Battle of Season's Best, Brother vs. Brother, Rihanna's Performance: Super Bowl 2023 Highlights

The biggest sports event in the US, the NFL American football playoff final, will take place on the night of February 12-13. Telecom Asia Sport tells you the most important things about Super Bowl 2023: participants, time, and event venue. 

Super Bowl 2022 will take place in Glendale, Arizona. This is one of the hottest cities in the U.S. in summer (the temperature constantly rises to +40 Celsius), but in winter, the weather here isn't bad for travelers. It is expected to be +17 degrees during the game, and the players will compete in even more comfortable conditions inside State Farm Stadium.

The Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs, the strongest teams in their respective conferences during the regular season, will meet in the NFL Playoff Final. The game will kick off at 16:30 Arizona time, or 2:30 GMT+3 on the night of February 12-13 (Sunday to Monday). The game will last approximately 3.5 hours.

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Singer Rihanna will perform at the Super Bowl 2023 halftime show. For artists, being a part of the NFL playoff finals is a huge accomplishment and a great promotional opportunity. Over 100 million Americans watch the game and hundreds of millions worldwide. Plus, the audience that doesn't care about the finals usually just tunes in for the halftime show.

Usually, two or more artists are involved in an event of this scale, but organizers have yet to say whether anyone will assist Rihanna. Last year, the NFL invited Dr. Dre, Eminem, Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige, and Kendrick Lamar to Los Angeles. Everyone was also surprised by 50 Cent's performance, as the organizers hadn't mentioned him before the show. 

The halftime show is so meaningful to the artists that they are willing to pay the entire cost out of their own pockets. The NFL doesn't pay its fees, nor does it pay for the equipment or the stage. The league simply provides a venue for the most-watched event of the year in the United States.

The strongest teams of the season - Philadelphia and Kansas City - will play in the Super Bowl. The teams finished first in their conferences and missed the first round of the playoffs. Philadelphia had no trouble advancing to the Super Bowl, defeating the Giants and San Francisco along the way. The Californians lost quarterback Brock Purdy to injury early in the conference finals, and their defensive leaders played with injuries. Had they been healthy, the outcome might have been different. 

Kansas City struggled to get past Jacksonville and then Cincinnati. In the first game, Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes II suffered a minor injury but managed to finish the game. In the conference finals, a bad play by a Bengals defensive lineman made all the difference - for some reason, he fouled in a non-threatening situation, giving Kansas a good spot for a field goal. 

The big question is: How healthy will Mahomes be when the game starts? That could determine the outcome of the game. Philadelphia has a better defense and offensive line in terms of names and stats, but quarterback Jalen Hurts doesn't have much playoff experience. Interestingly, two black quarterbacks will meet in the finals for the first time in Super Bowl history.

Mahomes has already made history - he's only been in the starting lineup for five years, and he's always made it to at least the conference finals in that time. This will be the third Super Bowl for one of the best players of our time. His tandem with Travis Kelce is considered one of the best in the league. And if Philadelphia turns it off because of Patrick's injury or their defense's play, you can expect a blowout. 

Despite their lack of experience at this level, bookmakers see Philadelphia as the favorite because of Kansas' problems. The Bet365 company rates the Eagles to win at 1.80 and Kansas City to win at 2.05. The difference is minimal, so according to the bookmakers, viewers expect the teams to be even.

Bet365 also offers a bet on Total Over 49.5 points for 1.66, or you can choose Total Under 53.5 points for 1.64. Based on the American saying that the defense wins the Super Bowl, it looks like the game will not be very productive.

Either way, at first glance, we are in for one of the most even Super Bowl finals. There is no clear favorite; both teams really deserve to play. And it looks like Kansas and Philadelphia are just starting their dynasties, so these teams will be making it to the main event of the year in the United States more than once in the future.