Now that the Super Bowl matchup is set, I thought I’d start the two-week period with some Super Bow history. The table below lists some information from each of the first 46 Super Bowls. With Joe Flacco and Colin Kaepernick facing off, that ends five-year streak where at least one of the two quarterbacks in the Super Bowl had previously won (or been in) a Super Bowl:

Year	SB	Winner	PF	Loser	PA	Location	ST	QB	Opp QB	MVP
2011	XLVI	New York Giants	21	New England Patriots	17	Indianapolis	IN	Eli Manning	Tom Brady	Eli Manning
2010	XLV	Green Bay Packers	31	Pittsburgh Steelers	25	Arlington	TX	Aaron Rodgers	Ben Roethlisberger	Aaron Rodgers
2009	XLIV	New Orleans Saints	31	Indianapolis Colts	17	Miami	FL	Drew Brees	Peyton Manning	Drew Brees
2008	XLIII	Pittsburgh Steelers	27	Arizona Cardinals	23	Tampa	FL	Ben Roethlisberger	Kurt Warner	Santonio Holmes
2007	XLII	New York Giants	17	New England Patriots	14	Glendale	AZ	Eli Manning	Tom Brady	Eli Manning
2006	XLI	Indianapolis Colts	29	Chicago Bears	17	Miami	FL	Peyton Manning	Rex Grossman	Peyton Manning
2005	XL	Pittsburgh Steelers	21	Seattle Seahawks	10	Detroit	MI	Ben Roethlisberger	Matt Hasselbeck	Hines Ward
2004	XXIX	New England Patriots	24	Philadelphia Eagles	21	Jacksonville	FL	Tom Brady	Donovan McNabb	Deion Branch
2003	XXXVIII	New England Patriots	32	Carolina Panthers	29	Houston	TX	Tom Brady	Jake Delhomme	Tom Brady
2002	XXXVII	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	48	Oakland Raiders	21	San Diego	CA	Brad Johnson	Rich Gannon	Dexter Jackson
2001	XXXVI	New England Patriots	20	St. Louis Rams	17	New Orleans	LA	Tom Brady	Kurt Warner	Tom Brady
2000	XXXV	Baltimore Ravens	34	New York Giants	7	Tampa	FL	Trent Dilfer	Kerry Collins	Ray Lewis
1999	XXXIV	St. Louis Rams	23	Tennessee Titans	16	Atlanta	GA	Kurt Warner	Steve McNair	Kurt Warner
1998	XXXIII	Denver Broncos	34	Atlanta Falcons	19	Miami	FL	John Elway	Chris Chandler	John Elway
1997	XXXII	Denver Broncos	31	Green Bay Packers	24	San Diego	CA	John Elway	Brett Favre	Terrell Davis
1996	XXXI	Green Bay Packers	35	New England Patriots	21	New Orleans	LA	Brett Favre	Drew Bledsoe	Desmond Howard
1995	XXX	Dallas Cowboys	27	Pittsburgh Steelers	17	Tempe	AZ	Troy Aikman	Neil O'Donnell	Larry Brown
1994	XXIX	San Francisco 49ers	49	San Diego Chargers	26	Miami	FL	Steve Young	Stan Humphries	Steve Young
1993	XXVIII	Dallas Cowboys	30	Buffalo Bills	13	Atlanta	GA	Troy Aikman	Jim Kelly	Emmitt Smith
1992	XXVII	Dallas Cowboys	52	Buffalo Bills	17	Pasadena	CA	Troy Aikman	Jim Kelly	Troy Aikman
1991	XXVI	Washington Redskins	37	Buffalo Bills	24	Minneapolis	MN	Mark Rypien	Jim Kelly	Mark Rypien
1990	XXV	New York Giants	20	Buffalo Bills	19	Tampa	FL	Jeff Hostetler	Jim Kelly	Ottis Anderson
1989	XXIV	San Francisco 49ers	55	Denver Broncos	10	New Orleans	LA	Joe Montana	John Elway	Joe Montana
1988	XXIII	San Francisco 49ers	20	Cincinnati Bengals	16	Miami	FL	Joe Montana	Boomer Esiason	Jerry Rice
