The 59th Super Bowl just took place in the ninth of February, with the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles going against each other. A lot was at stake, with the Chiefs having two Super Bowl wins under their belt for two years in a row, with the possibility of having a “three-peat” right in front of them. But of course, the turnout was quite the opposite of what the odds had predicted. With a score of 40-22, the Eagles won the Super Bowl and took home their second Lombardi trophy since their first in 2018.
With the loss, the Chiefs seem to be taking their time to accept the loss, and to start gearing up for the next season. While the Chiefs are statistically still one of the better teams in the NFL at the moment, we will have to see if they can make it to another Super Bowl next year or not.
The halftime show this year was performed by Kendrick Lamar and SZA, with special appearances from producer and DJ, Mustard, tennis player Serena Williams, and most importantly Samuel L. Jackson. Jackson played as Uncle Sam, a symbolic personification of the United States federal government. It overall had a good reaction towards it, if not slightly mixed, with its criticisms focused on its lack of entertaining value, visual appeal, and an unclear point.
Many would argue the opposite though, as the performance is filled to the brim with symbolic and lyrical commentary on our current U.S. government, the unjust treatment of black artists from the American society and music industry, along with some jabs every now and then towards Drake and the Universal Music Group following Kendrick’s beef with Drake around April and May. There is a lot more to point out within the performance than these, though.
The commercials this year were overall well received, with some of the highlights being from Mountain Dew’s “Kiss From A Lime,” Jeep’s “Owner’s Manual,” and Doritos’ “The Barbershop.”
This Super Bowl overall had surprises all around, whether it be through the commercials, the halftime performance, or the game itself.