♦PARTICIPANTS — Indianapolis Colts (AFC) and New Orleans Saints (NFC). This the fourth appearance for the Colts and the first for the Saints.


♦SITE — Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, Fla. This is the 10th Super Bowl played in Miami and the fifth at this stadium.


♦SEATING CAPACITY — 74,000.


♦PLAYERS' SHARE — Winners: $83,000 per man. Losers: $42,000 per man.


♦PLAYER UNIFORMS — Indianapolis will be the home team and use the South sideline. The Colts have their choice of wearing their colored or white jerseys.


♦TROPHY — The winning team receives permanent possession of the Vince Lombardi Trophy, a sterling silver trophy created by Tiffany & Co. and presented annually to the winner of the Super Bowl. The trophy was named after the late coach of the two-time Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers before the 1971 Super Bowl. The trophy is a regulation silver football mounted in a kicking position on a pyramid-like stand of three concave sides. It stands 20 3/4 inches tall, weighs 6.7 pounds and is valued at more than $25,000. The words “Vince Lombardi” and “Super Bowl XLIV” are engraved on the base along with the NFL shield.


♦ATTENDANCE — To date, 3,347,608 people have attended Super Bowl games. The largest crowd was 103,985 at the 14th Super Bowl at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif.