Super Bowl LVIII (the 58th, therefore), is this Sunday! Here are some final points of reference for the evening ahead.
When is Super Bowl LVIII?
Super Bowl LVIII will take place at 12:30 a.m. on the night of Sunday February 11 to Monday February 12, 2024.
Where is Super Bowl LVIII played?
Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The rest of the season, it's the Las Vegas Raiders' stadium.
How to watch?
In France, the match is broadcast free of charge on the M6 channel. Vincent Coueffé and Richard Tardits will be on commentary from Las Vegas. Alain Mattei will accompany them from Paris.
beIN Sports is also broadcasting the match.
You can also watch it on NFL Game Pass in the original version for only 0.99 euros.
The game
– Kick-off is scheduled for 12:30 a.m. (Paris time), or 3:30 p.m. in Phoenix.
– The Chiefs are considered the home team. Because in the Super Bowl, in even years, it is the AFC conference which is considered to be playing at home. The NFC is therefore the team which receives in odd years.
– As a home team, the Chiefs had the choice of jerseys. They chose to play in red. The 49ers will therefore play in white.
– The team that scored first has won 37 times out of 57 Super Bowls. Last year, the Eagles scored first, but lost.
Kansas City Chiefs vs. San Francisco 49ers
– The Chiefs and 49ers have faced each other 15 times. Kansas City leads 8 wins to 7.
– The Chiefs won the last game with a score of 44 to 23. It was October 23, 2022. Patrick Mahomes threw 3 touchdowns. Jimmy Garoppolo was still San Francisco's quarterback.
– The Chiefs defeated the 49ers in Super Bowl LIV, played in 2020.
Did you know ?
– Never has a punt been returned for a touchdown in a Super Bowl.
– It has never snowed during a Super Bowl. In 2007, it was the first time it rained, and it was in Miami.
– Teams that have never appeared in the Super Bowl: Cleveland Browns, Houston Texans, Jacksonville Jaguars and Detroit Lions.
– During the first Super Bowl, each player on the winning team received $15,000.
– In 2023 the players on the winning team have $157,000 each, or $7,000 more than in 2022. This should go up a little this year. The check for the losers was for $82,000.
The event
– The first Super Bowl took place in 1966 in Los Angeles. It marked the meeting of the champions of the NFL and the AFL. The Green Bay Packers won the first two titles. At the time of the first two Super Bowls, the game was not called that. These two games were retroactively called “Super Bowls”. You can find the history of this name in podcast.
– The trophy offered to the winners has been named after Vince Lombardi since the fifth Super Bowl, which took place in 1971. It was renamed like this just a few months after the death of the legendary Packers coach. Its value is estimated at $1,625.
– The Lombardi trophy weighs just over 3 kilos.
– Miami is the city that hosted the match the most often, with 11 meetings.
– Since 2002, the Super Bowl has been considered a “National special security event” by the American authorities. Exceptional security measures are therefore in force during the festivities.
– In 1967, $6 to $12 was enough to attend the Big Game. Nowadays, you have to spend at least $1,000 for a ticket, but they are almost impossible to find at face value. On the secondary market, prices are around $10,000 this year.
The halftime show
– This year, Usher will perform the halftime show.
– The artists who perform the halftime show are not paid. The NFL just covers production costs and fees.
– According to a Deezer study, listens to the artist playing at halftime increase on average by 41% the week before the match compared to the week before. Then, it would be an average of +45% in listening during the week following the match. In 2022, it was even +88% for Dr Dre in the week following the meeting.
– In 2018, Justin Timberlake's music sales reportedly increased by 534% after his Super Bowl halftime appearance. The concert therefore seems to be the only time where “getting paid for exposure” works.
A TV story
– In France, 270,000 people watched the Super Bowl on average on the L’Équipe channel in 2023.
– In 2019, 513,000 people watched TF1 on average for the Super Bowl won by the Patriots against the Rams.
– The 2015 game between the Seahawks and the Patriots was the most watched program in American television history with an average of 114.4 million viewers.
– 113 million Americans will play the game in 2023, the third highest score in history.
– Nine of the ten biggest audiences in US TV history were achieved by the Super Bowl.
– The first Super Bowl was broadcast simultaneously by CBS and NBC. Surprisingly, there is no complete video archive of the first two editions. Only a 2 minute clip from the first match would have stood the test of time. At the time, the price of recordings was very high and it was common to erase copies. At the time, we didn't think people would want to rewatch a program they had already seen…
– The Super Bowl is broadcast alternately by NBC, CBS and FOX because the TV rights are so expensive that the three channels share the payment.
– This year, CBS would charge around $7 million for 30 seconds of commercials. The price would be the same as in 2023. Finally stabilization after years of increases. There were 2.6 million in 2007 or 5.6 million in 2020.
– 22% of those surveyed by ESPN this year say that commercials are the part of the evening that interests them the most.
– According to Bloomberg, Lionel Messi was paid $14 million to appear in a beer brand commercial that will air during Super Bowl LVIII.
– 93 commercials aired during the 2023 game on NBC!
Watch out for indigestion
The figures in this section come from the Wallethub.com website.
– According to a 2024 ESPN poll, 51% of Americans plan to watch the game alone or with family at home. 21% plan to throw a party. 21% plan to watch the match at a friend or family member's house, 6% will be in a restaurant or bar, and 1% will be elsewhere (where? Mystery).
– 1.4 billion chicken wings are expected to be eaten in the United States during the game!
– Soda is the most popular drink (37%) ahead of beer (33%).
– The Super Bowl marks the biggest day for beer consumption in the United States.
– 1 in 10 Americans will be absent from work the day after the match.
The records
– Super Bowl appearances: New England Patriots – 11
– Victories: Pittsburgh Steelers, New England Patriots – 6
– Most successful player: Tom Brady – 7
– Most successful coach: Bill Belichick – 6
– The Buffalo Bills have lost 4 Super Bowls in a row.
– The 2018 Super Bowl between Eagles and Patriots was the most offensive game in NFL history, with 1,151 cumulative yards gained.
– Only one player managed to be elected MVP of the match despite his team’s defeat. It was Cowboys linebacker Chuck Howley who was voted best player of the game despite Dallas' loss to the Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl V.
– The biggest spanking in Super Bowl history was the 49ers' 55-10 victory over the Broncos in 1990. The closest Big Game came the following year with the Giants' victory over the Broncos. Bills 20 to 19.
