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FOOTBALL’S BIGGEST DAY OF THE YEAR
Everything you need to know before Super Bowl Sunday & three things you might be surprised to learn.
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Super Bowl 53 Basics
- WHO: New England Patriots vs. Los Angeles Rams.
- WHEN: Sunday, February 3rd. Kickoff at 6:30pm ET on CBS.
- WHERE: Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, GA.
- WHY: To crown NFL’s champion.
- BONUS: Gladys Knight sings nat’l anthem & Maroon 5 is headlining the halftime show with Travis Scott & Big Boi as guests.
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How Much to Go?
$3,800 – $18,100 overall
- Ticket prices will be the majority of your expense, ranging from $3,300 – $15,925/seat.
- Atlanta-area hotel prices surged 146%, according to reports.
- BUT Mercedes-Benz stadium is known for its inexpensive food with $2 hot dogs, refillable soda, $3 pizza, & $5 draft beers.
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Age: Just a Number
- If Rams win: Sean McVay (33) will be the youngest coach to win a Super Bowl.
- If Patriots win: Head coach Bill Belichick (66) will be the oldest coach & Tom Brady (41) would be the oldest starting quarterback to win a Super Bowl. Brady would also win his 6th championship ring – the most in NFL history.
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Super Bowl “Fever”
1 in 4 employed Americans impacted by the Big Game on Monday.
- 17.2M Americans may miss work.
- Another 22M may come in late, leave early or work from home.
- Survey: 1 in 3 American workers believe the day after the Super Bowl should be a national holiday.
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Following tradition, an interview with the President will air around 3:30pm est. Not into the game? There's always the commercials! CBS is reportedly charging a record-setting $5.25M for a 30-sec spot - $175K/sec.
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- Super Bowl Preview Capsule:
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2019/01/31/super-bowl-preview-capsule/38982965/ - Cost to Attend the Super Bowl:
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/01/18/how-much-does-it-cost-to-attend-the-super-bowl.html - Super Bowl 2019: Inside the $2 billion stadium where a hot dog only costs $2:
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/super-bowl-2019-inside-the-2-billion-mercedes-benz-stadium-atlanta-where-a-hot-dog-only-costs-2/ - A lot of employees will be out of work Monday with ‘Super Bowl Fever’:
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2019/01/31/super-bowl-fever-why-many-people-skip-work-monday/2731405002/ - Super Bowl Fever May Sideline Record 17.2 Million Workers on Monday:
https://www.apnews.com/d1d4a204870549439c8405ce81416846 - This is how much it costs to air a commercial during the 2019 Super Bowl:
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/01/30/how-much-it-costs-to-air-a-commercial-during-super-bowl-liii.html - President Trump agrees to pre-Super Bowl interview with Margaret Brennan of CBS:
https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2019/01/28/president-trump-agrees-super-bowl-interview-cbs/2706368002/