1987	XXII	Washington Redskins	42	Denver Broncos	10	San Diego	CA	Doug Williams	John Elway	Doug Williams
1986	XXI	New York Giants	39	Denver Broncos	20	Pasadena	CA	Phil Simms	John Elway	Phil Simms
1985	XX	Chicago Bears	46	New England Patriots	10	New Orleans	LA	Jim McMahon	Tony Eason	Richard Dent
1984	XIX	San Francisco 49ers	38	Miami Dolphins	16	Stanford	CA	Joe Montana	Dan Marino	Joe Montana
1983	XVIII	Los Angeles Raiders	38	Washington Redskins	9	Tampa	FL	Jim Plunkett	Joe Theismann	Marcus Allen
1982	XVII	Washington Redskins	27	Miami Dolphins	17	Pasadena	CA	Joe Theismann	David Woodley	John Riggins
1981	XVI	San Francisco 49ers	26	Cincinnati Bengals	21	Pontiac	MI	Joe Montana	Ken Anderson	Joe Montana
1980	XV	Oakland Raiders	27	Philadelphia Eagles	10	New Orleans	LA	Jim Plunkett	Ron Jaworski	Jim Plunkett
1979	XIV	Pittsburgh Steelers	31	Los Angeles Rams	19	Pasadena	CA	Terry Bradshaw	Vince Ferragamo	Terry Bradshaw
1978	XIII	Pittsburgh Steelers	35	Dallas Cowboys	31	Miami	FL	Terry Bradshaw	Roger Staubach	Terry Bradshaw
1977	XII	Dallas Cowboys	27	Denver Broncos	10	New Orleans	LA	Roger Staubach	Craig Morton	Randy White [1]Co-MVP with Harvey Martin
1976	XI	Oakland Raiders	32	Minnesota Vikings	14	Pasadena	CA	Ken Stabler	Fran Tarkenton	Fred Biletnikoff
1975	X	Pittsburgh Steelers	21	Dallas Cowboys	17	Miami	FL	Terry Bradshaw	Roger Staubach	Lynn Swann
1974	IX	Pittsburgh Steelers	16	Minnesota Vikings	6	New Orleans	LA	Terry Bradshaw	Fran Tarkenton	Franco Harris
1973	VIII	Miami Dolphins	24	Minnesota Vikings	7	Houston	TX	Bob Griese	Fran Tarkenton	Larry Csonka
1972	VII	Miami Dolphins	14	Washington Redskins	7	Los Angeles	CA	Bob Griese	Billy Kilmer	Jake Scott
1971	VI	Dallas Cowboys	24	Miami Dolphins	3	New Orleans	LA	Roger Staubach	Bob Griese	Roger Staubach
1970	V	Baltimore Colts	16	Dallas Cowboys	13	Miami	FL	Johnny Unitas	Craig Morton	Chuck Howley
1969	IV	Kansas City Chiefs	23	Minnesota Vikings	7	New Orleans	LA	Len Dawson	Joe Kapp	Len Dawson
1968	III	New York Jets	16	Baltimore Colts	7	Miami	FL	Joe Namath	Earl Morrall	Joe Namath
1967	II	Green Bay Packers	33	Oakland Raiders	14	Miami	FL	Bart Starr	Daryle Lamonica	Bart Starr
1966	I	Green Bay Packers	35	Kansas City Chiefs	10	Los Angeles	CA	Bart Starr	Len Dawson	Bart Starr

And some more unconventional information. I’m adding this year’s game to the list, and since San Francisco is the favorite, I’m putting them in the winner column. The table below shows how many points above (or below) average each team’s offense and defense was during the season, adjusted for strength of schedule. The “Diff” column represents the SRS difference between the two teams, and the final four columns show information relevant for those who like to place a friendly wager on the game. The table is viewed from the perspective of the winning team with the exception of the “covered” column, which is from the perspective of the favorite entering the game.

