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NFL Fun Stats – Super Bowl Edition
Passing the football might be the way to go during the regular season, but not in the Super Bowl.
NFL Fun Stats is put together to provide a wide range of number-oriented morsels for those who crave the delicacy and “geekdom” of NFL statistics, news and notes. If you’re not quoting one note each week, I’m not doing my job. Here are your water cooler nuggets.
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– Super Bowls appearances made by the Minnesota Vikings in their franchise history. Unfortunately they are winless (0-4). In those four games combined the Vikings’ offense scored a total of just 34 points. In the history of the Super Bowl, 18 teams have scored 34 points or more alone in one game.
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– Times in the history of the Super Bowl a quarterback has reached 300-yards passing. The overall record of 300-yard passers is 10-9.
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– Times in the history of the Super Bowl a running back has rushed for over 100-yards rushing. The overall record of 100-yard rushers is 16-4. Apparently you run to win in the big game.
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– Losses by the New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick when they face the No. 1 seeded NFC team in the Super Bowl. The Patriots beat the St. Louis Rams, Philadelphia Eagles and now face their third NFC No. 1 seed, the Seattle Seahawks.
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– Teams have failed to play in a Super Bowl. The list includes the Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions, Houston Texans and Jacksonville Jaguars.
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– Seattle Seahawks on the roster currently qualify as all-time franchise leaders in these four major categories- passing yards (Matt Hasselbeck 29,434), rushing yards (Shaun Alexander (9,429), receiving yards (Steve Largent 13,089) and coaching wins (Mike Holmgren 86). The Seahawks opponent in Super Bowl XLIX (the New England Patriots) has two all-time leaders on their roster. Tom Brady is the franchise leader in passing yards (53,258) and head coach Bill Belichick in career wins (175).
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– Teams remain winless in the Super Bowl in a combined 16 games. The list includes the Arizona Cardinals, Atlanta Falcons, Buffalo Bills, Carolina Panthers, Cincinnati Bengals, Minnesota Vikings, Philadelphia Eagles, San Diego Chargers and Tennessee Titans.
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– Running back in the history of the Super Bowl has amassed over 100-yards receiving in one game. San Francisco 49ers Roger Craig accomplished the feat in 1989 with eight catches and 101 yards.
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– Fumbles by the Buffalo Bills against the Dallas Cowboys in 1993 is a Super Bowl record for one game. It also matches the total points scored by the Denver Broncos last year against the Seattle Seahawks which also ended in an embarrassing loss.
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– Teams from the NFC since 2000 have made it to the Super Bowl as the No. 1 seed with a 12-4 regular season record. The Seattle Seahawks are the fifth team of the group. The combined record of the previous four in the Super Bowl is 0-4. The New England Patriots are the first No. 1 seed from the AFC since 2000 to make it to the Super Bowl with a 12-4 record.
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