photo by: Shawn Valverde/Special to the Journal-World

Liberty Hall shows Super Bowl LIX on the big screen Sunday, Feb. 9. 2025. The Kansas City Chiefs lost 40-22 to the Philadelphia Eagles in New Orleans.

Fans gathered in downtown Lawrence on Sunday to watch the Kansas City Chiefs play the Philadelphia Eagles in the Super Bowl in New Orleans. A win for Kansas City would have made NFL history – the first Super Bowl “three-peat” – but Philadelphia dominated the night, holding the Chiefs scoreless through the first half on the way to a 40-22 victory.

Read more about local fans’ experience here.

photo by: Shawn Valverde/Special to the Journal-World

Fans watch the Super Bowl in The Sandbar on Sunday, Feb. 9. 2025.

photo by: Shawn Valverde/Special to the Journal-World

Fans wait in line outside Logie’s on Mass in downtown Lawrence ahead of the Super Bowl on Sunday, Feb. 9. 2025.

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Fans react to the Super Bowl on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025, at Leroy’s Tavern.

photo by: Shawn Valverde/Special to the Journal-World

Fans watch the Super Bowl in The Sandbar on Sunday, Feb. 9. 2025.

photo by: Shawn Valverde/Special to the Journal-World

Debris left on Massachusetts Street after the Super Bowl on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025. The Kansas City Chiefs lost 40-22 to the Philadelphia Eagles in New Orleans.