Super Bowl LVII

By: BHS Sports Staff

February 2, 2023

The AFC and NFC champions are now headed to Super Bowl LVII. This year’s Super Bowl is between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles, and it will be held at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.

To recap the championship games, for the NFC, the San Francisco 49ers came in with a 12-game winning streak (including playoffs). The Philadelphia Eagles had the upper edge, though, with home-field advantage after having a great season with a record of 14-3, finishing as the #1 seed. 

The Eagles scored an early touchdown, and things got worse for the 49ers as quarterback Brock Purdy left the game with an elbow injury, forcing the fourth string quarterback Josh Johnson to come into the game. He was able to throw a touchdown, but later, he suffered a concussion, forcing him out of the game. The 49ers were in a bit of a loophole as Purdy could not throw the ball, and they had no other eligible quarterbacks on the roster. 

Purdy did come back into the game in the second half, but the Eagles were up 21-7 at the half. With no quarterback options, the 49ers were forced to run the ball the rest of the game with Purdy limiting his minimal throws to five yards. This was not effective, as the Eagles stout defense showed no mercy. With emotions running high, 49ers star tackle Trent Williams got ejected from the game after slamming down Eagles wide receiver K’Von Wallace. 

The Eagles ran out the clock and won 31-7 and are headed back to the Super Bowl for the first time since their championship run in 2018.

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In the AFC, it was the second consecutive AFC championship game between the Cincinnati Bengals and Kansas City Chiefs. The Bengals defeated the Chiefs last year in the matchup to advance to the Super Bowl. Joe Burrow is 3-0 when facing Patrick Mahomes, so the Chiefs had a little more to prove. 

The game started off poorly for the Bengals with only one first down in the first quarter and four sacks in the first half, alone. The Chiefs, on the other hand, were looking pretty good, moving the ball on offense and playing smash-mouth defense. Even though the Chiefs were playing better, they only managed a 13-6 lead at halftime.

In the second half, the Bengals scored quickly after a three-and-out on defense and a quick drive on offense to get their first touchdown of the night. The Chiefs responded right back with a touchdown of their own to lead the Bengals, 20-13. 

Late in the fourth quarter, the Bengals converted a fourth and six, which resulted in a huge 35-yard catch from Jamarr Chase in double coverage that took the ball to the six-yard-line. Soon after, the Bengals tied the game back up, which stayed this way until the very end. 

With 17 seconds remaining, the Chiefs had the ball and looked to heave it down field. Mahomes did not see an open receiver and ran out of the pocket towards the sideline. As he was about to step out-of-bounds, defensive end Joseph Ossai hit him resulting in a late hit, 15-yard penalty. This put the Chiefs in field goal position, and with that penalty, the Chiefs were able to win the game with a walk-off field goal. 

*Staff Predictions for Super Bowl LVII:

Jaiden: Chiefs 31-24

Jacob: Eagles 37-34

Youssef: Eagles 37-30

Anthony: Chiefs 28-21

Ayman: Eagles 31-21 

Mr. Holko: Chiefs 23-20

A 50/50 prediction for both teams to win the Super Bowl, which means that this will be a great matchup between both number one seeds.

Super Bowl LVII will be one to remember as two of the NFL’s best quarterbacks face off, so make sure you watch the game on FOX at 6:30 on February 12.

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