How to Watch the SuperBowl

The Super Bowl is a time-honored tradition that Americans eagerly anticipate every year. It's one of the biggest and most-watched sporting events in the world, and continues to be more popular with each passing year. But what if you don't actually know what it is? In this blog post, we'll answer that question while giving an overview of how to watch the game.

The Super Bowl is the championship game for the NFL , and as such, consists of the two best teams in that league. The winner of the game is considered to be "world champions" in their sport. This year, it's being played in Houston at NRG Stadium . But what makes this game so special compared to all the other games?

First of all, it's only natural that we start with how much money is involved with it. We're talking about a lot of money here—the highest-grossing sporting event every year (and it seems like that title gets passed out more and more frequently). This year alone, the league is expected to make roughly $500 million in revenue from its broadcast rights.

The game itself started back in 1967 and has grown in popularity ever since. A big part of that is the fact that it's a time when you can get your whole family together with patrons who have different opinions on how the game should go down. It's like a fun, interactive way to make up for all those years when you had to see each other at Thanksgiving dinner instead of watching your favorite team. If you're into fantasy football , then this is a great opportunity to root for or against players or teams that you actually care about instead of just picking at random each week.

Also, as this is such a huge event, there's a lot of advertising involved. There are entire websites devoted to helping you find ads that will satisfy your viewing preferences (and then vote with your clicks to keep them on the air), so you can try to avoid any annoying commercials. Customers who are watching the game at home can also watch it via a box where they'll see highlights and recaps of other games from that day. Sports bars and restaurants will have specials on during the game too, so you can also make sure not to miss any interesting plays or moments in between the lopsided scores.

If you've never seen a Super Bowl before, by now you're probably wondering how it'll actually go down.

Well, the game is divided up into 4 quarters. These are 15-minute periods—like in regular football—and you'll be given a time clock to keep track of them. A coin toss will determine which team gets the ball first, and they'll have 4 plays (or downs) to get 10 yards. If they do that, then they can attempt a field goal; otherwise, you'll go to the next team's turn. You may be wondering what happens if the first team is good at kicking field goals, but bad at getting 10 yards in 4 plays. The good news is that it was decided way back in 1974 that ties should be allowed to happen when this happens (just like in regular football). 

The last two teams to score (or go over the 10-yard mark) will be declared the winners, and you'll have a week or so to wait to see if they both make it. If one of them does, there will be another Super Bowl. This is called a "Super Bowl Classic".

That last part doesn't happen very often, but it does happen about once every decade or so. The last time it happened was in 2004 . But even when it does, the game is still exciting to watch . There are all kinds of crazy plays and moments that make you appreciate what a great sport football really is. If you want to find out more about what this year's game will be like, you can look up highlights from past Super Bowls , or even check out video clips from last year's game [VIDEO WARNING] . If you're in a place with internet access, then there's also probably some video streaming sites where the game itself will be available.

So that should give you an idea of how Americans go about watching this time-honored event, and why they continue to put so much emphasis on it every year. Millions of people make it part of their yearly routine, and even though it may not be a critical part of your life, it can still be a lot of fun. And since you've already read this much, you might as well keep going. In the next section, we'll give you more information on what to expect during the game itself.

Title: How to Watch the SuperBowl: Game Time!

So now that we know what the Super Bowl is all about, and how to watch it—we should probably talk about what's happening in the game .

There are some real basics that everyone needs to know before tuning in. First off—the game is divided into 4 quarters of play. For each quarter, the team that has the ball first will have 4 plays (or downs) to get 10 yards before they can attempt a field goal. This may not seem like much to you, until you consider that regular football games are only 12-minutes long. And it's probably not so popular to count down from 1-0 after 12 minutes of play . With the Super Bowl being almost twice as long, we'll no doubt be more relaxed about who gets the ball first and how many plays they get.

Then there's all the stuff that happens at halftime .

Conclusion

We hope you've found this article helpful. If you want to keep learning more about football, then the good news is that there's plenty more to come!

Next time we'll look at things like rules and statistics and the scoring system. You can also go ahead and read up on some of our other articles:

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