What Was The Final Score Of The Super Bowl

Tracking Down The Actual Result

You'd think looking up a final score would be the simplest query on the internet, but people keep coming back to me about this because they run into contradictions everywhere. Super Bowl LIX happened on February 9, 2025, and the answer most people are actually searching for is straightforward if you know where to look and which details matter. The Philadelphia Eagles defeated the Kansas City Chiefs 40-22. Jalen Hurts was the MVP, and the game took place at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans. That's the core answer. But here's where it gets messy, and this is the part most articles skip over. First, there are multiple Super Bowls. If someone asks you "what was the final score" without specifying a year, they're usually referring to the most recent one. But sometimes they mean a different game entirely. I've had people ask me this during the playoffs and they clearly wanted last year's result, not this year's. Always confirm the year or at least double-check which Super Bowl the person is talking about before answering. A wrong year makes you look careless, and nobody likes that.

The second issue is the naming convention. The league uses Roman numerals for the official designation—Super Bowl LIX—but broadcasts and most casual coverage use Arabic numerals: Super Bowl 59. Search results scatter across both formats, and if you only search one, you'll miss relevant pages. I keep a mental note of both versions and search them together when looking anything up. Takes three seconds extra but saves you from half the confusion. Third, scoring details can confuse people who aren't familiar with how NFL games track points. A touchdown is six points, a two-point conversion adds two, a field goal is three, and a safety is two. The Eagles' 40 came from five touchdowns with all extra points made, two field goals, and two two-point conversions. The Chiefs' 22 came from three touchdowns with extra points, four field goals, and a two-point conversion. If someone wants the box score rather than just the number, this breakdown matters because it tells you how the game actually played out. There's also a persistent problem with unofficial sources listing different final scores. Some sites show preliminary numbers before replay review adjustments are confirmed. In Super Bowl LIX, there was one turnover call that went under review in the third quarter. The broadcast graph showed the initial ruling, then the final call after about four minutes of review. Any site that updated too fast without waiting for the referee's confirmation would have listed an incomplete stat line. I learned this the hard way when I posted the preliminary score in a forum thread and got flagged by people who had already seen the corrected version. My workaround is simple: always wait at least ten minutes after the final whistle before citing any stat, and cross-reference at least two official sources like the NFL's own website and the Associated Press.

Another thing people miss is the halftime score versus the final score. Some broadcasts and betting sites display the halftime line prominently, and casual viewers sometimes read that as the final result. The Eagles led 21-14 at halftime in Super Bowl LIX. The third quarter was where the game opened up completely. If someone is asking for the final score because they want to bet or place a parlay, they need the actual final, not the half-line, and confusing the two is an easy mistake that costs people money. For archival purposes, here are the recent final scores leading up to that game: Super Bowl LVIII (2024): Kansas City Chiefs 25, San Francisco 49ers 22 (overtime)

Super Bowl LVII (2023): Kansas City Chiefs 38, Philadelphia Eagles 35 Super Bowl LVI (2022): Los Angeles Rams 23, Cincinnati Bengals 20 If you need to verify any of these yourself, the NFL's official records page at nfl.com/superbowl is the most reliable single source. Third-party sports sites are fine for casual lookups but tend to make typographical errors in older scores, especially with Roman numerals where L, C, and M can get confused in scraping. I've personally seen "LX" displayed as "LX" when it should have been "LX" — wait, that example is bad because they look identical. The real version of that error is when a scraper reads "LVII" and outputs "VII" instead, dropping the L entirely. It happens more often than you'd expect on automated score aggregators.

One more practical tip: if you're trying to remember the score but can't look it up immediately, the MVP name is a useful anchor. Knowing the Super Bowl LIX MVP was Jalen Hurts immediately ties you to the Eagles-Wilds matchup and the 40-22 score. The Chiefs have won three of the last four Super Bowls, so unless you remember the specific year, it's easy to assume they were involved in whichever one you're thinking of. They weren't in Super Bowl LVI, which is a common mix-up. The full official box score, including all individual stats, drives, and play-by-play data, is available at nfl.com/gamecenter. That's the source I send people to when they want details beyond just the number on the board. Everything else is derived from that, and anything you find elsewhere should trace back to it eventually.