Year	SB	Winner	PF	Loser	PA	TmOff	TmDef	OpOff	OpDef	Diff	Spread	O/U	Covered	O/U
2012		SFO		BAL		3.5	6.7	1.9	1.0	7.3	-3.5	50
2011	XLVI	NYG	21	NWE	17	3.1	-1.5	9.4	-0.1	-7.7	2.5	53	underdog	under
2010	XLV	GNB	31	PIT	25	3.1	7.9	2.5	7.7	0.8	-3	45	favorite	over
2009	XLIV	NOR	31	IND	17	11.2	-0.5	4.4	1.5	4.8	5	57	underdog	under
2008	XLIII	PIT	27	ARI	23	1.6	8.2	4.1	-6	11.7	-7	46	underdog	over
2007	XLII	NYG	17	NWE	14	2.8	0.4	15.9	4.2	-16.9	12	55	underdog	under
2006	XLI	IND	29	CHI	17	6.9	-1.1	4.9	3	-2.1	-7	47	favorite	under
2005	XL	PIT	21	SEA	10	3.8	4	5.8	3.4	-1.4	-4	47	favorite	under
2004	XXIX	NWE	24	PHI	21	6.3	6.5	2	3.5	7.3	-7	46.5	underdog	under
2003	XXXVIII	NWE	32	CAR	29	2.1	4.9	-1.5	0.6	7.9	-7	37.5	underdog	over
2002	XXXVII	TAM	48	OAK	21	-1	9.8	6.3	4.3	-1.8	4	44	underdog	over
2001	XXXVI	NWE	20	STL	17	1.2	3.1	10.4	2.9	-9	14	53	underdog	under
2000	XXXV	BAL	34	NYG	7	0	8	-1.3	3.8	5.5	-3	33	favorite	over
1999	XXXIV	STL	23	TEN	16	8.7	3.2	2	-1	10.9	-7	45	push	under
1998	XXXIII	DEN	34	ATL	19	9.5	-0.6	7	3	-1.1	-7.5	52.5	favorite	over
1997	XXXII	DEN	31	GNB	24	8.1	2.6	5.3	2.4	3	11	49	underdog	over
1996	XXXI	GNB	35	NWE	21	8.7	6.6	4.9	0.2	10.2	-14	49	push	over
1995	XXX	DAL	27	PIT	17	6.2	3.5	3.4	1.2	5.1	-13.5	51	underdog	under
1994	XXIX	SFO	49	SDG	26	9.9	1.7	2.9	0.7	8	-18.5	53.5	favorite	over
1993	XXVIII	DAL	30	BUF	13	4.9	4.7	1.8	3	4.8	-10.5	50.5	favorite	under
1992	XXVII	DAL	52	BUF	17	6.4	3.5	4.7	-0.4	5.6	-6.5	44.5	favorite	over
1991	XXVI	WAS	37	BUF	24	11.7	4.9	7.6	-4.1	13.1	-7	49	favorite	over
1990	XXV	NYG	20	BUF	19	0	7.6	5.7	2.9	-1	7	40.5	underdog	under
1989	XXIV	SFO	55	DEN	10	5.8	4.9	3.7	5.7	1.3	-12	48	favorite	over
1988	XXIII	SFO	20	CIN	16	3.1	1.7	7.1	-1	-1.3	-7	48	underdog	under
1987	XXII	WAS	42	DEN	10	1.9	2	3.1	0.8	0	3	47	underdog	over
1986	XXI	NYG	39	DEN	20	3.2	5.8	3.4	1.8	3.8	-9.5	40	favorite	over
1985	XX	CHI	46	NWE	10	6.5	9.4	2	3.8	10.1	-10	37.5	favorite	over
1984	XIX	SFO	38	MIA	16	7.4	5.4	9.1	1.5	2.2	-3.5	53.5	favorite	over
1983	XVIII	RAI	38	WAS	9	5.1	1.7	11.7	2.2	-7.1	3	48	underdog	under
1982	XVII	WAS	27	MIA	17	2.2	5.1	2.7	5.8	-1.2	3	36.5	underdog	over
1981	XVI	SFO	26	CIN	21	1.3	4.9	4.5	1	0.7	-1	48	favorite	under
1980	XV	OAK	27	PHI	10	2.9	1.3	2.9	6.8	-5.5	3	37.5	underdog	under
