48 factoids about Super Bowl XLVIII
Some 48 billion words will probably be written or texted about the 48th Super Bowl before next Sunday. Here are 1,600 to give you a head start -- 48 factoids you should know about Super Bowl XLVIII:
1. This will be the first time a Super Bowl has been played outdoors in the north. And probably the last. The next three Super Bowls are in Glendale, Ariz., San Francisco, and Houston.
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4. Before there were Super Bowls, eight NFL championship games were staged in New York City, all in December. The last was in 1962, when Vince Lombardi's Green Bay Packers thumped the host Giants 16-7 at old Yankee Stadium.
37. The Broncos are the home team and will wear orange jerseys. The Seahawks will wear white jerseys and blue pants.
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38. The last time the Seahawks wore white -- and didn't play at deafening CenturyLink Field -- was on Dec. 15 when they played the Giants. At MetLife Stadium.
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We'll be providing live coverage throughout Sunday night's game as the NFC champion Seattle Seahawks take on the AFC's Denver Broncos.
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