Viewership hype around this year’s Super Bowl may have revolved around the Chiefs' shot at winning their third consecutive championship, which would have been an

The Eagles’ 40-22 win over the Chiefs drew an average audience of 127.7 million viewers, according to Nielsen data.

The final numbers were even greater. Initially pegged at 126 million viewers for Super Bowl LIX between the Chiefs and Eagles, the final number bumped to 127.7 million. It's a three-percent increase over last year's record audience of 123.