Super Bowl Factoids
Super Bowl week is officially upon us.
Here are some Super Bowl Trivia Factoids courtesy of NFLRush.com:
- 8 million pounds of guacamole is consumed on Super Bowl Sunday. 14,500 tons of chips are eaten along with that guacamole.
- Of the top 10 most watched American television programs of all time, nine of them are Super Bowls.
- The Super Bowl is measured in Roman numerals because a football season runs over two calendar years.
- Over 700,000 footballs are produced annually for official NFL use and 72 of them are used for the Super Bowl.
- It is the 2nd most watched sporting event in the world. More than 100 million people worldwide watch the Super Bowl every year.
- Super Bowl XLIV was the most watched show in television history with over 106.5 million watchers.
- One 30-second commercial aired during the Super Bowl costs at least $2,800,000.
- The NFL has a policy against holding Super Bowl games in stadiums that have a climate of less than 50 degrees Fahrenheit, unless it is an enclosed stadium.
And for some Super Bowl Trivia…
- Which team has played in four Super Bowls but has never led at any point during the game?
- What is the name of the trophy for the winner of the Super Bowl?
- Which player has won the Super Bowl MVP three times?
- Which team was the first team to win 5 Super Bowls?
- Which team won the first Super Bowl?
- What current NFL teams have never played in a Super Bowl?
Answers: 1-The Minnesota Vikings. 2-The Vince Lombardi Trophy. 3-Joe Montana. 4-San Francisco 49ers. 5-Green Bay Packers. 6-Detroit Lions, Houston Texans, Jacksonville Jaguars, and Cleveland Browns.