New York is set to host the coldest Super Bowl in history on Sunday night when the Denver Broncos take on the Seattle Seahawks at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.
Sunday’s match – the biggest sporting event in the United States – kicks off at 23:30 GMT and will be watched by over 100 million people worldwide.
It is the first Super Bowl to be held outdoors in one of the colder states.
The Broncos last won the Super Bowl in 1998, but the Seahawks have never won.
With New York battered by major snow storms last month, there had been concerns that the game would have to be postponed or moved.
But the weather on Saturday was fine, although there is a 50% chance of rain or snow flurries during the match.
The coldest Super Bowl was in 1972 in New Orleans, when the temperature was a reported 1.1C.
“We’re pretty much weather-proof,” Broncos coach John Fox said. “We live in Denver, so we practice in just about every element there is.”
The match sees the best attack in the NFL in Denver up against the league’s best defence in Seattle, while the famous half-time show will feature the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Bruno Mars.
Source-BBC
