Super Bowl Fun Facts – The Big Game By The Numbers
3:55 AMPosted by: John S Kiernan
While the Roman numerals may take some getting used to, Super Bowl LI (51) is largely characterized by familiarities, as Tom Brady, Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots make their seventh run at the Lombardi Trophy since 2002 in the big game’s third trip to Space City. As usual, millions of people will tune in on television. And we’ll again consume more than a billion chicken wings while advertisers spend billions of dollars trying to curry our favor during uniquely popular commercial breaks. Lurking behind the standard hoopla, however, are an upstart and an unanswered question.
The Atlanta Falcons are set to make just their second Super Bowl appearance, finally equaling the number of times their hometown has hosted the event. But do they have what it takes to bring down the Patriots? Or will they end up looking like a bunch of modern-day Benedict Arnolds, betraying the hopes of their fans with a loss on the field?
Only time will tell which team winds up going to Disneyland, as they say. But we can certainly get you prepared for the action in the meantime. Below, you’ll find an awesome infographic with our favorite factoids and tidbits about Super Bowl LI, plus a Q&A with a panel of leading sports business experts. Enjoy the game!
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For additional insight into the business of the big game, and the NFL more generally, we posed the following questions to a panel of leading experts. You can check out their bios and responses below.
- Who's your pick to win?
- What kind of economic impact do you expect hosting the Super Bowl to have on San Francisco Bay Area?
- What trends do you expect from the commercials this year? Is Super Bowl ad time an effective investment for companies?
- How many Super Bowls do you ultimately expect there to be? What are the biggest issues facing the future of the league?
Raymond Sauer Professor and Chair of the John E. Walker Department of Economics at Clemson University
Tim Groseclose Professor in the Department of Economics and Adam Smith Chair in the Mercatus Center at George Mason University
Brian Larson Director of Sport Management and Associate Professor of Marketing in the School of Business Administration at Widener University
Kevin W. Downer Director of Sport Management and Assistant Professor of Exercise and Sport Science at Bluefield College
Anthony G. Weaver Chair and Associate Professor in the Department of Sport & Event Management at Elon University
Vassilis Dalakas Professor of Marketing in the College of Business Administration at California State University San Marcos
Brandon Brown Assistant Professor in the Department of Sport Management at University of Tampa
Peter A. Carfagna Lecturer on Law at Harvard Law School, and CEO of Magis, LLC








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