Super Bowl week is here so let the shenanigans begin. While you map out the junk food you’re going to consume and your cocktail of choice to wash it down with, we have consolidated what you need for the party small talk so you can impress everyone, even the biggest sports fan.
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1. If you tend to pick your winning teams based on uniform colors, you’re out of luck this year. Both the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers uniforms have red as their primary color, which is a first for the Super Bowl. They’ve never had two teams with a predominantly red color scheme face off in the game. (FYI – the Chiefs will be in red jerseys and the 49ers will be in white for the game). WHO’S WHO?
2. You don’t have to know diddly squat about football to place a bet on Sunday’s game, thanks to prop bets. You can bet on anything from which song will be the first song of Jennifer Lopez’s halftime performance, will Mc Hammer say “too legit” in his Cheetos commercial or will Demi Lovato’s rendition of the anthem be under two minutes? YOU CAN BET ON IT
3. Ticket prices are at historic highs for the game but that’s not stopping both teams’ leadership from filling seats. The 49ers are bringing their entire staff, including interns, to the game. Then there’s Norma Hunt, widow of Chiefs founder Lamar Hunt. She’s attended every Super Bowl and will host close to 2,000 people at this year’s big game. We bet Mrs. Hunt is wishing tickets were still $12 like the first ever Super Bowl 54 years ago. It’s a monumental occasion to be celebrated for both teams since the Chiefs haven’t won the Super Bowl in 50 years and the 49ers haven’t won in 25 years. FAMILY REUNION
4. This Super Bowl has two historic moments to celebrate on the sideline. First, 49ers offensive assistant coach, Katie Sowers, is the first woman and the first openly gay coach to coach in a Super Bowl. Secondly, 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan and his father Mike Shanahan are the first father-son duo in NFL history to lead teams in the Super Bowl as head coaches. (Papa Shanahan won two Super Bowls with the Denver Broncos in the late 90s).
5. No doubt JLo and Shakira will make our jaws drop with their halftime performance (which will likely include some special guests. Enrique Iglesias or DJ Khaled anyone)? Also jaw dropping? What they get paid for the gig. Nothing. That’s not stopping celebrities from lining up to attend the “free” concert. Expect to see some big named stars in the stadium including Sir Paul McCartney, Cardi B and past halftime performers Lady Gaga and Beyoncé (which makes sense because her hubby Jay-Z is an advisor for the NFL). YOU DEFINITELY DON’T WANT TO MISS THIS
