It’s the Super Bowl again! The macho American sport is finally here, and everyone’s totally in the mood for it. It is well-nigh time to put on the jersey for the most anxious and awaited game of the year, which will keep us on the edge of our seats. The audience skyrocketed and has grown so much more since its first game in 1967. Viewers have been impatiently waiting for the game, after a brutal year, to tune in to watch the best teams pluck up their courage and go at each other to be the champions of the world. The game has been an epic and whacking celebration and has solidly lived up to the hype.
Do you know how Super Bowl got its name? The yearly championship game, the highest professional league for American football, actually got its name from a simple children’s plaything “Super Ball” and was named after this bouncy ball.
Super Bowl is a major entertainment event, and it draws around 100-110 million viewers, which is pretty imposing and stately. On Super Bowl Sunday, family and friends convene and knees-up to watch the game, the resplendent commercials, and the top-hole performances. Advertisers are ready to pay a great deal of money to broadcast just a few seconds of commercials during the game, and some of the world’s most popular musicians hit the stage to perform and pull off their masterstroke.
The outset of the game lies in the origination of the American Football League (AFL) in 1960, started by a group of businessmen, who wanted their own pro-football franchises after the NFL showed hesitancy and reluctance in branching out. The merger of the National Football League (NFL) and adversary AFL brought about the launching of the Super Bowl, in 1966. Since 1971, the winners of both AFL and NFL faced each other in the pinnacle of the playoffs.
According to experts’ suggestions on Betway, a team of the greatest performers in the history of Super Bowl, the “Dream Team”, after much zing and zeal, has been put together, with the following players:
OFFENSE
Quarterback: Tom Brady, 2838 passing yards, 18 passing TDs
Running back: Franco Harris, 354 rushing yards, 4 rushing TDs
Running back: Emmitt Smith, 289 rushing yards, 5 rushing TDs
Wide receiver: Jerry Rice, 589 receiving yards, 8 receiving TDs
Wide receiver: Lynn Swann, 364 receiving yards, 3 receiving TDs
Tight end: Rob Gronkowski, 297 receiving yards, 3 receiving TDs
Offensive line: Joe Jacoby, Raleigh McKenzie, Jeff Bostic, R.C. Thielemann, and Mark May, 280 rushing yards, 2 sacks allowed
Infographic: Betway
DEFENSE
Defensive end: L.C. Greenwood, 5 sacks, 11 tackles
Defensive end: Charles Haley, 4.5 sacks, 7 tackles
Defensive tackle: Willie Davis, 4.5 sacks, 4 tackles
Defensive tackle: Justin Tuck, 4 sacks, 9 tackles
Middle linebacker: Jeff Siemon, 30 tackles
Outside linebacker: Wally Hilgenberg, 26 tackles
Outside linebacker: Cornellius Bennett, 25 tackles
Cornerback: Larry Brown, 3 interceptions
Cornerback: Darrien Gordon, 2 interceptions
Free safety: Jake Scott, 2 interceptions, 7 tackles
Strong safety: Rodney Harrison, 2 interceptions, 34 tackles
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