Americans making final preparations for Super Bowl Sunday
<p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="witness">witness</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="battle">battle</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="championship">championship</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="professional">professional</span> <span word="football">football</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Baltimore">Baltimore</span> <span word="Ravens">Ravens</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="San">San</span> <span word="Francisco">Francisco</span> 49<span word="ers">ers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Orleans">Orleans</span>, <span word="Louisiana">Louisiana</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prepare">prepare</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> 47<span word="th">th</span> <span word="Super">Super</span> <span word="Bowl">Bowl</span>. <span word="Over">Over</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="watch">watch</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="television">television</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="computers">computers</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="devices">devices</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Ravens">Ravens</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="formed">formed</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1996 <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="owner">owner</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Cleveland">Cleveland</span> <span word="Browns">Browns</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Baltimore">Baltimore</span>, <span word="Maryland">Maryland</span>. <span word="In">In</span> 2001, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ravens">Ravens</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="Super">Super</span> <span word="Bowl">Bowl</span> <span word="game">game</span>. <span word="The">The</span> 49<span word="ers">ers</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="established">established</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1946 <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="All">All</span>-<span word="American">American</span> <span word="Football">Football</span> <span word="conference">conference</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="joined">joined</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Football">Football</span> <span word="League">League</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1950.</p><p><span word="They">They</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="Super">Super</span> <span word="Bowl">Bowl</span> <span word="championships">championships</span>.</p><p><span word="VOA">VOA</span> <span word="reporter">reporter</span> <span word="Jim">Jim</span> <span word="Stevenson">Stevenson</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>.</p><p>“<span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="match">match</span> <span word="up">up</span>. <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> 49<span word="ers">ers</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="favorites">favorites</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="super">super</span> <span word="bowl">bowl</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="exceptional">exceptional</span> <span word="defense">defense</span>, <span word="explosive">explosive</span> <span word="offense">offense</span>. <span word="Baltimore">Baltimore</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="defense">defense</span>, <span word="very">very</span> <span word="tough">tough</span>, <span word="physical">physical</span>, <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="hitting">hitting</span> <span word="team">team</span>.”</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="Super">Super</span> <span word="Bowl">Bowl</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="unusual">unusual</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="coaches">coaches</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="brothers">brothers</span>. <span word="Baltimore">Baltimore</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="John">John</span> <span word="Harbaugh">Harbaugh</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="older">older</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span>. <span word="Younger">Younger</span> <span word="brother">brother</span> <span word="Jim">Jim</span> <span word="formerly">formerly</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="professional">professional</span> <span word="teams">teams</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ravens">Ravens</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="moving">moving</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="NFL">NFL</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="the">the</span> 49<span word="ers">ers</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Super">Super</span> <span word="Bowl">Bowl</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="watch">watch</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="increases">increases</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="activity">activity</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="Super">Super</span> <span word="Bowl">Bowl</span> <span word="parties">parties</span>, <span word="spending">spending</span> <span word="lots">lots</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="food">food</span>, <span word="drinks">drinks</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="activities">activities</span>. <span word="Officials">Officials</span> <span word="estimate">estimate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> $434 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Louisiana">Louisiana</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="visitors">visitors</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span>.</p>
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