Time has come for the fans of American football to cheer on again. As another Super Bowl competition is approaching, fans are eagerly waiting for another exciting game. Yes, Super Bowl XLII is set to be held at the
The upcoming Super Bowl will be the 42nd Super Bowl competition since its first competition held in 1967, before the merger of NFL-AFL. In 2007, Indianapolis Colts won the Super Bowl XLI with a 29-17 victory over Chicago Bears at the Dolphin Stadium of Miami. Peyton Manning was awarded the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of Super Bowl XLI. The winners of AFC and NFC conferences of 2007 will meet in the upcoming Super Bowl XLII.
Popularity of Super Bowl
There is no doubt regarding the immense popularity of a Super Bowl competition. It is like a festival to an American. Super Bowl competition means a lot to the fans of American football. You can realize the popularity of Super Bowl considering the facts given below:
- The day Super Bowl match taken place is the second-largest US food consumption day, after Thanksgiving day.
- Super Bowl is the most-viewed television program of the year in the
- The day is the national holiday in
- The one-hour half time of a Super Bowl match is the highest-priced television commercial slot. The price increases every year. Last year, a 30-second spot for television advertisement during the half time of Super Bowl XLI was sold for a record US$2.6 million.
- Super Bowl XLI in 2007 was broadcast in 232 countries all over the world. A total of 54 television channels aired the competition in 33 languages.
- Nearly half the
- In order to experience a Super Bowl match, you need to apply for the ticket from February 1 to June 1 and must be sent it via certified or registered mail. Then by November, you will get to know if you are lucky enough to buy a ticket of the next Super Bowl.
Formation of National Football League (NFL) and Road to Super Bowl
Super Bowl is, in other words, the championship game of NFL Season in
Each of the 32 teams of NFL play 16 matches in the regular season. Each of the teams plays against other teams of that division twice; once in home and another in away. In addition to this six matches, every team in the competition play 10 more matches including four matches against the teams of a particular division of that conference and four more against the teams of a particular division of other conference. Two other matches are assigned by NFL considering the team’s standing in the previous season.
From each of the conferences, six teams enter into the NFL Playoff rounds including four divisional champions and two wildcard teams. The two wild card teams are those who have better record in that conference compared to the other teams, except the four divisional champions of the conference. So, 12 teams get into the NFL Playoff round after the end of the regular season. NFL Playoff round is a knockout stage where only the winning teams progresses to the next round. There are three rounds in NFL Playoff including wildcard round, divisional round and conference championship though which two conference champions are decided who later on take part in the Super Bowl competition.
Super Bowl XLII Venue: The
The stadium is situated in Glendale of Arizona State. The multipurpose stadium was officially opened on August 1, 2006. This is the home ground of Arizona Cardinals. Designed by Architect Peter Eisenman, the stadium has all the facilities of modern technologies and its retractable roof increases its appeal to the people. So, the stadium can be used as an indoor ground in summer in order to keep the inside environment cool with air condition system and in winter, the stadium is used as an open ground that helps to keep the inside warm.
The naming right of the stadium is acquired by the
The Half Time Show of Super Bowl XLII
Half time show of Super Bowl is one of the most popular cultural programs in the U.S. Popular singers perform in the half time show and its pre-game ceremonies. The same thing is going to happen in the upcoming Super Bowl XLII as well. Produced and directed by White Cherry Entertainment and Don Mischer Productions, the Bridgestone Super Bowl XLII half time show will feature some of the popular faces of the music arena in the
Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney and Prince, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers will perform in the upcoming Super Bowl XLII at the
Sources:
National Football League entry in Wikipedia
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