Super Bowl LIX — 2024 Season
February 9, 2025 · New Orleans, LA (Caesars Superdome)
Super Bowl LIX result: PEPhiladelphia Eagles def. KCCKansas City Chiefs, 40-22, February 9, 2025, at New Orleans, LA (Caesars Superdome).
Result
| Team | Result | |
|---|---|---|
| Champion | PEPhiladelphia Eagles | 40-22 |
| Runner-up | KCCKansas City Chiefs |
Super Bowl MVP
Jalen Hurts, QB, Philadelphia Eagles
Starting lineups
Starting offense
| Philadelphia Eagles | Kansas City Chiefs |
|---|---|
| Jalen Hurts (QB) | Patrick Mahomes (QB) |
| Saquon Barkley (RB) | Isiah Pacheco (RB) |
| A.J. Brown (WR) | Xavier Worthy (WR) |
| DeVonta Smith (WR) | JuJu Smith-Schuster (WR) |
| Jahan Dotson (WR) | DeAndre Hopkins (WR) |
| Dallas Goedert (TE) | Travis Kelce (TE) |
| Jordan Mailata (LT) | Joe Thuney (LT) |
| Landon Dickerson (LG) | Mike Caliendo (LG) |
| Cam Jurgens (C) | Creed Humphrey (C) |
| Mekhi Becton (RG) | Trey Smith (RG) |
| Lane Johnson (RT) | Jawaan Taylor (RT) |
Starting defense
| Philadelphia Eagles | Kansas City Chiefs |
|---|---|
| Josh Sweat (DE) | Mike Danna (DE) |
| Jordan Davis (DT) | Chris Jones (DT) |
| Jalen Carter (DT) | Tershawn Wharton (DT) |
| Nolan Smith (LB) | Leo Chenal (LB) |
| Zack Baun (LB) | Nick Bolton (LB) |
| Oren Burks (LB) | Drue Tranquill (LB) |
| Cooper DeJean (CB) | Trent McDuffie (CB) |
| Darius Slay (CB) | Jaylen Watson (CB) |
| Quinyon Mitchell (CB) | Chamarri Conner (CB) |
| Reed Blankenship (S) | Justin Reid (S) |
| C.J. Gardner-Johnson (S) | Bryan Cook (S) |
Note: An initial source extraction mislabeled the Chiefs' third starting wide receiver as "DeVonta Smith" (an Eagles player in this same game) — verified via re-query and corrected to JuJu Smith-Schuster before entering this file.
Box score
Passing
| Team | Player | Comp/Att | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | Jalen Hurts | 17/22 | 221 | 2 | 1 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | Patrick Mahomes | 21/32 | 257 | 3 | 2 |
Rushing
| Team | Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | Jalen Hurts | 11 | 72 | 1 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | Saquon Barkley | 25 | 57 | 0 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | Patrick Mahomes | 4 | 25 | 0 |
Receiving
| Team | Player | Rec | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | Xavier Worthy | 8 | 157 | 2 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | DeVonta Smith | 4 | 69 | 1 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | A.J. Brown | 3 | 43 | 1 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | Travis Kelce | 4 | 39 | 0 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | Jahan Dotson | 2 | 42 | 0 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | DeAndre Hopkins | 2 | 18 | 1 |
Game context
Super Bowl LIX gave the Philadelphia Eagles their second championship in franchise history and denied the Kansas City Chiefs a bid to become the first team to win three consecutive Super Bowls, a chance at a modern "three-peat" that had generated significant buildup all season. The game was one-sided from the opening whistle: Philadelphia's defense, playing without a single blitz called all night, forced three Kansas City turnovers in the first half alone, and the Chiefs' offense could manage only 23 total yards in the opening thirty minutes — the second-lowest first-half yardage total in Super Bowl history — as Philadelphia built a stunning 24-0 halftime lead. Jalen Hurts was the game's dominant figure. He opened the scoring with a 1-yard touchdown run on Philadelphia's signature "tush push" quarterback sneak, and by night's end had thrown for 221 yards and two touchdowns on 17-of-22 passing while adding a Super Bowl quarterback-rushing record of 72 yards and another rushing score, an extraordinary dual-threat performance that made him a clear and near-unanimous Super Bowl MVP selection. Rookie cornerback Cooper DeJean supplied one of the game's signature moments, intercepting a Patrick Mahomes pass in the second quarter and returning it 38 yards for a touchdown — becoming just the second rookie ever to record a pick-six in a Super Bowl, and doing so, coincidentally, on his own birthday. DeVonta Smith added a 46-yard touchdown catch as part of Philadelphia's balanced, opportunistic attack. Mahomes, chasing history, endured arguably the worst game of his career on its biggest stage: he was sacked six times, threw two interceptions, and managed only 257 total passing yards, though he did rally briefly in the fourth quarter with three garbage-time touchdown passes, including two to rookie Xavier Worthy, that made the final margin, 40-22, appear closer than the game had actually been; Philadelphia had led 34-6 entering the fourth quarter. Saquon Barkley, the NFL's regular-season rushing leader and Offensive Player of the Year that season, played more of a complementary role in the title game itself (25 carries for 57 yards, six catches for 40 yards) as Philadelphia's passing attack carried the load. The win completed a dominant Philadelphia postseason under head coach Nick Sirianni and validated an offseason overhaul that brought in defensive coordinator Vic Fangio, whose scheme repeatedly confused Kansas City's protections. For the Chiefs, the lopsided defeat ended their bid for an unprecedented three-peat and snapped a stretch of sustained championship-contender dominance under Mahomes and Andy Reid. Played before 65,719 fans at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, Super Bowl LIX is remembered as a statement performance by a young, physical Philadelphia roster and as one of the most decisive Super Bowl blowouts of the Mahomes era.
Sources
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
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