Super Bowl XLVI facts for kids

	Super Bowl XLVI
New York Giants	New England Patriots
(NFC)	(AFC)
21	17
Date	February 5, 2012
Stadium	Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana
MVP	Eli Manning, Quarterback
Favorite	Patriots by 2½
Referee	John Parry
Attendance	68,658
	Ceremonies
National anthem	Kelly Clarkson
Coin toss	John Parry
Halftime show	Madonna featuring LMFAO, M.I.A., Nicki Minaj and Cee Lo Green
	TV in the United States
Network	NBC
Announcers	Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya
Nielsen ratings	47.0 (national); 56.7 (Boston); 56.4 (Indianapolis); 49.7 (New York); US viewership: 111.3 million est. avg., 166.8 million est. total
Market share	71 (national)
Cost of 30-second commercial	US$3.5 million

Super Bowl XLVI (Super Bowl 46) was an American football game between the National Football Conference (NFC) champion New York Giants and the American Football Conference (AFC) champion New England Patriots to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 2011 season. The Giants defeated the Patriots by the score of 21–17. The game was played on February 5, 2012, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, the first time that the Super Bowl was played in the state of Indiana.

This Super Bowl is a rematch of Super Bowl XLII, which was also won by New York 17-14 and when they stopped the Patriots perfect season. This time, the Patriots entered the Super Bowl with a regular season 13-3 record, yet they were still the top seed and the New York Giants were the 4th seed.

Images for kids

Madonna arrives for the halftime show.
Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana