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Complete guide to Super Bowl XLIX

Teams: AFC champion New England Patriots vs. NFC champion Seattle Seahawks

Date: Sunday, Feb. 1

Kickoff: 6:30 p.m.

TV: NBC

Where: University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Ariz.

Home team: Seattle

Away team: New England

Record in previous Super Bowls: New England is 3-3; Seattle is 1-1

Last Super Bowl appearance: New England XLVI (21-17 loss to NY Giants); Seattle XLVIII (43-8 win over Denver)

Media Day: Tuesday, Jan. 27 at US Airways Center in Phoenix, Ariz.

Halftime lineup: Katy Perry headlines the halftime show with a scheduled appearance by Lenny Kravitz.

Food: Essential Super Bowl recipes can be found here.

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For fans: A guide for where to watch, grab some grub, gear up.

Tickets: The resale ticket exchange can be found here.

It's Official
Referees assigned to work Super Bowl XLIX.
Official Position Uniform Number NFL Seasons Career Playoff Games
Bill Vinovich Referee 52 9 5
Bill Schuster Umpire 129 15 8
Dana McKenzie Head Linesman 8 7 4
Mark Perlman Line Judge 9 14 15
Bob Waggoner Field Judge 25 18 11
Tom Hill Side Judge 97 16 13
Terrence Miles Back Judge 111 7 3
DATA: NFL
Globe Staff

Past Super Bowls in Phoenix:

■ Super Bowl XLII (NY Giants, 17, Patriots 14) on Feb. 3, 2008

■ Super Bowl XXX (Cowboys 27, Steelers 17) on Jan. 28, 1996

University of Phoenix Stadium Fast Facts:

■ 63,400 seats, can expand to 74,000

■ 88 luxury lofts (three party lofts)

■ 7,400 club seats

■ two 39,000-square foot club lounges

■ retractable field and roof

Money

■ Players for each team in the playoffs earn a share for each level of the postseason reached.

Playoff Paycheck
Share for each player at each stage of the postseason and Pro Bowl.
Wild Card (Other)
$22,000
Wild Card (Div. Winner)
$24,000
Divisional
$24,000
Conference
$44,000
Super Bowl Winner
$97,000
Super Bowl Loser
$49,000
Pro Bowl Winner
$55,000
Pro Bowl Loser
$29,000
DATA: NFL
Globe Staff

■ Tickets for Super Bowl I were $12 at face value. Last season, the maximum face value was $1,500. Super Bowl XLIII brought the first $1,000-mark for face value.

That's the Ticket
Face value prices for the past 20 Super Bowls.
XLVIII
$1,500
XLVII
$1,250
XLVI
$1,200
XLV
$1,200
XLIV
$1,000
XLIII
$1,000
XLII
$900
XLI
$700
XL
$700
XXXIX
$600
XXXVIII
$600
XXXVII
$500
XXXVI
$400
XXXV
$325
XXXIV
$325
XXXIII
$325
XXXII
$275
XXXI
$275
XXX
$350
XXIX
$200
DATA: NFL
Globe Staff

Advertising

■ Since Super Bowl I, there has been a 10,614 percent increase in the rate for a 30-second ad spot. A 30-second ad was $42,000 in Super Bowl I. The million-dollar mark was crossed for Super Bowl XXIX.

Commercial Success
Rates for 30-second ads in the last 21 Super Bowls.
XLIX
$4,500,000
XLVIII
$4,000,000
XLVII
$3,800,000
XLVI
$3,500,000
XLV
$3,100,000
XLIV
$2,900,000
XLIII
$2,800,000
XLII
$2,700,000
XLI
$2,600,000
XL
$2,400,000
XXXIX
$2,300,000
XXXVIII
$2,200,000
XXXVII
$2,100,000
XXXVI
$1,900,000
XXXV
$2,100,000
XXXIV
$1,900,000
XXXIII
$1,600,000
XXXII
$1,300,000
XXXI
$1,200,000
XXX
$1,085,000
XXIX
$1,150,000
DATA: NFL Research
Globe Staff

■ According to Ad Age, there are about 12 new advertisers for Super Bowl XLIX. Ad Age is keeping a running chart of each confirmed advertiser. So far, Anheuser-Busch has purchased seven 30-second ad spots (210 seconds), down from last year’s 240 seconds. Coca-Cola has secured a 60-second spot; Doritos has two 30-second ads; GoDaddy has just one spot. Check out Ad Age’s full list here.

