Super Bowl 2023: UK start time? Where is it being played? Who is performing half-time show? How to follow on BBC Sport

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Chiefs beat Bengals in thriller to reach Super Bowl

The Kansas City Chiefs will face the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl 57 on Sunday, 12 February.

The match, which starts at 23:30 GMT, will take place at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.

Both teams were the number one seeds in the regular season in their respective conferences and the game will see two star quarterbacks go head-to-head.

The Chiefs have Patrick Mahomes, the 2018 Most Valuable Player, who has led them to a third Super Bowl in four seasons, while Jalen Hurts of the Eagles had a breakout year, winning 14 of the 15 games he started and scoring 13 rushing touchdowns.

It will also be the first time two black quarterbacks have played against each other in the Super Bowl, something Mahomes has called "special".

In another first, two brothers are facing each other, with Kansas City tight end Travis Kelce lining up against his older brother, Eagles centre Jason.

You'll be able to follow live text commentary on the BBC Sport website and app, plus live commentary on BBC Radio 5 Live.

There will also be post-match video highlights.

Where is the Super Bowl taking place?

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The New England Patriots held on to beat the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl 49 at the University of Phoenix Stadium, as it was then known

The Super Bowl makes a swift return to the Phoenix suburb of Glendale as the State Farm Stadium has already hosted NFL's championship game twice - in 2008 and 2015.

Completed in 2006, 'the Big Toaster' was built at a cost of $455m and has a capacity of 73,000, with a retractable roof and a roll-in grass field.

But with the Arizona Cardinals having failed to reach the play-offs, there is no chance of a team playing a Super Bowl in their own stadium, as happened with the previous two winners - the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Los Angeles Rams.

Who is performing the half-time show?

This year's half-time entertainment marks the long-awaited return of Rihanna as the Barbadian singer is set to make her first live performance in more than five years.

In October 2019, Rihanna said she turned down the chance to perform the half-time show in support of former 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who started the 'take a knee' protests.

What time will the Super Bowl start?

The scheduled kick-off time for UK fans on Sunday, 12 February, is 23:30, with the first half lasting about 90 minutes.

The half-time show will start at about 01:00 and the match is expected to finish at about 03:00.

Radio 5 Live's coverage starts at 23:00.

Why is the Super Bowl trophy named after Vince Lombardi?

The winning team will get to lift the Vince Lombardi Trophy. It is named after NFL coach Vince Lombardi, who led the Green Bay Packers to victories in the first two Super Bowls.

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Eagles reach Super Bowl with dominant win against 49ers

Play-off results

Conference Championships

Sunday, 29 January

San Francisco 49ers 7-31 Philadelphia Eagles

Cincinnati Bengals 20-23 Kansas City Chiefs

Divisional Round

Saturday, 21 January

Jacksonville Jaguars 20-27 Kansas City Chiefs

New York Giants 7-38 Philadelphia Eagles

Sunday, 22 January

Cincinnati Bengals 27-10 Buffalo Bills

Dallas Cowboys 12-19 San Francisco 49ers

Wildcard weekend

Saturday 14 January

Seattle Seahawks 23-41 San Francisco 49ers

Los Angeles Chargers 30-31 Jacksonville Jaguars

Sunday 15 January

Miami Dolphins 31-34 Buffalo Bills

New York Giants 31-24 Minnesota Vikings

Baltimore Ravens 17-24 Cincinnati Bengals

Monday 16 January

Dallas Cowboys 31-14 Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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