The Philadelphia Eagles won their first Super Bowl by beating the New England Patriots 41-33 on Sunday night.
Here, Press Association Sport looks at some of the other eye-catching statistics around the game.
4 – total touchdowns for MVP Nick Foles, the Eagles’ back-up quarterback pressed into action after Carson Wentz’s injury – three passing and one as a receiver on a trick play just before half-time.
God is so good!!!! World Champions!!!! So proud of this team!!!! Told y’all my boy @NFoles_9 was gonna shine tonight! Well deserved my bro! #AO1 #flyeaglesfly
— Carson Wentz (@cj_wentz) February 5, 2018
1 – Foles became the first player to both throw for and catch a touchdown in the same Super Bowl.
5 – London-born running back Jay Ajayi is the fifth British-born player to win the Super Bowl – Lawrence Tynes and Osi Umeyiora won two rings apiece with the New York Giants, while Scott McCready (New England Patriots, 2001) and Marvin Allen (Pittsburgh Steelers, 2008) won as practice squad players.
Draped in a Union Jack, @JayTrain on becoming the fifth British-born player to win a Super Bowl: “Greatest feeling in the world.” #SuperBowl #FlyEaglesFly pic.twitter.com/fuaEQHCzks
— Liam Blackburn (@liamblackburn) February 5, 2018
57 – Ajayi’s rushing yards, on nine carries.
0 – defensive snaps played by Malcolm Butler, the Patriots’ Super Bowl match-winner against the Seattle Seahawks three years ago. The cornerback appeared for just one special teams play against the Eagles.
On this day, 3 years ago…
The. Butler. Did. It. ? #SB49 #GoPats pic.twitter.com/nQfpjszUxa
— NFL (@NFL) February 1, 2018
505 – even in defeat, the Patriots’ Tom Brady set a Super Bowl record for passing yards. He is also the first quarterback in his 40s to throw for 500 yards in a game.
1,151 – the total offensive yardage in the game, meanwhile, was an all-time record for any NFL game.
-16.1 – temperature in degrees Celsius in Minneapolis for the game.
67,612 – official attendance at US Bank Stadium.
US Bank Stadium is one impressive place #SuperBowl pic.twitter.com/dxrzveNvTi
— Liam Blackburn (@liamblackburn) February 4, 2018
5million – cost in US dollars of a 30-second advertising slot during the television broadcast.
100million – television viewing figures in the United States are estimated to be in nine figures.
3billion – estimated cost to employers in America of absenteeism on the Monday following the game. Food and beverage company Kraft Heinz has even petitioned unsuccessfully to have the day designated a national holiday.
213 – days until the opening day of the 2018 NFL season.
LII – this year was the 52nd Super Bowl since the championship game was branded as such.
