By the numbers

9: The number of fingers feeling left out following MIA's gesture.
9: The number of fingers feeling left out following MIA's gesture.

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Sportsnet Staff | February 6, 2012, 9:00 am

From the number of viewers expected to tune into Super Bowl XLVI, to the number of birds flipped during Sunday’s half-time, we take a look at the big game by the numbers.

0: Number of times Peyton Manning was shown during the broadcast

1: Number of Super Bowl champions to be outscored during the regular season - Giants

1: Number of birds flipped during half-time show, by pop singer MIA

2: Super Bowl MVPs for Eli Mannning, joining Joe Montana (3), Bart Starr, Terry Bradshaw and Tom Brady (2 each) as multiple winners of the award

4: Number of Super Bowl wins for the Giants

9: Most Consecutive Completions To Start a SB - Eli Manning *

16: Most Consecutive Completions in a SB- Tom Brady *

33: Most First Downs Passing, Game, Both Teams - (Giants 18, Pats 15) *

38.5 per cent: The probability of the Giants winning when they took possession of the ball with 3:46 left in the fourth quarter trailing 17-15

65 years and 158 days: Oldest Winning Head Coach - Tom Coughlin *

70: Number of television advertisers during SB XLVI

197: Most Passes, SB Career - Tom Brady *

1,277: Most Passing Yards, SB Career - Tom Brady *

10,000: Average of tweets per second in the final three minutes of the Super Bowl

68,658: Attendance for Super Bowl XLVI at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianaopolis

$172,000: Total cash earned by each Giants player during the playoffs

$3.5 million: Average cost of a 30-second commercial during SB XLVI

111 million-plus: Number of Americans that were expected to tune into SB XLVI

(* Super Bowl records set in Super Bowl XLVI)

 
 
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