The Super Bowl is the most important game in the NFL, pitting the best teams of the season against each other to define the league champion. On February 11, the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers will star in the LVIII edition of this game, so below we present a basic guide to understand this sport and enjoy the duel for the title.
The NFL consists of 32 teams, 16 make up the American Conference (AFC) and 16 the National Conference (NFC). In the 2023 season, the Chiefs were crowned in the AFC and the 49ers in the NFC.
American football is played on a field 120 yards long and 53.3 yards wide (inch, foot, yard and mile are units of the length measurement system in the United States). The land is divided into two. The last 10 yards of each half, painted a different color than the field, correspond to the end zone.
Starting at yard one, outside this zone, in each half of the field, the numerical progression 10, 20, 30, 40 is painted white every 10 yards, until yard 50, which establishes the midfield.
At each end of the field there is a ‘Y’-shaped tubular structure in which its upper posts are 18.5 feet (5.64 meters) apart through which the kickers must pass the ball to score points.
The match lasts 60 minutes of effective play, divided into four periods of 15 minutes each. Halftime also lasts 15 minutes; In the case of the Super Bowl, it extends to 30 minutes for the development of the musical show that will be performed by Usher on February 11.
An American football game can extend to three hours or more because the clock stops for various situations such as an infraction (penalty), review of controversial plays and if in the last minutes of the second and last period, a player carrying the ball leaves the field or there is an incomplete pass.
Each team has a squad of 53 players who are divided by their function; offense, defense and special teams.
The objective of the game is for the 11 offensive players to take the ball to the opposing end zone, something that the 11 defensive players will seek to prevent.
The offense has four opportunities to advance at least 10 yards and thus gain four new opportunities, this is called ‘first and 10’. If they do not succeed, on the fourth opportunity the team will deliver the ball with a kick so that the rival has their chance.
Points in an American football game are scored in several ways. If a player takes the ball to the end zone with a run or catches a pass inside it, he will score six points, this is called a touchdown.
After this touchdown the team has the option of scoring an extra point if its kicker passes the ball between the ‘Y’ at the end of the end zone. He will get two points if instead of kicking he decides to take the ball back to the end zone.
Another way to score is through a ‘field goal’, which is worth three points; It is a kick that the team will attempt from an area of the field in which it is confident that its kicker has the strength to pass the ball through the center of the ‘Y’. The longest kick in NFL history is 63 yards.
Data that the fan should know:
The first Super Bowl was played on January 15, 1967. The Green Bay Packers beat the Kansas City Chiefs 35-10.
The trophy awarded to the NFL champion is named after Vince Lombardi, legendary Packers coach, who won the first Super Bowl.
The New England Patriots and Pittsburgh Steelers are the teams that have won the most Super Bowls in history, with six each.
The Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions, Houston Texans and Jacksonville Jaguars are the only teams that have never played in a Super Bowl.
Tom Brady is the player with the most Super Bowl wins, with seven; six with the Patriots and one with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
The most watched Super Bowl in history was last year, which the Chiefs beat the Eagles 38-35, with 115.1 million viewers.
Super Bowl LVIII on February 11 between the Chiefs and 49ers will take place at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada, which has a capacity for 65,000 spectators.
The San Francisco 49ers have won five Super Bowls in their history. He did it in editions XVI, XIX, XXIII, XXIV and XXIX.
Kansas City Chiefs have triumphed in three Super Bowls; IV, LIV and LVII.
Chiefs and 49ers already met in an NFL title game. Kansas City won 31-20 in Super Bowl LIV.
Each player on the winning team in the Super Bowl receives $164,000; the elements of the losing team, $82,000.
Tickets for Super Bowl LVIII are the most expensive in history. They sell for up to $12,121 on the regular market and up to $44,000 on resale.
The cost for a 30-second television ad for this Super Bowl is seven million dollars.
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2024-02-05 14:25:43
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