This year's season of the American Football League (NFL), as we are used to, will end with the Super Bowl. In the final clash of the Super Bowl 2019 sporting event, the New England Patriots and Los Angeles Rams will clash in Atlanta.
Super Bowl 2019, which will already be 53. in turn, will host Mercedes-Benz Stadium. It will be broadcast in local time Sunday, February 3, at 6:30 p.m, which means that Slovenian viewers will be able to watch it on Monday, February 4, from 00:30 onwards.
Patriots, who commands them Tom Brady, are slight favorites at the bookies, which does not mean yes Ramsi they don't have their own account. History teaches us that the game is by no means over until the referee's final whistle. Let's just remember the year 2017, when it's the Patriots erased a 19-point deficit to the Atlanta Falcons in just 13 minutes and by extension won the NFL title for the fifth time.
The Super Bowl is famous not only for American football, but also for many things that accompany it. Because we want you to be as prepared as possible for the match of all matches, we reveal 15 facts that every spectator must know.
1. The maximum total score is 75 points.
The most offensive-oriented game we watched was in 1995, when the San Francisco 49ers eliminated the San Diego Chargers with a score of 49:26. The winners were led to the title by passer Steve Young, who scored as many as six of the ten total "touchdowns".
2. The coldest Super Bowl took place in New Orleans.
NFL management is pushing to host the Super Bowl in warmer cities or indoor arenas. The Dallas Cowboys and Miami Dolphins, who played the final in New Orleans in 1972, had to contend with temperatures of 4°C.
3. The most watched halftime show was performed by Katy Perry.
More than 120 million people watch the halftime show every year. In 2015, the most watched performance of all time was provided by Katy Perry, who shone in the company of dancing sharks. Spectators will be entertained this year by Maroon 5, Travis Scott and Big Boi.
4. Four teams have never appeared in a Super Bowl.
Detroit Lions, Houston Texans, Jacksonville Jaguars and Cleveland Browns have never competed for the Lombardi Trophy.
5. The Pittsburgh Steelers franchise has won the most Super Bowls.
They managed to do this 6 times: in 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979, 2005 and 2008.
6. Patriots celebrated 5 times.
The Patriots are tied with the 49ers for second in wins. They managed to win 5 titles in a total of 11 finals. With a possible win in the 2019 Super Bowl, they would catch up with the Steelers and swing to the top of the standings.
7. Tom Brady has already won 5 championship rings.
Only he and defensive end Charles Haley, who won titles with the 49ers and Cowboys over the course of a 13-year career, accomplished that feat. It is quite possible that Tom Brady will manage to break another record after this year's finals.
8. The Rams have only celebrated once so far.
The franchise was founded in 1936 under the name Cleveland Rams, but already in 1946 it moved to Los Angeles. It won two titles before the merger of the NFL and AFL, when the Super Bowl did not exist. They won their only trophy against the Tennessee Titans in 2000. At that time, they were based in St. Louis, and now they finally have a chance to bring the trophy to Southern California.
9. A 30-second ad will cost more than $5 million in 2019.
Companies wishing to advertise their products and services during the 2019 Super Bowl should pay at least 166 thousand dollars (calculated 145 thousand euros).
10. Americans eat 1.3 billion chicken wings during the Super Bowl.
Considering that the US has a population of about 325 million, we can calculate that each of them can afford four poultry houses.
11. The value of beer sold is 1.3 billion dollars.
Snack sales also increase significantly before the Super Bowl. Americans, according to the agency Nielsen in the last two weeks before the big event, they spend $278 million (€242 million) on chips and $198 million (€172 million) on frozen pizzas.
12. The Lombardi trophy weighs a good 3 kilograms.
The trophy is manufactured by Tifanny & Co., which produces a new one every year from sterling silver. Compared to the MLB and NHL title trophies, which weigh more than 13 kilograms, it is surprisingly light.
13. Tickets for the first Super Bowl were only $12.
If you want to be part of the spectacle in Atlanta, you will have to shell out at least 2,500 dollars, or about 2,180 euros. If you want to sit near the pitch, however, you will have to pay much more.
14. The longest singing of the national anthem lasted 2 minutes and 36 seconds.
This record was set by Alicia Keys in 2013. Kelly Clarkson did the job the fastest, taking just one minute and 34 seconds. This year, the public will hear the American national anthem performed by Gladys Knight.
15. I'm going to Disney World!
In 1987, Michael Eisner, the former CEO of Disney, made a special offer to the starting quarterbacks of both teams - Phil Simms of the New York Giants and John Elway of the Denver Broncos. He offered them 75 thousand dollars for the winner to say "I'm going to Disney World" in the interview after the match. Simms did just that, starting a long tradition that continues to this day.
More information:
nfl.com
