It’s all about the Commercials: by Kara Gillman, and Natalie Horn

One out of every 12 people just watch the game for the commercials

While we may hate to admit it, a lot of us get more excited for the Super Bowl halftime show and the commercials than the game itself. This year, the halftime show will include stars like Coldplay, Beyonce, and Bruno Mars. Beyonce and Bruno Mars are veterans when it comes to performing at the Super Bowl, but this will be Coldplay’s first time on the halftime stage, which usually draws more than 100 million viewers. It is also expected that a surprise guest will make an appearance. There’s no telling who it will be, though some are predicting Beyonce’s husband Jay-Z, who has previously collaborated with Coldplay. Between plays on the field, viewers can indulge in the iconic Super Bowl Sunday commercials. There are 47 different companies that have been given advertising space during the beloved Super Bowl Sunday. Some of these include our old favorites, such as the infamously funny Doritos commercials and the famous Budweiser Clydesdale. America can’t wait to have new favorite commercials. These advertisements, which reach millions of viewers, come at a high price: a 30-second ad sells for as much as $5 million.

Super Bowl Facts That You Have to Look Past the Coin Toss to Find: by Chris Stephenson

1. Unfortunately, typically 80% of Super Bowl tickets are bought by NFL sponsors and corporations allied with the league. So chances are unless a family member can score “big time” and scalp a couple tickets off your weird uncle Frank, than you’ll be watching the game from the safety of your own humble abode.
2. Super Bowl I tickets were 6 dollars! Imagine how fast those seats would fill up today if they were the same price as a whole pizza from Lil’ Caesars.
3. Antacid sales increase by 20% after the Super Bowl game. Let that be a warning to lay off all the pork.
4. No Super Bowl has ever gone into overtime. There have been close instances but never has any of the “big games” crossed the threshold into OT. One can only hope that this year come sunday that the game will be so exciting that it will go far into overtime except for the people who just watch the game for the commercials, you can take your leave after 9 P.M.

The Stadium: by John Hsu

2016’s Super Bowl will feature the Levi’s Stadium, referred to by many as “Silicon Valley’s Stadium.” As a perfect representation of Silicon Valley itself, Levi’s Stadium is expensive, elitist, condescending, well nurtured and full of the latest technology, and of course, very good food, and with 2400 Sony TV monitors, 600 security cameras, and 370 sale point terminals, the name is fitting. The stadium not only features the most expensive tickets in the history of the NFL, but also a four-story tower of 150 luxury suites. In terms of the food– “Fans will be able to buy crab fondue, grilled Castroville artichokes, fresh mussels, vegetable samosas and slow-roasted pulled pork as well as dozens of other decidedly non-traditional stadium comestibles.”

Play ball!