The Super Bowl — the NFL’s championship game — pits the winner of the American Football Conference against the winner of the National Football Conference, with the victor receiving the Vince Lombardi Trophy.

The New England Patriots have made the most Super Bowl appearances (11) and are tied with the Pittsburgh Steelers for the most Super Bowl wins (six).

Eight franchises have won consecutive Super Bowls: Green Bay Packers (1966-67 seasons), Miami Dolphins (1972-73), Pittsburgh Steelers (1974-75, 1978-79), San Francisco 49ers (1988-89), Dallas Cowboys (1992-93), Denver Broncos (1997-98), New England Patriots (2003-04) and the Kansas City Chiefs (2022-23).

The Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions, Houston Texans and Jacksonville Jaguars are the only teams to have never appeared in a Super Bowl.

Here is a year-by-year list of every Super Bowl:

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Super Bowl history

Super Bowl LIX: Philadelphia Eagles 40, Kansas City Chiefs 22

MVP: Jalen Hurts | Location: Caesars Superdome, New Orleans | Date: Feb. 9, 2025

Super Bowl LVIII: Kansas City Chiefs 25, San Francisco 49ers 22 (OT)

MVP: Patrick Mahomes | Location: Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas | Date: Feb. 11, 2024

Super Bowl LVII: Kansas City Chiefs 38, Philadelphia Eagles 35

MVP: Patrick Mahomes | Location: State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Ariz. | Date: Feb. 12, 2023

Super Bowl LVI: Los Angeles Rams 23, Cincinnati Bengals 20

MVP: Cooper Kupp | Location: SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, Calif. | Date: Feb. 13, 2022

Super Bowl LV: Tampa Bay Buccaneers 31, Kansas City Chiefs 9

MVP: Tom Brady | Location: Raymond James Stadium, Tampa | Date: Feb. 7, 2021 

Super Bowl LIV: Kansas City Chiefs 31, San Francisco 49ers 20

MVP: Patrick Mahomes | Location: Hard Rock Stadium, Miami | Date: Feb. 2, 2020 

Super Bowl LIII: New England Patriots 13, Los Angeles Rams 3

MVP: Julian Edelman | Location: Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta | Date: Feb. 3, 2019

Super Bowl LII: Philadelphia Eagles 41, New England Patriots 33

MVP: Nick Foles | Location: U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis | Date: Feb. 4, 2018

Super Bowl LI: New England Patriots 34, Atlanta Falcons 28

MVP: Tom Brady | Location: NRG Stadium, Houston | Date: Feb. 5, 2017

Super Bowl 50: Denver Broncos 24, Carolina Panthers 10

MVP: Von Miller | Location: Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara, Calif. | Date: Feb. 7, 2016

Super Bowl XLIX: New England Patriots 28, Seattle Seahawks 24

MVP: Tom Brady | Location: University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Ariz. | Date: Feb. 1, 2015

Super Bowl XLVIII: Seattle Seahawks 43, Denver Broncos 8

MVP: Malcolm Smith | Location: MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, N.J. | Date: Feb. 2, 2014

Super Bowl XLVII: Baltimore Ravens 34, San Francisco 49ers 31

MVP: Joe Flacco | Location: Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans | Date: Feb. 3, 2013

Super Bowl XLVI: New York Giants 21, New England Patriots 17

MVP: Eli Manning | Location: Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis | Date: Feb. 5, 2012

Super Bowl XLV: Green Bay Packers 31, Pittsburgh Steelers 25

MVP: Aaron Rodgers | Location: Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, Texas | Date: Feb. 6, 2011

Super Bowl XLIV: New Orleans Saints 31, Indianapolis Colts 17

MVP: Drew Brees | Location: Sun Life Stadium, Miami | Date: Feb. 7, 2010

Super Bowl XLIII: Pittsburgh Steelers 27, Arizona Cardinals 23

MVP: Santonio Holmes | Location: Raymond James Stadium, Tampa | Date: Feb. 1, 2009

