- The Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs faced off in Super Bowl LIX on Sunday.
- Photographers captured the most dramatic and triumphant moments from the game.
- Photos also showed Taylor Swift rooting for Travis Kelce from the stands.
Super Bowl LIX was full of memorable moments as the Philadelphia Eagles defeated the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday with a final score of 40-22.
Notable attendees included President Donald Trump, former first lady Jill Biden, and Taylor Swift, who is dating Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce.
Kendrick Lamar, fresh off his five Grammy wins for "Not Like Us," performed during the halftime show.
And through it all, professional photographers were at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans to capture the most dramatic and triumphant moments.
Getty Images photographer Chris Graythen told Business Insider ahead of the game that the Super Bowl "really feels like no other event when it's starting," but once the ball kicks off, "everything kind of settles down into the regular rhythm, and that's when we get sports photographers just go, OK, it's just time to do what we do, look at the game and just keep focused on being in the game."
Here are some of the best photos from Super Bowl LIX.
Seven-time Grammy winner Jon Batiste played the piano as he sang the national anthem.
President Donald Trump saluted as the national anthem was sung.
Taylor Swift watched the game alongside Ice Spice, the Haim sisters, and her brother, Austin Swift.
Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts scored the first touchdown of the game during the first quarter.
Eagles cornerback Cooper DeJean pulled off a "pick six" by intercepting Mahomes' pass and scoring the Eagles' second touchdown.
Nick Sirianni, head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles, celebrated DeJean's maneuver on the sidelines.
AJ Brown scored the Eagles' third touchdown, giving them a commanding lead toward the end of the first half of the game at 0-24.
Chiefs wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins dropped a pass from quarterback Patrick Mahomes as the team tried and failed to score points against the Eagles by the end of the first half.
Kendrick Lamar, who has won 22 Grammys through his career, headlined the halftime show with hit songs including "Not Like Us" and "TV Off."
Samuel L. Jackson appeared throughout Lamar's performance dressed as Uncle Sam.
SZA also joined Lamar during the halftime show performance for "Luther" and "All the Stars."
Eagles kicker Jake Elliott came up big in the second half, with three successful field goal attempts.
DeVonta Smith's third-quarter touchdown brought the Eagles' lead to 34-0, one of the largest point margins in Super Bowl history.
Rookie wide receiver Xavier Worthy gave the Chiefs their first points of the game late in the third quarter with a 24-yard touchdown from Mahomes.
The Chiefs made a late surge with a diving touchdown by Hopkins in the fourth quarter.
Worthy scored his second touchdown of the game and the Chiefs completed a two-point conversion to bring the score to 22-40.
In the final minutes of the fourth quarter, Sirianni got a Gatorade shower from Brown and Smith.
The two quarterbacks shook hands as the game ended with a final score of 40-22 — a victory for the Eagles.
Confetti fell around the Eagles as they celebrated their big win.
Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie held onto the Vince Lombardi Trophy.
He later passed the trophy to Hurts, who was named Super Bowl MVP.
The Eagles certainly had a night to remember.
