Before the Super Bowl, you should know these historical facts and numbers
Some of the biggest names in football are in this game. For the Chiefs, they have quarterback Patrick Mahomes, tight end Travis Kelce, and defensive tackle Chris Jones.
For the Niners, they have running runner Christian McCaffrey, receiver Deebo Samuel, and defensive end Nick Bosa.
Even though their only real goal is to win the championship, each player as well as the team could make annals by setting a Super Bowl record, whether it’s good or bad.
So, with that in mind, here are some of the most famous Super Bowl records, courtesy of ESPN Stats & Information: most all-time wins and losses; longest rushes and catches; most sacks; and longest pick-six.
You can eat good food at a Super Bowl party even if you’re not into sports. The National Chicken Council said that Americans will consume a record-breaking 1.4 billion chicken wings over the Super Bowl weekend in 2020.
The United Food as well as Commercial Workers Union says that after Thanksgiving, this Sunday in February is the second-most-food-consumed day in the US.
The Super Bowl Indicator is an unreliable indicator of the stock market. It says that the outcome of a football game can tell us what the stock market will do in the coming year.
This sign says that if an NFL team via the American Football Conference (AFC) wins the Super Bowl, the stock market will go down (a bear market) in the next year.
The game isn’t always close; sometimes it’s a blowout. In either case, the Super Bowl almost always has something strange happening, whether it’s a play on the field, an incident during halftime, a new piece of technology, or even the introduction of new rules and standards for game day.
McGee was a backup, so he didn’t think he would play much in the game. Of course, he stayed out the entire evening and checked out the LA nightlife.
Boyd Dowler was hurt on the second play of the game. He was ahead of McGee in the depth chart.
What a mess for a guy who has had too much to drink, right? Not right. McGee caught seven passes and scored two touchdowns, which helped the Pack win.
If, on the other hand, a team in the National Football Conference (NFC) wins, the market will go up or there will be a bull run next year.
Interesting fact: the first two Super Bowls weren’t recognized as such. The name for them was just “AFL-NFL World Championship Game.”
When Chiefs owner Lamar Hunt’s daughter Sharron Hunt tried to talk about her Super Ball toy, her accent made her father call the game between the Chiefs and the Packers the “Super Bowl.” The first game with the name was between the Colts and the Jets in 1969.
Fans of football look forward to the Super Bowl all year, and with each day that goes by, the excitement around the big match grows even more.
Of course, we at Roadtrips know how amazing it is to see the big game in person, and we can’t wait to get to the host city every year to share it with every one of our guests.
This is our Super Bowl Ultimate Guide. If you don’t know much about the game, want to brush up on your knowledge, or want to keep your Super Bowl party guests entertained with fun facts and trivia about the game, read on.
The National Football League (NFL) crowns its champion every year with the Super Bowl. It’s the end of a 16-game regular season, four exhibition games, and a single-elimination playoff season.
The champion of the American Football League (AFL) and the National Football League (NFL) played in the first four Super Bowls. In 1970, the two leagues joined together.