1.35 billion wings!

The fun stuff you all want to know...

Here's some incredible and interesting facts surrounding one of the biggest events in sport.

• The 2017 Super Bowl was broadcasted by Fox and had an average viewership of 111.3 million

• An advertisement for a 30 second slot during the Super Bowl could top $5 million
• Justin Timberlake to perform during the half-time show, his third appearance and the most by an individual entertainer.

• Last year's show was the most-watched musical event of all-time across all platforms and the most-watched Super Bowl Halftime performance in history through broadcast and digital channels, reaching more than 150 million unique people, garnering more than 80 million views and totalling 260 million minutes watched.
• The National Chicken Council – which makes a prediction of how many chicken wings will be eaten on Superbowl weekend – projects that fans will eat 1.35 billion wings during Super Bowl weekend, an all-time high. That figure is up 1.5%, or 20 million wings, from 2017.

A US Marine veteran from World War II does the coin toss and it's New England who win it - they defer and will receive the kick-off.

Mike Carlson
NFL analyst

Player for player, I think Philadelphia has got the stronger roster, but you can't underestimate Brady.

I mentioned that New England were booed when they ran onto the field a short while ago and the guys in the comms box tell us that it is very much an Eagles stadium tonight...

Not that normally bothers Tom Brady and co.

Here comes the coin toss.

Osi Umenyiora
Two-time Super Bowl winner

He is the greatest winner of all time that is what his record says, but greatest quarterback of all time? He is up there for sure, top two or three. (Smiles)

Joel Hammer
BBC World Service in Minneapolis

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This is the sixth Super Bowl rematch - the team who won the first game has won four of the five previous rematches. New England beat Philadelphia in 2004, with Corey Dillon's late touchdown edging it 24-21.

Barely a dry eye in the house, and that's just the players.

I didn't spot any sort of political gesture from the players though. Just lots of very emotional people, many of whom will have dreamt of playing in this game their whole lives.

I'd say Pink nailed that too. There's the flyby!

Here comes Pink to sing the national anthem. It doesn't get more American than this.

She takes her gum out to deliver in front a marching band...

Don't forget the words!

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While we're talking Minneapolis and half-time shows a reminder that tonight's game is in the home city of the one and only Prince, who served up one of the great half-time shows back in 2007.

Will it get a mention tonight?

Ian Blease: Well, they opened with @prince, external so that's a good start.

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The Patriots have more weapons to their game than just Tom Brady though.

Running back James White scored three touchdowns in last year's remarkable comeback win for the Pats against Atalanta.

Jason Bell
Former NFL cornerback for Houston Texans

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I think Tom Brady is the key, I do believe Bill Belichick is a special coach, but I have to go back to what Osi has said on many occasions where players gotta play the game.

So together they have had magic. And as long as they can keep that relationship and everybody is healthy they are going to be dominant.

So much at stake for these two coaches, Bill Belichick of the New England Patriots appearing in an incredible 11th Super Bowl outing and Doug Pederson of the Philadelphia Eagles in his first. Who will come out on top tonight?

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Osi Umenyiora
Two-time Super Bowl winner

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Coach Bill Belichick is the key for me; as long as he is there New England are going to be successful. They are showing no signs of slowing down, and as long as Belichick is the coach over there they are going to keep winning games.

Everything he has done is quite frankly unprecedented. We have never seen anything like this before. He is using players who aren’t the top, top players and he is winning every single year, it’s ridiculous. And that’s why I say he is the best coach we have ever seen, because of what he has been able to do in the NFL, a league that is ultra-competitive. When he leaves, that’s when you will see the Patriots fall off the cliff.

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The Philadelphia Eagles sprint onto the field like Stuart Pearce, running to their fans.

The Eagles are wearing their usual green shirts tonight, while New England are wearing their white shirts. A team wearing white has won the Super Bowl in 12 of the last 13 seasons.

They are booed on by some fans - it's safe to say not everyone in the States is a Brady fan...

They come out to Ozzy Osbourne's Crazy Train though. HIT.

Jason Bell
Former NFL cornerback for Houston Texans

Tom Brady may not be the greatest player of all time, but he is definitely the greatest quarterback. When it comes down to the stretch and in the fourth quarter it seems like Tom Brady finds a way to bring them back to a two-minute situation.