You have no idea about football, neither the rules nor the trappings of the world’s largest single sport event? Then you are exactly right here. Our cheat sheet will get you through Super Bowl night.
The Super Bowl is one of the biggest sporting events in the world. In Germany, too, more and more people are tuning in when the spectacular season finale is coming up. This time it will be played in SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California – just a few miles from Los Angeles. It hit them Cincinnati Bengals against the Los Angeles Rams on each other. For the Rams, it’s a home game in their own stadium – only the second time in NFL history. Around 70,000 people will be present in the stadium. This is the 15th meeting between the two teams. The Bengals have won eight times and the Rams six times.
The most important rules
1. Each team may field eleven players. The squad consists of up to 50 people.
2. The quarterback is the star of the field. He announces the moves and distributes the balls. Everyone has to do what he says.
3. Each team has four attempts to advance the ball ten yards. Back passes are not allowed. If they manage the nine meters, they get four new attempts. The aim of the game is to get the football into the opposing team’s end zone.
4. There are six points for a touchdown. The subsequent “kick” when the yellow goal is hit at the end of the field is rewarded with another point. If a team tries a new touchdown instead, there are two more points if they are successful. Three points are awarded for a shot through the goal without a previous touchdown.
5. The actual playing time is 60 minutes, divided into four “quarters” of 15 minutes each. However, with game interruptions, time-outs and commercial breaks, games usually last much longer – usually three to four hours. In the middle of the game, the legendary halftime show takes place. This year should Eminem, Snoop Dogg, dr dr, Kendrick Lamar such as Mary J Blige share the stage (more information about the halftime show below).
Here’s what you should know about Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow
1. Joseph Lee Burrowcalled joeof the Cincinnati Bengals is just 25 years old and this is only his second season in the NFL.
2. He was still acting in high school basketball. With an average of 20 points, he was one of the best young players in his home state of Ohio.
3. He’s in Athens, Ohio, grew up. With a poverty rate of 30 percent, the small town is one of the poorest areas in the United States. When Burrow received the Heisman Award for Most Promising Player in College League, he shared in his acceptance speech how he suffered from starvation as a youth. After the emotional performance, Americans donated around $500,000 to various aid programs in the area.
4. When recently asked by journalists about his thick and embellished necklace, Burrow said: “The diamonds are definitely real. I make too much money to have fake ones.”
5. It was by no means always clear that Burrow would one day have such a career. When he was still in college, a coach scolded him, saying, “You throw like a girl.” Burrow later left the team but said today the bullying at the time made him stronger.
6. In the locker room stands a chessboard. During breaks and interruptions, Burrow plays against his teammates. He trained his chess knowledge in online courses.
Here’s what you should know about Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford
1. Actually, is Stafford’s first name John. But since childhood he has been called by his second – Matthew.
2. Stafford made the move from the Detroit Lions to the LA Rams earlier this season after 12 years.
3. Stafford holds numerous NFL records. For example, he was the youngest quarterback to throw five or more touchdowns in a single game. But at the same time, he’s also the quarterback who most mistakes power. This is mainly due to the fact that he always plays with great risk.
4. Up until this season, Stafford had never won a playoff game in their twelve years in the NFL.
5. He is father of four daughters. If a film is ever made about him, he would like that Leonardo DiCaprio plays him.
6. At 34, he’s only two years younger than him Trainer the LA Rams Sean McVay. Also ZacTaylor, the coach of the Bengals, is only 38 years old. This means that two coaches under 40 will meet in this final. An exception in the NFL, where most teams are coached by older men.
The most important fun facts about the mega event
1. After Thanksgiving, Super Bowl Sunday is the day when most food is consumed in the United States. Above all chicken wings Are popular. The National Chicken Council estimates there will be 1.42 billion during this year’s Super Bowl chicken wings consumed. Lined up, you could put the wings three times around the earth. Around 3,600 tons of guacamole are also consumed.
2. The show at half time is legendary. Five superstars are appearing this year: Eminem, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Kendrick Lamar, and Mary J Blige. Combined, the five have won a total of 44 Grammys. Despite 17 nominations, Snoop Dog is the only one who has never received one of the coveted music awards. Eminem is the most decorated of the group with 15 Grammys.
3. It is expected that more than 100 million fans tune in worldwide just for the shows. Contrary to what many might think, the stars of the “Halftime Show” are not paid by the NFL for their performances. Only the costs for the technology, stage or costumes are taken over.
4. On average, the halftime show lasts 13 minutes. In 1970, Broadway star Carol Channing became the first musician to ever perform at halftime in the Super Bowl.
5. Around the Super Bowl, Americans give valued $1.3 billion out.
A commercial costs $6.5 million
6. The New England Patriots and the Denver Broncos have each lost five times in the Super Bowl, making them the two teams with the most final defeats.
7. a ticket for the first Super Bowl in 1967 cost 12 dollars. For the past five Super Bowls, fans have paid an average of around $6,214 for a ticket. This is mainly due to the fact that many tickets are resold. At this year’s Super Bowl, the cheapest ticket costs around 5000 dollars – 29 percent less than in the previous year.
8. The Bengals are one of twelve teams in the NFL that have never won a Super Bowl. They were last in the final 33 years ago.
9. The so-called “Vince Lombardy Trophy“, which is presented to the winning team at the end, has been produced by legendary jewelery manufacturer Tiffany since the first Super Bowl in 1967 – in a workshop in Cumberland, Rhode Island.
10. Last year, the players received $150,000 each from the Tamba Bay Buccaneers bonus for winning the Super Bowl. The defeated Chiefs still got $75,000.
11. Both quarterbacks wear the number 9 on the jersey.
12. A night in a hotel near the stadium costs an average of $340.
13. On Super Bowl Sunday, about 49.2 million bottles of beer consumed in the US. That’s 90 percent more than on a regular Sunday.
14. It is estimated that around 17 million Americans will have theirs on the Monday after the NFL Finals miss work. All in all, this costs the economy about four billion dollars.
15. A 30 second long one commercial costs around 6.5 million dollars during the Super Bowl this year. This means that the price has risen by an incredible 195 percent over the past 20 years. The companies are also rewarded for this: advertising in the final is around 20 times more effective than on any other day. The beer manufacturer Anheuster-Busch alone has spent 482.3 million dollars on advertising in recent years. Coca-Cola, on the other hand, is doing without a commercial for the second time.
16. Traditionally, the winning team douses each other with Gatorade soft drink. Because it’s available in different colors, you can bet on which color will be used this time. That should be easiest if the Bengals win. As per their club colours, they always use the orange version of the drink.