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Posted on: Saturday, January 31, 2009

Tuning in? The lowdown on the Super Bowl

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We know some of you are only going to Super Bowl parties tomorrow to eat snacks and watch commercials, but if you want to at least pretend you're in the know, here are some facts and figures from The Associated Press:

AT STAKE: National Football League Championship for the Vince Lombardi Trophy.

PARTICIPANTS: Arizona Cardinals (NFC) and Pittsburgh Steelers (AFC). This is the first appearance for the Cardinals and the seventh appearance for the Steelers.

SITE: Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Fla. This is the fourth Super Bowl played in Tampa and the second at this Stadium.

SEATING CAPACITY: 70,500

GAME TIME: 1 p.m. tomorrow

NETWORK COVERAGE: By NBC-TV to more than 200 stations throughout the United States.

PLAYERS' SHARE: Winners: $78,000 per man. Losers: $40,000 per man.

PLAYER UNIFORMS: Arizona will be the home team and use the West bench. The Cardinals have their choice of wearing colored or white jerseys.

SUDDEN DEATH: If the game is tied at regulation time 60 minutes,

it will continue in sudden-death overtime. The team scoring first (by safety, field goal, or touchdown) will win.

OFFICIALS: Seven officials and two alternates are appointed by the commissioner's office.

TROPHY: The Vince Lombardi Trophy is named for the late coach of the two-time Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers. Designed by Tiffany & Co., a sterling silver regulation football is mounted in a kicking position on a pyramid-like stand. The trophy is 20 inches tall, weighs 6.7 pounds and is valued at more than $25,000.