Super Bowl XLII: New York Giants 17, New England Patriots 14

MVP: Eli Manning | Location: University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Ariz. | Date: Feb. 3, 2008

Super Bowl XLI: Indianapolis Colts 29, Chicago Bears 17

MVP: Peyton Manning | Location: Dolphin Stadium, Miami | Date: Feb. 4, 2007

Super Bowl XL: Pittsburgh Steelers 21, Seattle Seahawks 10

MVP: Hines Ward | Location: Ford Field, Detroit | Date: Feb. 5, 2006

Super Bowl XXXIX: New England Patriots 24, Philadelphia Eagles 21

MVP: Deion Branch | Location: Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville | Date: Feb. 6, 2005

Super Bowl XXXVIII: New England Patriots 32, Carolina Panthers 29

MVP: Tom Brady | Location: Reliant Stadium, Houston | Date: Feb. 1, 2004

Super Bowl XXXVII: Tampa Bay Buccaneers 48, Oakland Raiders 21

MVP: Dexter Jackson | Location: Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego | Date: Jan. 26, 2003

Super Bowl XXXVI: New England Patriots 20, St. Louis Rams 17

MVP: Tom Brady | Location: Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans | Date: Feb. 3, 2002

Super Bowl XXXV: Baltimore Ravens 34, New York Giants 7

MVP: Ray Lewis | Location: Raymond James Stadium, Tampa | Date: Jan. 28, 2001

Super Bowl XXXIV: St. Louis Rams 23, Tennessee Titans 16

MVP: Kurt Warner | Location: Georgia Dome, Atlanta | Date: Jan. 30, 2000

Super Bowl XXXIII: Denver Broncos 34, Atlanta Falcons 19

MVP: John Elway | Location: Pro Player Stadium, Miami | Date: Jan. 31, 1999

Super Bowl XXXII: Denver Broncos 31, Green Bay Packers 24

MVP: Terrell Davis | Location: Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego | Date: Jan. 25, 1998

Super Bowl XXXI: Green Bay Packers 35, New England Patriots 21

MVP: Desmond Howard | Location: Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans | Date: Jan. 26, 1997

Super Bowl XXX: Dallas Cowboys 27, Pittsburgh Steelers 17

MVP: Larry Brown | Location: Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Ariz. | Date: Jan. 28, 1996

Super Bowl XXIX: San Francisco 49ers 49, San Diego Chargers 26

MVP: Steve Young | Location: Joe Robbie Stadium, Miami | Date: Jan. 29, 1995

Super Bowl XXVIII: Dallas Cowboys 30, Buffalo Bills 13

MVP: Emmitt Smith | Location: Georgia Dome, Atlanta | Date: Jan. 30, 1994

Super Bowl XXVII: Dallas Cowboys 52, Buffalo Bills 17

MVP: Troy Aikman | Location: Rose Bowl, Pasadena, Calif. | Date: Jan. 31, 1993

Super Bowl XXVI: Washington 37, Buffalo Bills 24

MVP: Mark Rypien | Location: Metrodome, Minneapolis | Date: Jan. 26, 1992

Super Bowl XXV: New York Giants 20, Buffalo Bills 19

MVP: Ottis Anderson | Location: Tampa Stadium, Tampa | Date: Jan. 27, 1991

Super Bowl XXIV: San Francisco 49ers 55, Denver Broncos 10

MVP: Joe Montana | Location: Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans | Date: Jan. 28, 1990

Super Bowl XXIII: San Francisco 49ers 20, Cincinnati Bengals 16

MVP: Jerry Rice | Location: Joe Robbie Stadium, Miami | Date: Jan. 22, 1989

Super Bowl XXII: Washington 42, Denver Broncos 10

MVP: Doug Williams | Location: Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego | Date: Jan. 31, 1988

Super Bowl XXI: New York Giants 39, Denver Broncos 20

MVP: Phil Simms | Location: Rose Bowl, Pasadena, Calif. | Date: Jan. 25, 1987

Super Bowl XX: Chicago Bears 46, New England Patriots 10

MVP: Richard Dent | Location: Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans | Date: Jan. 26, 1986

