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Super Bowl halftime show protester banned for life by NFL but 'pretty unlikely' to be arrested, officials say

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The protester who brandished a combined Palestinian-Sudanese flag during Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime show was ejected from the Caesars Superdome, but not arrested, the New Orleans Police Department said.

It is “pretty unlikely” the individual will be arrested, an official with the police department’s public affairs team told ...Read more

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Super Bowl LIX scores 126 million viewers despite blowout

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The Super Bowl may have developed immunity against a terrible game.

Early Nielsen data and a projection from Fox and the NFL showed 126 million viewers watched Sunday's telecast of the Philadelphia Eagles' 40-22 drubbing of the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX.

If the total holds up when final official numbers are issued Tuesday, the game ...Read more

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'We ran out of liquor': The Eagles' Super Bowl celebrations are just getting started. Next stop: Broad Street.

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NEW ORLEANS — "Excuse me," Howie Roseman said a few times.

The doors to the Philadelphia Eagles locker room inside the Caesars Superdome had opened to media, and there were bodies and cameras between Roseman and the party.

The architect of the Eagles' second Super Bowl, whose offseason moves brought the Eagles from collapse to coalescence, ...Read more

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Trump attended the Eagles' Super Bowl win. Will they visit him at White House or not go like last time?

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President Trump was on hand Sunday at the Superdome in New Orleans as the Philadelphia Eagles defeated the Kansas City Chiefs 40-22 in Super Bowl LIX.

It remains to be seen whether the newly crowned NFL champions will be invited to his house to celebrate — and if they would even go if they were invited. A White House visit did not occur after...Read more

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Some sportsbooks give Chiefs, not champion Eagles, best odds to win Super Bowl in 2026

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LOS ANGELES — Much of the talk going into Sunday focused on the Kansas City Chiefs dynasty, as Patrick Mahomes and company were appearing in their fifth Super Bowl in six years and looking to become the first team to three-peat.

Jalen Hurts and the Philadelphia Eagles, however, had other ideas in Super Bowl LIX.

Two years after suffering a ...Read more

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Sam Farmer: Eagles turn doubters into believers after thwarting Chiefs' Super Bowl three-peat

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NEW ORLEANS — The Kansas City Chiefs wanted a three-peat in the worst way.

They were half-right.

Although they didn't get an unprecedented third consecutive Lombardi Trophy, they got the "worst way" part down pat.

Seven years after reaching the NFL mountaintop with a down-to-the-wire win, the Philadelphia Eagles left no room for doubt ...Read more

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Was this Travis Kelce's final game for Chiefs? If so, defeat vs. Eagles was ugly exit.

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NEW ORLEANS — Losing big was a new experience for Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs, and the timing couldn’t have been worse.

The Chiefs saved their worst for last, and on the biggest stage: a 40-22 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LIX.

It was that close only because Kansas City’s three touchdowns came after Philly ...Read more

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Vahe Gregorian: Chiefs and Patrick Mahomes were humbled by Eagles in Super Bowl; is it a blip or fall?

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NEW ORLEANS — After the Chiefs’ AFC Divisional Round victory over Houston last month, even normally restrained coach Andy Reid uncharacteristically gushed about Patrick Mahomes.

“I always tell our coaches don’t get used to that. I mean, this is unreal …” Reid said of his star quarterback. “We’re very lucky to have him here. And ...Read more

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Sam McDowell: Why Patrick Mahomes struggled in Chiefs' Super Bowl loss -- and a lesson he must learn

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NEW ORLEANS — Patrick Mahomes walked in the locker room at halftime, a 30-minute reprieve when it felt like they probably could’ve used a week, and told his teammates he stunk.

More than two hours later, as the Philadelphia Eagles were enjoying a trophy presentation after demolishing the Chiefs 40-22 in Super Bowl LIX, Mahomes sat in front ...Read more

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What's next for Chiefs this offseason after Super Bowl LIX loss to Eagles

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Change comes to every team after the season, so the Kansas City Chiefs’ unexpected blowout loss to the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LIX didn’t alter the course.

But it shined a spotlight on some priorities.

