Nicely, one other Tremendous Bowl is within the books, and sadly for this lifelong Minnesota Vikings fan, it didn’t finish with my crew holding up the Vince Lombardi Trophy in triumph. In truth, the sport didn’t even embody the Vikings. However I’ll be OK. Given how lengthy it’s been because the Vikes final performed within the Tremendous Bowl (45 years, for many who should know), I’m used to watching different squads take part within the largest skilled gridiron sport of the yr. This yr, that distinction belonged to the Los Angeles Rams and Cincinnati Bengals, with the Rams popping out on prime in a nail-biter, 23-20. So, congrats to the Rams and their followers. In fact, like lots of people with no rooting curiosity within the consequence, I nonetheless tuned in. The Tremendous Bowl has turn out to be one of many largest occasion days of the yr within the U.S. Simply take a look at the information (beneath). Whether or not we’re speaking viewership, Nielsen rankings, the price of a business, and even the quantity of hen wings consumed, the numbers are likely to go up yearly. Mess around with the charts and also you’ll see what I imply. Two of the extra fascinating issues I found have been: 1) the very first Tremendous Bowl, in 1967, was truly broadcast on two networks, with CBS scoring a decisive victory over NBC—each in viewers and in advert pricing; and a pair of) there haven’t been many repeat matchups over the course of the sport’s storied, 56-year historical past. Bizarre. What enjoyable details can you discover?
