By The Numbers

0 - Super Bowls won by John Elway and the Denver Broncos.

1 - Number of Super Bowls that didn’t sell out.

2 - Consecutive number of defending Super Bowl MVPs (Larry Brown and Desmond Howard) signed by the Oakland Raiders.

3 - Super Bowls won by the Green Bay Packers; number of consecutive NFL MVP awards won by Green Bay quarterback Brett Favre.

IV - First Super Bowl to carry Roman numerals.

4 - Record for most Super Bowl losses, shared by Denver, Buffalo and Minnesota.

5 - Record for most Super Bowl titles, shared by Dallas and San Francisco.

6 - Most touchdown passes in a Super Bowl (Steve Young, San Francisco, vs. San Diego, 1995).

6:04 - Time remaining in first quarter when Green Bay scored first touchdown in Super Bowl history on Bart Starr’s 37-yard pass to Max McGee.

7 - Elway’s jersey number.

8 - Record for most Super Bowls played in, held by Dallas.

9 - Buffalo turnovers in 1993 Super Bowl.

10 - Points scored by Broncos in each of last two Super Bowl appearances.

11 - Number worn by Phil Simms, who completed record 88 percent of his passes (22 of 25) in Giants’ 39-20 win over Broncos 11 years ago.

11.5 - Point spread for today’s game.

13 - Consecutive Super Bowl victories by the NFC team.

14 - Margin of victory and point spread for last year’s Super Bowl, Green Bay 35, New England 21.

15 - Number of wins the Packers and Broncos both have entering today’s game.

16 - Quarterbacks who have won Super Bowl MVP.

17 - Number of wins by 1972-73 Miami Dolphins.

19 - Number of points scored by Buffalo in 1991, the first of four consecutive Super Bowl defeats.

20 - Number of operations performed on Broncos guard Mark Schlereth.

20.08 - NFC’s average margin of victory during 13-year winning streak.

20-3/4 - Height of Vince Lombardi Trophy in inches.

21 - Fewest points by both teams in a Super Bowl: Miami 14, Washington 7.

24 - Number of Super Bowls decided by double-figure margins.

28 - NBC television cameras at today’s game.

31 - Most passes completed in a Super Bowl (Jim Kelly, Buffalo, vs. Dallas, 1994).

35 - Record points in one quarter (Washington, second quarter 1988).

37 - Elway’s age.

39 - Number of yards needed by Terrell Davis to set all-time single-season NFL rushing record, including playoffs.

49 - Over-under line for today’s game.

50 - Age of Jim Plunkett, the last AFC quarterback to win a Super Bowl.

149 - Number of international media organizations that received credentials for last year’s Super Bowl, a record.

174 - Number of international media organizations that have been granted credentials for this year’s Super Bowl, a record.

187 - Number of countries where Super Bowl will be televised.

204 - Number of yards rushing gained by Washington’s Timmy Smith in Super Bowl XXII 10 years ago, a record.

220 - Number of NBC stations and affiliates that will carry NBC’s telecast of Super Bowl.

250 - Yards passing by winning quarterback, Starr, in first Super Bowl.

275 - Price in dollars of most 1998 Super Bowl tickets.

350 - Price in dollars of a 1998 Super Bowl ticket in the Gold Club Section of Qualcomm Stadium.

355 - Gilbert Brown’s alleged weight (in pounds).

357 - Record number of passing yards for Joe Montana in Super Bowl XXIII nine years ago.

500 - Number of NBC employees credentialed for Super Bowl.

1,435 - Number of yards gained by Green Bay’s Dorsey Levens in regular season.

1,750 - Number of yards gained by Davis in regular season.

2,000 - Price scalpers were asking for a wheelchair space at the stadium.

8,000,000 - Estimated pounds of guacamole consumed by Americans on Super Bowl Sunday.

17.6 billion - Dollar amount the networks will pay the NFL for rights to televise their games the next eight years.