Super Bowl XLVII By the Numbers
Crack open a cold one, settle on the couch and get your Super Bowl XLVII facts and figures before kickoff.
The grudge match of the year is on: San Francisco vs. Baltimore. And we’re not just talking the Super Bowl, but city vs. city.
As you count down the hours to kickoff and debate the matchup of Ravens vs. 49ers, here are some Super Bowl stats you should know:
1. This year, a 30-second commercial costs $4 million, up from $3.5 million last year and $42,000 in 1967, according to Time.
2. Football fans are anticipated to consume an estimated 79 million pounds of Hass avocados during Super Bowl gatherings this year, according to the Hass Avocado Board.
3. If you still think the 1983 series finale of M*A*S*H was the most-watched broadcast in the U.S., think again. The 2010 Super Bowl between the New Orleans Saints and Indianapolis Colts stole that title, only to be beaten one year later when 111 million people tuned in to watch the 2011 Super Bowl between the Green Bay Packers and the Pittsburgh Steelers, according to Nielsen Co. That record was broken again last year when 111.3 million people watched the Giants beat the Patriots, according to ESPN.go.com.
4. Heading into the game, the 49ers are 5-0 in Super Bowls and the Ravens are 1-0 in Super Bowls.
5. Super Bowl XLVII is the first time in professional sports history that siblings will coach against each other, according to SB Nation. John Harbaugh coaches the Ravens and Jim Harbaugh coaches the 49ers. John has a 54-26 record in five years as Ravens head coach. Jim's two years as 49ers head coach netted a 24-8 record.
But what about how the two teams' cities compare? We'll even throw host city New Orleans into the mix. All statistics come from the Census Bureau.
Nation’s most populous cities ranking, as of July 1, 2011
|
Baltimore |
San Francisco |
New Orleans |
|
24th: 619,493 people |
14th: 812,826 people |
51st: 360,740 people |
Percentage of residents 25 and older who have a bachelor’s degree (national average is 28.5 percent)
|
Baltimore |
San Francisco |
New Orleans |
|
27.5 |
52.1 |
32.4 |
Percentage of residents 5 and older who speak a language other than English at home
|
Baltimore |
San Francisco |
New Orleans |
|
8.1 |
46 |
8.7 |
Average commute in minutes (national average is 25.5)
|
Baltimore |
San Francisco |
New Orleans |
|
29.6 |
29.6 |
22.7 |
Median household income (national median is $50,502)
|
Baltimore |
San Francisco |
New Orleans |
|
$38,721 |
$69,894 |
$35,041 |
Median value of owner-occupied homes (national median is $173,600)
|
Baltimore |
San Francisco |
New Orleans |
|
$154,400 |
$719,800 |
$185,400 |
Of course, these stats have nothing to do with what the Ravens and 49ers can do on the field. Who are you rooting for in Super Bowl XLVII? Vote in the poll below.
Super Bowl XLVII:
Who: Baltimore Ravens vs. San Francisco 49ers
Kickoff time: Sunday, Feb. 3 at 6:30 p.m. EST
Where: New Orleans, LA, at Mercedes-Benz Superdome
Channel: CBS
Contributions from Lauren Burgoon, Sara Jacobi and Ashley Troutman