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Super Bowl history quick hits

■ Two players won the Super Bowl MVP only once — Harvey Martin and Randy White in Super Bowl XII.

Super Bowl MVP
Position-by-position breakdown of who has won the award.
Quarterback
26
Running back
7
Wide receiver
6
Linebacker
3
Defensive end
2
Safety
2
Cornerback
1
Defensive tackle
1
Kick/punt returner
1
DATA: NFL
Globe Staff

■ The NFL began using Roman numerals with Super Bowl V. The league applied Roman numerals to prevent confusion between the calendar year of the regular season and when the Super Bowl is played.

■ Super Bowl teams with fewer giveaways than their opponent hold a 36-3 edge.

■ Teams that win the time of possession battle are 36-12.

■ Super Bowl Sunday is second to Thanksgiving in most food consumed in a day, according to the American Institute of Food Distribution. Americans consume 8 million pounds of avocados (California Avocado Commission), 14,500 tons of chips, and 4,000 pounds of popcorn on Super Bowl Sunday.

■ 1.5 million TVs will be purchased in the days leading up to the Super Bowl.

■ To date, 3,734,938 people have attended Super Bowl games. Super Bowl XIV at the Rose Bowl drew the largest crowd at 103,985.

Mercury Uptick
Five warmest Super Bowls.
Los Angeles, VII, 1973
84 degrees
San Diego, XXXVII, 2003
81 degrees
Miami, XXIII, 1979
76 degrees
Miami, XXIX, 1989
76 degrees
Pasadena, XXI, 1987
76 degrees
DATA: NFL
Globe Staff
Chill Out
Five coldest Super Bowls.
New Orleans, VI, 1972
39 degrees
New Orleans, IX, 1975
46 degrees
NY/NJ, XLVIII, 2014
49 degrees
Houston, VIII, 1974
50 degrees
Stanford, XIX, 1985
53 degrees
DATA: NFL
Globe Staff
Site For Super Bowl Eyes
How many times sites have hosted the game.
South Florida
10
New Orleans
10
Los Angeles
7
Tampa Bay
4
San Diego
3
Arizona
2
Atlanta
2
Detroit
2
Houston
2
Indianapolis
1
Jacksonville
1
Minneapolis
1
NY/NJ
1
North Texas
1
Stanford
1
DATA: NFL
Globe Staff
Past Super Bowls
A look at the previous winners and losers.
SB Date Winner Pts Loser Pts MVP City
XLVIII Feb 2 2014 SEA 43 DEN 8 Malcolm Smith East Rutherford
XLVII Feb 3 2013 BAL 34 SF 31 Joe Flacco New Orleans
XLVI Feb 5 2012 NYG 21 NE 17 Eli Manning Indianapolis
XLV Feb 6 2011 GB 31 PIT 25 Aaron Rodgers Arlington
XLIV Feb 7 2010 NO 31 IND 17 Drew Brees Miami Gardens
XLIII Feb 1 2009 PIT 27 ARI 23 Santonio Holmes Tampa
XLII Feb 3 2008 NYG 17 NE 14 Eli Manning Glendale