1979	XIV	PIT	31	RAM	19	6.8	5.1	-1.2	0.6	12.5	-10.5	36	favorite	over
1978	XIII	PIT	35	DAL	31	2.6	5.6	5.8	5.2	-2.8	-3.5	37	favorite	over
1977	XII	DAL	27	DEN	10	7.6	0.2	1.9	9.4	-3.5	-6	39	favorite	under
1976	XI	OAK	32	MIN	14	6.3	2.2	3.7	5.7	-0.9	-4	38	favorite	over
1975	X	PIT	21	DAL	17	5.4	8.8	4	0.1	10.1	-7	36	underdog	over
1974	IX	PIT	16	MIN	6	2.3	4.5	3.6	2.5	0.7	-3	33	favorite	under
1973	VIII	MIA	24	MIN	7	5.1	8.3	1.7	6.9	4.8	-6.5	33	favorite	under
1972	VII	MIA	14	WAS	7	4.5	6.5	2.7	3.7	4.6	2	33	underdog	under
1971	VI	DAL	24	MIA	3	8.3	1.6	2.4	5.3	2.2	-6	34	favorite	under
1970	V	BAL	16	DAL	13	0.9	-0.5	2.5	4.5	-6.6	-2.5	36	favorite	under
1969	IV	KAN	23	MIN	7	3.5	8.4	6.9	10.6		12	39	underdog	under
1968	III	NYJ	16	BAL	7	7.0	0.8	8.0	9.9		18	40	underdog	under
1967	II	GNB	33	OAK	14	3.1	6.3	9.8	5.5		-13.5	43	favorite	over
1966	I	GNB	35	KAN	10	3.5	10.0	9.8	1.2		-14	40	favorite	over

Favorites are 24-20-2 against the spread, while the over/under has been perfectly split, 23-23. There are many storylines that will be beaten to death this week. Here are a few that you can expect to dominate the headlines along with some more obscure ones:

• Does anyone know who coaches these teams? Yes, the Jim Harbaugh/John Harbaugh storyline will never go away.
• Expect Ray Lewis’ last ride to rival Jerome Bettis in Detroit.
• Is Joe Flacco elite?
• Ed Reed, Haloti Ngata, and Terrell Suggs finally reach a Super Bowl — how much will a win help their HOF cases?
• Will Randy Moss join Lance Alworth as all-time great wide receivers to win a Super Bowl with another team?
• Patrick Willis vs. Ray Lewis, the changing of the guard at inside linebacker (and at #52)
• Frank Gore went to the University of Miami, does anyone know if any Ravens went there?
• Is Joe Flacco elite?
• What the heck is the Pistol offense? Is Colin Kaepernick vs. Joe Flacco a battle between new and old?
• The best placekicker in the league (Justin Tucker) against the worst (David Akers)?
• Is Joe Flacco elite?
• Will Alex Smith join John Elway, Peyton Manning, Eli Manning, Terry Bradshaw, Troy Aikman, Jim Plunkett and Steve Young (USFL supplemental) as former #1 overall draft pick quarterbacks to win the Super Bowl? Perhaps he can sit next to Drew Bledsoe at the reunion.