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0 -- Major pro sports championships won by Charlotte. Boston has claimed 27 (Celtics, 16; Red Sox, 5; Bruins, 5; Patriots 1). |
Rod Smart went from national punchline to the Super Bowl.
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3 -- XFL alums who have made it to the Super Bowl, including current Panthers special teamer Rod Smart (He Hate Me). The other two were wideout Fred Coleman with the Patriots two years ago and cornerback Corey Ivy with the Bucs last year. |
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4-1 -- The Panthers' all-time postseason record, giving them the best winning percentage (.800) in NFL history. The Patriots rank 10th at 12-10 (.545). The Cowboys own the most postseason wins with 32. |
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5 -- Patriots who will be making their third Super Bowl appearance with the franchise (1996, 2001, '03): Tedy Bruschi, Ted Johnson, Ty Law, Willie McGinest and Adam Vinatieri. |
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6 -- Consecutive seasons the Panthers missed the playoffs before reaching the Super Bowl. The record for such a streak is 18 by the 1977 Broncos. The 1999 Rams had gone nine straight years without a postseason berth and Joe Namath's 1968 Jets were coming off eight nonplayoff seasons. |
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9 -- Franchises that have won more than one Super Bowl: Dallas, Denver, Green Bay, Miami, Oakland-Los Angeles, Pittsburgh, San Francisco, the New York Giants and Washington. The Patriots would be No. 10 with a victory Sunday. |
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11 -- Underdogs who have won the Super Bowl: Jets (III), Chiefs (IV), Colts (V), Raiders (XV, XVIII), Redskins (XVII, XXII), Giants (XXV), Broncos (XXXII), Patriots (XXXVI) and Bucs (XXXVII). |
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12 -- Cities that have played host to the Super Bowl: Los Angeles, Miami, New Orleans, Houston, Pasadena, Calif., Pontiac, Mich., Tampa, Fla., Palo Alto, Calif., San Diego, Minneapolis, Atlanta and Tempe, Ariz.. |
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18 -- Kickers who have made at least three field goals in Super Bowl history, led by Ray Wersching's five with the 49ers. Vinatieri made two in New England's Super Bowl XXXVI victory against St. Louis. |
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30 -- Passes intercepted by the Patriots during their 14-game winning streak, with at least one pick in every game. |
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36 -- Percentage of respondents who chose "force of habit" as the reason they will watch the Super Bowl, according to a survey done by ad agency Eisner Communications. Nine percent said they will tune in just to watch the ads, and 8 percent will have a rooting interest. |
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48 -- The record for most points scored in Super Bowl history, held by Jerry Rice, who found the end zone eight times in four games. |
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$2.25 million -- The cost of a 30-second commercial during Super Bowl XXXVIII, up about 7 percent from last year's broadcast. |
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$821.4 million -- Loss of national productivity due to Super Bowl water-cooler talk, as estimated by the firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas. |
