All eyes in North America are focused on the New York Metropolitan Stadium, from fans and spectators to the news media, from traffickers to celebrities, from industry insiders to the general public, from the North American continent to the global market... all the focus is on it. Gathered in the same venue, the raging heat wave is enough to melt the ice and snow in the cold winter, creating an unparalleled craze, strongly announcing that the annual grand event is coming.
At the same time, the two teams competing in the decisive battle at the Forbidden City also arrived in the Big Apple early, checked into their hotels, and adapted to the venue step by step to prepare for the game.
The venue for this year's Super Bowl was officially determined four years ago and will be held at the Metropolitan Stadium in New York!
The Metropolitan Stadium, which was just put into use in 2010, is the most expensive and largest game venue in the NFL. It can accommodate more than 83,000 people. It is the joint home of the New York Giants and New York Jets. It will also be the home of the New York Giants and the New York Jets. It was the first time that the Super Bowl was held at a joint home venue, and it was also the first time that the Super Bowl was held at a cross-state stadium——
MetLife Stadium covers both New York and New Jersey.
Although the team names are New York Giants and New York Jets, in fact, the bases of both teams are no longer in New York City. After all, one-third of an acre of land in this city is only the size of a palm, and every inch of land is valuable. For those who need to build For a football team in a large stadium, the investment cost was too expensive, and the city hall was not necessarily willing to approve the stadium construction proposal. Therefore, both teams moved out of New York and came to New Jersey across the river.
The two teams joined forces to build the MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford - it is only a short eight miles (ten kilometers) from this stadium to New York Island, and it takes only fifteen minutes by subway, even by car. It’s also very convenient and “almost” like being in New York City.
This will be the first time in the history of the Metropolitan Stadium to host the Super Bowl, and it will also be the first time that the greater New York area has hosted the NFL championship game since 1962 - 1962 was the pre-Super Bowl era, when the Green Bay Packers defeated them at Yankee Stadium. The New York Giants reached the conference championship; half a century later, the greater New York area finally hosted the NFL's top Super Bowl final for the first time, and for the first time, it ushered in a battle that may go down in history.
It is worth mentioning that the "home court curse" has not been lifted - the team at the Super Bowl venue every year cannot enter the Super Bowl finals. In the past forty-seven years, such a curse has not been broken. In the 48th year, the New York Giants and New York Jets both failed before the playoffs, continuing the curse.
Metropolitan Stadium is an open venue, which also means that the impact of weather may be more obvious, which is a problem for the league's Super Bowl arrangements.
Although football is an outdoor sport, and there are countless blizzards and rainstorms, the Super Bowl is a special occasion. The league must consider the excitement of the game, the difficulty of transmission, etc., and they must avoid the influence of the weather as much as possible - otherwise, If a blizzard suddenly comes and the Super Bowl is interrupted or postponed, the losses will be immeasurable. Since 1976, all Super Bowls have been held in indoor stadiums, with the only exception being 1996 in Arizona. held in Tenby.
So far, the coldest Super Bowl in history occurred in New Orleans in 1972. At that time, Tulane Stadium was still an open field, and the game temperature was only 39 degrees Fahrenheit (4 degrees Celsius), which was very abnormal. One year; last year at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, which is an indoor stadium.
Winter in the New York area is already very cold, and now that the Metropolitan Stadium is an open venue, the negative impact of cold weather is a factor that must be considered.
When the league selected the venue for the Super Bowl, the owners of the 32 teams had a heated debate. Miami and Tampa, Florida, were both candidate cities. However, after four rounds of fierce voting, New York still won with difficulty. In this regard, Roger Goodell said that if the 48th Super Bowl is successful, then he will continue to consider hosting the Super Bowl in cold cities in the future. This is an attempt to change.
After the federation finals ended, professionals in the league began to pay close attention to the trend of weather forecasts. Judging from various signs, the situation was not optimistic.
A powerful cold wave is gradually approaching the New York area. As the time approaches, the cooling trend is particularly obvious. The temperature on February 2nd may range from 39 degrees Fahrenheit (4 degrees Celsius) to 20 degrees Fahrenheit (minus below zero). 7 degrees), accompanied by a blizzard warning.
This is definitely not good news for the Super Bowl.
Now the entire league is paying close attention to the direction of the weather, and praying that it will not snow on the day of the Super Bowl, otherwise it will be a heavy blow to the two teams that are good at offense.