Super Bowl XIX: San Francisco 49ers 38, Miami Dolphins 16

MVP: Joe Montana | Location: Stanford Stadium, Palo Alto, Calif. | Date: Jan. 20, 1985

Super Bowl XVIII: Los Angeles Raiders 38, Washington 9

MVP: Marcus Allen | Location: Tampa Stadium, Tampa | Date: Jan. 22, 1984

Super Bowl XVII: Washington 27, Miami Dolphins 17

MVP: John Riggins | Location: Rose Bowl, Pasadena, Calif. | Date: Jan. 30, 1983

Super Bowl XVI: San Francisco 49ers 26, Cincinnati Bengals 21

MVP: Joe Montana | Location: Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, Mich. | Date: Jan. 24, 1982

Super Bowl XV: Oakland Raiders 27, Philadelphia Eagles 10

MVP: Jim Plunkett | Location: Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans | Date: Jan. 25, 1981

Super Bowl XIV: Pittsburgh Steelers 31, Los Angeles Rams 19

MVP: Terry Bradshaw | Location: Rose Bowl, Pasadena, Calif. | Date: Jan. 20, 1980

Super Bowl XIII: Pittsburgh Steelers 35, Dallas Cowboys 31

MVP: Terry Bradshaw | Location: Orange Bowl, Miami | Date: Jan. 21, 1979

Super Bowl XII: Dallas Cowboys 27, Denver Broncos 10

MVPs: Harvey Martin, Randy White | Location: Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans | Date: Jan. 15, 1978

Super Bowl XI: Oakland Raiders 32, Minnesota Vikings 14

MVP: Fred Biletnikoff | Location: Rose Bowl, Pasadena, Calif. | Date: Jan. 9, 1977

Super Bowl X: Pittsburgh Steelers 21, Dallas Cowboys 17

MVP: Lynn Swann | Location: Orange Bowl, Miami | Date: Jan. 18, 1976

Super Bowl IX: Pittsburgh Steelers 16, Minnesota Vikings 6

MVP: Franco Harris | Location: Tulane Stadium, New Orleans | Date: Jan. 12, 1975

Super Bowl VIII: Miami Dolphins 24, Minnesota Vikings 7

MVP: Larry Csonka | Location: Rice Stadium, Houston | Date: Jan. 13, 1974

Super Bowl VII: Miami Dolphins 14, Washington 7

MVP: Jake Scott | Location: Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles | Date: Jan. 14, 1973

Super Bowl VI: Dallas Cowboys 24, Miami Dolphins 3

MVP: Roger Staubach | Location: Tulane Stadium, New Orleans | Date: Jan. 16, 1972

Super Bowl V: Baltimore Colts 16, Dallas Cowboys 13

MVP: Chuck Howley | Location: Orange Bowl, Miami | Date: Jan. 17, 1971

Super Bowl IV: Kansas City Chiefs 23, Minnesota Vikings 7

MVP: Len Dawson | Location: Tulane Stadium, New Orleans | Date: Jan. 11, 1970

Super Bowl III: New York Jets 16, Baltimore Colts 7

MVP: Joe Namath | Location: Orange Bowl, Miami | Date: Jan. 12, 1969

Super Bowl II: Green Bay Packers 33, Oakland Raiders 14

MVP: Bart Starr | Location: Orange Bowl, Miami | Date: Jan. 14, 1968

Super Bowl I: Green Bay Packers 35, Kansas City Chiefs 10

MVP: Bart Starr | Location: Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles | Date: Jan. 15, 1967

Pre-Super Bowl era league champions

1965: Green Bay Packers (NFL), Buffalo Bills (AFL)
1964: Cleveland Browns (NFL), Buffalo Bills (AFL)
1963: Chicago Bears (NFL), San Diego Chargers (AFL)
1962: Green Bay Packers (NFL), Dallas Texans (AFL)
1961: Green Bay Packers (NFL), Houston Oilers (AFL)
1960: Philadelphia Eagles (NFL), Houston Oilers (AFL)
1959: Baltimore Colts
1958: Baltimore Colts
1957: Detroit Lions
1956: New York Giants
1955: Cleveland Browns
1954: Cleveland Browns
1953: Detroit Lions
1952: Detroit Lions
1951: Los Angeles Rams
1950: Cleveland Browns
1949: Philadelphia Eagles (NFL), Cleveland Browns (AAFC)
1948: Philadelphia Eagles (NFL), Cleveland Browns (AAFC)
1947: Chicago Cardinals (NFL), Cleveland Browns (AAFC)
1946: Chicago Bears (NFL), Cleveland Browns (AAFC)
1945: Cleveland Rams
1944: Green Bay Packers
1943: Chicago Bears
1942: Washington
1941: Chicago Bears
1940: Chicago Bears
1939: Green Bay Packers
1938: New York Giants
1937: Washington
1936: Green Bay Packers
1935: Detroit Lions
1934: New York Giants
1933: Chicago Bears
1932: Chicago Bears
1931: Green Bay Packers
1930: Green Bay Packers
1929: Green Bay Packers
1928: Providence Steam Roller
1927: New York Giants
1926: Frankford Yellow Jackets
1925: Chicago Cardinals
1924: Cleveland Bulldogs
1923: Canton Bulldogs
1922: Canton Bulldogs
1921: Chicago Staleys
1920: Akron Pros

The Super Bowl isn’t just for the teams on the field.

It’s also the big game for the companies looking to advertise and even the graphics departments at the networks. This year, Fox is continuing the tradition of debuting a new look for the NFL at the Super Bowl.

The scoreboard, or scorebug as it’s commonly referred, has been the time when broadcasters like to reveal a new look for the game to give it a bigger feel.

After making headlines for their cartoon-inspired scorebug at the Super Bowl two years ago, the network is taking a more minimalistic, old-school approach this time around.

Change can be difficult, especially when there was seemingly nothing wrong with the other graphic that just turned two years old.

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It is a bit jarring at first sight. There are too many boxes with fonts that are too big and bold. For it’s minimalistic intentions, the scorebug is very in-your-face and distracts from the game on the screen.

Perhaps adding a background would help, but the distracting nature leaves much too be desired in a game this big.

Needless to say, fans were not fond of the update.

For reference, here’s a look at every scorebug in NFL on Fox history.

Based on the early reviews, this one might end up ranking as the worst.

What’s next for Aaron Rodgers?

It’s not yet clear whether the four-time NFL MVP wants to continue on with his playing career. What is certain, however, is that remaining with the New York Jets for another season is no longer an option, as the team informed him of its plans to move on, according to multiple reports on Sunday.

That likely leaves the mercurial signal-caller with a limited set of options as he comes off a rocky season in which he showed both his age, 41, and the effects of his 2023 torn Achilles. But with demand always outpacing supply when it comes to quarterback solutions on the open market, there still could be opportunities for Rodgers if he chooses to play another year.

Here are six of the top potential landing spots for Rodgers:

Pittsburgh Steelers

From Rodgers’ perspective, there’s probably no more ideal landing spot. The Steelers are the only playoff outfit from 2024 that appears willing to entertain an external option behind center after flaming out with a five-game losing streak to end the season. Working under Mike Tomlin, whom he has openly lauded, would provide him a sharp pivot from the absurdities that seemed unending for the Jets last season. Above all, it would be perhaps his best shot at redefining the end of his career by playing for a stable contender.

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But would Tomlin go for this? It’s unclear how much upside there would be for Pittsburgh given Rodgers’ uneven level of play last season, and the culture fit is certainly an unknown. And it could be difficult for Tomlin, Rodgers and offensive coordinator Arthur Smith to find common ground on just how the attack should function, with the quarterback having grown accustomed to getting his way in determining the shape of an offense. Tomlin seemed to underline a sense of urgency in making the right personnel choices this season after yet another postseason disappointment, and Pittsburgh would have to be comfortable that Rodgers is worth the gamble.

