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Ainissa Ramirez, physicist and author of Newton's Football, talks through why weather can't explain deflate-gate_  by [Mandy Oaklander](https://time.com/author/mandy-oaklander/)  ## Mandy Oaklander Oaklander is a senior editor at TIME. Jan 29, 2015 7:30 PM UTC  Washington, District of Columbia, United States Washington, District of Columbia, United StatesJeff Mauritzen—Getty Images  by [Mandy Oaklander](https://time.com/author/mandy-oaklander/)  ## Mandy Oaklander Oaklander is a senior editor at TIME. Jan 29, 2015 7:30 PM UTC The game lasts four hours, but what you eat will stick with you way longer than that. By some (admittedly unscientific) estimates, Americans who snack on typical Super Bowl fare, like pizza, beer, soda, chips, dips, hot wings and nachos, could take in as many as 2,400 calories and 121 grams of fat just during the game. That’s more than most people should eat in a single day. In fact, you’d have to run an entire marathon to burn it off, says Sara Bleich, PhD, associate professor in health policy and management at Johns Hopkins School of Public Health. That’s assuming you’re 175 pounds and running a 15-minute mile, Bleich tells us. **MORE:** [The Simple Way to Make Football Safer](http://time.com/3686040/super-bowl-nfl-helmets/) Add on a few miles if you happen to root for the team that loses. A 2013 study in the journal [_Psychological Science_](http://www.psychologicalscience.org/index.php/news/releases/for-disappointed-sports-fans-defeats-increase-consumption-of-fat-and-sugar-2.html) found that on the Monday after a big football game, people who had cheered for the team that lost ate 16% more saturated fat than they usually did. (Fans of the winning team got a win for their waistlines; they ate 9% less saturated fat than usual.) Here’s how much these Super Bowl food bombs will cost you, according to the USDA’s national nutrient database: ### See All 48 Superbowl Rings  Super Bowl I - Green Bay Packers National Football League  Super Bowl II - Green Bay Packers National Football League  Super Bowl III - New York Jets National Football League  Super Bowl IV - Kansas City Chiefs National Football League  Super Bowl V - Baltimore Colts National Football League  Super Bowl VI - Dallas Cowboys National Football League  Super Bowl VII - Miami Dolphins National Football League  Super Bowl VIII - Miami Dolphins National Football League  Super Bowl IX - Pittsburgh Steelers National Football League  Super Bowl X - Pittsburgh Steelers National Football League  Super Bowl XI - Oakland Raiders National Football League  Super Bowl XII - Dallas Cowboys National Football League  Super Bowl XIII - Pittsburgh Steelers National Football League  Super Bowl XIV - Pittsburgh Steelers National Football League  Super Bowl XV - Oakland Raiders National Football League  Super Bowl XVI - San Francisco 49ers National Football League  Super Bowl XVII - Washington Redskins National Football League  Super Bowl XVIII - Los Angeles Raiders National Football League  Super Bowl XIX - San Francisco 49ers National Football League  Super Bowl XX - Chicago Bears National Football League  Super Bowl XXI - New York Giants National Football League  Super Bowl XXII - Washington Redskins National Football League  Super Bowl XXIII - San Francisco 49ers National Football League  Super Bowl XXIV - San Francisco 49ers National Football League  Super Bowl XXV - New York Giants National Football League  Super Bowl XXVI - Washington Redskins National Football League  Super Bowl XXVI - Dallas Cowboys National Football League  Super Bowl XXVIII - Dallas Cowboys National Football League  Super Bowl XXIX - San Francisco 49ers National Football League  Super Bowl XXX - Dallas Cowboys National Football League  Super Bowl XXXI - Green Bay Packers National Football League  Super Bowl XXXII - Denver Broncos National Football League  Super Bowl XXXIII - Denver Broncos National Football League  Super Bowl XXXIV - St. Louis Rams National Football League  Super Bowl XXXV - Baltimore Ravens National Football League  Super Bowl XXXVI - New England Patriots National Football League  Super Bowl XXXVII - Tampa Bay Buccaneers National Football League  Super Bowl XXXVIII - New England Patriots National Football League  Super Bowl XXXIX - New England Patriots National Football League  Super Bowl XL - Pittsburgh Steelers National Football League  Super Bowl XLI - Indianapolis Colts National Football League  Super Bowl XLII - New York Giants National Football League  Super Bowl XLIII - Pittsburgh Steelers National Football League  Super Bowl XLIV - New Orleans Saints National Football League  Super Bowl XLV - Green Bay Packers National Football League  Super Bowl XLVI - New York Giants National Football League  Super Bowl XLVII - Baltimore Ravens National Football League  Super Bowl XLVIII - Seattle Seahawks National Football League 3 slices of **pepperoni pizza**: 939 calories 5 cans of regular **beer**: 732 calories 3 cans of **cola**: 455 calories 6 **chicken** **wings**: 710 calories 2 servings of cheese **nachos**: 549 calories 3 servings of barbecue **potato chips**: 412 calories Half a cup of **salsa con queso**: 179 calories And the lowest scorer in the Super Bowl calorie game? Half a dozen celery sticks with a tablespoon of ranch: 67 calories. 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