Super Bowl 2025: Underdog Stories, Crazy Stats, and Betting Trends You Can’t Miss

• 1 Super Bowl MVP — Only one Super Bowl MVP came from special teams—Packers return man Desmond Howard electrified Super Bowl XXXI with a kick return touchdown and 244 all-purpose yards.

• 1.25 Billion Chicken Wings — On game day, Americans consume a jaw-dropping 1.25 billion chicken wings, making it the undisputed snack of choice for the Super Bowl!

• 55 Points — With a 55-10 victory over the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XXIV, the San Francisco 49ers set the record for the most points scored in Super Bowl history.

• 114.4 Million Viewers — In 2015, Super Bowl XLIX set the record with 114.4 million television viewers, making it the most-watched U.S. broadcast of all-time.

• 0 Interceptions — Joe Montana never threw an interception despite playing in 4 Super Bowls. He won all 4 games, earning 3 Super Bowl MVP awards in the process.

• $7 Million — In 1970, a 30-second Super Bowl commercial cost $78,000. By 2024, that price had skyrocketed to $7 million, making it the most valuable ad slot on TV.

• 51 Years — It took 51 years to see the first overtime game in Super Bowl history, with the Patriots coming back from a 28-3 deficit to defeat the Falcons 34-28 during extra time in Super Bowl LI.

• 204 Yards — Rookie Timmy Smith rushed for 204 yards in Super Bowl XXII, setting the record for the most rushing yards in a single game.

• 29 Wins — Heading into this year’s Super Bowl, the AFC and NFC are tied with 29 wins each, though the AFC has claimed 8 of the last 12 victories.

• 108 Yards — Ravens return man Jacoby Jones set the record for the longest play in Super Bowl history with his 108-yard kickoff return touchdown in Super Bowl XLVII.

• 7 Wins — Tom Brady not only holds the record for most Super Bowl wins by any player, but his seven victories are more than any NFL franchise.

• 51.72% — As one of the most popular Super Bowl prop bets, the coin toss has landed on tails 51.72% of the time through the game’s 58-year history.

• 1:43 — The average duration of the national anthem across all Super Bowls is 1 minute and 43 seconds, with the Over cashing in five of the last seven years.

• 29-24-2 — Super Bowl favorites have an all-time record of 29-24-2 against the spread, making it an important stat for to keep in mind before betting on the Super Bowl.

• $23.1 Billion — Americans wagered an estimated $23.1 billion on Super Bowl LVII, highlighting the game’s status as the ultimate betting event of the year.

• 18.5 Points — The largest Super Bowl spread was 18.5 points, with the 49ers heavily favored over the Chargers in Super Bowl XXIX. San Francisco won the game easily, 49-26.

• $5 Million — Legendary sports bettor “Mattress Mack” wagered $5 million on the Bengals to cover the spread in Super Bowl LVI—the largest legal Super Bowl bet of all-time.

• 7 — Super Bowl favorites have won the game without covering the spread just 7 times, proving that the point spread rarely matters when betting on the big game.

• 29-28 — Super Bowl history shows a razor-thin margin for Over/Under bets, with 29 games hitting the Under and 28 hitting the Over (no total was posted for Super Bowl I).

• 5 — When it comes to the Super Bowl tradition of betting on the Gatorade color dumped on the winning coach, Orange leads the way with 5 wins since 2001.

• 55% — Super Bowl MVP is another fun betting option, but keep this in mind—quarterbacks have claimed the award more than 55% of the time, making them the most likely to win each year.

18 Points — In 1969, Joe Namath led the New York Jets to the biggest Super Bowl upset in history, defeating the Baltimore Colts as 18-point underdogs.

20-37 — SU Super Bowl underdogs are just 20-37 straight up (one game was listed as a pick’em), making their victories all the more memorable when they happen.

8 of 12 — Underdogs have flipped the script recently, winning straight up in 8 of the last 12 Super Bowls, despite favorites dominating historically.

15-6 — Against the spread, Super Bowl underdogs have gone an impressive 15-6 over the last 21 years, rewarding bettors who dare to back the underdog.

7-1 — Underdogs thrive in lower-scoring Super Bowls, having gone 7-1 straight up in the last 8 games with a total set at 50 or fewer points.

14 Points — The Giants pulled off one of the most surprising upsets in Super Bowl history, beating the 18-0 Patriots as 14-point underdogs in Super Bowl XLII.

14-3 — Teams with worse regular season records have gone 14-3 in the past 17 Super Bowls, proving regular season success doesn’t always translate to victory.

5-2 — In rare Super Bowl rematches, underdogs have excelled, going 5-2 against the spread in these high-stakes do-overs.

1-9-2 — NFC teams have struggled as betting favorites, going just 1-9-2 against the spread in the last 12 Super Bowls where the conference was favored.

6-1 — In the last 7 Super Bowls where the reigning champ tried to repeat, underdogs have gone 6-1, stopping dynasties in their tracks.

• 3 Wins — Only three teams have ever won the Super Bowl despite losing the turnover battle—the Colts in Super Bowl V, the Steelers in Super Bowl XIV and most recently, the Rams in Super Bowl XXXIV.

• 603 Yards — The Patriots racked up a jaw-dropping 603 yards of offense in Super Bowl LII, setting the record for the most yards by a single team despite ultimately losing the game to the Eagles.

• 45 Points — The San Francisco 49ers hold the record for the largest margin of victory in a Super Bowl, crushing the Denver Broncos by 45 points in Super Bowl XXIV.

• $6 — Tickets to the very first Super Bowl cost just $6. Fast forward to last year, and the average ticket price was an eye-watering $9,800!

• 25 Points — The biggest Super Bowl comeback belongs to the Patriots, who rallied from an incredible 25 points down to stun the Falcons in Super Bowl LI.

• 85 Yards — Jake Delhomme’s 85-yard touchdown pass to Muhsin Muhammad in Super Bowl XXXVIII is still the longest in the game’s history, though the Panthers fell to the Patriots that day, 32-29.

• 35 Points — Washington set the record for most points in a single Super Bowl quarter, dropping 35 in the second quarter of Super Bowl XXII against the Broncos.

• 7 Lead Changes — The most lead changes in a Super Bowl came in Super Bowl XIV, with the Rams and Steelers trading the lead seven times before Pittsburgh finally went ahead for good and won the game.

• 16 Points — Super Bowl LIII was the lowest-scoring game ever, with the Patriots (13) and Rams (3) combining for just 16 points.

• 57 Yards — Harrison Butker of the Chiefs made history with the longest field goal in Super Bowl history, nailing a 57-yarder in Super Bowl LVIII.