Super Bowl Kickoff Time and Five Fun Facts about the Big Game
Here's some additional facts about Sunday's big game we bet you didn't know, and some more useful information including kickoff time and where to watch the game in Reading or North Reading.
Watching the Super Bowl with friends can leave a lot of us feeling like information haves and have-nots. While some of us have been following the teams, their players, strategy, and statistics since the day we were born, others at least know who the quarterbacks are and that they are the ones who throw the ball.
Whether you're looking to impress the sports nerds in the room with a few of your own facts, or you're simply a true connoisseur of arguably useless knowledge, here's some fun trivia for you about Super Bowl 2013.
Five Fun Facts About the Super Bowl
- This year, a 30-second commercial costs $4 million, up from 3.5 million last year and $42,000 in 1967, according to Time.
- Football fans are anticipated to consume an estimated 79 million pounds of Hass avocados during Big Game gatherings this year, according to the Hass Avocado Board.
- If you still think the 1983 season finale of M*A*S*H was the most-watched broadcast in the U.S., think again. The 2010 Super Bowl between the New Orleans Saints and Indianapolis Colts stole that title, only to be beaten exactly one year later when 111 million people tuned in to watch the 2011 Super Bowl between the Green Bay Packers and the Pittsburgh Steelers, according to Nielsen Co. That record was broken again last year when 111.3 million people watched the Giants beat the Patriots, according to ESPN.go.com.
- Heading into the game, the 49ers are 5-0 in Super Bowls and the Ravens are 1-0 in Super Bowls.
- Super Bowl XLVII is the first time in professional sports history that siblings will play each other. John Harbaugh coaches the Ravens and Jim Harbaugh coaches the 49ers, according to SB Nation.
So who will come out with the title? Finally, here's some actual useful knowledge to have heading into Sunday.
Who: The Ravens vs. The 49ers
Kickoff Time: Sunday, Feb. 3 at 6:30 p.m. ET
Where: New Orleans, LA at Mercedes-Benz Superdome
Channel: CBS
Here are five places to watch the game in Reading or North Reading:
1. Great American Tavern. Great American Tavern has 10, 50 and 60 inch televisions in their main dining room, plus a back room with a projection monitor so you can watch the game on the big screen. Reservations are suggested for the back room.
2. Grumpy Doyle's. Have some drinks, enjoy the atmosphere and watch the game on big screens at Grumpy Doyle's.
3. Horseshoe Grille. Stop by the Horseshoe Grille to watch the game on their big screen televisions. Enjoy dinner and a drink while you are there.
4. Longhorn Steakhouse. If you eat at the bar, you can have dinner and drinks and watch the game at the same time. Stop by Longhorn Steakhouse to take advantage of their big screens.
5. At Home. We've asked readers where they plan on catching the game on several occasions, and home seems to be a favorite place to catch the big game. Enjoy your flat screen, that big comfy couch and the company of loved ones.
Brian Katcher
9:10 am on Sunday, February 5, 2012
Go Giants! (ie, not the Pats)
Andrew Jeromski
10:20 am on Sunday, February 5, 2012
Well, good luck to you @Brian ... You will, however, forgive me if I ardently hope for the quick and humorous downfall of Mr. Manning.
Jennifer
10:53 am on Sunday, February 5, 2012
Gooo Patriots!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Cousin Vinnie
12:44 pm on Sunday, February 5, 2012
Five fun facts about real football
1) No commercials during the game
2) No time-outs for pretty boy QBs
3) over 700 million viewers watched the 2010 World Cup final
4) No cheerleaders
5) And the fans don't eat avocados!
PK
1:02 pm on Friday, February 1, 2013
Lots of silly flopping by euro weenies wearing girls headbands.
Andrew Jeromski
6:14 pm on Sunday, February 5, 2012
Two comments have been deleted from this thread for offensive material.
Laura Savage-Carr
6:20 pm on Tuesday, February 7, 2012
There’s a woman named Gisele
The hot model from Brazil.
She married Tom Brady
And turned him into a lady.
Now he wears fuzzy boots from Australia
And lost possession of his genitalia.
She forgot that team has no "I"
and dissed the Pats after they lost again to Eli.
Go Sox!
PK
1:02 pm on Friday, February 1, 2013
Wow, kinda lame
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PK
10:14 pm on Friday, February 1, 2013
Shameless plug.
Robert Hagerman
11:34 pm on Saturday, February 2, 2013
The brothers must be looking forward to it.
Tony
3:33 pm on Sunday, February 3, 2013
Wham Wham Bam Bam Big Bad San Fran!