Tennessee Titans

Despite holding the No. 1 pick and enduring Will Levis’ 18 turnovers last season, the Titans don’t look to be locked into taking a quarterback to kick off Year 2 of coach Brian Callahan’s tenure. Maybe that’s driven by what’s perceived to be an underwhelming class at the position, with Miami’s Cam Ward and Colorado’s Shedeur Sanders the only two surefire first-rounders – and neither seeming to spark the kind of frenzy that their 2024 counterparts did. Titans president of football operations Chad Brinker emphasized that the team wouldn’t force a pick at the position, saying the organization ‘won’t pass on a generational talent at the top of the draft.’

Tennessee’s plan, however, should crystallize in free agency. If the team wants to look elsewhere with the top pick – or auction it off – it likely needs to sign an established option as an alternative to Levis. Rodgers could be the kind of discerning and savvy presence that Callahan might covet, though putting him behind a line that surrendered 52 sacks could be a dicey proposition. Yet he could help Tennessee become more competitive quickly within the fluid AFC South while staving off a long-term commitment for at least another year.

New York Giants

Coach Brian Daboll and general manager Joe Schoen might be hard pressed to pin their livelihoods to turning things around with Rodgers. But the Giants might need a bridge quarterback in free agency, and Rodgers might be as good of an option as any if he can get on board with his role. The fit could be tough, but Rodgers could funnel targets to Malik Nabers while giving New York a legitimate shot of evaluating its offensive pieces while keeping its potential signal-caller selection at No. 3 out of a bad development trajectory.

Las Vegas Raiders

The Silver and Black are one of the few teams that would get a clear upgrade over their incumbent passers by signing Rodgers. Yet owner Mark Davis has made it clear he wants a quarterback to guide the Raiders for the foreseeable future, and Rodgers is little more than a short-term patch at this point in his career. Las Vegas also might have limited appeal to Rodgers, who likely didn’t get glowing reviews of the franchise from close friend Davante Adams and would be joining a team that has little in the way of offensive support outside of standout rookie tight end Brock Bowers. Better for Pete Carroll and Co. to fully turn the attack over to a first-year passer and ride things out.

Los Angeles Rams

This is merely a contingency plan for Los Angeles if contract talks with Matthew Stafford go off the rails amid uncertainty about where the 37-year-old stands. There are no suitable in-house options to take the reins, and the Rams would be taking a huge leap of faith by handing over the offense to whatever quarterback would be available in the latter half of the first round. Rodgers would no doubt love the fit, both in terms of landing back on the West Coast and playing for a ready-made winner. But it’s a far-fetched possibility that doesn’t truly warrant consideration unless there’s a significant blow-up within the organization.

New Orleans Saints

Playing for a coach five years his junior in Kellen Moore would surely make for an odd setup for Rodgers. So, too, would joining a franchise that seems prepared to reboot without entirely tearing things down. Playing in the NFC South would keep Rodgers within reach of the playoffs, but it would be reasonable for Moore to want to make his own mark on the organization without having to navigate the minefield of catering to the four-time MVP. Still, given the Saints’ track record of refusing to undergo a full overhaul while continually clawing toward a playoff berth, the possibility can’t be ruled out entirely. But dumping Derek Carr and eating a $50 million cap hit only to turn around and sign Rodgers would be a puzzling approach.

Initially, Rocket Mortgage was rebuffed in its effort to stage a Super Bowl singalong.

A staple of Super Bowl Sunday advertising and a two-time winner of USA TODAY’s Ad Meter contest, Rocket’s new chief marketing officer, Jonathan Mildenhall, was determined to maximize a campaign built around the use of John Denver’s iconic tune, “Take Me Home, Country Roads.”

