Super Bowl XLV: fun facts about food, football, and ads. You may notice the streets will be exceptionally quiet this superb 'ol Sunday afternoon, with perhaps only a few pizza delivery vehicles passing by, as Americans gather en masse around the big screen to watch our annual football, food and advertising spectacular: Super Bowl XLV.
Two storied teams from the heartland - the Pittsburgh Steelers and Green Bay Packers - will take the field to conclude an exciting and, at times, controversial NFL season. We can only hope the quality of the game will live up to the stage and hype. A few fun facts to keep in mind for this Sunday's big game (6:30pm ET on FOX, btw): The Steelers have played in seven Super Bowls, winning six of them, while the Packers have been four times, winning three. Is it worth it? If you're looking for last-minute, Super Bowl party planning tips or recipes, you can check out the channel now for a variety of Super Bowl coverage, including this awesome recipe for Clams Casino Dip, from Foodwishes: Enjoy the game!
The History Of The Super Bowl. NFL Super Bowl XLV. Look Smart During Super Bowl. If you watch the Super Bowl for, say, the commercials or just to enjoy the food and drinks on the menu, the actual game can be a total bother.
During the pregame or breaks, you can ramble on about that Pepsi ad or the absurd spectacle that is the halftime show. But during the three hours those guys are fighting over that oblong object and the announcers are analyzing the minutest detail of every play, it can be hard to get a word in to your couchmates without being told to quiet down. Who needs such awkwardness?
If Super Sunday is truly a national holiday, you shouldn’t have to feel so out of the loop. So here are five surefire ways to start a conversation with the sports nuts on Feb. 6 and even teach them some lessons about the game they profess to know so well. (See the best and worst Super Bowl commercials of 2010.) 1. Wait a second, you’re saying to yourself, I don’t even know how many points a field goal is worth (three, by the way), and you’re telling me to throw out some jargon? Super Bowl XLV Preview Guide.
The Game. SuperBowl XLV - The Ads. The most high-tech ever. Cowboys Stadium's 600-ton, $40 million high-definition video screen might be the Super Bowl's most visible piece of technology.
Sunday's Super Bowl expected to be the most high-tech in history Cowboys Stadium data center processes 100 terabytes of info, powering 3,500 HD screens Free Wi-Fi, tablet apps available to the game's 100,000-plus attendees Online coupon sellers Groupon will be among the game's high-price advertisements (CNN) -- It may not be on the minds of hot-wing-chomping sports fans who want to see Clay Matthews clobber Ben Roethlisberger or Hines Ward streak toward the end zone.
But, by all accounts, Sunday's Super Bowl will be the most high-tech ever. From an in-stadium bank of servers storing 100 terabytes of data to an official Super Bowl app for the iPad (which fans will be able to bring into Cowboys Stadium in Dallas), computer technology is almost as integral to this year's game as helmets and shoulder pads. And, consider this as you nestle into your man cave. Go inside the Super Bowl with Visa.