It was the most effective of occasions. The Eagles jumped on the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs early and cruised to a 40-22 victory for the group’s second-ever Tremendous Bowl title. Afterward, tens of hundreds of individuals celebrated throughout the area. They made an enormous mess, it obtained cleaned up, and we’ll do it — however much more — on Friday.
The parade was introduced Monday and detailed Tuesday. We’ve obtained a while to kill now, and there’s rather a lot to debate. And Billy Penn wished to assist by providing you with some knowledge to spur ideas, spark conversations and customarily maintain this nice second alive.
So right here you go, the “Eagles’ Tremendous Bowl journey by the numbers.”
126 million
That’s the common variety of individuals within the U.S. who watched Sunday’s recreation, making it the most-watched Tremendous Bowl ever. That’s 2% greater than final yr’s Chiefs-Niners recreation. The viewers peaked at greater than 135 million within the second quarter, and perhaps it’s not stunning that folks in Kansas Metropolis may need made the enterprise resolution to skip the second half (sorry, Chiefs followers, we’re not above trolling).
10 and 29
That’s the numbers of arrests and summons for disorderly conduct, respectively, throughout Sunday evening’s celebrations. Fortunately, after the celebration two weeks earlier left a school pupil lifeless and others injured, there have been no critical accidents or deaths Sunday. That stated, two avenue poles had been pulled down.
5.5 million
That’s the variety of gallons of water utilized by the Philadelphia Water Division’s prospects within the 8 p.m. hour through the Tremendous Bowl. Identified apocryphally as “the Tremendous Flush,” it’s a recognized phenomenon that the best water circulate in a yr happens throughout halftime of the Tremendous Bowl — and Sunday’s numbers bear that out. Extra particularly, some investigations have proven that the water circulate peaks earlier than and after the halftime present. Water Division spokesperson Brian Rademaekers says the common hourly water utilization for the day was 2.5 million gallons, and the earlier Sunday had no 8 p.m. spike. Flush on, Philadelphia!
$750,000
That’s the quantity one bettor put down on the Chiefs to win Sunday’s recreation (what’s known as “moneyline,” with out having to issue within the betting unfold). General, it was evening for the sports activities betting books, as nearly all of bets nationally had been on the Chiefs to win and neither Saquon Barkley nor Travis Kelce, the themes of a terrific many particular person “prop” bets, had recreation. One outlier: the sportsbook at Atlantic Metropolis’s Borgata On line casino, which unsurprisingly noticed lots of bets on the Eagles successful. “It definitely wasn’t outcome for us,” the on line casino’s sportsbook director stated. (And by the best way, the Eagles are a 6-to-1 favourite to win the Tremendous Bowl subsequent yr.)
18
That’s the variety of wins the Eagles had this season, common season and playoffs mixed, and it’s probably the most ever in group historical past. The runner-up? Two seasons in the past, after they gained 16 video games however misplaced within the Tremendous Bowl. It definitely hopes that the league added a seventeenth common season recreation just a few years again, but it surely additionally factors to an encouraging reality — the Eagles have been fairly darn good within the twenty first Century. They’re 262-180-2 general, 20-15 within the playoffs, with three Tremendous Bowl appearances and two titles. These are excellent occasions to be an Eagles fan.
15
The variety of Jumbotrons arrange alongside the parade route. As in 2018, they’ll re-play Sunday’s Tremendous Bowl earlier than the parade correct (Editor’s observe: having been there in 2018, this was the very best!)
1 million
That is how many individuals the town expects to attend Friday’s parade. The depend for the 2018 parade was contested — the Inquirer spoke to specialists who estimated the group at 700,000, which Philadelphia Journal thought was hogwash. When you take a look at the images, we’re with PhillyMag. And whereas we’re speaking in regards to the crowds …
850
That’s the variety of port-a-potties the town supplied for the earlier Tremendous Bowl victory parade, a quantity that was universally discovered to be far too few. The town has been reluctant to say what number of it should present this yr, however for the love of all that’s holy, please let or not it’s (rather a lot) greater than 850. Many people are nonetheless recovering from what we noticed, and what individuals inadvertently kicked on others, in 2018.
$171,000
That’s the bonus every participant on the Tremendous Bowl’s successful roster receives. The losers get $96,000 every. And whereas we’re speaking cash, being the successful quarterback in a Tremendous Bowl elevated Jalen Hurts’ base wage for the following three years by $500,000. He was already making $50 million-plus a yr, so it’s not altering his life, however not dangerous.
4
The variety of Eagles who’ve been on each Eagles’ Tremendous Bowl rosters. The 4: Jake Elliott, Brandon Graham, Lane Johnson and (additional credit score should you obtained this one) lengthy snapper Rick Lovato. Hopefully extra might be at this parade and the following one.
$1.2 billion
That’s the financial enhance a Tremendous Bowl win may have for the 6 million individuals who dwell within the better Philadelphia area, in response to two teachers at Xavier College.
$20,960.68
The estimated value to create every Tremendous Bowl ring for the Eagles in 2018. Why so costly? Crafted from 10-karat white gold, the ring boasts 219 diamonds and 17 inexperienced sapphires, totaling 9.15 carats. The ring’s high function has the Eagle’s head emblem atop the Vince Lombardi Trophy, adorned with a marquis-cut diamond and 9 custom-cut sapphires, all surrounded by diamonds. The marquis diamond symbolizes the group’s first Tremendous Bowl victory, and the 4 inexperienced sapphires symbolize their 4 NFL championships.
13
That was Brandon Graham’s draft place within the 2010 draft. Now 36, Graham returned from a critical damage to play in Sunday’s Tremendous Bowl. If as some suspect, he retires, he performed in 206 video games, with 106 begins and 76.5 sacks — together with probably the most consequential strip-sack in franchise historical past.