It’s a rematch four years in the making: the San Francisco 49ers face off against the Kansas City Chiefs in the Super Bowl Sunday.
The last time the two teams played against each other in a Super Bowl was in 2020, when the Chiefs beat the 49ers 31-20 in Miami.
Many of the Chiefs’ players have played in multiple Super Bowls.
Do you know the most common first names on the rosters? Last names? Leading states of birth? Colleges and conferences most represented? Height and weight? The players with the most pro experience?
For some, this will be their fourth appearance in five seasons. Last year, the Kelce brothers – the Chiefs’ Travis and Philadelphia Eagles’ Jason from Cleveland Heights, Ohio — were on opposing teams. This year, Travis Kelce is back with the Chiefs and some sports and music fans wonder if his girlfriend, Grammy Award-winning pop singer Taylor Swift, will be there.
Do you know the most common first names on the rosters? Last names? Leading states of birth? Colleges and conferences most represented? Height and weight? The players with the most pro experience?
The Big Game Census below answers these and other burning questions about the 139 players in the 2024 Super Bowl.
Explore the Big Game Census above for details about the players:
Nothing says loyalty more than playing in the Super Bowl for the team from your home state. This year there are 18 players compared to just four last year. (The Kansas City Metro Area includes counties in Missouri and Kansas).
Eight teams, all from the top 50 most populous U.S. metro areas, have a .000 winning percentage in the Super Bowl.
The 49ers have a .714 winning percentage and the Chiefs a .600.
Green Bay is the least populous metro area with an NFL team and the only one not in the top 50 (158th). Yet its Packers have a 4-1 Super Bowl record, giving it a higher winning percentage (.800) than this year’s Super Bowl teams.
Can you name the four teams with a perfect 1.000 winning percentage in the Super Bowl?
How about the team with 11 appearances? Or the team that was in four consecutive Super Bowls and lost every one of them?
Find the answers in the 2023 National Football League Record & Fact Book beginning on page 495.
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