--- title: Super Bowl 2016: Everything You Need to Know description: Make sure you're prepared for America's biggest unofficial holiday canonical: https://time.com/4199076/super-bowl-50-2016-what-to-know/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-02-01T22:07:13.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-19T07:44:43.089Z og:title: Everything You Need to Know About Super Bowl 50 og:description: Make sure you're prepared for America's biggest unofficial holiday og:url: https://time.com/4199076/super-bowl-50-2016-what-to-know/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt88b1f8d863d64ce3/69887b30524fc07bf5df6822/levis-stadium-super-bowl-50.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Levi's Stadium Super Bowl 50 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Everything You Need to Know About Super Bowl 50 twitter:description: Make sure you're prepared for America's biggest unofficial holiday twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt88b1f8d863d64ce3/69887b30524fc07bf5df6822/levis-stadium-super-bowl-50.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Everything You Need to Know About Super Bowl 50  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Feb 1, 2016 10:07 PM UTC  Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., where Super Bowl 50 will take place on Feb. 7, 2016. Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., where Super Bowl 50 will take place on Feb. 7, 2016.Ezra Shaw/Getty Images  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Feb 1, 2016 10:07 PM UTC It’s almost time for [Super Bowl Sunday](http://time.com/3682248/super-bowl-xlix-facts/), that glorious day of the year in which excessive overeating and screaming at your TV are totally socially acceptable. This game marks a historic one for the NFL, as it will be the 50th time two teams have met to battle it out for the ultimate football championship. So to make sure you’re prepared for America’s biggest unofficial holiday, here’s what you need to know about the upcoming matchup. **When:** Sunday, Feb. 7, 6:30 p.m. EST. **Where:** Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. This will be the first time a Super Bowl is played at the field, which is home to the San Francisco 49ers. **Who:** [Cam Newton](http://time.com/4197778/how-cam-newton-became-the-face-of-the-nfl/) and the Carolina Panthers (15-1 regular season) will take on [Peyton Manning](http://time.com/money/4192945/super-bowls-cam-newton-peyton-manning-endorsements/) and the Denver Broncos (12-4). Both teams were the top seeds in their respective conferences going into the playoffs. _Read More:_ [_Manning’s Broncos to Face Newton’s Panthers at Super Bowl 50_](http://time.com/4192195/super-bowl-broncos-panthers/) **TV:** Super Bowl 50 will be broadcast on [CBS](http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/eye-on-football/25460677/super-bowl-50-start-time-2016-see-the-kickoff-live-on-cbs-sports) with Jim Nantz and Phil Simms in the booth and Tracy Wolfson on the sidelines. Coverage will begin on CBS at 11 a.m. EST. The game will also be streamed live on [CBSSports.com](http://time.com/4202148/super-bowl-50-2016-watch-live-stream-online-free/). **Odds:** The Panthers are [favored by 4.5 points](http://www.vegasinsider.com/nfl/matchups/matchups.cfm/week/22/season/2015) with the [over/under set at 45 points](http://time.com/money/4198515/super-bowl-50-point-spread-panthers-broncos/). **Halftime Show:** Coldplay will perform and be joined by Beyoncé. The two artists recently collaborated on two songs, “[Hymn for the Weekend](http://time.com/4199794/coldplay-beyonce-video-hymn-for-the-weekend/)” and “Up&Up,” for Coldplay’s latest album. **Commercials:** The cost of a 30-second [advertisement](http://time.com/4193156/pokemon-super-bowl/) is [$5 million](http://time.com/money/4198515/super-bowl-50-point-spread-panthers-broncos/). **Food:** It’s estimated that [Americans will eat 1.3 billion, or 162.5 million pounds, of wings](http://time.com/4198343/america-wings-super-bowl-snacks/) on Super Bowl Sunday. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4199076/super-bowl-50-2016-what-to-know/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4199076/super-bowl-50-2016-what-to-know/"},"headline":"Everything You Need to Know About Super Bowl 50","datePublished":"2016-02-01T22:07:13.000Z","dateModified":"2026-08-19T07:44:43.089Z","description":"There's more to the game than just figuring out which snacks to buy","url":"https://time.com/4199076/super-bowl-50-2016-what-to-know/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Sports topic","Football","NFL","Super Bowl","Denver Broncos","Super Bowl 50"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt88b1f8d863d64ce3/69887b30524fc07bf5df6822/levis-stadium-super-bowl-50.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt88b1f8d863d64ce3/69887b30524fc07bf5df6822/levis-stadium-super-bowl-50.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Levi's Stadium Super Bowl 50","caption":"Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., where Super Bowl 50 will take place on Feb. 7, 2016.","creditText":"Ezra Shaw/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4199076/super-bowl-50-2016-what-to-know/","name":"Everything You Need to Know About Super Bowl 50"}}]}] ```