Lead Story: Super Bowl LVII Preview

No matter how you feel about the two teams, we undoubtedly have the two best ones in the NFL competing for Super Bowl 57. Additionally, they couldn’t be more (statistically) dead-nuts-even.

By the numbers, powered by WalletHub.com:

• KC: 5th Super Bowl Appearance (2-2)
• PHI: 4th Super Bowl Appearance (1-2)
• KC v PHI all time: 5-4, KC
• $6,382: The average cost of a ticket to the past five Super Bowls.
• $5,738: Lowest price of a Super Bowl LVII ticket on the resale market just after the conference championships (35% increase from 2022).
• $1B: Estimated economic impact for the greater Phoenix area economy in 2023.
• 17.8M: Americans plan to watch the game at a bar or restaurant.
• 204%: 20-year increase in the cost of a 30-second Super Bowl ad (hitting a record cost of $7 million for a spot in 2023).

Oh, and if you’re more into Rihanna performing at half than the actual game, here’s some fun links.

• Rihanna’s Savage X Fenty Drop Honors the Football Game “Interrupting” her Concert
• Rihanna: Since She’s Been Gone

According to her musical director Adam Blackstone, Rihanna’s performance will be “unlike anything you’ve seen before.”