Your guide to Super Bowl LI

Super Bowl LI will be at NRG Stadium in Houston.David J. Phillip/AP

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Date: Sunday, Feb. 5.

Kickoff: 6:30 p.m.

TV: FOX.

Where: NRG Stadium, Houston.

Home team: Atlanta Falcons. Regular-season record: 11-5. Road to Houston: The Falcons beat the Seahawks, 36-20, in the divisional round, and routed the Packers, 44-21, in the NFC title game to advance to the Super Bowl.

Away team: New England Patriots. Regular-season record: 14-2. Road to Houston: The Patriots beat the Texans, 34-16, in the divisional round, and knocked off the Steelers, 36-17, in the AFC title game to advance to the Super Bowl.

Record in previous Super Bowls: Falcons 0-1; Patriots 4-4

Last Super Bowl appearance: The Falcons lost to the Broncos in XXXIII. The Patriots beat the Seahawks in Super Bowl XLIX.

Halftime show headliner: Lady Gaga.

National anthem: Luke Bryan.

Referee: Carl Cheffers.

Patriots’ Super Bowl history

■ Tom Brady is one of two players to win Super Bowl MVP three times. The other is Joe Montana.

■ This is the Patriots’ ninth trip to the Super Bowl, most in NFL history.

■ The Patriots have won four Super Bowls, third-most all-time.

■ This is Bill Belichick and Brady’s seventh trip to the Super Bowl together.

■ This is Belichick’s 10th Super Bowl appearance and his seventh as a head coach, most all-time.

■ If the Patriots win Super Bowl LI, Belichick will be the second-oldest coach to win a Super Bowl, behind Tom Coughlin, whose Giants won Super Bowl XLVI.

■ If the Patriots win Super Bowl LI, Brady will be the second-oldest quarterback to do so, behind Peyton Manning in Super Bowl 50.

■ Super Bowl LI will be Brady’s 34th postseason start. That’s two full regular seasons (plus one game) of postseason starts.

■ Brady has 13 touchdown passes in his previous six Super Bowl appearances, most all-time.

■ If the Patriots win Super Bowl LI, Brady will break the tie with Terry Bradshaw and Joe Montana for most Super Bowl wins with one team.

■ This Super Bowl appearance has tied Belichick with Tom Landry (Dallas) and Don Shula (Miami/Baltimore) for more postseason games as a head coach (36).

■ Brady’s Super Bowl LI appearance will break a tie with former defensive lineman Mike Lodish for most career Super Bowl appearances.

Fast facts

■ Players for each team in the playoffs earn a share for each level of the postseason reached. Each level increased slightly this season from last.

Player postseason shares

How much a player makes at each stage of the postseason.

Wild card (division winner)

$27,000

Wild card (other)

$24,000

Divisional

$27,000

Conference

$49,000

Super Bowl winner

$107,000

Super Bowl loser

$53,000

Pro Bowl winner

$61,000

Pro Bowl loser

$30,000

Source: NFL

■ Teams that win the time of possession battle are 37-13.

■ The home team is 21-29.

Toss up

The final score and which team won the coin toss in each Super Bowl. Teams that won the coin toss are 24-26 in the Super Bowl. The Patriots lost the coin toss in all four of their Super Bowl wins.