XLI Feb 4 2007 IND 29 CHI 17 Peyton Manning Miami Gardens
XL Feb 5 2006 PIT 21 SEA 10 Hines Ward Detroit
XXXIX Feb 6 2005 NE 24 PHI 21 Deion Branch Jacksonville
XXXVIII Feb 1 2004 NE 32 CAR 29 Tom Brady Houston
XXXVII Jan 26 2003 TB 48 OAK 21 Dexter Jackson San Diego
XXXVI Feb 3 2002 NE 20 STL 17 Tom Brady New Orleans
XXXV Jan 28 2001 BAL 34 NYG 7 Ray Lewis Tampa
XXXIV Jan 30 2000 STL 23 TEN 16 Kurt Warner Atlanta
XXXIII Jan 31 1999 DEN 34 ATL 19 John Elway Miami Gardens
XXXII Jan 25 1998 DEN 31 GB 24 Terrell Davis San Diego
XXXI Jan 26 1997 GB 35 NE 21 Desmond Howard New Orleans
XXX Jan 28 1996 DAL 27 PIT 17 Larry Brown Tempe
XXIX Jan 29 1995 SF 49 SD 26 Steve Young Miami Gardens
XXVIII Jan 30 1994 DAL 30 BUF 13 Emmitt Smith Atlanta
XXVII Jan 31 1993 DAL 52 BUF 17 Troy Aikman Pasadena
XXVI Jan 26 1992 WAS 37 BUF 24 Mark Rypien Minneapolis
XXV Jan 27 1991 NYG 20 BUF 19 Ottis Anderson Tampa
XXIV Jan 28 1990 SF 55 DEN 10 Joe Montana New Orleans
XXIII Jan 22 1989 SF 20 CIN 16 Jerry Rice Miami Gardens
XXII Jan 31 1988 WAS 42 DEN 10 Doug Williams San Diego
XXI Jan 25 1987 NYG 39 DEN 20 Phil Simms Pasadena
XX Jan 26 1986 CHI 46 NE 10 Richard Dent New Orleans
XIX Jan 20 1985 SF 38 MIA 16 Joe Montana Palo Alto
XVIII Jan 22 1984 LA Raiders 38 WAS 9 Marcus Allen Tampa
XVII Jan 30 1983 WAS 27 MIA 17 John Riggins Pasadena
XVI Jan 24 1982 SF 26 CIN 21 Joe Montana Pontiac
XV Jan 25 1981 OAK 27 PHI 10 Jim Plunkett New Orleans
XIV Jan 20 1980 PIT 31 LA Rams 19 Terry Bradshaw Pasadena
XIII Jan 21 1979 PIT 35 DAL 31 Terry Bradshaw Miami
XII Jan 15 1978 DAL 27 DEN 10 Harvey Martin Randy White New Orleans
XI Jan 9 1977 OAK 32 MIN 14 Fred Biletnikoff Pasadena
X Jan 18 1976 PIT 21 DAL 17 Lynn Swann Miami
IX Jan 12 1975 PIT 16 MIN 6 Franco Harris New Orleans
VIII Jan 13 1974 MIA 24 MIN 7 Larry Csonka Houston
VII Jan 14 1973 MIA 14 WAS 7 Jake Scott LA
VI Jan 16 1972 DAL 24 MIA 3 Roger Staubach New Orleans
V Jan 17 1971 Baltimore Colts 16 DAL 13 Chuck Howley Miami
IV Jan 11 1970 KC 23 MIN 7 Len Dawson New Orleans
III Jan 12 1969 NYJ 16 Baltimore Colts 7 Joe Namath Miami
II Jan 14 1968 GB 33 OAK 14 Bart Starr Miami
I Jan 15 1967 GB 35 KC 10 Bart Starr LA
DATA: pro-football-reference.com
Globe Staff

Future Super Bowl locations:

■ Super Bowl 50: Levi’s Stadium, San Francisco (Feb. 7, 2016)

■ Super Bowl LI: Reliant Stadium, Houston (Feb. 5, 2017)

■ Super Bowl LII: Minneapolis, 2018

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