The halftime show was Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Had the Patriots won they would have been the first team since the 1972 Miami Dolphins to finish the season 19-0
This is the most recent Super Bowl where the two teams playing in the game previously met in the regular season.
Jordin Sparks, who sang the national anthem, is the daughter of Phillippi Sparks who was a cornerback for the New York Giants from 1992 to 1999.
New York Giants players Eli Manning and David Tyree, the two players involved in the infamous helmet catch during the final two minutes of the game, were born exactly one year apart. Tyree was born on January 3, 1980 while Manning was born on January 3, 1981.