A 50-yard touchdown pass from Mahomes during the fourth quarter came too late. The Chiefs were seeking their third Super Bowl win in a row, a feat yet to be achieved by a National Football League franchise.
Viewers at home saw Super Bowl commercials that leveraged humor, celebrity appearances and nostalgia to promote products that ranged from AI glasses to mayonnaise. Some 30-second ads this year went for a record price of more than $8 million.
Some fans experienced difficulties with Fox’s Tubi service, airing complaints on social media about freezing and glitches. However, Tubi had the shortest Super Bowl lag time of any streaming service with a 26-second delay, according to video technology platform Phenix Real Time Solutions Inc.
This year’s game marked the first time a sitting president attended a Super Bowl. The halftime show by rapper Kendrick Lamar, turned into a continuation of his high-profile feud with fellow singer Drake. Celebrities like Taylor Swift, who is dating Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce; Serena Williams, Paul McCartney and Lady Gaga were also in attendance at the Caesars Superdome.
Trump posted multiple videos on social media highlighting some stadium attendees booing Swift, who endorsed former Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 election.
—Bloomberg News