by Amaury Pi Gonzalez

All the projections point to the largest audience in the history of American television this Sunday in Phoenix, Arizona, when the reigning NFL champion Seattle Seahawks(14-4) face the New England Patriots(14-4). Drama all over the place surrounds the biggest sporting event in the United States, this Sunday, as the Seattle team tries to become the first team in 10 years to win back-to-back Superbowls. And who was the last team to accomplish that? How about the New England Patriots, they won it in 2004 and 2005.

Superbowl XLVII Seattle won going away over Denver 43-8 and 112.2 million people watched it on television. Previously i9n XLVII Baltimore beat San Francisco in a thriller by a 34-31 score. Super Bowl XLVIII breaks the record set by the 2012 Super Bowl. That game averaged 111.3 million viewers, narrowly topping 2010’s 111 million. So what would it be this Sunday,115 million?

My fearless prediction for this Sunday, Patriots 37 Seahawks 30

SUPERBOWL TIDBITS

-152 million people in the US will watch at least part of the game

-For the first time something will make more money in 2015 than the movie “American Sniper”

-Las Vegas Odds are in favor of Seattle’s Richard Sherman playing the game, even as girlfriend might be giving birth to their first baby

-Thirty seconds commercial sold for $4.5 million. First Superbowl, (1967) a thirty second commercial sold for $40,000 (Household income in 1967 in USA was $7,200)

-Budweiser commercials always deliver and this time save dogs. Wait for the “sexy” Carl’s Jr commercial, is worth it

-The country of Ecuador for the first time, will have a commercial in the Superbowl. Hola Ecuador!

-On Monday, next day after the game, a group of politicians will introduce a bill in Washington, to make Superbowl Day a Holiday in the US. Isn’t it already? Well that’s D.C.

-Katy Perry will perform at half time, and she will not have a wardrobe malfunction. Phoenix native and country star Dirks Bentley will perform before the game.

-New England Quarterback Tom Brady (Bay Area guy) will win the MVP, with normal inflated balls

-After this Superbowl ends, and one day after Major League Baseball Spring Training ends in late March, only “Motel 6” will have rooms available in the Phoenix area.

-Will be televised to 198 countries in 25 languages.

-Over 4,000 credentials issued to members of the US and world media. Not all are sportscasters, since the event transcends sports.

-Hooters in downtown Phoenix, will make more money this week than in the previous 4 months.

-For the first time flags in Spanish will be sold in Phoenix: El Supertazón XLIX !

-It will not snow in Boston while the game is played in Phoenix

-The median age of The Super Bowl viewer in 2014 was 43.7, a slight increase from the previous year 43.5. (Nielsen)

-35 million more women than men, will watch and remember the commercials

-2,500 less people will die in the roads in the US during the game

-Radio stations carrying the Superbowl, will have twice as much of an audience, during the game, than at anytime during any of their most listened shows.

-328 million gallons of beer will be consumed in the US during the game

-1 billions chicken wings will be consumed in the US during the game

-28 million pounds of potato chips will be consumed in the US during the game

-8 million employees will not show up Monday to work

-Countries where Football doesn’t mean Soccer= 1 The United States of America

-Best thing about the Superbowl?

Enjoy the game, I am going to the movies, there will be nobody there. I will wait to see the two million highlights during the week

Amaury Pi Gonzalez does News and Commentary weekly for http://www.sportsradioservice catch his podcast from Scotts Seafood in San Jose on March 23rd

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