Super Bowl XLVII by the numbers
Photo: Randy Moss #84 of the San Francisco 49ers answers questions from the media during Super Bowl XLVII Media Day ahead of Super Bowl XLVII at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on January 29, 2013 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
4
The Ravens have four players on the active roster who have already made it to the NFL's biggest stage: defensive back James Ihedigbo (2012 New England Patriots), linebacker Ray Lewis (2001 Baltimore Ravens), linebacker Brendon Ayanbadejo (2006 Chicago Bears) and wide receiver Anquan Boldin (2009 Arizona Cardinals).Photo: Anquan Boldin of the Baltimore Ravens scores an 18-yard touchdown reception in the fourth quarter against Darius Butler of the Indianapolis Colts, during the AFC Wild Card Playoff Game at M&T Bank Stadium on January 6, 2013 in Baltimore, Md.
5
The San Francisco 49ers have won five Super Bowl titles. The Niners won their fifth Super Bowl, 49-26 over San Diego on Jan. 29, 1995. The Pittsburgh Steelers hold the record for the most Super Bowl titles, with six.Photo: Former 49ers great Joe Montana and former Steelers star Franco Harris laugh at a press conference for former Super Bowl MVP's at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana in Jan. 31, 2002.
10
This is the 10th Super Bowl to be played in New Orleans and the seventh at the Superdome. The first three - in 1970, 1972 and 1975 - were played at Tulane Stadium.Photo: Adam Vinatieri (4) of the St.Louis Rams breaks into celebration after kicking the game-winning field goal against the St. Louis Rams during Superbowl XXXVI at the Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana on Feb. 3, 2002. The Patriots defeated the Rams 20-17.
66
The forecast calls for 66 degrees and clouds in New Orleans on Super Bowl Sunday but the game will be played indoors. Next year's NFL championship will be played at MetLife Stadium in N.J. - the first outdoor Super Bowl in a cold-weather city. The Feb. 3 forecast for East Rutherford? 34 degrees and snow showers.Photo: A Super Bowl flag is seen on Bourbon Street prior to the start of Super Bowl XLVII at Mercedes-Benz Superdome on January 29, 2013 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
150
How about some home cookin' in the Big Easy - as in 150 plates of it to feed a football team? That's what Ravens wide receiver Jacoby Jones' mother, Emily, presented the Baltimore players for dinner this week at the team hotel to kick off Super Bowl prep New Orleans-style. "Gumbo, jambalaya, potato salad, bread pudding, macaroni, the whole nine yards. She made 150 plates," Jones said. "All they kept saying is she put her foot in it. I love it."Photo: Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Jacoby Jones celebrates as he crosses the goal line for a touchdown against the Denver Broncos in the fourth quarter of an AFC divisional playoff NFL football game, Saturday, Jan. 12, 2013, in Denver.
1,200
The face value of a premium ticket for Super Bowl XLVII is $1,200 (the same as the past three years). The cost of a premium ticket in 1967 for Super Bowl I: $12.Photo: Anastasia Danias, vice president of legal affairs for the NFL, holds samples of legitimate tickets, at a news conference regarding counterfeit Super Bowl merchandise and tickets for the upcoming Super Bowl XLVII in New Orleans, Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013.
5,205
The NFL says 5,205 media members have been credentialed for the Super Bowl, and more than 2,000 showed up for media day interview sessions. Those sessions were also open to fans for $25, and paid attendance was 5,479 in the Superdome.Photo: Baltimore Ravens linebacker Terrell Suggs answers a question during media day for the NFL Super Bowl XLVII football game Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013, in New Orleans.
72,003
The capacity of the Mercedes-Benz Superdome is 72,003. In 2011, the Superdome completed an $85 million renovation, which added 3,100 new seats, two new premium ground level club lounges and 983 new LED lights at the top of the Gate C Podium and the landing of the Grand Staircase.Photo: A general view of the Carolina Panthers at the New Orleans Saints at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on December 30, 2012 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
88,000
Each player on the winning Super Bowl team gets a share of $88,000. Each player on the losing team takes in $44,000.Photo: In this composite image a comparison has been made between quarterback Joe Flacco of the Baltimore Ravens and quarterback Colin Kaepernick of the San Francisco 49ers.
3.8 million
The average price for 30 seconds of air time during the big game this year is pegged at $3.8 million. That's an 8.6 percent jump from last year's $3.5 million price tag, and almost 27 percent higher than the $3 million charged in 2011. The price for the same spot in 1967 for the inaugural Super Bowl? $42,000.Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson in the "Got Milk" campaign's Super Bowl ad.
13.6 million
Investigators have confiscated more than $13.6 million worth of phony sports merchandise over the past five months and expect to seize more in New Orleans during Super Bowl week, a federal law-enforcement official said.Photo: Confiscated counterfeit merchandise is displayed at a news conference regarding counterfeit NFL football merchandise and tickets for the upcoming Super Bowl XLVII in New Orleans, Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013.
50 million
Americans will consume an estimated 50 million cases of beer on Super Bowl Sunday. For those counting at home, that's 1.2 billion beers.Photo: A customer holds a six-pack of Westvleteren 12 at Ales Unlimited on December 12, 2012 in San Francisco, California.
111 million
More than 111 million people are expected to tune in to CBS to watch the game (111.3 million saw last year's Super Bowl). The game will be broadcast live in more than 180 countries and in more than 30 different languages.In this Feb. 5, 2012, file photo, Ron Blydenburgh, of Hampton Bays, N.Y., watches the broadcast of the 2012 NFL football Super Bowl.
158 million
Holy guacamole! Americans are expected to consume 79 million pounds of avocados during Super Bowl parties and festivities. That works out to about 158 million avocados.Photo: Avocados are labelled with the European Union's logo for organic food on February 15, 2012 at the BioFach trade fair for organic products in Nuremberg, southern Germany.