Tom Brady’s Super Bowl memories, Taylor Swift’s secret entrance, Tush Push hate, and more from the Eagles-Chiefs broadcast
Plus, Big Dom steps in for an animated Nick Sirianni and Brady takes a shot at some of his friends.
Tom Brady stands on the field before the Eagles game against the Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday. Brady was in the booth with Kevin Burkhardt, just like he was for Super Bowl LIX.Read moreMonica Herndon / Staff Photographer
Even the commentary team was the same, with Tom Brady and Kevin Burkhardt on the call for Fox. Here’s everything you missed from the broadcast of the Birds’ win:
Tom Brady’s Super Bowl LIX “memories”
Did Brady watch Super Bowl LIX with his eyes closed? In the second quarter of the game, after a third-down scramble by Jalen Hurts that was ultimately called back due to holding, Brady noted that Hurts killed the Chiefs defense on the scramble.
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“That was one area in the Super Bowl that I felt was really the backbreaker for this Chiefs defense,” Brady said. “They played so well in the Super Bowl. What really killed them were about three or four critical scrambles that Hurts had in some huge situations.”
Hurts was great with his legs (and everything else), running for 72 yards and a touchdown in Super Bowl LIX, but is “so well” really a fair characterization of the Chiefs defense’s performance? Maybe after the Birds put in their backups in the fourth.
Speaking of the former Patriots quarterback, it seems like a newsworthy event when even Brady is saying the Eagles were the victims of a bad call — even more so when said call seemed to protect a quarterback. On the Chiefs’ final touchdown drive of the game, the Birds were flagged for roughing the passer on third down, extending a drive that ended with a 49-yard touchdown to Tyquan Thornton.
“He gets away with that one right there,” Brady said. “Nothing too forcible.”
Earlier in the game, after a 57-yard punt by Braden Mann was returned near the 35-yard line, Burkhardt remarked that Mann had outkicked the coverage a little bit.
Brady started to chuckle in the booth, and the cameraman understood the assignment, flashing to Travis Kelce. Brady and Kelce surely know a thing or two about outkicking their coverage.
Speaking of Kelce’s better half, you might have missed pop superstar and future Kelce family member Taylor Swift on the broadcast on Sunday. Swift’s appearances on the broadcast have been a source of much ire and jokes, but she was, apparently, in the building on Sunday anyway to support her fiancé in his first home game of the season.
Swift, who usually makes a grand entrance in the tunnel at Arrowhead, instead was covered by a wall to prevent anyone from seeing her.
🚨| Better look at Taylor Swift arriving at the Chiefs game, hidden behind a wall. pic.twitter.com/PyM4BuqfTF
Toward end the first half, Nick Sirianni let the clock run down after an A.J. Brown catch, instead of using his timeouts — potentially because he was expecting a booth review of Brown’s catch, which could have been a first down. While not a definitive angle, it sure looks like Brown rolled over and never went down here, which would have moved the chains with 40 seconds to go.
Sirianni apparently was unpleased with the officials after they missed the call. Jake Elliott still nailed the 58-yarder to tie the score, but Sirianni (and Big Dom DiSandro, of course) walked off the field with some words for the refs. The broadcasters also called out the Charley Hughlett penalty that knocked the Eagles back 5 yards on the field-goal attempt as a potential reason for the confrontation, but not sure I agree on that one.
Sirianni also showed off his arm with this challenge flag throw. Who’s tracking the farthest challenge flag throw statistics? Because this has to be up there.
Another week, and of course there’s more Tush Push discourse. Late in the fourth quarter, the Chiefs nearly thought they’d recovered a fumble on the Tush Push, after Drue Tranquill came up with the ball on the play that ultimately sealed the Eagles’ victory. After a review, the Birds kept the ball, and knelt out the game.
“I am done with the Tush Push, guys,” rules expert Dean Blandino said. “It’s a hard play to officiate, like we’ve been talking about, so they either ruled [forward] progress or that Hurts was down. Really hard to see what was going on with the football.”
But it works for the Birds. Sounds like a skill issue. Maybe someone can try to ban it in the offseason ...
