Roy Ellison, down judge Jerod Phillips, line judge Jeff Bergman, field judge John Jenkins, side judge Eugene Hall, back judge Dino Paganelli and replay official Mark Butterworth.
— Jim Sergent
Over the past 20 years, Mike Sirianni has quietly become one of the top coaches in college football. He’s never had a losing season. Never lost back-to-back regular-season games. His win percentage (.807) ranks sixth among active head coaches with tenures of at least 100 games, ahead of Dabo Swinney (.805) and Nick Saban (.801).
“People are like, ‘You have the (sixth)-highest win percentage in college football right now,’ ” he said. “And I’m like, ‘Yeah, but I’m the third-best coach in my own family.’ “
That would be behind middle brother Jay, who coached their high school alma mater to three New York state title games, winning two.
And behind youngest brother, Nick, who will of course make his Super Bowl debut when the Philadelphia Eagles face the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday.
“In my opinion, until Nick wins a Super Bowl, Jay’s got two state championships,” Mike said. “So to me, I’m still voting him No. 1.”
— Tom Schad
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