Take offensive line: The Chiefs crafted a team-record 15 regular-season victories and reached their fifth Super Bowl in six years...Read more

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Nick Sirianni says the Eagles did it together all the way through last night's celebrations: 'That just emphasizes team'

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NEW ORLEANS — Nick Sirianni entered the Super Bowl postgame locker room in a different state of mind than the one he possessed two weeks ago following the NFC championship game victory.

As he took in the scene in the Lincoln Financial Field locker room, Sirianni said after that game that he was thinking about the next game, the Super Bowl. He...Read more

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Jalen Hurts' improbable path to Super Bowl MVP removes any doubt that the Eagles 'have the quarterback'

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NEW ORLEANS — Jalen Hurts emerged from the Eagles locker room with his song of choice blaring loudly enough to reach him and his trophy in an adjacent hallway.

Cigar in mouth, Lombardi in hand, the Eagles quarterback leaned onto the wall, slid down to the floor, and let the moment wash over him. He shook his head in disbelief in between the ...Read more

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Was it heads or tails? What did Kendrick Lamar sing first? Super Bowl prop bets results.

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Betting on the outcome of the Super Bowl and what happens on the field is popular, and so is betting what happens outside of game time.

Fans can bet on a number of things that have no impact on the game itself, like the color of Gatorade a team dumps on the winning coach or how long the halftime show performer plays.

These bets are known as ...Read more

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Cooper DeJean's Super Bowl TD could get him a street named in his tiny Iowa hometown

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NEW ORLEANS — Larry Allen was at home in Iowa on Sunday night, watching with his wife on TV as Cooper DeJean dashed across the screen and into living rooms across America.

“I’m sure they could hear us downtown when we were screaming,” said Allen, who coached DeJean in high school and was now watching him deliver the play that made you ...Read more

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What was the biggest blowout in Super Bowl history?

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The Philadelphia Eagles defeated the Kansas City Chiefs 40-22 to win Super Bowl LIX. after leading by as many as 34 points.

That's a pretty impressive margin, but it wouldn't have been close to the most lopsided Super Bowl win ever.

That distinction belongs to the 45-point margin of Super Bowl XXIV, when Joe Montana and the San Francisco 49ers...Read more

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Jalen Hurts and Eagles get their revenge in Super Bowl LIX win over Chiefs

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NEW ORLEANS — This time they left no room for a comeback.

The Philadelphia Eagles waited two years to avenge a Super Bowl defeat by the Kansas City Chiefs.

On Sunday, there was no way they were going to let Patrick Mahomes and the two-time defending champion Chiefs do it again.

Dynasty?

The Eagles derailed it by dominating the Chiefs in a ...Read more

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Sam McDowell: Super Bowl dud: Five things that stood out about Chiefs' blowout loss to Eagles

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NEW ORLEANS — For five days, the talk of the Super Bowl here in New Orleans, featuring the Chiefs for the fifth time in six years, had centered on the theme you might have expected.

Those guys again?

Nope.

It won’t be those guys again.

The postgame begs a much different question: Who the hell was that guy?

Patrick Mahomes turned in ...Read more

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Marcus Hayes: Nick Sirianni is at the doorstep of an Eagles dynasty with Super Bowl MVP Jalen Hurts and a dominant young defense

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NEW ORLEANS — On the Art Museum steps on a frigid February afternoon, Doug Pederson promised 1 million freezing, faithful Eagles fans that this sort of celebration would be “The new norm.”

He was right. He was just seven years premature. And, even though he won Super Bowl LII, it turned out that Pederson was the wrong coach.

And it ...Read more

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Champions again! Eagles topple and trounce Chiefs, 40-22, to capture a second Super Bowl title.

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NEW ORLEANS — While breaking down the huddle after warmups ahead of Super Bowl LIX, Jalen Hurts reminded the Eagles of their dominance all season long.

“We did this [expletive] all year,” Hurts said. “Don’t stop now.”

They didn’t. The Eagles pulled off a 40-22 beatdown of the Kansas City Chiefs in the Superdome, usurping the ...Read more

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How many Super Bowls have the Philadelphia Eagles won?

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It took the Philadelphia Eagles 52 years to win their first Super Bowl.

It didn’t take them nearly as long to win their second, although it did take two tries.

Seven years after the organization’s first Super Bowl championship, the Eagles beat the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX 40-22 on Sunday at the Superdome in New Orleans. It was ...Read more