The Super Bowl is one of America’s most popular sporting events, and is actually the most watched sports event by far in the United States. Other countries even watch it, because it is just that exciting and thrilling! Football has become a staple of American society, whether it’s high school football, college football, or the NFL. There are many funny and interesting facts about the Super Bowl that a lot of people don’t know though, and this list will hopefully shed some light on those facts!
5. Starter Wins
5. Starter Wins
There are only two quarterbacks in the U.S. who have won both a college football national championship as well as a Super Bowl as starters. Their names are Joe Montana and Joe Namath.
4. Peyton Manning
4. Peyton Manning
Peyton Manning is a beloved quarterback in the NFL, but most people don’t realize that he has won the most MVP award victories in the history of the NFL with five different awards.
3. Television Views
3. Television Views
Despite the fact that the Super Bowl is the most watched sporting event on U.S. television, it doesn’t even break into the top 20 sporting events watched internationally.
2. The First Super Bowl
2. The First Super Bowl
It may feel like the Super Bowl has been around forever, but the first Super Bowl was actually held only 49 years ago in 1967! The Green Bay Packers and Kansas City played, and Green Bay won!
1. High Food Consumption
1. High Food Consumption
Everyone knows that the Super Bowl is about football first, but secondly, it’s about the snacks. A lot of people actually attend Super Bowl parties just for the snacks, and don’t even know anything about football. But, did you know that the Super Bowl is the second-highest day of the year for food consumption in the U.S.? The first-highest day is Thanksgiving.
