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Super Bowl Trivia And Fun Facts

Every year, the Super Bowl brings a lot of fun and excitement to millions of fans worldwide, and there is certainly no shortage of fun facts about each game. The statistics on the advertising sector of this event are fascinating. Many home viewers have admitted to looking forward to the commercials as much as they are looking forward to the game itself, and ad companies and TV stations are exploiting those prize moments to the hilt with multi-million dollar ad spots and star-studded television commercials.

Just to keep things fun, we've included a little bit of trivia by recounting a memorable fact about the most recent Super Bowl games. Whether you are betting on the Super Bowl or just enjoying the game, here is a little lighthearted trivia to lighten the mood as bettors make the agonizing decision regarding who they are betting on for this year's event.

Interesting Super Bowl Facts

  • 2025 - LIX: TBD
  • 2024 - LVIII: Jake Moody of the San Francisco 49ers kicked a 55-yard field goal, which is the longest field goal in the history of the big game.
  • 2023 - LVII: This marks the first time that the starting quarterbacks for both teams were African American. It is also the first occasion where two brothers faced each other in a Super Bowl - Travis (KC) and Jason Kelce (PHI).
  • 2022 - LVI: Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay is the youngest to ever win at 36 years and 20 days old.
  • 2021 - LV: The Tampa Bay Buccaneers were the first NFL Franchise to host a Superbowl at their home stadium in league history and won the game by beating the Kansas City Chiefs.
  • 2020 - LIV: The victory delivered the first Lombardi Trophy for Kansas City head coach Andy Reid. It was also his 222nd career victory as an NFL head coach, occurring on 2/2/2020.
  • 2019 - LIII: With a final score of 13-3, SB 53 is now the lowest-scoring SB in league history. It also set the record for appearances (New England - 11, Tom Brady - 9, Bill Belichick - 9), and wins (NE, Brady, Belichick - 6).
  • 2018 - LII: The Philadelphia Eagles managed to overcome the 4-point spread and defeat Tom Brady and the Patriots, delivering them their third Super Bowl loss and giving New England sole possession of the dubious honor of losing the most all-time Super Bowls, tying the Denver Broncos with 5.
  • 2017 - LI: The Atlanta Falcons were ahead of the Patriots by a score of 28-3 in the 3rd quarter, but managed to lose the game in miraculous fashion, allowing New England the largest Super Bowl comeback in history. It was also the first championship game to go to overtime.
  • 2016 - 50: The 17-1 Panthers were the ninth team to advance to the SB with one or fewer losses and the first since undefeated New England lost to the Giants eight years ago. Those teams are 5-3 in Super Bowls
  • 2015 - XLIX: Tickets were going for a minimum of $9K up to $30K. There was an estimated $10 Billion wagered on the game in 2015. More than 100 million viewers tuned in. A 30-second ad spot ran between 4-5 million.
  • 2014 - XLVIII: The price for a television commercial that is thirty seconds to two minutes in length costs a record $4.5 million dollars, up from $3.8 million in the 2013 game. 43 advertisers have purchased ad space from Fox.
  • 2013 - XLVII: A power failure at the Super Dome in New Orleans disrupted the game and left half of the stadium in the dark for more than 30 minutes.
  • 2012 - XLVI: This was the most-watched telecast of all time – reaching 111.3 million viewers. The numbers exceeded the 2013 game by nearly 3 million viewers.
  • 2011 - XLV: 1250 ticket holders were given triple refunds for their $800.00 ticket due to a seating problem at the Cowboy Stadium that left 850 of these attendees relocated and 400 unable to watch the game in the stadium at all.
  • 2010 - XLIV: The big game makes up nine of the top 10 most-watched television programs of all time on American television. In 2010, the Super Bowl stole the title from the MASH series finale, unseating them as the most-watched show of all time in television history, with viewership exceeding 106.5 million.
  • 2009 - XLIII: Santonio Holmes, the MVP for that year's game, provided the winning catch for the Steelers, who had less than 35 seconds left to go in the game. Though there were 7 angles that caught the magnificent feat, the play was still reviewed by officials prior to being declared as one of the greatest catches in the history of the game.

Superbowl Money Facts

  • Over $6 Billion is spent annually by consumers buying SB-related items.
  • The city hosting the game can bring over 400 million into the local economy.