There will be 22,000 spectators at Raymond James Stadium, with capacity for more than 65,000 Credit: @NFLEspanol
The great event of American sports is approaching. This Sunday, from 20 in Argentina, the grand final of the NFL will be played. Tampa Bay Buccaneers y Kansas City Chiefs, current champion, will star in the 55th edition of the Super Bowl at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. And it will be a game more than particular and expected for various reasons.
There are three fundamental foci that make it a special match. Tampa Bay will be the first team to play a Super Bowl at its home stadium and will feature veteran quarterback Tom Brady, who will reach his 10th appearance in the final., an all-time record for the NFL. On the other hand, it will be the definition with the least assistance in history: there will only be 22,000 spectators and a total of 25,000 attendees with all the staff working on the event.
Each attendee will have an individual prevention package that includes a mask, disinfectant gel and a guide indicating all the protocols that must be followed in a mandatory way, such as keeping social distance. Only one third of Raymond James Stadium will be occupied and 7,500 of the 22,000 attendees will be employees of the US health system who have made the decision to get vaccinated against the coronavirus.
Their tickets will be free, while those who wish to witness the match will have to pay between eight thousand and 45 thousand dollars to buy a ticket. On the other hand, it is expected that at least 100 million viewers follow the game on television in the United States.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady. Credit: AP Photo / Morry Gash
The Buccaneers, who were only champions in 2002, will be led by the quarterback Tom Brady, who will play his tenth final in history and the first in his current franchise, since the previous ones faced him with the New England Patriots. One of the best players in history will return to the Super Bowl on Sunday to hunt for his seventh ring and extend a legendary career at 43 years old.
With 10 Super Bowl appearances, spanning three decades and four US presidencies, Brady will have played 48% of the finals played since his arrival in the NFL and 18% of the 55 editions in total in history. His personal figures exceed those of practically the 32 franchises in the NFL since only one of them, the Patriots, have more Super Bowl appearances (11) than the quarterback and only this team and the Pittsburgh Steelers match him for now. in titles.
In the individual awards section, it has three MVPs (Most Valuable Player) from the NFL season (2007, 2010 and 2017) and another four from the Super Bowl game (2001, 2003, 2014 and 2016 campaigns). Now, you will have one of the great challenges of your career.
Patrick Mahomes goes for his second straight title with the Kansas City Chiefs Source: AFP
Opposite will be the Kansas City Chiefs, led by Patrick mahomes, who at age 25 is called to make NFL history. The youngster has already collected the Most Valuable Player (MVP) awards for the season in 2018 and the Super Bowl that the Chiefs won from the San Francisco 49ers last year. This season, already the new face of the NFL, the Texan has been able to withstand the pressure to become the youngest quarterback to reach the final in two consecutive seasons.
Mahomes, owner of an extraordinary talent that rises in the decisive plays, symbolizes a change of era in the NFL both for his style of play – faster and more dynamic than Brady but also with a powerful pass – and for his public commitment to social causes, especially the fight against racism. Now, it will be measured against Brady for the fifth time (the previous two victories were shared for each) and it will be the final with the greatest difference in age among the quarterbacks.
After the Shakira and Jennifer Lopez show in 2020, the NFL bet for this year with one of the most prominent artists of the moment: The Weeknd. And although the league endows artists with a figure that ranges between 500 thousand and a million dollars, the renowned Canadian singer decided to add seven million from his pocket to generate a “cinematic experience” in the little less than 15 minutes that you will have on stage at the halftime show.
With the intention of “making the break show what he’s seen in his head,” The Weeknd gambled heavily with his money. “We are really focused on connecting with fans at home and making the performances a cinematic experience. And we want to do all of this in the Super Bowl,” said Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, aware that he will only have a third live capacity of the capacity. It should be remembered that artists do not charge for the performance, but the exposure is so high that it translates into an increase in their record sales that ranges between 60% and 90% for several weeks after the broadcast.
According to American reports, the estimated cost for a 30 second ad this year is $ 5.5 million, slightly down from $ 5.6 million in 2020. “While major studios powered nine movie ads during last year’s Super Bowl that amassed 171.7 million online views in the 24 hours after the game, this year the number of series or films promoted seems to be between five and six “, says the report of the Deadline site. Thus, it is expected that Disney, HBO Max, Universal and Amazon Prime will present previews of their novelties, in addition to various advertising spots from recognized brands.
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