Super Bowl LIII: Important Details and Interesting Facts
Important Details About Super Bowl LII (or Super Bowl 2019)
Here is some basic information about Super Bowl LIII (Super Bowl 2019), according to Wikipedia:
- What is the day and date of this year’s Super Bowl? Sunday, February 3, 2019
- What time is the Super Bowl? 3:30 pm PST and 6:30 pm EST
- Where is the Super Bowl being played this year? It will be played at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia.
- Who is performing at the halftime show at the Super Bowl this year? Maroon 5, Travis Scott, and Big Boi
- Who is performing the national anthem at the Super Bowl this year? Gladys Knight
- Who are the announcers for the Super Bowl this year? Jim Nantz (play-by-play), Tony Romo (analyst), Tracy Wolfson, Evan Washburn (sideline reporters)
Below are some other interesting facts that you might find interesting…
Five Facts About Super Bowl 53
Here are five interesting facts about this year’s Super Bowl:
1) According to SportingNews.com, the Patriots are the third team in league history to appear in three straight Super Bowls.
2) According to Giants.com, the Patriots are making their 11th Super Bowl appearance, extending their own record. The Steelers, Cowboys and Broncos are tied for the second-most appearances at eight apiece.
3) According to CBSsports.com, with a win, the Patriots will break a tie with the Steelers for the most wins in playoff history (36) in addition to tying the Steelers for the most Super Bowl wins (six). As of now, the Patriots are tied with the Cowboys and 49ers with five Super Bowl championships.
4) According to Variety, a 30-second commercial spot is going for $5.1 million to $5.3 million. That works out to $170,000 to $176,666 per second.
5) According to NFL.com, Brady has played in twice as many Super Bowls (8) as Montana (4).
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Male Cheerleaders Will Make History at Super Bowl 2019
CBS Evening News Featured this story about the Super Bowl’s first male cheerleaders.
Here’s how they described this video: “When the Los Angeles Rams take on the New England Patriots on Super Bowl Sunday, two professional dancers will be making history. Quinton Peron and Napoleon Jinnies will be the first men to cheer during the Super Bowl. Mark Strassmann has their story.”
The History of the Super Bowl
The video below answers some questions that you might have about the Super Bowl such:
- When the first Super Bowl was
- Who played in the first Super Bowl
- Where did the name Super Bowl come from
NOTE: The video from VideoScribe was made in 2015, so it doesn’t have information from this year, but the information about the history of the Super Bowl is great.
Their Description of the Video: “The Super Bowl, American Football event, is a global sports-entertainment phenomenon. Millions of people worldwide tune in to gridiron’s showpiece event. But how much do you know about it?”
BONUS FUN FACT:
According to NFL.com, a ticket to the first Super Bowl between the Kansas City Chiefs and Green Bay Packers cost fans as little as $6. That game didn’t even sell out. In 2018, the average price of a single Super Bowl XLII ticket was $2,500.