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paragraph_text: Super Bowl LIX was an American football championship game played to determine the champion of the National Football League (NFL) for the 2024 season. In a rematch of Super Bowl LVII two years prior, the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Philadelphia Eagles defeated the American Football Conference (AFC) and two-time defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs 40–22. This denied Kansas City an unprecedented three consecutive Super Bowl titles. Philadelphia secured their first Super Bowl championship since Super Bowl LII seven years earlier, and second overall. Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts – who scored three touchdowns (2 passing, 1 rushing), completed 17 of 22 attempts for 221 yards, and set the Super Bowl record for quarterback rushing yards with 72 – was named Super Bowl MVP.
  
  The Chiefs finished the regular season with a 15–2 record (tied for league best), entering the game with ambitions of achieving the first-ever Super Bowl three-peat, having won Super Bowl LVIII in 2024 and Super Bowl LVII in 2023. The Eagles posted a 14–3 record with the aid of an improved offense and the league's top-ranked defense, making their fifth Super Bowl appearance.
  
  Although Super Bowl LIX was expected to be a close contest, the Eagles dominated throughout the game. The Chiefs did not score until the waning moments of the third quarter, gaining only 23 yards in the first half, the second-lowest first-half yardage in Super Bowl history. Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes struggled throughout, being sacked a career-high six times, all while the Eagles' defense did not employ any blitzes. He committed three turnovers, including a 38-yard pick-six by Cooper DeJean, who became the second rookie in Super Bowl history to achieve such a feat. Philadelphia took advantage of their powerful defensive performance and the Chiefs' offensive struggles to build an insurmountable 34-point lead by the time of the Chiefs' first score. The Eagles held a 40–6 lead in the final five minutes before the Chiefs had two late scores, occurring after many of the Eagles’ starters exited the game.
  
  The game was played on February 9, 2025, at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans. The eleventh Super Bowl played in New Orleans, it was the eighth in the Superdome and the first since Super Bowl XLVII in 2013.
  
  The game was televised in the United States by Fox and streamed on Tubi. Super Bowl LIX became the most watched program in American television history, with an average of 127.7 million viewers in the United States, breaking a record set by the previous year's Super Bowl. An average of 14.5 million viewers came from streaming platforms. The halftime show, headlined by Kendrick Lamar, became the most watched of its kind with a TV audience of more than 133.5 million viewers, breaking a record set by that of Super Bowl XXVII.
  
  Super Bowl LIX was an American football championship game played to determine the champion of the National Football League (NFL) for the 2024 season. In a rematch of Super Bowl LVII two years prior, the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Philadelphia Eagles defeated the American Football Conference (AFC) and two-time defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs 40–22. This denied Kansas City an unprecedented three consecutive Super Bowl titles. Philadelphia secured their first Super Bowl championship since Super Bowl LII seven years earlier, and second overall. Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts – who scored three touchdowns (2 passing, 1 rushing), completed 17 of 22 attempts for 221 yards, and set the Super Bowl record for quarterback rushing yards with 72 – was named Super Bowl MVP.
  
  The Chiefs finished the regular season with a 15–2 record (tied for league best), entering the game with ambitions of achieving the first-ever Super Bowl three-peat, having won Super Bowl LVIII in 2024 and Super Bowl LVII in 2023. The Eagles posted a 14–3 record with the aid of an improved offense and the league's top-ranked defense, making their fifth Super Bowl appearance.
  
  Although Super Bowl LIX was expected to be a close contest, the Eagles dominated throughout the game. The Chiefs did not score until the waning moments of the third quarter, gaining only 23 yards in the first half, the second-lowest first-half yardage in Super Bowl history. Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes struggled throughout, being sacked a career-high six times, all while the Eagles' defense did not employ any blitzes. He committed three turnovers, including a 38-yard pick-six by Cooper DeJean, who became the second rookie in Super Bowl history to achieve such a feat. Philadelphia took advantage of their powerful defensive performance and the Chiefs' offensive struggles to build an insurmountable 34-point lead by the time of the Chiefs' first score. The Eagles held a 40–6 lead in the final five minutes before the Chiefs had two late scores, occurring after many of the Eagles’ starters exited the game.
  
  The game was played on February 9, 2025, at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans. The eleventh Super Bowl played in New Orleans, it was the eighth in the Superdome and the first since Super Bowl XLVII in 2013.
  
  The game was televised in the United States by Fox and streamed on Tubi. Super Bowl LIX became the most watched program in American television history, with an average of 127.7 million viewers in the United States, breaking a record set by the previous year's Super Bowl. An average of 14.5 million viewers came from streaming platforms. The halftime show, headlined by Kendrick Lamar, became the most watched of its kind with a TV audience of more than 133.5 million viewers, breaking a record set by that of Super Bowl XXVII.