Interesting Super Bowl Facts You Might Have Missed!

The National Football League’s Super Bowl is just a week away. It is scheduled to take place on Sunday, February 7, 2021, at Raymond James Stadium, Tampa FL. 

The tickets almost cost a fortune but still get sold out in the first few hours of going on sale. While only a small percentage of the fans can be accommodated in the venue and only 22,000 fans are allowed to watch the game live, millions choose to watch the game at home, with friends, throwing parties and cheering for their teams.

Here are some of the most mind-boggling facts about Super Bowl that you might have missed over the years.

• This year, the ticket will cost around $5,950. Comparing it to the early days, Super Bowl I in January 15, 1967, cost around $12 per ticket. 
• The ticket for the Touchdown Club cost $6,750, Champions $10,000, and for 55 Live $800.  
• All the players ae given a loaned car to drive around during the Championship week
• Players wait for 15 to 20 minutes during the halftime show before warming up for the 2nd half because performances takes a LOT of time
• Halftime performers don’t get paid for their performances but gets millions of viewers every years
• The New England Patriots is the only NFL team that have muscled their way to the Super Bowl at a record 11 times  
• Miami is the only city that has hosted the Super Bowl previously more times: 11 
• Tampa Bay Buccaneers is the first team ever to play the Super Bowl in their home stadium 

• The amount of food consumed on Super Bowl Sundays is the highest as compared to any other given day throughout the year. This year, Americans will consume 28 million pounds of potato chips, 69.9 million pounds of avocados, 1.25 billion chicken wings, and 49.2 million cans of beer.

• People bet on the game and make fortunes out of it. In Las Vegas, more than $115 million is (legally) bet on the Super Bowl every year. Last year, total bets gambled equated to a staggering $132.5 million.

• In 1987, Phil Simms screamed “I am going to Disney World” after his team won the game. It was later reported that he was paid $75,000 just to say that out loud. It was later revealed that Disney World paid Denver’s John Elway the same amount additionally, in case his team won.

• Every 30-second commercial that airs during the game will cost the advertisers $5 million, excluding the production costs. This amount only includes air time. The same ad airtime cost $2.2 million in 2000.

• Super Bowl winner is awarded $107,000 as prize money. Even the losers get to walk away with $53,000.

• Of those who watch the Super Bowl, only 45% are interested in the game. The rest are more interested in getting together with friends, and preparing food that members will consume during the game. Some people are even more interested in commercials and the halftime show.

• In 1993, Michael Jackson gave a sizzling performance during the half time show. But this year, The Weeknd is performing at the Halftime Show and spending $7 million of his own money. 

• The trophy for the tournament is called Vince Lombardi trophy, named after the head coach Vince Lombardi, who won the first two games and passed away in 1970. Every year, Tiffany & Co. makes this trophy at a cost of $25,000.
• 92% of fans outside the US and 23% of fans in the US will watch the game online via live streaming. Since Super Bowl is geo-restricted and limited to the US only, streamers around the world use VPNs to access Super Bowl on CBS.

If you live outside the US, you may not be able to access any live streams for the Super Bowl as it is restricted. Connecting to PureVPN will solve this issue and allow you to instantly access Super Bowl from outside the US.

With PureVPN, you can instantly change your virtual location and become completely anonymous online to access anything you want. Here’s how: 

1. Subscribe to the PureVPN app.
2. Connect to a US server location.
3. Visit CBS and enjoy the Super Bowl live from anywhere.