Super Bowl fun facts: part two
It's the annual championship game of the National Football League and also an American pastime, the Super Bowl. And since this is one the most popular annual events in the United States, we thought before we head into this year’s game between the Giants and the Patriots, we take look at some past highlights of this super sports tradition.
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The Minnesota Vikings appeared in four super bowls, all of them in the seventies. Not only did they lose every game, they never held the lead at any time during those four appearances
The Dallas Cowboy-Pittsburgh Steelers rivalry was big during the seventies as well. In fact, they were the only two teams that competed in Super Bowl three times, Super Bowl 10, 13, and 30
The Washington Redskins appeared in five super bowls and had a big day in Super Bowl 22, they set the record for most yards gained, 602, and that day they also scored six touchdowns.
And just like we did in part one of these Super Bowl facts, we now turn to our eight year old “expert” if you will. We’ve been asking him some Super Bowl trivia, so let’s see how he scores here.
"Who is, I know, Jerry Rice.”
“And how about a true or false question. There has never been an overtime game in Super Bowl History.”
“False,” replied Ethan.
“That's actually true, but what about the first Super Bowl?”
“The Green Bay Packers beat the Kansas City Chiefs in and the MVP was Bart Starr and the score was 35 to 10,” said Ethan.
And what super bowl event would be complete without the commercials? In 1967, a 30 second commercial cost $42,000. For this year's game, $3.5 million. That's a look at some fun Super Bowl facts, and of course, enjoy this year's game between the Giants and the Patriots.