Today is Super Bowl Sunday. Hopefully, it’ll be as good a game as most of the playoff games turned out to be. One thing is certain — a lot of people will tune in to the Super Bowl… even a lot of people that don’t care about the game — some want to watch the commercials, some just want to go to a Super Bowl party, but I read that of the top 10 most watched American television programs of all time, nine of them are Super Bowls. I didn’t “fact check” that, but it may be true.
A lot of people will apparently eat their way through the game — according to the United Food and Commercial Workers Union, this Sunday in February is the second-highest day of food consumption in the US, behind only thanksgiving.
This year’s game will take place in the new SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, making the seventh time Los Angeles has hosted the Super Bowl.
The Super Bowl has used Roman numeral since Super Bowl V, which took place in 1971. Lamar Hunt, then owner of the Kansas City Chiefs, is credited with introducing the idea. The initial four Super Bowls were retroactively changed to reflect the move to Roman numerals. Since 1971, the only Super Bowl to not feature Roman numerals was Super Bowl 5o.
Twelve teams have yet to win a Super Bowl…..
Arizona Cardinals
Atlanta Falcons
Buffalo Bills
Carolina Panthers
Cincinnati Bengals
Cleveland Browns
Detroit Lions
Houston Texans
Jacksonville Jaguars
Los Angeles Chargers
Minnesota Vikings
Tennessee Titans
Of the 12, the Browns, Lions, Texans, and Jaguars have yet to even make an appearance in the Super Bowl.
You might notice that one of those listed could be taken off the list today — the Bengals, after ending a three decades playoff drought this year might finally put a Super Bowl trophy in Ohio.
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