And after a summit between Rocket and its creative and ad agencies resulted in a creative blurting out something unprecedented – ‘Why don’t we do a live singalong at the game?’ – Mildenhall was obsessed.

Yet overtures to Fox Sports were initially rebuffed, citing the many logistics and unusual ask on such short notice. A half-measure – a pre-recorded, pregame singalong – was hatched.

“I agreed on a compromise and honestly my enthusiasm for the idea had diminished from say a 10 out of 10 to an 8 out of 10,” Mildenhall said this week. “It would still be historic – we’d be shooting and producing an ad in the stadium and that’s never been done before.

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“But we wouldn’t have had that live magic.”

Yet just two weeks before Sunday’s Super Bowl, Fox Sports had a change of heart. The singalong was a go.

“At that moment in time, I about threw up” says Mildenhall. “Because the risk is apparent.”

And midway through the second quarter Sunday, the vision came into focus.

NFL Network reporter Colleen Wolfe beseeched the crowd inside the Superdome to embrace the moment and, moments after the Philadelphia Eagles kicked a field goal to take a 10-0 lead.

Fans on the stadium screen were engaged in the moment, and shortly thereafter, it was back to football.

With that, the annals of Super Bowl advertising can cross off yet another, as Mildenhall calls them, “NBDBs,” or, Never Been Done Before.

Certainly there have been live activations within the game before. In 2023, the NFL’s ad featured a plausibly live shot of Erin Andrews – she’d dressed in the same outfit to pre-record the bit – within the stadium as the protagonist of the commercial, flag football star Diana Flores, eludes stadium staff portrayed by NFL stars.

Yet capturing the attention of a live audience, urging them to sing along right on the heels of an advertisement, all within a 15-second window that extends your ad buy to 75 seconds? That’s a far trickier proposition than your garden variety card stunt.

This is where Rocket anticipated “Country Roads” would do most of the heavy lifting.

While also dovetailing with the former Quicken Loans brand’s appeal to potential homeowners, the song crosses cultures deftly, from postgame salutes at West Virginia University to Japanese karaoke bars and cover versions by Lana Del Rey, Toots and the Maytals and Reina del Cid, among others.

“When I really started to appreciate how affectionate Take Me Home, Country Roads is to all demographic groups of America, it was very clear that would be the appropriate bedrock,” says Mildenhall. “As we started to play it in the commercial, we started to think more ambitiously about not just being an advertiser but being an activator for this year’s Super Bowl and get the stadium to sing along just after the commercial break.

“It is unprecedented, but because of the affection America holds for Take Me Home, Country Roads, that in itself is mitigating some of the risk.”

Well, scratch another one off the Never Been Done Before list.

Well, that was uncomfortable.

To showcase the legendary career of Pro Football Hall of Famer Jimmy Johnson ahead of Super Bowl 59, Fox used A.I. to go through each step of his coaching career, all the way from his humble start as an assistant coach at Louisiana Tech in 1965, to the glory days of being at the helm of the Miami Hurricanes and Dallas Cowboys before he became an analyst for Fox. In each phase of Johnson’s career, the generated image and voice showed Johnson at that stage of his career, showing his younger self and his mouth not exactly syncing up to what was being said.

While it was a sweet sentiment to the 81-year-old and he got emotional, it was without a doubt some nightmare fuel that made viewers watch in agony.

Social media reaction to Jimmy Johnson A.I. tribute

People that watched the segment didn’t feel comfortable with what they watched, and also pointed out some of the flaws from it.

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The video felt like it would lead to Johnson announcing he was retiring from the Fox desk, but he didn’t announce he would be leaving.

Soccer star Lionel Messi is in attendance for the Super Bowl in New Orleans on Sunday night, ahead of a major announcement anticipated after the game.

He arrived wearing an adidas branded sweater, while two of his sons wore black Patrick Mahomes jerseys as they entered the SuperDome. This is no unified front for the Chiefs, however. Messi’s oldest son, Thiago, wore an Eagles jersey with the No. 1 on it for quarterback Jalen Hurts.

