Fun facts
What you need to know about the Super Bowl
Here are a few fun facts for you ahead of Super Bowl LX tomorrow.
Seattle Seahawks (16–3, No. 1 seed) vs. New England Patriots (17–3, No. 2 seed)
NFC Championship: Seattle 31, Los Angeles Rams 27
AFC Championship: New England 10, Denver Broncos 7
Be like Mike
This will be the third time that the two head coaches share the same first name and each time it’s meet a meeting of Mikes:
XXXII: Denver (Mike Shanahan) 31, Green Bay (Mike Holmgren) 24
XLV: Green Bay (Mike McCarthy) 31. Pittsburgh (Mike Tomlin) 25
Possible history
If New England wins, Mike Vrabel would become the first person to win a Super Bowl as both a player and a head coach for the same team.
Curses
The “Even” Curse: The Patriots have struggled in even-numbered Super Bowls, going 2-4 in them, while have a 4-1 advantage in odd-numbered ones.
Rematches
This is the 10th Super Bowl rematch in NFL history. The winner of the first meeting is 6-3 in the second meeting.
Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Dallas Cowboys
Super Bowl X (1976): Pittsburgh Steelers 21, Dallas Cowboys 17
Super Bowl XIII (1979): Pittsburgh Steelers 35, Dallas Cowboys 31
Super Bowl XXX (1996): Dallas Cowboys 27, Pittsburgh Steelers 17
New England Patriots vs. New York Giants
Super Bowl XLII (2008): New York Giants 17, New England Patriots 14
Super Bowl XLVI (2012): New York Giants 21, New England Patriots 17
Dallas Cowboys vs. Buffalo Bills
Super Bowl XXVII (1993): Dallas Cowboys 52, Buffalo Bills 17
Super Bowl XXVIII (1994): Dallas Cowboys 30, Buffalo Bills 13
Miami Dolphins vs. Washington Redskins
Super Bowl VII (1973): Miami Dolphins 14, Washington Redskins 7
Super Bowl XVII (1983): Washington Redskins 27, Miami Dolphins 17
San Francisco 49ers vs. Cincinnati Bengals
Super Bowl XVI (1982):
Super Bowl XXIII (1989):
New England Patriots vs. St. Louis/Los Angeles Rams
Super Bowl XXXVI (2002):
Super Bowl LIII (2019):
New England Patriots vs. Philadelphia Eagles
Super Bowl XXXIX (2005): New England Patriots 24, Philadelphia Eagles 21
Super Bowl LII (2018): Philadelphia Eagles 41, New England Patriots 33
Kansas City Chiefs vs. San Francisco 49ers
Super Bowl LIV (2020): Kansas City Chiefs 31, San Francisco 49ers 20
Super Bowl LVIII (2024): Kansas City Chiefs 25, San Francisco 49ers 22
Kansas City Chiefs vs. Philadelphia Eagles
Super Bowl LVII (2023): Kansas City Chiefs 38, Philadelphia Eagles 35
Super Bowl LIX (2025): Philadelphia Eagles 40, Kansas City Chiefs 22
New England Patriots vs. Seattle Seahawks
Super Bowl XLIX (2015): New England Patriots 28, Seattle Seahawks 24
Super Bowl LX (2026): Sunday, Feb. 8
Super Bowl standings
Franchise records in Super Bowl games. Teams are listed by games won. Listed are team W-L record and percentage
Pittsburgh Steelers 6-2 .750
New England Patriots 6-5 .545
San Francisco 49ers 5-3 .625
Dallas Cowboys 5-3 .625
New York Giants 4-1 .800
Green Bay Packers 4-1 .800
Kansas City Chiefs 4-3 .571
Washington Commanders 3-2 .600
Las Vegas Raiders 3-2 .600
Denver Broncos 3-5 .375
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2-0 1.000
Baltimore Ravens 2-0 1.000
Indianapolis Colts 2-2 .500
Miami Dolphins 2-3 .400
Philadelphia Eagles 2-3 .400
Los Angeles Rams 2-3 .400
New Orleans Saints 1-0 1.000
New York Jets 1-0 1.000
Chicago Bears 1-1 .500
Seattle Seahawks 1-2 .333
Minnesota Vikings 0-4 .000
Buffalo Bills 0-4 .000
Cincinnati Bengals 0-3 .000
Atlanta Falcons 0-2 .000
Carolina Panthers 0-2 .000
Los Angeles Chargers 0-1 .000
Tennessee Titans 0-1 .000
Arizona Cardinals 0-1 .000
Cleveland Browns 0-0 .000
Detroit Lions 0-0 .000
Houston Texans 0-0 .000
Jacksonville Jaguars 0-0 .000
Commercials
The price tag for a Super Bowl commercial has hit $10 million for a 30-second spot. That’s up from the $8 million cost last year.
President and a QB
Five schools have produced both a president and a Super Bowl-winning quarterback.
If Drake Maye can lead the Patriots to victory, we’ll add to this list:
Delaware:
President: Joe Biden
Super Bowl QB: Joe Flacco
Miami (Ohio):
President: Benjamin Harrison
Super Bowl QB: Ben Roethlisberger
Michigan
President: Gerald Ford
Super Bowl QB: Tom Brady
Stanford
President: Herbert Hoover
Super Bowl QBs: Jim Plunkett, Jon Elway
Navy
President: Jimmy Carter
Super Bowl QB: Roger Staubach
‘Marlboro Man’ ties
Seattle QB Sam Darnold’s grandfather, Dick Hammer, was the “Marlboro Man,” the rugged-looking, square-jawed man who graced billboards, newspaper and magazine ads wearing a cowboy hat with a cigarette hanging out of his mouth.
Hammer also played on USC’s Final Four basketball team in 1954 and was a member of the U.S. Olympic volleyball team at the 1964 Summer Olympics.
He also appeared as a fireman in nine episodes of the television series “Emergency!” in 1972. Hammer died in 1999, when Darnold was two years old.
Fashion report
The Patriots will wear white jerseys and white pants, a combination they’ve never worn in the Super Bowl. They’re 4-2 in the Super Bowl when they wear white jerseys.
The Seahawks will be in navy blue jerseys and pants. They’re 0-2 in Super Bowls when wearing this combination.
In the past 21 years, the team wearing white has gone 16-5. However, but they’ve lost two straight.
