Well-known for having the ability to carry out the celebrities, the NFL’s championship contests yearly produce reactions that may be nearly as a lot enjoyable as the sport itself. Tremendous Bowl LIX was no exception.
After the sport turned out to be a little bit of a aggressive letdown, with the Philadelphia Eagles crushing the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs 40-22, a number of moments and reactions made their approach by social media.
Excessive on the listing needed to be the second Taylor Swift appeared on the jumbotron. Swift, famously concerned in a relationship with Chiefs tight finish Travis Kelce, popped onto the display screen in fast succession after another celebrities, although her visage elicited a notable refrain of boos, presumably from Eagles supporters, who had been in sturdy attendance on the recreation.
Swift initially seemed stunned by the response earlier than ultimately cracking a smile in response.
Nonetheless, Eagles followers are well-known for booing Santa Claus, so maybe their response shouldn’t have been a shock to anybody.
Kendrick Lamar naturally bought social media right into a tizzy himself together with his halftime efficiency, which featured Samuel L. Jackson as a narrator and used provocative American imagery to inform a robust story, but in addition didn’t shrink back from prodding at longtime favourite whipping boy Drake.
“I wanna play their favourite music however you understand they like to sue,” Lamar stated on display screen, referencing Drake’s lawsuit over Lamar’s wildly widespread “Not Like Us” diss monitor, the music that maybe ended any discuss of a feud between the R&B artists shortly and decisively.
Lamar performed a barely edited model of the music, however he additionally trotted out some people on stage who would make a pointed impression on Drake as nicely, together with tennis celebrity Serena Williams, who crip walked, after which took to social media concerning the expertise herself.
A number of different stars in attendance observed the warmth for Drake.
Shifting again away from the music, in fact the soccer recreation itself additionally elicited some fairly enjoyable fallout.
Former New England quarterback Tom Brady, broadcasting the sport for FOX, caught a reasonably vital stray from former Eagles quarterback Nick Foles, who couldn’t assist reveling in one other Eagles Tremendous Bowl victory.
Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts was named Tremendous Bowl MVP, which many individuals who adopted his faculty profession – and all of the twists and turns that took (together with a benching within the Nationwide Championship Recreation) – famous was merely a outstanding turnaround.
And eventually, through the postgame trophy celebration, Eagles coach Nick Sirianni referred to as on offensive coordinator Kellen Moore, reportedly set to turn out to be the New Orleans Saints’ subsequent head coach, to as a substitute inform the Saints “no” and run it again in Philadelphia.
Perhaps Moore can go dwelling once more?