Super (Bowl) spectacle

Sunday, February 5. A Sunday like all other Sundays, except one thing: there is a really big, nationally-televised football game being played. Super Bowl XLVI (That's 46, if your Roman numeral counting is rusty) begins at 5:30 p.m. on Sunday on NBC. The game features the New York Giants and New England Patriots, and will be played at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Ind.

The location is quite fitting, because the Super Bowl is all about money. Don't believe me? Let's take a look at some of the money involved. Lucas Oil Stadium, completed in 2008, cost $720 million. In 2011, one thirty-second advertisement during the Super Bowl sold for between $3.5 and $4 million, according to NBC Sports. Because companies are willing to pay outrageous sums of money for 30-second ads, I decided to include a breakdown of things one could purchase with $3.5 million.

So many people simply watch the Super Bowl for these advertisements, but is the football game even worth watching? I say yes, because the matchup this season should make for an interesting game. Here are 5 things to watch during Super Bowl XLVI.

1. Super Rematch: The Patriots will look to avenge their 17-14 loss to the Giants in Super Bowl XLII in 2008, which gave Eli Manning his first and only Super Bowl victory and MVP award.

2. Double Trouble: Patriot tight ends Rob Gronkowski and Aaron Hernandez combined for 2,237 yards and 24 touchdowns in the regular season. Gronkowski leads the charge with 1,327 yards and 17 touchdowns, and broke single-season records this season.

3. Dueling QBs: Super Bowl XLVI features two of the premier NFL quarterbacks in Tom Brady of the Patriots and Eli Manning of the Giants. Manning is a two-time Pro Bowl selection, while Brady has attended the Pro Bowl seven times.

4. D-Fence: Both teams will look to their defensive units to stop the opposing team's high-powered offense. The Giants and the Patriots have played well defensively in this postseason. The Patriots have given up 325 yards per game and 15 points per game, while the Giants have given up 321 yards per game and 13 points per game.

5. Placekickers: When the game is on the line, which team's placekicker could propel his team to victory? Patriots' Stephen Gostkowski is slightly better than the Giants' Lawrence Tynes, who are 28-33 and 19-24, respectively, during the regular season.