Messi was also joined by Inter Miami teammates Luis Suarez, Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba with their families for the game. The teammates made it to the big game despite a quick turnaround. He scored a goal and had two assists during an Inter Miami preseason game in Honduras on Saturday night.

As the 2025 NFL season ends with the big game between the Chiefs and Eagles, Messi’s presence is a reminder the 2025 soccer year will be underway shortly.

Messi and Inter Miami will be featured in the first game of the MLS season, when they host New York City FC on Feb. 22. Inter Miami will also participate in several tournaments during the MLS season, including this summer’s FIFA Club World Cup and the Concacaf Champions Cup later this month.

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Who is Messi rooting for in Super Bowl 59, Chiefs or Eagles?

Messi may not have a dog in the fight between the Chiefs and Eagles, but he briefly met Kansas City Chiefs star quarterback Patrick Mahomes before a soccer game last year. That, coupled with the majority of his sons’ rooting for Mahomes, makes us think he’d be happy with a Chiefs win.

Mahomes was asked about Messi attending the Super Bowl earlier this week.

“He’s the GOAT of his profession. To have someone like that at the game would be awesome. I get to showcase who I am and what talent that I have,” Mahomes said. “I got to watch him when he played in Kansas City, I think it was last year… And he had two goals in that game. And you see the greatness, the greatness that he displays every single day. And so [he’s] someone else that I can look up to and try to get to his level someday.” 

Messi and Mahomes met before he scored a goal and an assist (so yeah, two goals) to help Inter Miami defeat Sporting Kansas City 3-2 at the Chiefs’ Arrowhead Stadium on April 13, 2024. A reported crowd of 72,610 attended, marking it the most-attended soccer match in state of Missouri and the third-most attended MLS game in history.

Messi also had one of the most popular Super Bowl commercials last year with Michelob Ultra, featuring Miami Dolphins legend Dan Marino. 

Messi, the reigning MLS MVP, is widely regarded as one of the best soccer players of all time. He’s certainly the most famous athlete living in the United States with more than 500 million followers on Instagram. 

Tom Brady built his reputation through the Super Bowl. He won more of them than anybody else. Ten times he made it to the NFL’s big game, winning a record seven times, and he was almost always the star on the field. But for Super Bowl 59, Brady’s presence was instead felt from the FOX broadcast booth – and beyond.

Brady starred in Duracell’s first national Super Bowl commercial, which aired during the first half of Sunday’s game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles. The former New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback, is serving as the color analyst on FOX’s national broadcast for the first time this year and the battery company had some fun tying itself with Brady’s new gig.

For this Super Bowl-themed version of Duracell’s ‘Built Different’ advertising campaign, Brady suffers an on-air power failure and needs the help of a Duracell scientist. It’s a new character the battery company introduced this past fall to highlight its products’ power boost ingredients and help customers make good battery decisions. Brady, who won an NFL-record seven Super Bowls, is ‘built different’ in this case.

Tom Brady Duracell Super Bowl commercial

Brady has become a regular in Super Bowl commercials over the years, particularly toward the end of his 23-year NFL career and since he retired. He was slated to appear in multiple commercials Sunday, including a ‘Stand Up to Hate’ ad with Snoop Dogg financed by Patriots owner Robert Kraft’s foundation, and another for Brady’s apparel company featuring former Eagles quarterback Nick Foles.

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Brady, 47, is finishing the first season of a 10-year, $375-million contract with FOX as the network’s lead NFL analyst alongside play-by-play announcer Kevin Burkhardt. Though his debut behind the mic has been met with some criticism, Brady said he plans to return to the booth next year.

A 30-second ad during this year’s Super Bowl costs about $8 million, making it the most expensive Super Bowl in history for those airing commercials.

Whether the Philadelphia Eagles beat the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl 59 on Sunday, they can at least take credit for orchestrating one of the game’s more heartwarming gestures ahead of kickoff. The Eagles, back in the NFL’s big game for the second time in three years, brought perhaps their oldest fan along with them to the Super Bowl this time.

Eloise Brown, a Philadelphia native who turned 102 years old in December, has been alive 11 years longer than the city’s NFL franchise has even existed – and a dedicated Eagles’ fan since the 1960s. She became more well-known earlier this season when she was presented with a custom-made No. 102 jersey by the team while celebrating her birthday at its NFC East-clinching win over the Dallas Cowboys on Dec. 29.

It turns out the Eagles wanted her around again for ‘a little extra good luck,’ according to the team’s website, as they try to prevent a Chiefs’ three-peat and get even after their Super Bowl 57 loss to Kansas City. Team president Don Smolenski surprised Brown earlier this week with a trip to New Orleans and tickets to Super Bowl 59 as a guest of the team. Brown was also greeted by Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown and defensive lineman Brandon Graham upon arriving in town.

Videos of the encounter posted by the Eagles to social media show Eloise Brown wearing earrings with A.J. Brown jerseys dangling from them and that No. 102 jersey. A.J. Brown gave her a hug and another Eagles’ jersey ‒ a kelly green No. 11 with his autograph ‒ before posing for photos.

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‘And little ol’ me, sitting in my little apartment, I can’t believe it,’ Brown told the Philadelphia Inquirer afterwards. ‘It’s unreal, but it is real because I held some of them, hugged some of them, and gave some of them a kiss, and I know they’re going to be fine.’

Eloise Brown, according to a TODAY show profile that aired earlier this week, had been planning to watch the game with her children and grandchildren before the team stepped in and surprised her with the trip to New Orleans.

Her family says she never misses watching a game and received a game ball from Eagles coach Nick Sirianni back in December. It was just the fifth Eagles’ game she had attended in person.

Brown, perhaps most important of all for Philadelphia faithful, is also confident the Eagles will beat the Chiefs on Sunday. ‘I know they’re going to win, and that’s it,’ she said, ‘And then, I can go to sleep and be comfortable knowing my dream has come true.’

‘The opportunity to share in the experience is what makes going to the Super Bowl special,’ Smolenski said.

DeAndre Hopkins fulfilled the vow he made to honor his late father at Super Bowl 59.

The Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver arrived at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans on Sunday in the mink jacket he said his father gave to him.

‘My dad died in 1992, and he left me a couple things. And one of the things he left me was a mink jacket,’ Hopkins said at Super Bowl Opening Night. ‘And so I always said I would wear that mink jacket to my wedding or to the Super Bowl, whichever one happened first. And so, obviously I’m not married, so I’ma wear my daddy’s mink jacket.”

Hopkins, 32, was an infant when his father died in a car accident. His mother, Sabrina Greenlee, was blinded and severely burned in 2002 when a woman threw acid in her face. A victim of domestic violence, she wrote ‘Grant Me Vision: A Journey of Family, Faith, and Forgiveness,’ which was released in 2024.

Greenlee has been on hand for the Super Bowl festivities this week and was set to host a brunch on empowering women before taking in the next steps of her son’s journey.

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‘It means a lot to bring my mother to the Super Bowl,’ Hopkins said Monday. ‘She comes to just about all my games anyway. But this one has a little more significance.’

A 12-year veteran and five-time Pro Bowl selection, Hopkins is playing in the Super Bowl for the first time in his career after being traded from the Tennessee Titans – who tied for the NFL’s worst record at 3-14 and hold the No. 1 overall pick in April’s NFL draft – to the Chiefs in October. The magnitude of the moment wasn’t lost on the receiver.

In a post earlier in the week on X, Hopkins wrote: ‘To all the kids out there living in small towns, in small houses, with single parents. To the kids who see violence, who see loss, who don’t get the resources they deserve, but who still have big dreams. Know that I was a kid in your exact shoes and this week I’m playing in the Super Bowl. Don’t give up, work hard, keep believing. Where you start doesn’t determine where you end up.’