So Game Day is finally here! This is Super Bowl 48 (for those of you that get a headache from Roman numerals) with the Denver Broncos playing the Seattle Seahawks.

Truthfully, I am not exactly what you would call a  football fanatic. In fact, I’m  quite clueless when it comes to sports in general. But when everyone around me is getting hyped up for the big game, I must admit that I get swept along with all the excitement.

Of course I have to do my homework beforehand so I don’t embarrass myself in front of the guys with my total lack of knowledge. Its always fun to see people’s reactions when I mention something that they don’t expect me to know.  So if you have someone in your life that you want to impress (or just need a conversation starter), you are more than welcome to cheat off of what I have.

Let’s dive right in to some pretty impressive facts:

• This is the first Super Bowl ever in history that will take place  in a cold weather city (New Jersey) without a dome.

•Over 3000 people have been hired to work security which includes 700 police officers.

•The “cheapest” seats cost $2500.  A suite is 1 million dollars!

• The cost of a commercial is at an all time high of 4 million dollars for 30 seconds!

• No one from the Seattle Seahawks team has ever been in the Super Bowl before.

•This is the first time in 20 years that the number 1 offensive team in the league (Denver Broncos) will face off against the number 1 defensive team ( Seattle Seahawks). It has only happened 4 times before!

•Derrick Coleman, the fullback for Seattle, is the NFL’s first offensive player to play in the Super Bowl. (That’s pretty impressive!)

•If the Denver Broncos win the Super Bowl, Peyton Manning will be the first quarterback to win with two different teams. (He previously won with the Indianapolis Colts in 2007)

 

Here are a bunch of hot topics that have been popular in sports news and will surely be brought up come game time:

•John Fox, the Denver coach, missed a few games because of a mini heart attack in middle of the season but has made a full recovery.

•Although the defensive teams have been known to dominate in the Super Bowl, it will be interesting to see who takes this championship, especially because the Denver Broncos (the offensive team) are favored to win.

•Seattle’s quarterback, Russel Willson, is a 2nd year player and is quite young to be in the Super Bowl.

•Richard Sherman, the Seattle’s cornerback, is in the spotlight after he made a great play landing his team in the Super Bowl but ranted about it in a post game interview.

•The Denver Broncos quarterback, Peyton Manning, has already broken the passing yards (5477) and touchdown records (55) throughout the season. Who knows if or how many records he’ll break come game time. It is certainly something to watch out for.

•More trivia about Peyton Manning: His current record in playoff games where the weather has been below 40 degrees is 0 wins and 4 losses.  It will be interesting to see what the temperature turns out to be on Game Day and how Manning will respond.

•There has been some controversy about whether or not Manning is the greatest quarterback of all time. He is a great player that dominates in a regular season but hasn’t really proven to do well in the playoffs throughout his career (12 wins and 12 losses, not great stats).

• Be on the lookout for Manning to say “Omaha” before he snaps the ball. A bunch of stores in Omaha, Nebraska promise to give his charity $800 every time he says it!

That’s all I got for now. If you know any other interesting tidbits that I left off, please comment in the section below.

Enjoy Game Day!