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The matchup is now set: In a rematch of Super Bowl XLIX, the Seattle Seahawks will take on the New England Patriots on Feb. 8 in Super Bowl LX (60) at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. The game will be broadcast on NBC and stream on Peacock and other platforms, with kickoff slated for 6:30 p.m. (EST). For some, that might be all the details they need to know. But we know you want a lot more than the basics, so we dug deeper to come up with the following 30 figure-based facts:
• 2: Number of times Levi’s Stadium has hosted the Super Bowl (NBC Sports)
• 27: Number of venues that have hosted the Super Bowl since 1967 (Covers.com)
• 70,000: Seating capacity at Levi’s Stadium, which is expandable to 75,000 for certain events — such as the Super Bowl (LevisStadium.com)
• $630 million: Maximum estimated economic impact for the San Francisco Bay area from Super Bowl LX (Bay Area Host Committee)
• $630 million: Maximum estimated economic impact for the San Francisco Bay area from hosting six 2026 FIFA World Cup Games this summer at Levi’s Stadium (rechristened “San Francisco Bay Area Stadium” for the event) (Bay Area Host Committee)
• $250 million: Economic impact for the San Francisco Bay area when Levi’s Stadium hosted Super Bowl L in 2016 (San Francisco Travel Association)
• 400,000: Expected number of hotel rooms across the Bay area that will be occupied during Super Bowl weekend (LocalNewsMatters.org)
• 25,000: The number of riders Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority officials are projecting to use its light rail system on Super Bowl Sunday, which would be a record (The Mercury News)
• $3.8 million: Estimated amount the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority is expected to spend to run extra trains and boost security on Super Bowl Sunday (The Mercury News)
• $1.2 billion: Estimated cost to construct Levi’s Stadium, which opened in 2014 (San Francisco Chronicle)
• $200 million: Cost of a renovation at the venue completed last summer, including the largest 4K displays in the NFL, new ribbon boards and upgraded lighting, plus new drainage and ventilation systems to meet FIFA standards (NBC Sports)
• 1,300: Number of Wi-Fi access points at Levi’s Stadium providing for high-speed internet in every location (Levi’s Stadium)
• $6,500: Resale price of a single “low-end, get-in” ticket to the game, on Jan. 26 — the morning after the Seahawks-Patriots matchup with solidified (Front Office Sports)
• $4,600: Resale price of a comparable ticket at the same time last January, after the matchup between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs was set (Front Office Sports)
• $28,455: Top per-person price of a fan ticket package offered by the Patriots that includes three nights at the Fairmount San Francisco, access to a Sting concert, a player introductions experience, concierge service and more (WJAR)
• $32,035: Top per-person price of a fan ticket package offered by the Seahawks that includes three nights at the Grand Hyatt San Francisco, access to a Sting concert, field access for the pregame ceremony headlined by Green Day, a players introductions experience and more (On Location)
• $8 million: Cost of a 30-second TV commercial for Super Bowl LX, about the same as Super Bowl LIX (USA Today)
• $4.5 million: Cost of a 30-second TV commercial for Super Bowl 50 (USA Today)
• $37,500: Cost of a 30-second TV commercial for Super Bowl I in 1967 (USA Today)
• 16: Number of native plants growing on the 27,000-square-foot “Green Roof” of Levi’s Stadium (Ticketmaster)
• 8: Number of seconds it takes the Levi’s Stadium grounds crew to lower the venue’s automatic collapsible goal posts into the field; they are the first of their kind (Levi’s Stadium)
• 7 million: Estimated number of Americans expected to place Super Bowl LX bets in person at physical casinos or sportsbooks (Covers.com)
• 75 million: Estimate number of Americans who are expected to place at least one wager on Super Bowl LX (Covers.com)
• 22.6 million: Estimated number of Americans who will call in “sick” to work on Feb. 9, the Monday following the Super Bowl (Covers.com)
• 12: Number of time the Patriots have played in the Super Bowl (Yahoo Sports)
• 6: Number of times the Patriots have won the Super Bowl, tied for the top spot with the Pittsburgh Steelers (Yahoo Sports)
• 3: Number of times the Seahawks have made it to the Super Bowl as a No. 1 seed this century, each following the selection of a new pope (The Athletic)
• 4: Number of teams that have never played in a Super Bowl — the Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions, Houston Texans and Jacksonville Jaguars (The Sporting News)
• 4: Most number of Super Bowl losses, shared by the Minnesota Vikings and the Buffalo Bills (The Sporting News)
• 127.7 million: Record number of U.S. viewers who tuned in to Super Bowl LIX across all television and streaming platforms last year, when the Philadelphia Eagles beat the Kansas City Chiefs, 40-22 (Associated Press)
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