Inside the Stats (w/ Kishan Vahalia): Super Bowl 57 is On the Way

The Super Bowl will take place Feb. 12. Learn more about the upcoming game.

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A graphic portraying the Super Bowl trophy introduces information about the upcoming Super Bowl.

by Kishan Vahalia, Reporter

On Feb. 12, 2023, Super Bowl 57 will be played by the Kansas City Chiefs (KC) and the Philadelphia Eagles (PHI). This year’s game will be aired on Fox and NFL+. Here is what you need to know, facts and stats, and information about the Super Bowl. 

How to Stream:

  • Date: Sunday, Feb. 12
  • Where: State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona
  • Time: 6:30 p.m. ET
  • TV Network: Fox

Source: NBC Sports

 

Stat Line Comparisons:

Passing:

Quarterback (QB) Patrick Mahomes (KC) 

  • Pass Yards: 5250
  • Completion Percentage: 67.1 %
  • Touchdowns: 41
  • Interceptions: 12

QB Jalen Hurts (PHI)

  • Pass Yards: 3701
  • Completion Percentage: 66.5%
  • Touchdowns: 22
  • Interceptions: 6 

Receiving:

Tight end (TE) Travis Kelce (KC)

  • Yards: 1338
  • Touchdowns: 12
  • Catches: 110

Wide receiver (WR) Juju Smith-Schuster (KC)

  • Yards: 933
  • Touchdowns: 3
  • Catches: 78

WR DeVonta Smith (PHI)

  • Yards: 1196
  • Touchdowns: 7
  • Catches: 95

WR A. J. Brown (PHI)

  • Yards: 1496
  • Touchdowns: 11
  • Catches: 88

Rushing:

Running back (RB) Isiah Pacheco (KC)

  • Yards: 830
  • Touchdowns: 5
  • Attempts: 170

RB Miles Sanders (PHI)

  • Yards: 1269
  • Touchdowns: 259
  • Catches: 11

Comparison Takeaway: Statistically, the Eagles have a slight edge over the Chiefs in both the receiving and rushing categories, but the Chiefs are still close competitors, having a consistent Super Bowl presence in prior years. The Eagles have won the Super Bowl once, in 2018, whereas the Chiefs have won twice, in 1970 and 2020. 

Source: Nfl.com

 

Facts about Super Bowl LVII: 

  • On average, 112.3 million people watch the Super Bowl every year.
  • An average commercial for the Super Bowl costs seven million dollars, which is a five million dollar increase from 20 years ago.
  • Super Bowl Sunday is the second-biggest eating day for Americans, behind Thanksgiving. 
  • The National Football League (NFL) uses Roman numerals when naming the Super Bowl to avoid confusion. This tradition started in 1971.
  • The halftime performers do not get paid by the NFL. Rihanna is performing this year. 
  • The first Super Bowl was played in 1967 when the Green Bay Packers defeated the Kansas City Chiefs 35-10.
  • This will be the first Super Bowl matchup where the starting quarterbacks for both teams are black. 
  • This Super Bowl is nicknamed the “Kelce Bowl” because brothers wide receiver (WR) Travis Kelce (KC) and center (C) Jason Kelce (PHI) will be playing against each other in this championship.
  •  Andy Reid, the current Chiefs head coach, used to coach the Eagles more than 10 years ago.
  • This will be the third time in the last four years that the Chiefs will have appeared in the championship.
  • The Eagles have won one Super Bowl, against the New England Patriots in 2018, whereas the Chiefs have won two in the past: against the Minnesota Vikings in 1970 and the San Francisco 49ers in 2020.

Source: AS Sports, Forbes, Statistica 

 

Opinions: 

My Opinion:

I have a feeling that the Chiefs (KC) will win the Super Bowl this year. Patrick Mahomes is consistently and undoubtedly one of the best quarterbacks in the league right now and has experience under pressure, as well as a reliable offense to depend on. 

Despite the statistics showing that the Eagles have a better chance, I feel that the Chiefs will end up winning, because of their head coach, Andy Reid. He has been strategic with his decisions for the franchise and their play style. 

Jags’ Opinions:

Hailey Walker ‘24:

“I think the Chiefs are going to win,” Walker said. “They’re both great teams, but I feel that the Chiefs have better players than the Eagles.”

Hans Kettwig ‘25:

“I personally think that the Chiefs will win, because Patrick Mahomes will have some first-string receivers to throw to,” Kettwig said. “Even though they [Eagles] have some very strong players, I think the Chiefs will know how to stop them.”

Aiden Waterbury ‘26:

“I think the Eagles will win because the 49ers were one of the best teams in the league, and the Eagles managed to beat them,” Waterbury said. 

Brooke Hein ‘24:

“I think the Eagles will win, because of the remarkable season they’ve had,” Hein said.

Other Sources: 

Fox Sports, NBC Sports

 

Share your predictions with us in the comments below.