Super Bowl 50: What Stats And Records To Watch Out For On Sunday
By Kyle Buis
SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — You've made the food, you've filled out your office pool sheet, but what about the game?
Experts have dissected this game left and right, so all there is to do is look back on what history could be made on Sunday.
One record that seems likely to fall on Sunday is the most rushing yards by a quarterback in Super Bowl history. If you're thinking John Elway owns that record, you're a long ways off. It was nearly broken three years ago by San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick when he ran for 62 yards in Super Bowl XLVII.
But the actual record belongs to the late Steve McNair. The Tennessee Titans quarterback rushed for 64 yards in a Super Bowl 34 loss against the St. Louis Rams.
One thing that's certain to happen is somebody's scoring a touchdown. Only one team in Super Bowl history has gone without a touchdown, and that was the Miami Dolphins in Super Bowl VI.
If you're looking for hope for your office pool numbers, or you end up hoping for a big comeback, here's a breakdown of the most points scored by both teams in each quarter in Super Bowl history (sorry Denver and Carolina fans)
- 1st quarter: 24 (Super Bowl XXXI; New England v Green Bay)
- 2nd quarter: 35 (Super Bowl XXII; Washington v Denver)
- 3rd quarter: 24 (Super Bowl XXVI; Washington v Buffalo)
- 4th quarter: 37 (Super Bowl XXXVIII; Carolina v New England)
Now if you're looking at just individual teams, just know slow starts are to be expected:
- 1st quarter: 14 (Miami, Oakland, Dallas, San Francisco, New England, Chicago and Green Bay)
- 2nd quarter: 35 (Super Bowl XXII; Washington v Denver)
- 3rd quarter: 24 (Super Bowl XLVII; Baltimore v San Francisco)
- 4th quarter: 21 (Super Bowl XXVII; Dallas v Buffalo)
The Denver Broncos own the title for most games lost, standing alone with five losses.
Dallas Cowboys quarterback Roger Staubach and Buffalo Bills quarterbacks Jim Kelly and Frank Reich are tied for the most fumbles in a game with three.
But let's talk about rare things
- There have been seven safeties all time in the Super Bowl, and never more than one in a game. One of those safeties was the only score in the lowest-scoring first half in Super Bowl history (Pittsburgh v Minnesota, Super Bowl (IX)
- There have been 10 kickoff returns for touchdowns in Super Bowl history, including back-to-back returns in Super Bowl XXXV by the New York Giants, then Baltimore Ravens.
- There has never been a punt return for a touchdown in a Super Bowl.