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 Eagles defensive tackle Milton Williams (93) strips the ball from Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) in the fourth quarter during Super Bowl LIX on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025, in New Orleans. The Eagles recovered the ball on the play. Emily Curiel [email protected]

In truth, the Chiefs never looked like seriously challenging the Eagles. Offensively, they were stifled, and defensively, while they slowed Saquon Barkley down, they couldn't halt the offense led by Jalen Hurts.