Fly, Eagles, Fly
The Philadelphia Eagles are going to Disney World after winning Super Bowl LIX (that’s 59 for non-Romans).
Tell me about the game.
It was a blowout.
The Eagles dominated from kickoff to Gatorade dump, ending the Kansas City Chiefs’ three-peat hopes in a 40-22 victory. It’s the Eagles’ second Lombardi Trophy in seven years.
QB Jalen Hurts won his first Super Bowl MVP (and his first Super Bowl). Running back SaQuads Saquon Barkley celebrated his 28th birthday with 97 yards; 57 were on the ground, earning him a single-season record total of 2,504 rushing yards in his first year with the Eagles. Meanwhile, rookie cornerback Cooper DeJean celebrated his 22nd birthday with a pick-six.
Enough football. How were the commercials?
Star-studded.
Post Malone learned you can’t actually drink beer in a beer ad; singer Seal was… a seal, Harry and Sally reunited over lunch in a Hellman’s Mayo commercial, and there were not one but two instances of flying celebrity facial hair.
Several ads took on the rise of AI, with companies like Google and Salesforce announcing new AI-driven features. Google’s originally slated, cheesy ad had to be re-cut after its AI program, Gemini, inaccurately claimed that Gouda accounts for half of the world’s cheese consumption.
You can (re)watch the best commercials here.
What else?
Emmy, Grammy, and Oscar winner (and New Orleans native) Jon Batiste gave a jazzy performance of the national anthem. Then, at halftime, Kendrick Lamar performed with guest appearances from SZA, Serena Williams, and Uncle Sam(uel L. Jackson).
Caesars Superdome attendees ranged from Taylor Swift to Paul McCartney to President Trump, who became the U.S.’s first sitting president to attend a Super Bowl.
CHRISTIAN RESPONSE
Whether you watched the Super Bowl, the Puppy Bowl, or maybe curled up with a good book last night, we can agree that God’s call on our lives today is to live in a manner that reflects His undeserved love, displayed on the cross. Pray that you will do that today.
“Therefore I, the prisoner in the Lord, urge you to walk worthy of the calling you have received.”
Ephesians 4:1 (CSB) (read full passage)