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts greet each other after the end of the game on Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025, in Kansas City , MO. Eagles won 20-17.Read moreMonica Herndon / Staff Photographer
Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Tyquan Thornton makes a touchdown in the fourth quarter.Read moreMonica Herndon / Staff Photographer
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes throws an incomplete pass in the fourth quarter.Read moreMonica Herndon / Staff Photographer
Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley pumps his fist after the Eagles score on a Tush Push during the fourth quarter.Read moreDavid Maialetti / Staff Photographer
Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver DeVonta Smith brings in a huge first down as Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Trent McDuffie makes the tackle during the fourth quarter.Read moreDavid Maialetti / Staff Photographer
A Kansas City Chiefs fan is not happy with a Philadelphia Eagles fan after the Eagles intercepted the ball in the fourth quarter.Read moreDavid Maialetti / Staff Photographer
The Philadelphia Eagles sideline erupts after Eagles safety Andrew Mukuba intercepts a pass intended for Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce in the fourth quarter.Read moreDavid Maialetti / Staff Photographer
Philadelphia Eagles safety Andrew Mukuba intercepts a pass intended for Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce in the fourth quarter.Read moreMonica Herndon / Staff Photographer
Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce stiff-arms Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Cooper DeJean in the third quarter.Read moreDavid Maialetti / Staff Photographer
Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley runs through the Kansas City Chiefs' defense during the third quarter.Read moreDavid Maialetti / Staff Photographer
Kansas City Chiefs defensive tackle Omarr Norman-Lott knocks Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts off his feet in the third quarter.Read moreDavid Maialetti / Staff Photographer
Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver DeVonta Smith is in pain on the sideline after trying to come up with a pass during the third quarter.Read moreDavid Maialetti / Staff Photographer
Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Jihaad Campbell and Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackle Jordan Davis tackle Kansas City Chiefs running back Isiah Pacheco during the third quarter.Read moreMonica Herndon / Staff Photographer
Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Nohl Williams breaks up a pass intended for Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver DeVonta Smith in the third quarter.Read moreMonica Herndon / Staff Photographer
Philadelphia Eagles Head Coach Nick Sirianni yells “Let’s Go!” at the players on the bench at the start of the third quarter against the Kansas City Chiefs.Read moreMonica Herndon / Staff Photographer
Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Drue Tranquill is stopped on fourth and short by Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackle Jordan Davis and Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Nolan Smith Jr. during the third quarter.Read moreDavid Maialetti / Staff Photographer
Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Jaylen Watson tackles Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown short of the first down marker late in the second quarter.Read moreDavid Maialetti / Staff Photographer
Kansas City Chiefs safety Jaden Hicks pushes Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown in the second quarter.Read moreDavid Maialetti / Staff Photographer
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes runs into the end zone and scores a touchdown during the second quarter.Read moreDavid Maialetti / Staff Photographer
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes runs into the end zone in the second quarter for a touchdown. Philadelphia Eagles safety Reed Blankenship defends.Read moreMonica Herndon / Staff Photographer
Philadelphia Eagles safety Andrew Mukuba tries to stop Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce in the second quarter.Read moreMonica Herndon / Staff Photographer
Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackle Jalen Carter brings down Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes during the second quarter. Offsetting penalties on this play.Read moreDavid Maialetti / Staff Photographer
Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackle Jalen Carter hits Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes' arm. Carter is shaken up after this play.Read moreDavid Maialetti / Staff Photographer
Philadelphia Eagles defensive end Za'Darius Smith lands on Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes in the second quarter.Read moreDavid Maialetti / Staff Photographer
Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley beats Kansas City Chiefs safety Bryan Cook into the end zone for a touchdown.Read moreDavid Maialetti / Staff Photographer
Philadelphia Eagles Head Coach Nick Sirianni yells at the referee during the first quarter of the game against the Kansas City Chiefs.Read moreMonica Herndon / Staff Photographer
Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackle Jalen Carter leaps to try to block the field goal attempt by the Kansas City Chiefs.Read moreDavid Maialetti / Staff Photographer
Philadelphia Eagles push Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts over the line in the first quarter on Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025, in Kansas City , MO.Read moreDavid Maialetti / Staff Photographer
Kansas City Chiefs safety Bryan Cook breaks up a pass intended for Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown in the first quarter.Read more
Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Jalyx Hunt tackles Kansas City Chiefs running back Isiah Pacheco in the first quarter.
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Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts fumbles the ball, but it is recovered by Philadelphia Eagles tight end Grant Calcaterra during the first quarter.
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