Super Bowl XLI is Here!

The Indianapolis Colts and Chicago Bears Meet Sunday in Super Bowl XLI.

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MIAMI - Well it's Super Bowl Sunday!!

Here are some fun facts and the history of the Super Bowl for your pre-game entertainment:

Site: Dolphin Stadium - Miami Gardens, Fla.

Date: Feb. 4th, 2007

Game time: 6:00 PM EST

It marks the 40th anniversary of the first AFL-NFL championship game, in which the Green Bay Packers defeated the Kansas City Chiefs in Los Angeles.

This is the 9th Super Bowl hosted by South Florida (Orange Bowl – 5, Dolphin Stadium – 3).

The city previously hosted Super Bowl II on Jan. 14th, 1968, Super Bowl III on Jan. 12th, 1969, Super Bowl V on Jan. 17th, 1971, Super Bowl X on Jan. 18th, 1976, Super Bowl XIII on Jan. 21st, 1979, Super Bowl XXIII on Jan. 22nd, 1989, Super Bowl XXIX on Jan. 29th, 1995 and Super Bowl XXXIII on Jan. 31st, 1999

Other Super Bowl host cities: New Orleans (9: Tulane Stadium 3, Louisiana Superdome 6); Los Angeles (7: Los Angeles Coliseum 2, Rose Bowl 5); Tampa Bay (3); San Diego (3); Atlanta (2); Houston (2); Arizona (1); Detroit (2: Pontiac Silverdome 1, Ford Field 1); Minneapolis (1); Stanford (1); Jacksonville (1).

Dolphin Stadium seating capacity for SB XLI: 70,000

Home team: NFC Champion (Chicago) will wear its choice of jerseys.

Pregame Entertainment: Cirque du Soleil

National Anthem: Billy Joel

Halftime Entertainment: Prince

The Super Bowl is the top at-home party event of the year, surpassing New Years Eve.

Super Bowl Sunday is the second largest day of food consumption behind only Thanksgiving.

An estimated 14,500 tons of chips and 4,000 tons of popcorn are eaten on Super Bowl Sunday.

The California Avocado Commission says that on Super Bowl Sunday, Americans scarf down eight million pounds of guacamole.

Nearly one in eight or 13% of Americans order takeout/delivery food from a restaurant for a Super Bowl gathering.

Most popular choices of takeout/delivery items on Super Bowl Sunday are pizza at 58 percent, chicken wings at 50 percent and subs or sandwiches at 20 percent.

Sales of antacid increase 20 percent the day after Super Bowl Sunday.

Six percent of Americans will call in sick the day after Super Bowl Sunday.

54% of all Americans will drink coffee the morning after.

An estimated 50 million American women will watch the Super Bowl.

Cost of the Vince Lombardi Trophy: $25,000

Who makes Super Bowl Trophy: Tiffany & Co. of New York.

Cost of Super Bowl rings: League pays for up to 150 rings at $5,000 per ring (plus adjustments for increases in gold and diamonds). League also pays for 150 pieces of jewelry for the losing team, which may not cost more than one-half the price set for the Super Bowl ring.

Host city economic impact: Super Bowl XL generated a total economic impact in Detroit of $261 million, according to a study commissioned by Detroit Metro Convention & Visitors Bureau.

TV/Radio coverage: CBS will be televising its 15th Super Bowl. CBS Radio-Westwood One will be broadcasting its 20th consecutive Super Bowl, 33nd overall.

Super Bowl XL TV audience: Last year's game was watched by 141.4 million viewers. The 10 most-watched programs in TV history are all Super Bowls.

Mike Ditka and Tom Flores are the only two men to win a Super Bowl both as a player and a coach.

Future Super Bowl Sites:

• 2008 (SB XLII) - Arizona
• 2009 (SB XLIII) - Tampa
• 2010 (SB XLIV) – Miami

Super Bowl MVP’s:

• XL - Hines Ward
• XXXIX - Deion Branch
• XXXVIII - Tom Brady
• XXXVII - Dexter Jackson
• XXXVI - Tom Brady
• XXXV - Ray Lewis
• XXXIV - Kurt Warner
• XXXIII - John Elway
• XXXII - Terrell Davis
• XXXI - Desmond Howard
• XXX - Larry Brown
• XXIX - Steve Young
• XXVIII - Emmitt Smith
• XXVII - Troy Aikman
• XXVI - Mark Rypien
• XXV - Ottis Anderson
• XXIV - Joe Montana
• XXIII - Jerry Rice
• XXII - Doug Williams
• XXI - Phil Simms
• XX - Richard Dent
• XIX - Joe Montana
• XVIII - Marcus Allen
• XVII - John Riggins
• XVI - Joe Montana
• XV - Jim Plunkett
• XIV - Terry Bradshaw
• XIII - Terry Bradshaw
• XII - Randy White, Harvey Martin
• XI - Fred Biletnikoff
• X - Lynn Swann
• IX - Franco Harris
• VIII - Larry Csonka
• VII - Jake Scott
• VI - Roger Staubach
• V - Chuck Howley
• IV - Len Dawson
• III - Joe Namath
• II - Bart Starr
• I - Bart Starr

Super Bowl Standings:

• San Francisco 49ers 5-0
• Baltimore Ravens 1-0
• Chicago Bears 1-0
• New York Jets 1-0
• Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1-0
• Pittsburgh Steelers 5-1
• Green Bay Packers 3-1
• New York Giants 2-1
• Dallas Cowboys 5-3
• New England Patriots 3-2
• Oakland/L.A. Raiders 3-2
• Washington Redskins 3-2
• Baltimore Colts 1-1
• Kansas City Chiefs 1-1
• Miami Dolphins 2-3
• Denver Broncos 2-4
• St. Louis/L.A. Rams 1-2
• Atlanta Falcons 0-1
• Carolina Panthers 0-1
• San Diego Chargers 0-1
• Seattle Seahawks 0-1
• Tennessee Titans 0-1
• Cincinnati Bengals 0-2
• Philadelphia Eagles 0-2
• Buffalo Bills 0-4
• Minnesota Vikings 0-4

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