Super Bowl	Team/score	Team that won the toss
I	Green Bay 35, Kansas City 10	Packers
II	Green Bay 33, Oakland 14	Raiders
III	New York Jets 16, Baltimore 7	Jets
IV	Kansas City 23, Minnesota 7	Vikings
V	Baltimore 16, Dallas 13	Cowboys
VI	Dallas 24, Miami 3	Dolphins
VII	Miami 14, Washington 7	Dolphins
VIII	Miami 24, Minnesota 7	Dolphins
IX	Pittsburgh 16, Minnesota 6	Steelers
X	Pittsburgh 21, Dallas 17	Cowboys
XI	Oakland 32, Minnesota 14	Raiders
XII	Dallas 27, Denver 10	Cowboys
XIII	Pittsburgh 35, Dallas 31	Cowboys
XIV	Pittsburgh 31, Los Angeles Rams 19	Rams
XV	Oakland 27, Philadelphia 10	Eagles
XVI	San Francisco 26, Cincinnati 21	49ers
XVII	Washington 27, Miami 17	Dolphins
XVIII	Los Angeles Raiders 38, Washington 9	Raiders
XIX	San Francisco 38, Miami 16	49ers
XX	Chicago 46, New England 10	Bears
XXI	New York Giants 39, Denver 20	Broncos
XXII	Washington 42, Denver 10	Redskins
XXIII	San Francisco 20, Cincinnati 16	49ers
XXIV	San Francisco 55, Denver 10	Broncos
XXV	New York Giants 20, Buffalo 19	Bills
XXVI	Washington 37, Buffalo 24	Redskins
XXVII	Dallas 52, Buffalo 17	Bills
XXVIII	Dallas 30, Buffalo 13	Cowboys
XXIX	San Francisco 49, San Diego 26	49ers
XXX	Dallas 27, Pittsburgh 17	Cowboys
XXXI	Green Bay 35, New England 21	Patriots
XXXII	Denver 31, Green Bay 24	Packers
XXXIII	Denver 34, Atlanta 19	Falcons
XXXIV	St. Louis 23, Tennessee 16	Rams
XXXV	Baltimore 34, New York Giants 7	Giants
XXXVI	New England 20, St. Louis 17	Rams
XXXVII	Tampa Bay 48, Oakland 21	Buccaneers
XXXVIII	New England 32, Carolina 29	Panthers
XXXIX	New England 24, Philadelphia 21	Eagles
XL	Pittsburgh 21, Seattle 10	Seahawks
XLI	Indianapolis 29, Chicago 17	Bears
XLII	New York Giants 17, New England 14	Giants
XLIII	Pittsburgh 27, Arizona 23	Cardinals*
XLIV	New Orleans 31, Indianapolis 17	Saints
XLV	Green Bay 31, Pittsburgh 25	Packers*
XLVI	New York Giants 21, New England 17	Patriots*
XLVII	Baltimore 34, San Francisco 31	Ravens*
XLVIII	Seattle 43, Denver 8	Seahawks*
XLIX	New England 28, Seattle 24	Seahawks*
50	Denver 24, Carolina 10	Panthers*

Source: NFL, *deferred to the second half

■ Gene Upshaw and Jerry Rice are the only two players to have played in Super Bowls in three different decades.

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

■ Tom Brady is one of two players to win the award three times. The other is Joe Montana.

Super Bowl MVPs

Position-by-position breakdown of who has won the award.

Quarterback

27

Running back

7

Wide receiver

6

Linebacker

4

Defensive end

2

Safety

2

Cornerback

1

Defensive tackle

1

Kick/punt returner

1

Source: NFL. Note: A defense end and defensive tackle shared the Super Bowl XII MVP award.

Most Super Bowl completions

Tom Brady

164

Peyton Manning

103

Joe Montana

83

Kurt Warner

83

Jim Kelly

81

Source: NFL

Most Super Bowl pass attempts

Tom Brady

247

Peyton Manning

155

John Elway

152

Jim Kelly

145

Kurt Warner

132

Source: NFL

Most Super Bowl passing yards

Tom Brady

1,605

Kurt Warner

1,156

Joe Montana

1,142

John Elway

1,128

Peyton Manning

1,001

Source: NFL

Most Super Bowl touchdown passes

Tom Brady

13

Joe Montana

11

Terry Bradshaw

9

Roger Staubach

8

Steve Young

6

Kurt Warner

6

Source: NFL

Top five completion percentages in Super Bowls

Quarterback	Pct.	Att.	Comp.
Troy Aikman	70	80	56
Joe Montana	68.03	122	83
Peyton Manning	66.45	155	103
Tom Brady	66.4	247	164
Eli Manning	66.22	74	49

Source: NFL

Oldest coaches to win a Super Bowl

Coach	Team	Super Bowl	Years	Days
Tom Coughlin	New York Giants	XLVI	65	158
Dick Vermeil	St. Louis	XXXIV	63	92
Bill Belichick	New England	XLIX	62	291
Pete Carroll	Seattle	XLVIII	62	140
Weeb Ewbank	New York Jets	III	61	251

: Source: NFL

Youngest coaches to win a Super Bowl

Coach	Team	Super Bowl	Years	Days
Mike Tomlin	Pittsburgh	XLIII	36	323
Jon Gruden	Tampa Bay	XXXVII	39	162
John Madden	Oakland	XI	40	274
Joe Gibbs	Washington	XVII	42	66
Chuck Noll	Pittsburgh	IX	43	7

Source: NFL

Oldest players to play in a Super Bowl

Player	Team	Super Bowl	Years	Days
Matt Stover	Indianapolis	XLIV	42	11
Jeff Feagles	New York Giants	XLII	41	333
Mike Horan	St. Louis	XXXIV	40	363
George Blanda	Oakland	II	40	119
Jerry Rice	Oakland	XXXVII	40	105

Source: NFL

Youngest players to play in a Super Bowl

Player	Team	Super Bowl	Years	Days
Jamal Lewis	Baltimore	XXXV	21	155
Tony Hill	Dallas	XII	21	206
Derrick Harmon	San Francisco	XIX	21	269
Bernard Pierce	Baltimore	XLVII	21	269
Devin Funchess	Carolina	50	21	252

Source: NFL

Super Bowl history

■ 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.

