Who is playing in the 2025 Super Bowl and where is the game being played? Find out everything you need to know in our Super Bowl guide.
After five months of thrilling action, the 2024 NFL season reaches its conclusion at Super Bowl 2025.
Super Bowl LIX will see the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs put everything on the line for a chance to win the Vince Lombardi Trophy at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans.
The Chiefs are looking to secure an unprecedented ‘three-peat’ after winning the last two Super Bowls, one of them against the Eagles in the 2022 season.
Andy Reid’s team beat the Eagles 38-35 in February 2023, and then beat the San Francisco 49ers 25-22 after overtime in February 2024.
Kansas beat the Buffalo Bills 32-29 to reach this year’s Super Bowl, while the Eagles ran out 55-23 winners against the Washington Commanders.
The NFL betting odds for the big game are sure to be very close all the way up until kickoff as the two best teams in the league face off for the biggest price of all.
What is the Super Bowl?
The Super Bowl is the championship game of the National Football League (NFL), the world’s premier American football competition.
The Super Bowl takes place in February each year, and is the final game of a season that traditionally begins in the first week of September.
The game sees the National Football Conference (NFC) champions take on the American Football Conference (AFC) champions. These are the two leagues that make up the NFL, each consisting of 16 teams.
The Super Bowl comes at the end of the play-offs, a single-elimination tournament that sees the seven teams with the best regular-season record from each conference compete for a place in the big game.
Why is it called the Super Bowl?
When the NFL merged with the American Football League in 1966, it was decided that the champions from each league would compete in the AFL-NFL World Championship Game.
When Kansas City Chiefs owner Lamar Hunt began referring to the game as the ‘Super Bowl’, the American media immediately tagged along.
Hunt claimed the name came to him when he was watching his children play with a Super Ball toy, and never expected the idea to stick.
The game officially became the Super Bowl in 1968, the third iteration of the AFL-NFL championship showdown.
Where does the Super Bowl take place?
The location of each Super Bowl is decided by the NFL, usually three to five years before each event.
The game has always been played in a city that hosts an NFL franchise at that time, although the possibility of an overseas Super Bowl has been discussed.
Previously, teams were allowed to bid for the right to host the Super Bowl, but this practice came to an end in 2018.
The decision is now made solely by the NFL, with a preferred location selected before that team submits a proposal, which is then ratified by the league.
There are several criteria that must be met for a stadium to host the Super Bowl, including a minimum of 70,000 seats.
Super Bowl 2025
Where is the Super Bowl in 2025?
Super Bowl LIX will take place at the Caesars Superdome, in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Superdome is the home of the New Orleans Saints and is one of the most famous stadiums in the NFL.
The venue will host the game for the first time since 2013, but it has hosted seven Super Bowls to date, with Super Bowl LIX marking the eighth occasion.
When is the Super Bowl in 2025?
Super Bowl LIX will take place on Sunday February 9.
Super Bowl LIX will kick off at 17:30 local time in New Orleans, which is 18:30 ET and 23:30 GMT.
Who is playing in the Super Bowl 2025?
Super Bowl LIX will see the Kansas City Chiefs take on the Philadelphia Eagles. The Chiefs reached the Super Bowl by beating the Buffalo Bills in the AFC Championship game, while the Eagles triumphed over the Washington Commanders in the NFC title game to book their spot in the showdown in New Orleans.
Who are the players to watch at Super Bowl 2025?
Both rosters are stacked with talent, but the biggest name is Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes.
The Chiefs star is set to make his fifth starting appearance in a Super Bowl and he will look to lead by example as he always does for his team.
His partnership with tight end Travis Kelce used to be the talk of the town before the latter started dating singer Taylor Swift, but Kelce normally performs at his best in the playoffs and in the biggest game of all.
Mahomes and his team-mates have proved time and time again they can handle the pressure when it matters most, and it is the Eagles who have to prove they also belong on the big stage.
Philadelphia running back Saquon Barkley has enjoyed an incredible first season with the Eagles, finishing the regular season as the leading rusher in the NFL.
Quarterback Jalen Hurts will be in Mahomes’ shadow, but he has the ability to dominate a game on his own. Eagles wide receivers, A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith will be tough to pin down, while tight end Dallas Goedert could impress against a Chiefs defence that has struggled to contain tight ends all season.
Super Bowl 2025 betting odds
The Chiefs are 4/5 favourites for the match, while the Eagles are considered slight outsiders at 11/10. Kansas City are 10/11 to cover the -2.5 spread, while those who fancy a high-scoring battle can back Over 48.5 points at 20/23.
Betway offers odds on a huge variety of Super Bowl betting markets, including the moneyline, spread, player props and even novelty prop bets.
You can also bet on Super Bowl MVP, with Kansas City quarterback Mahomes the current betting favourite to be named the game’s most valuable player.
For Super Bowl betting tips, stay tuned to the Betway Insider for all the latest picks and predictions.
Super Bowl history
Who has won the most Super Bowls?
The Pittsburgh Steelers and the New England Patriots are both level on six Super Bowl titles each.
The Patriots have appeared in more Super Bowls than any other team, making 11 trips to the big game in their history.
There are 12 current NFL franchises that have never won the Super Bowl: the Cincinnati Bengals, Carolina Panthers, Minnesota Vikings, Buffalo Bills, Atlanta Falcons, Los Angeles Chargers, Tennessee Titans, Arizona Cardinals, Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions, Jacksonville Jaguars and Houston Texans.
How many people watch the Super Bowl?
The Super Bowl is one of the most watched broadcasts in America every year, consistently topping the charts as the most watched annual event.
The broadcast attracts more than 100m viewers each year, with the 2020 Super Bowl seeing a total of 148,500,000 tune in.
The 2015 event, Super Bowl XLIX, is the most-watched broadcast of any kind in American history, attracting an average of 114.4m and an all-time high of 168m in total.
Super Bowl Halftime Show
What is the Super Bowl halftime show?
Between the second and third quarters of every Super Bowl, the halftime show takes place.
This originally consisted of marching bands from local schools and colleges, but recently has seen famous singers and bands perform.
The halftime show also features the American national anthem or America the Beautiful.
Many people tune in just to watch the halftime show, with performers such as Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, Lady Gaga, Beyonce, Mariah Carey and Justin Timberlake all featuring in recent years.
Who is performing at the Super Bowl in 2025?
American rapper Kendrick Lamar will perform at this year’s halftime show, 12 months after Usher got the chance to impress on the big stage.
Lamar is one of the biggest artists in the world and will perform songs from his 2024 album, GNX, along with other hits from his illustrious career.
Why are Super Bowl commercials so expensive?
Super Bowl ad space is among the most expensive in the world, with a 30-second spot costing more than $5m.
The consistently large viewing figures are the reason behind this, with brands knowing they will have a guaranteed audience of more than 100m watching their adverts.
The need to create interesting and entertaining ads means that commercials have become an integral part of the Super Bowl experience, with many people tuning in to watch the ads alone.
