Your Sunday Guide: All about Super Bowl LII

February 4, 2018 at 3:43AM

ALL ABOUT SUNDAY'S GAME

Super Bowl LII: New England Patriots vs. Philadelphia Eagles.

At stake: NFL championship for the Vince Lombardi Trophy

Kickoff: 5:30 p.m.

Where: U.S. Bank Stadium

Seating capacity: 66,860

Weather: 70 degrees inside

TV: NBC (Ch. 11)

Announcers: Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya

Radio: KFAN, 100.3-FM

Desktop: NBCSports.com

Mobile: NFL Mobile, Yahoo Sports app.

Referee: Gene Steratore is the crew chief, making his Super Bowl debut.

God Bless America: Leslie Odom Jr.

National anthem: Pink

Halftime: Justin Timberlake

The line: As of Thursday, Patriots were 4½-point favorites. Over-under was 48 points.

Vs. the spread: The Eagles are 12-6 overall and 2-0 in the postseason. The Patriots are 12-6 and 1-1 in the playoffs.

How they got here: Both teams are 15-3 and No. 1 seeds in their conferences. The Eagles beat the Vikings 38-7 in the NFC Championship Game, and the Patriots rallied to beat the Jacksonville Jaguars 24-20 for the AFC title.

Patriots in the Super Bowl: This is the franchise's 10th appearance. They are 5-4, including last year's 34-28 OT win vs. the Atlanta Falcons.

Eagles in the Super Bowl: This is the franchise's third appearance. They are 0-2 and lost Super Bowl XXXIX to the Patriots 24-21 in 2005.

Series history: The Eagles lead 7-6 but are just 1-4 vs. Bill Belichick-coached teams.

Players share

Winners:$112,000 per man

Losers:$56,000 per man.

Uniforms: New England is the home team and has chosen to wear its white jerseys. Philadelphia will wear its midnight green jerseys.

The trophy: The winning team receives the Vince Lombardi Trophy, a sterling silver trophy created by Tiffany & Company. The trophy was named after the late Green Bay Packers coach Vince Lombardi before the 1971 Super Bowl. The trophy is a regulation-size silver football mounted in a kicking position on a pyramidlike stand of three concave sides. The trophy stands 20¾ inches tall, weighs 6.7 pounds and is valued at more than $25,000.

Overtime: Play will continue by 15-minute periods with no halftime intermission. The teams will change goals between each period, and there will be a two-minute warning at the end of each period. Both teams must have the opportunity to possess the ball during the extra period, unless the team that receives the opening kickoff scores a touchdown, in which case it wins. If the team that possesses the ball first scores a field goal on its initial possession, the other team has the opportunity to possess the ball. If that team scores a touchdown on its possession, it is the winner. If the score is tied after both teams have a possession, the team next scoring by any method shall be the winner.

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