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It is so 2011 to be the person at the Super Bowl party who knows all the little statistical factoids about the teams and the game. So how about this year you’re not that guy? How about, this year, you’re the genius who knows all the useless trivia about everything but football on Super Bowl Sunday?

It looms ever closer once again. That day when people who like watching other people chase each other and a little ball around a field for several hours get together to sit in groups and yell at random intervals. You’re social, so you go, but you aren’t that into sports. We understand.

Super Bowl XLVI features both the New England Patriots and the New York Giants seeking a fourth Super Bowl title for their respective franchises. Here’s how the matchup stacks up:

Super Bowl ads tend to have more longevity than traditional commercials thanks to their large budgets, creative freedom and overall goal to keep you glued to the TV between quarters. Some, however, aren't remembered for the joy they brought but rather for the public outcry they produced.

The Super Bowl is the largest spectacle in American sports. Football players who succeed on its grand stage are forever remembered. Here are the 20 most memorable plays in the history of the Super Bowl:

The Super Bowl might bring the promise of glory to one group of lucky fans and humiliating and bitter defeat to another, but for the rest of the universe, it's a chance to enjoy some primo, top-of-the-line adver-tainment.

Not every Super Bowl legend goes to the Hall of Fame. Some Super Bowl players become school teachers, businessmen or radio hosts after their NFL days have ended. Here are 10 unsung Super Bowl heroes of the past and what they are doing now.

The big game is coming up and most of us make some kind of plan to enjoy the day.  Will you be staying on the coach, hitting a private party, or hitting a sports bar?  Where are you going to be on Superbowl Sunday?  Let us know!  Thanks! More details on the Smokin' Poll after the jump.

You think it's difficult to read an NFL defense? Try doing it with a hangover. Here are 10 NFL quarterbacks who were as good, or better, in bars, clubs and other social places as they were on the football field.

There may not be a Super Bowl ring in your future, but you can still get a body worthy of multi-million dollar contract.

There are always situations where you can't get to a TV or a radio, and, maybe like me, you had work to do but want to keep up with the game.  Last night I headed over to ESPN and logged onto Gamecast.  Click through for

Two thrilling conference championship games produced a Super Bowl pairing: the New England Patriots will face the New York Giants in Super Bowl XLVI in Indianapolis on Feb. 5. Here’s a recap of all of Sunday’s NFL action: NFC Championship N...