The state of Arizona’s shoddy grass was notably a huge controversy in February 2023. It was essentially a non-issue on the synthetic turf in Super Bowl 59. So, Gardner-Johnson made sure to pull up his old receipts about how the Chiefs’ offensive line wouldn’t stand a chance against the Eagles’ front four on a “legit” playing surface:

The viewership total was slightly higher than last year’s Chiefs victory over the San Francisco 49ers. According to Nielsen, last year’s 123.7 million viewers were collected across CBS, Paramount+, Nickelodeon, Univision, CBS Sports, and the same NFL digital properties.

Philadelphia raised eyebrows when it used its top two draft picks on prospects who played the exact same position. It turned out to be a masterstroke.