Super Bowl facts

AT STAKE — National Football League Championship for the Vince Lombardi Trophy.

PARTICIPANTS — Philadelphia Eagles (NFC) and New England Patriots (AFC). This is the fifth appearance for New England and the second appearance for Philadelphia.

SITE — ALLTEL Stadium, Jacksonville, Fla.

SEATING CAPACITY — 76,877.

DATE — Feb. 6, 2005.

KICKOFF — 6:25 p.m. EST.

PLAYERS SHARE — Winners: $68,000 per man. Losers: $36,500 per man.

PLAYER UNIFORMS — NFC will be the home team, will use the West bench, and will have its choice of wearing its colored or white jersey.TROPHY — The winning team receives permanent possession of the Vince Lombardi Trophy, a sterling silver trophy created by Tiffany & Company and presented annually to the winner of the Super Bowl. The trophy was named after the late coach Vince Lombardi of the two-time Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers prior to the 1971 Super Bowl. The trophy stands 20 3/4 inches tall, weighs 6.7 pounds and is valued in excess of $25,000. The words "Vince Lombardi" and "Super Bowl XXXIX" are engraved on the base along with the NFL shield.

ATTENDANCE — To date, 2,984,890 have attended Super Bowl games. The largest crowd was 103,985 at the 14th Super Bowl at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif.