Super Bowl 2023: Everything you need to know about the game
Super Bowl 2023 is almost here!
After a thrilling NFL conference championship, the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles are the last two teams standing and will face-off on Sunday.
Super Bowl LVII kicks off at 4.30pm MT (6.30pm ET, 11.30pm GMT) in Glendale, Arizona, at the Cardinals’ 63,000-capacity State Farm Stadium.
While the focus is football, the annual showpiece is a highlight of the entertainment calendar and this year will feature a performance by Rihanna in the Apple Music halftime show. Country star Chris Stapleton will also open the game by performing the national anthem.
Other performances include Babyface singing “America The Beautiful” and Sheryl Lee Ralph giving her rendition of “Lift Every Voice and Sing”.
And it wouldn’t be the Super Bowl without brands vying for consumer attention with memorable, star-studded ads.
Some 100 million people are expected to watch the spectacle in the US alone, and with just days to go, Fox cancelled the traditional presidential interview after Joe Biden’s team asked for it to be with the broadcaster’s Black streaming channel.
We’ll be keeping tabs on everything you need to know in the build-up and everything that happens on the night.
Follow along below!
Fox cancels Biden Super Bowl interview
Executives at the parent company of Fox News have cancelled plans to broadcast an interview with President Joe Biden rather than allow Mr Biden to sit for an interview with a Fox-owned channel targeted at Black audiences, the White House has said.
Andrew Feinberg, The Independent’s White House correspondent, reports from Washington, DC.
Fox cancels Biden Super Bowl interview
Executives at the parent company of Fox News have cancelled plans to broadcast an interview with President Joe Biden rather than allow Mr Biden to sit for an interview with a Fox-owned channel targeted at Black audiences, the White House has said.
Oliver O’Connell10 February 2023 18:20
The key battle that will decide Super Bowl 2023
Patrick Mahomes is targeting a second Super Bowl ring in this Sunday’s delicately balanced game, writes Jack Rathborn.
Oliver O’Connell10 February 2023 20:15
Watch: Eagles arrive in Phoenix ahead of Sunday’s big game
Super Bowl 2023: Philadelphia Eagles arrive in Phoenix ahead of Chiefs clash
The Philadelphia Eagles have arrived in Pheonix for Super Bowl 2023. Footage from Monday shows the team stepping off their plane, six days before the big game against the Kansas City Chiefs. The Eagles cruised through the NFC Championship game, beating the San Francisco 49ers 31-7 at Lincoln Financial Field to set up a date with Patrick Mahomes and co. It was a much tougher ride for the Chiefs to reach the Super Bowl, but they overcame Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals 23-20 to win the AFC Championship. Click here to sign up for our newsletters.
Oliver O’Connell10 February 2023 19:30
Watch: Rihanna halftime show trailer
Rihanna stuns fans in new trailer for Super Bowl halftime show
Oliver O’Connell10 February 2023 19:05
Before the big game, it’s Team Ruff v Team Fluff
The most important sporting event of the year is nearly here, and we’re not talking about the Super Bowl.
On Sunday 12 February, Puppy Bowl XIX will return to Animal Planet with two teams full of adoptable puppies.
The annual Puppy Bowl is a sports competition dedicated to raising awareness of shelters across the nation and helping adoptable dogs find their forever home.
Chelsea Ritschel has the latest on this weekend’s other main event.
Oliver O’Connell10 February 2023 18:45
Sibling rivalry brings added drama to Arizona this weekend
Everyone loves a good sibling rivalry; there’s something very relatable about it. From Michael Jordan claiming his brother’s dominance over him made him a better player to Liam Gallagher smashing a tambourine over his brother Noel’s head at a gig in 1994, we feel all sorts of ways about our siblings. That’s why Super Bowl LVII will be a particularly fun spectacle to watch.
Oliver O’Connell10 February 2023 18:00
A hotly anticipated return for Rihanna
Rihanna is well aware that it’s been over six years since she dropped her last album Anti. 2,190 days to be exact.
All eyes have been on her since it was announced that the Super Bowl will be her return to music.
Oliver O’Connell10 February 2023 17:15
Everything you need to know about Super Bowl 2023
The Independent’s Jack Rathborn is your guide to everything happening this weekend in Arizona.
Oliver O’Connell10 February 2023 16:29
Welcome!
Welcome to The Independent’s rolling coverage of the Super Bowl weekend 2023.
We’re going to keep you posted on everything you need to know ahead of not just the big game as the Philadelphia Eagles take on the Kansas City Chiefs, but the whole spectacle as the eyes of the world turn to Glendale, Arizona.
Fans pose before the NFL football Super Bowl 57 opening night on Monday 6 February 2023
(AP)
Oliver O’Connell10 February 2023 16:01
