The NFL’s 48th Super Bowl will take place in the MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey on February 2nd, 2014. Super Bowl XLVIII will be aired by FOX in theU.S.with a scheduled kickoff time of 6:25pmEST. The AFC champion Denver Broncos will be facing the NFC champion Seattle Seahawks.

Many say snow is certainly a possibility on game day inNew Jerseyand this is believed to be the greatest cause of the drop in demand for tickets as well as the fall in ticket prices. This Super Bowl will also the first to be played on the date of February 2nd, the first to be played on an outdoor artificial turf surface since the 10th Super Bowl, as well as the first NFL Championship game to be played in the New York Metropolitan area since the New York Giants were defeated by the Green Bay Packers back in 1962.

Before kickoff, the national anthem will be sung by Renée Fleming, and the halftime show will feature musical performances by popular artist Bruno Mars as well as the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

The Super Bowl, being an immensely popular telecast in theU.S., hit a record last year of having an insane 111.3 million people viewing the Sunday game. The long-awaited 30-second advertisements during the duration of this upcoming XLVIII Super Bowl were priced at an unbelievable 4.5 million dollars.

This Super Bowl between the league’s best offense, the Denver Broncos, and the league’s best defense, the Seattle Seahawks, is sure to be a very different but nevertheless exciting championship to see.