Past Super Bowls

A look at the previous 50 winners and losers.

Super Bowl	Date	Score	MVP	City	Venue	Attendance
50	2/7/2016	DEN 24, CAR 10	Von Miller	Santa Clara	Levi's Stadium	71,088
XLIX	2/1/2015	NE 28, SEA 24	Tom Brady	Glendale	University of Phoenix Stadium	70,288
XLVIII	2/2/2014	SEA 43, DEN 8	Malcolm Smith	East Rutherford	MetLife Stadium	82,529
XLVII	2/3/2013	BAL 34, SF 31	Joe Flacco	New Orleans	Mercedes-Benz Superdome	71,024
XLVI	2/5/2012	NYG 21, NE 17	Eli Manning	Indianapolis	Lucas Oil Stadium	68,658
XLV	2/6/2011	GB 31, PIT 25	Aaron Rodgers	Arlington	Cowboys Stadium	91,060
XLIV	2/7/2010	NO 31, IND 17	Drew Brees	Miami Gardens	Sun Life Stadium	74,059
XLIII	2/1/2009	PIT 27, ARI 23	Santonio Holmes	Tampa	Raymond James Stadium	70,774
XLII	2/3/2008	NYG 17, NE 14	Eli Manning	Glendale	University of Phoenix Stadium	71,101
XLI	2/4/2007	IND 29, CHI 17	Peyton Manning	Miami Gardens	Dolphin Stadium	74,512
XL	2/5/2006	PIT 21, SEA 10	Hines Ward	Detroit	Ford Field	68,206
XXXIX	2/6/2005	NE 24, PHI 21	Deion Branch	Jacksonville	Alltel Stadium	78,125
XXXVIII	2/1/2004	NE 32, CAR 29	Tom Brady	Houston	Reliant Stadium	71,525
XXXVII	1/26/2003	TB 48, OAK 21	Dexter Jackson	San Diego	Qualcomm Stadium	67,603
XXXVI	2/3/2002	NE 20, STL 17	Tom Brady	New Orleans	Louisiana Superdome	72,922
XXXV	1/28/2001	BAL 34, NYG 7	Ray Lewis	Tampa	Raymond James Stadium	71,921
XXXIV	1/30/2000	STL 23, TEN 16	Kurt Warner	Atlanta	Georgia Dome	72,625
XXXIII	1/31/1999	DEN 34, ATL 19	John Elway	Miami Gardens	Pro Player Stadium	74,803
XXXII	1/25/1998	DEN 31, GB 24	Terrell Davis	San Diego	Qualcomm Stadium	68,912
XXXI	1/26/1997	GB 35, NE 21	Desmond Howard	New Orleans	Louisiana Superdome	72,301
XXX	1/28/1996	DAL 27, PIT 17	Larry Brown	Tempe	Sun Devil Stadium	76,347
XXIX	1/29/1995	SF 49, SD 26	Steve Young	Miami Gardens	Joe Robbie Stadium	74,107
XXVIII	1/30/1994	DAL 30, BUF 13	Emmitt Smith	Atlanta	Georgia Dome	72,817
XXVII	1/31/1993	DAL 52, BUF 17	Troy Aikman	Pasadena	Rose Bowl	98,374
XXVI	1/26/1992	WAS 37, BUF 24	Mark Rypien	Minneapolis	Metrodome	63,130
XXV	1/27/1991	NYG 20, BUG 19	Ottis Anderson	Tampa	Tampa Stadium	73,813
XXIV	1/28/1990	SF 55, DEN 10	Joe Montana	New Orleans	Louisiana Superdome	72,919
XXIII	1/22/1989	SF 20, CIN 16	Jerry Rice	Miami Gardens	Joe Robbie Stadium	75,129
XXII	1/31/1988	WAS 42, DEN 10	Doug Williams	San Diego	Jack Murphy Stadium	73,302
XXI	1/25/1987	NYG 39, DEN 20	Phil Simms	Pasadena	Rose Bowl	101,063
XX	1/26/1986	CHI 46, NE 10	Richard Dent	New Orleans	Louisiana Superdome	73,818
XIX	1/20/1985	SF 38, MIA 16	Joe Montana	Palo Alto	Stanford Stadium	84,059
XVIII	1/22/1984	LA Raiders 38, WAS 9	Marcus Allen	Tampa	Tampa Stadium	72,920
XVII	1/30/1983	WAS 27, MIA 17	John Riggins	Pasadena	Rose Bowl	103,667
XVI	1/24/1982	SF 26, CIN 21	Joe Montana	Pontiac	Pontiac Silverdome	81,270
XV	1/25/1981	OAK 27, PHI 10	Jim Plunkett	New Orleans	Louisiana Superdome	76,135
XIV	1/20/1980	PIT 31, LA Rams 19	Terry Bradshaw	Pasadena	Rose Bowl	103,985
XIII	1/21/1979	PIT 35, DAL 31	Terry Bradshaw	Miami	Orange Bowl	79,484
XII	1/15/1978	DAL 27, DEN 10	Harvey Martin Randy White	New Orleans	Superdome	75,583
XI	1/9/1977	OAK 32, MIN 14	Fred Biletnikoff	Pasadena	Rose Bowl	103,438
X	1/18/1976	PIT 21, DAL 17	Lynn Swann	Miami	Orange Bowl	80,187
IX	1/12/1975	PIT 16, MIN 6	Franco Harris	New Orleans	Tulane Stadium	80,997
VIII	1/13/1974	MIA 24, MIN 7	Larry Csonka	Houston	Rice Stadium	71,882
VII	1/14/1973	MIA 14, WAS 7	Jake Scott	LA	Memorial Coliseum	90,182
VI	1/16/1972	DAL 24, MIA 3	Roger Staubach	New Orleans	Tulane Stadium	81,023
V	1/17/1971	BAL Colts 16, DAL 13	Chuck Howley	Miami	Orange Bowl	79,204
IV	1/11/1970	KC 23, MIN 7	Len Dawson	New Orleans	Tulane Stadium	80,562
III	1/12/1969	NYJ 16, BAL Colts 7	Joe Namath	Miami	Orange Bowl	75,389
II	1/14/1968	GB 33, OAK 14	Bart Starr	Miami	Orange Bowl	75,546
I	1/15/1967	GB 35, KC 10	Bart Starr	LA	Memorial Coliseum	61,946

