Against all odds, the Philadelphia Eagles scrambled to victory over the favored Kansas City Chiefs in the Super Bowl LVIX with a crushing revenge over their 2023 defeat that took the Chiefs to the top of football’s Olympus. The scoreboard was stuck at zero until the end of the third half, when Patrick Mahomes scored the only touchdown, and the game ended at 40 to 20.
If last year cosmetic commercial dominated to win over the female audience, this time America was already prepared for the presence of Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce’s girlfriend. From the stands, Pete Davidson, Jay-Z, Lady Gaga, Bradley Cooper, and many other celebrities also followed the match. The guest of honor was President Donald Trump, who greeted the teams before the whistle blew, after meeting with the families of the victims of the New Year’s Eve massacre in New Orleans.
The American flag provided the backdrop for Kendrick Lamar’s performance, perhaps an allusion to the contribution of black artists to Made in USA music. Hundreds of dancers around the Pulitzer Prize-winning rapper dressed in red, white, and blue, performed in formation, perhaps recalling the Squid Game. An angelic SZA, who sported a total look in red, accompanied Lamar in Luther and All The Stars. The stadium exploded with Not Like Us, the song that less than a week ago won him five Grammys and for which he was sued by Drake for defamation, to conclude.
America’s most-watched event is aiming to break all records, with tickets at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, also reaching $10,000, segments for 30-second commercials selling for $8 million, and more than 100 million people glued to the big screens and to the couches.
