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Super Bowl Facts - Betting Tidbits and Interesting Information

by Ryan Cobbett - 1/28/2025

Super Bowl Facts Patrick Mahomes Kansas City Chiefs

The Super Bowl is the most beloved game on American Soil and is the most watched program as it has averaged 123.4 million viewers. We have all kinds of memorable moments like the Philly Special, the Patriots 28-3 comeback, the Helmet Catch, and so much more. Here are some fun facts and betting trends from throughout the history of the Super Bowl.

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Betting Facts

  1. The Chiefs are 4-2 outright and ATS in their six Super Bowl appearances and have won and covered their last two appearances.
  2. The underdog has covered 16 of the last 24 Super Bowls, and 12 of the past 20 Super Bowls have been one possession games.
  3. The biggest spread in Super Bowl history was in Super Bowl III with Baltimore being listed as 18-point favorites. They would go on to lose that game to the Jets by a score of 16-7.
  4. The game total was set at 57.5 for Super Bowl LI featuring New England and Atlanta. This is the largest game total in the history of the Super Bowl. The final score was 34-28, resulting in the over.
  5. The game total has been set at 50 or higher in 14 Super Bowls, and the under has hit in nine of those 14 games.
  6. Since 2000, the underdog is 16-8-1 ATS.
  7. You’d have to go all the way back to Super Bowl XLII to find the last time there was a double-digit spread. The New England Patriots were 12-point favorites before falling to the New York Giants, 17-14.
  8. The NFC East has the most Super Bowl victories of the NFL Divisions. They have won the Super Bowl a combined 13 times and could add to that lead if the Eagles win this year’s game.
  9. The AFC has won seven of the last 10 Super Bowls, with New England and Kansas City each winning three and the Denver Broncos winning one.
  10. Each of the last three Super Bowls have been decided by three points.

Game Facts

  1. There are eight franchises who have won consecutive Super Bowls. The Green Bay Packers (I & II), Miami Dolphins (VII & VIII), Pittsburgh Steelers (IX & X; XIII & XIV), San Francisco 49ers (XXIII & XXIV), Dallas Cowboys (XXVII & XXVIII), Denver Broncos (XXXII & XXXIII), New England Patriots (XXXVIII & XXXIX), and Kansas City Chiefs (LVII & LVIII) all won back-to-back Super Bowls.
  2. The very first ticket sold for Super Bowl I was just $12. For this year’s Super Bowl, the cheapest tickets are going for around $5,000.
  3. The Buffalo Bills are the only team to appear in four straight Super Bowls, and they lost all four of those games to NFC East opponents.
  4. This rematch between the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles will be the eighth different set of teams to play each other in more than one Super Bowl.
  5. There have been just five Super Bowls that have recorded more than 100,000 fans in attendance. All of these games were featured at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, except one. Super Bowl VLV in 2011 had 103,219 fans in attendance to see the matchup between the Green Bay Packers and Pittsburgh Steelers at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
  6. The Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions, Houston Texans, and Jacksonville Jaguars are still the only teams to have never appeared in a Super Bowl.
  7. Though it wasn’t four straight, the Minnesota Vikings are tied with the Buffalo Bills for the most losses in the Super Bowl without a win, as each team is 0-4 in Super Bowls.
  8. Dallas Cowboys linebacker Chuck Howley is the only player to have won Super Bowl MVP honors despite playing for the losing team. Howley recorded two interceptions and forced a fumble in Super Bowl V, but Dallas ultimately lost to Baltimore.
  9. The Dallas Cowboys and San Francisco 49ers are the only two teams in Super Bowl history to record more than 50 points.
  10. Last year’s Super Bowl between the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers was just the second Super Bowl go into overtime. Super Bowl LI between the New England Patriots and Atlanta Falcons is the only other Super Bowl to need overtime.

Game Leaders

  1. Jerry Rice currently holds the record for the most receiving yards in a single game in Super Bowl history. He recorded 215 receiving yards in Super Bowl XXIII
  2. Chiefs’ kicker Harrison Butker is the current leader in Field Goals made in Super Bowl History. He already has nine career Field Goals in Super Bowls and will look to add to that this year.
  3. Rich Gannon holds the record for the most interceptions thrown in a single game in Super Bowl history. Gannon was picked five times in Super Bowl XXXVII.
  4. Troy Aikman proved to be one of the most consistent passers through his three career Super Bowls as he is the all-time leader in career Comp% as he completed 70% of his passes in Super Bowls.
  5. Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts is tied with Terrell Davis for the most rushing touchdowns in a single game in Super Bowl History, as both players recorded three rushing touchdowns, Hurts in Super Bowl LVII and Davis in Super Bowl XXXII.
     

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