Source: NFL

Super Bowl composite standings

Each team's record, winning percentage, and points scored and allowed.

Team	W	L	Pct	Pts	Opp pts
Baltimore Ravens	2	0	1.000	68	38
New Orleans Saints	1	0	1.000	31	17
New York Jets	1	0	1.000	16	7
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	1	0	1.000	48	21
San Francisco 49ers	5	1	.833	219	123
Green Bay Packers	4	1	.800	158	101
New York Giants	4	1	.800	104	104
Pittsburgh Steelers	6	2	.750	193	164
Dallas Cowboys	5	3	.625	221	132
Oakland/L.A. Raiders	3	2	.600	132	114
Washington Redskins	3	2	.600	122	103
New England Patriots	4	4	.500	166	210
Indianapolis/Baltimore Colts	2	2	.500	69	77
Chicago Bears	1	1	.500	63	39
Kansas City Chiefs	1	1	.500	33	42
Miami Dolphins	2	3	.400	74	103
Denver Broncos	3	5	.375	147	259
St. Louis/L.A. Rams	1	2	.333	59	67
Seattle Seahawks	1	2	.333	77	57
Arizona Cardinals	0	1	.000	23	27
Atlanta Falcons	0	1	.000	19	34
San Diego Chargers	0	1	.000	26	49
Tennessee Titans	0	1	.000	16	23
Carolina Panthers	0	2	.000	39	56
Cincinnati Bengals	0	2	.000	37	46
Philadelphia Eagles	0	2	.000	31	51
Buffalo Bills	0	4	.000	73	139
Minnesota Vikings	0	4	.000	34	95

Source: NFL

Sites of the Super Bowl

How many times each site has hosted the game.

South Florida

10

New Orleans

10

Pasadena

5

Tampa Bay

4

San Diego

3

Arizona

3

Los Angeles

2

Atlanta

2

Detroit

2

Houston

3

Indianapolis

1

Jacksonville

1

Minneapolis

1

NY/NJ

1

North Texas

1

Palto Alto

1

Santa Clara

1

Source: NFL

Heat rising

The 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

Source: NFL

Cooling off

The 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

Source: NFL

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