Super Bowl LVI: 5 Interesting Facts About 2022's Biggest Game

LOS ANGELES, CA — The Cincinnati Bengals and Los Angeles Rams will meet at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles on Sunday as both teams compete for the coveted Super Bowl LVI championship ring.

There's a lot we know about the 2022 Super Bowl: The Bengals were a longshot for this year's game having won only two games in 2019 and four games last season. They'll face the Rams, who are the second consecutive Super Bowl team to play in their home stadium.

Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J. Blige and Kendrick Lamar will perform in between plays during the 2022 halftime show. We also know the commercials may draw more viewers than the actual game.

What about the things we don't know about the Super Bowl? How many times has the game been played in Los Angeles? What's with the Rams' new jerseys? And just how expensive is a ticket to the Super Bowl?

Here are five interesting facts about Super Bowl LVI:

1. Los Angeles is a frequent host to the Super Bowl.

The 2022 Super Bowl is a homecoming of sorts — the first-ever game was played at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in 1967.

Los Angeles has hosted a total of seven Super Bowls, including the memorable Super Bowl VII, a game won by the NFL’s only undefeated team: the 1972 Miami Dolphins. The last time a Super Bowl was played in Los Angeles was Super Bowl XXVII in 1993, which saw the Dallas Cowboys beat the Buffalo Bills.

2. The Bengals, not the Rams, will be the official home team.

While the game will be played in Los Angeles, the Bengals will be the home team due to the NFL alternating the designation between conferences each year. This means the Bengals will use the Rams' typical home-stadium locker room during the game.

As the official "road" team, the Rams will call the coin toss before kickoff. As the "home" team, the Bengals will choose which uniforms they wear in the big game.

3. The Rams will sport some "vintage" threads.

As the official home team, the Bengals got first choice of uniforms. The team opted to wear their black jerseys, which players will pair with white pants and orange socks.

This gave the Rams a chance to have some fun. They'll be wearing an alternate jersey, making them just the third team in NFL history to get the thumbs up to wear something besides a standard home or away jersey, CBS Sports reported.

The Rams will be sporting their white "modern throwback" uniform that was unveiled in July. While white isn't technically considered an alternate color, the Rams are one of the few teams to not have a white uniform — the Rams' road uniform is technically bone gray.

4. Tickets aren't cheap. Period.

Thinking about buying a ticket or two to watch the big game in person? A used car may be more affordable than a seat in the nosebleed section.

The cheapest official tickets were listed at just over $6,000 per seat — with fees, it's closer to $7,000, KTLA reported citing Ticketmaster.

The most expensive pair was going for about $65,000 apiece in the VIP section, or over $78,000 per ticket when factoring in fees.

5. Millions are likely to ditch work the day after the Super Bowl.

This year, "Super Bowl fever" is expected to result in 17.5 million employees missing work on Monday, according to a survey by the Workforce Institute at Kronos Inc. It's the largest number of people ever since the institute began tracking in 2005.

About 11.1 million workers plan to use pre-approved time to stay home Monday, while 4.7 million plan to call out sick even though they're not ill, the survey found.

Some workers simply won't show up. In fact, nearly 1.5 million employees expecting to "ghost" their employer without notifying anyone.