Not just the league, both teams are actively preparing for the game. They cannot count on the weather to help, but need to prepare for all potential situations. Even if it does snow, the game will continue; and they absolutely cannot do without it. Any preparation goes directly onto the pitch.
The work of adapting to the site has become arduous and complicated. Adapting to the temperature, wind direction, space, etc., these details will be different.
Although the San Francisco 49ers have just experienced the lowest temperature test in history in this year's wild card game. The outdoor temperature was only five degrees Fahrenheit (minus 15 degrees Celsius). This is a severe test for any team, and they successfully withstood it. But Green Bay is Green Bay and New York is New York. These are two completely different things. What's more, the wild card game is not the Super Bowl, and everything in this next game is brand new.
They must take time to adapt to the venue.
In fact, this is the second time the San Francisco 49ers have visited MetLife Stadium. In the fourth week of the regular season last season, they visited this stadium to face the New York Jets and easily defeated their opponents with a score of "0:47"; But it was October at the end of summer and the beginning of autumn. The weather in New York was crisp and clear, and then they were facing a February cold snap. This was a completely different story, and empiricist errors were the most unavoidable.
On Wednesday, January 29th, there are only four days left before the Super Bowl, and the official media day has officially arrived! This also announced that the entire North America has officially entered the Super Bowl time. Even the Grammys and Oscars, even the other three major sports leagues, all other focuses have been put aside.
This is the second consecutive year that Lu Ke has stood on the Super Bowl stage, and it is also the second consecutive year that Lu Ke has appeared on the official media day. I originally thought that this was no longer "Grandma Liu enters the Grand View Garden". Even if he is not familiar with the road, at least he should not be ignorant. I am ignorant, but when I actually entered the Metropolitan Stadium, I couldn't help but exclaimed:
It’s the Super Bowl!
The huge crowds of people at the entrance of the entire Metropolitan Stadium are completely invisible. The vast fans are spreading endlessly in all directions, five thousand, ten thousand, twenty thousand...or maybe more, simply It was impossible to distinguish clearly, every corner of the field of vision was filled with people.
Everyone everyone everyone.
The dense crowd made the numbers meaningless. Being among them, I just felt the vastness and magnificence. A single player was completely reduced to a drop of water in front of such a sea of people. It was not worth mentioning in front of the vast ocean. This majestic momentum that hits one's face makes one become extremely small. Apart from wonder and shock, no sound can be made, but one's heart is surging into the craze.
"Bambi, is this my imagination, or is it really happening? Why do I feel that there are more fans at this year's official media day than last year." Logan blinked and couldn't help but rub his eyes - childish He couldn't help but wonder if he was dazzled or if his brain was confused.
Before Lu Ke could answer, Marcus nodded repeatedly, "I don't think it's your illusion. I always feel that there seem to be more people at the scene."
In fact, Lu Ke was also in shock now. After Marcus interrupted him, he came back to his senses slightly, "I guess this is the power of New York? Compared with New Orleans, the population here should be five times or... Six times? So, the attention should be at least doubled, right?"
Lu Ke's teasing words made all the teammates around him burst into laughter.
The red ocean is on the left and the orange storm is on the right.
Fans of the San Francisco 49ers and Denver Broncos both chose the colors of their home jerseys, which are similar but not the same. The bright and jumping colors completely wiped away the gray haze over New York, creating a burst of jumping colors that instantly made people feel The whole world comes alive.
Before the official start of the game, the two teams, who had no grudges or feuds, gathered together lovingly and opened their arms friendly to welcome the arrival of the official press day. The cheers and cheers came one after another like a carnival. Incredible heat was released.
Buzz! Buzz!
The dark heat wave can be felt rolling around the entire Metropolitan Stadium, and then a silver-gray rapid stream merges into it, like a clear spring melting into magma, and then the hot and hot magma slowly slows down. Slowly spread out, forming a beautiful picture.
The players of the two teams were all wearing silver-gray jackets. The left chest marked the icon of Super Bowl XLVIII, and the right chest marked the team logo and player number. Looking at it, it looked like an open shirt. Like a flood gate, the raging floods are released like this.
Then, the suppressed and suppressed energy of the scene burst out continuously.
"Ahhh!"
"Ahhh!"
The rolling heat wave completely burst out the adrenaline, igniting the blood and igniting the passion. I couldn't help but jump, roar, and roar along with the cheers and shouts at the scene. People were eager to try, and couldn't wait to walk on this place. The world stage at the top of Mount Huashan.
