Super Bowl XL Comes to Detroit

Update: In a surprise announcement on February 6, 2006, The Muskegon Chronicle proclaims in a page 1 headline that "Detroit wins Super Bowl". They must not have been watching the same game that I was where the Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the Seattle Seahawks 21 to 10!

Detroit is going to the Super Bowl! Sorry did I say that? What I meant to say was the Super Bowl is coming to Detroit. On February 5th the big game is going to be played in Ford Field.

As a Michigander and follower of the Detroit Lions, it was wishful thinking that the Lions would somehow make it to the Super Bowl in the same year that Detroit hosts the big game. Unfortunately, this week is the only time that Detroit and Super Bowl will be used in the same sentence for the foreseeable future. They have had the worst record in the NFL over the last 5 years and the last time the that the Lions won a championship was in 1957.

It is too late to buy tickets to the game through normal channels but there are many Super Bowl related activities happening in the Motor City all week. The NFL Experience at Cobo Center sounds like a fun event for Football fans of all ages. Almost every club and restaurant in the downtown area will be having Super Bowl related activities and the casinos will be geared up for Super Bowl action.

For football fans everywhere, I have compiled some interesting facts about past Super Bowls and included them in the right hand column of this page. I hope you enjoy this trivia. They have been updated to include the results of Super Bowl XL.

While I won't be able to make it to the big game in person, I will be enjoying it on TV with friends. If you are fortunate enough to be going to the game or participating in the Super Bowl week parties enjoy your stay in the Motor City.

Go Steelers!

Sincerely,
 
Steven Fortnam
Business Manager
A Michigan Thing, LLC

Super Bowl Fun Facts

1. There are 5 teams that are undefeated in the Super Bowl: San Francisco 49er’s (5-0), Chicago Bears (1-0), New York Jets (1-0), Baltimore Ravens (1-0), Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1-0).
2. There are 9 teams that have been to the Super Bowl but have never won: Minnesota Vikings (0-4), Buffalo Bills (0-4), Cincinnati Bengals (0-2), Philadelphia Eagles (0-2), San Diego Chargers (0-1), Atlanta Falcons (0-1), Tennessee Titans (0-1), Carolina Panthers (0-1), Seattle Seahawks (0-1).
3. Six teams have never been to the Super Bowl: Detroit Lions, Arizona Cardinals, Cleveland Browns, New Orleans Saints, Jacksonville Jaguars, Houston Texans.
4. The Minnesota Vikings, Buffalo Bills, Cincinnati Bengals, and Philadelphia Eagles have all appeared in more than one Super Bowl but have not won any.
5. Three teams, the Dallas Cowboys, San Francisco 49er’s, Pittsburgh Steelers have won 37.5% the Super Bowls.
6. Two of the eight teams that have appeared in the Super Bowl the most have losing records - Miami Dolphins (2-3) and Denver Broncos (2-4).
7. The Buffalo Bills are the only team to appear in four Super Bowls in a row. The Miami Dolphins have appeared in three in a row.
8. The San Francisco 49er’s, Dallas Cowboys, and Pittsburgh Steelers are the only teams to win more than three Super Bowls.
9. The Green Bay Packers, Oakland/LA Raiders, Washington Redskins, and the New England Patriots are the only other teams to have won more than 2 Super Bowls.
10. The Pittsburgh Steelers and Dallas Cowboys have met in the Super Bowl three times. Super Bowl X in 1976, Super Bowl XIII in 1979, and Super Bowl XXX in 1996.
11. The same teams have met in the Super Bowl 3 other times. Only once have they been in back to back years.
    • The Washington Redskins and the Miami Dolphins
      Super Bowl VII in 1973 and Super Bowl XVII in 1983
    • The San Francisco 49er’s and the Cincinnati Bengals
      Super Bowl XVI in 1982 and Super Bowl XXIII in 1989
    • The Dallas Cowboys and the Buffalo Bills
      Super Bowl XXVII in 1993 and Super Bowl XXVIII in 1994
12. The Baltimore Colts are the only team to appear in the Super Bowl representing both the old NFL and the new AFC.
13. The Oakland/LA Raiders and the St. Louis/LA Rams are the only teams that have represented more than 1 city in the Super Bowl.
14. Six of the 19 AFC wins have been made by old NFL teams.
15. The most points scored in a game is 75 in Super Bowl XXIX.
16. The least points scored in a game is 21 in Super Bowl VII.
17. The most points scored by a team is 55 by the San Francisco 49er’s against the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XXIV.
18. The least points scored by a team is 3 by the Miami Dolphins against the Dallas Cowboys in Super Bowl VI.
19. The largest winning margin for a game was 45 by the San Francisco 49er’s against the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XXIV.
20. The closest game was decided by 1 point between the New York Giants against the Buffalo Bills in Super Bowl XXV.
21. The AFC has won the last 3 Super Bowls and 7 of the last 9. Prior to that, the NFC had won 13 in a row.