The NFL Finals will face the Philadelphia Eagles against the Kansas City Chiefs at dawn Sunday through Monday
But why shoot when they’ve already scored? Ah, isn’t it mean? And that yellow scarf? quarter back? It may be late as the NFL Finals will be played in the wee hours of next Sunday through Monday, but there’s still time to learn about some of the data and rules that fascinate fans of this sport, which every year in February one of the most anticipated and followed sporting events worldwide: last year the match attracted more than 112 million viewers during the live broadcast.
To follow it with some basics, we’ll try to clear up some of the most common doubts if you’re planning to sit down in front of the television (you can follow it in Spain on Movistar Plus+ and next season on DAZN as well) to see the races and annotations of the great players of the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs in Arizona. Just watch a match to understand almost everything.
Broadly speaking, it is the final of the NFL (National Football League). After the regular season, which begins in September, with each team playing 17 games, the top teams from each conference will play three rounds of playoffs, after which one NFC (National Conference) and one AFC (National Conference) champion will be American.
These two teams meet for the NFL title (the trophy is called Vince Lombardi) in a neutral stadium, for one game. This year will be the 57th edition.
Each team has 45 players, but only 11 of each team can be on the field at a time.
Some attack first while the others defend, and then these attack and defense positions are exchanged. A basic point is that it is played on a field 100 meters long (one meter is exactly equal to 0.9144 meters, i.e. it is almost one meter) which has two areas at the ends known as the end zone.
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Quarterback (QB). Let’s say he is the team leader and player on the field who receives instructions from the coach about the play to be made.
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Offensive tackle (OT), Guard (G), Center (C). Forming the line of attack, they are notable for their size and weight, and their silhouettes are not at all athletic, but they are very agile and strong.
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Descending (RB).They are usually placed behind the quarterback, in what is called the backfield. All runners are generally referred to as running backs.
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Wide receiver (WR). Here are the quarterback’s pass catchers.
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Tight end (TE). In this position we have a versatile player, as he can act as either a blocker or an emergency receiver, usually in improv games.
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Defensive end (DE) and Defensive tackle (DT). They form the line of defense, consisting of two of each type. The purpose of this is to overtake the offensive line and reach the ball carrier.
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Linebackers (LB). On running plays, they are forced to close the gaps that allow the running backs to pass and knock them down, in addition to being attentive to the receivers on passing plays.
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Corner kicks (CB). They are the fastest men on the secondary line. They are responsible for marking the wide receivers personally or the areas of greatest danger from deep passes.
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Security (S). The last men of the defense whose job it is to stop the attacker who has managed to beat all his teammates and thus avoid the rival touchdown.
Scoring is one of the aspects that causes the most confusion among viewers who are less familiar with this sport.
The ways to score are as follows:
1 | touchdown. It is worth six points and requires you to enter the rival end zone with the controlled ball. Keep in mind that it can get into the hands of a running player, or it can also be passed by a player outside the end zone and caught by a player inside the end zone.
After those six points, the kicker has the option to score an extra point by kicking between the two sticks, if the ball comes in, that’s an extra point. It is also possible to add two extra points to the score after the Touchdown score if the team chooses to make an extra play, with these points added if the end zone is reached again.
2 | Field target. It is worth three points in all cases and consists of kicking the ball (while it is held on the ground by a teammate), causing it to pass between the two posts at the end of the rival end zone.
The attacking team has four attempts to advance at least 10 yards. They can do it through a pass or a run. If they do, it’s one game and they automatically get a ‘first and ten’, giving them another four chances to advance. If those 10 meters are not reached on the fourth attempt, the most common practice is to play the ball away so that the other team has a harder time.
If a quarterback, receiver or runner loses the ball and the rival gains possession, the fumble is declared (ball lost) and the offense is changed.
American football also has several penalties imposed by the throwing of a yellow handkerchief by the umpires.
It is the most common punishment in this sport. It is a foul marked both offensively and defensively and called when a player uses their hands to hold their opponent (they can only use them to push the opponent).
The game is divided into four quarters of 15 minutes each, with a halftime break after the first two. However, there are more breaks during the game: one after the second and one after the fourth; In addition, more of them are recorded due to different circumstances of the encounter.
According to a study published by the Wall Street Journal, the nearly three hours a game can last — four if we’re talking about the Superbowl including the show — can be condensed into just over 11 minutes of actual play. Like many timed sports in the United States, we talk about net time. For this reason, a game has no fixed end time.
The final between Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs will take place in the wee hours of Sunday through Monday at 12:30 AM (Spanish Peninsula time). The stage is State Farm Stadium in the city of Glendale, Arizona. The stadium has a capacity of 75,000 spectators.
Jalen hurts He is the leader of the Philadelphia Eagles, plays quarterback and is one of the most followed players in the league. The 24-year-old has 13 touchdowns this season with the Eagles, more than any other player on the team and fourth overall in the NFL.
patrick mahomes He is the leader of the Kansas City Chiefs and he has nothing to prove in the NFL right now as he has a ring in the league. He also plays quarterback, is 27 years old and is playing his third Super Bowl. The season MVP had 41 touchdowns during the championship and led the NFL in total offense, passing and scoring during the regular season.
Rihanna It will give its first concert in five years and will take on the musical show at halftime, something that raises almost more expectations than the game itself. The time of the performance will be around two o’clock in the morning. The Barbadian artist will join an illustrious roster of stars who have entertained the remainder of this event, including Prince, Michael Jackson, The Rolling Stones, Shakira, Jennifer López, Dr. Dre or Snoop Dogg.
The brands play it to an audience of more than 100 million viewers worldwide. At more than $200,000 per second, or $7 million per half minute, according to data from AdAge magazine, the companies with access to the advertising showcase par excellence throw in the rest. This is a record figure, surpassing last year’s $6.5 million. If we go back in time and see the dimensions this sport has reached in terms of the advertising invested in the event, back in 1967 when the first Super Bowl final was played, the ad amount was $42,500 per ad (when changing it comes to 39,500 euros ), which is an increase of almost 165 times more. Apple, Google, Gatorade, M&M’s, Warner Bros, Pringles, Booking, Meta (formerly known as Facebook) and more than fifty advertisers star in this edition. Moreover, aware of this millionaire audience, movie producers will also take advantage of the Super Bowl final to launch the trailers for the movies to be released this year and, as usual, will occupy the top spots at the box office.
The regular season, which is broadcast by Movistar, experienced a very big jump between 2018 and 2021, to the point that audiences grew by almost 200% during that period, according to data from the platform itself. A recent analysis by Semrush, the SaaS platform for online visibility and content marketing, reveals in its latest report that in our country, although far from football or basketball, interest among Spaniards is growing year after year with spikes in questions around the NFL with more than 600,000 average online searches. Until recently, references to the New England Patriots or the Dallas Cowboys went no further than mere mention of fictional characters in films and television series, but between 2019 and 2022, both teams, along with the Green Bay Packers, are the three most-wanted teams Super Bowl on the Internet in Spain. Both in Spain and worldwide, the most recognized figure is that of Tom Brady, recently retired star of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and considered the best player in history, and whose searches in Spain have doubled in the past three years.
Source: La Verdad
I am Shawn Partain, a journalist and content creator working for the Today Times Live. I specialize in sports journalism, writing articles that cover major sporting events and news stories. With a passion for storytelling and an eye for detail, I strive to be accurate and insightful in my work.
