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The New England Patriots are favored to win in Super Bowl LII against the Philadelphia Eagles. The teams faced off in the 2005 Super Bowl, when the Patriots won 24-21 and took home the Vince Lombardi Trophy. 

The Eagles have not won a championship game in 58 years and have never won a Super Bowl. 

and NBCsports.com are streaming the game live. It is free and you don't need a cable log in.

 According to NBC Sports, streaming is restricted to Verizon Wireless users through the 

Pop star Pink will sing the national anthem prior to the start of the game. She 

 at her packed Friday concert at the Armory and reportedly remains sick.

Justin Timberlake and his band, The Tennessee Kids, will be performing. Reportedly in the Twin Cities since last weekend practicing, 

Timberlake put to rest any rumors that his boy band 'N Sync would join him at U.S. Bank Stadium Sunday. 

saying she would not be a surprise guest at the show. Timberlake was Jackson's guest when she performed at Super Bowl 14 years ago and a piece of her clothing ripped off exposing her breast. 

There were reports that Timberlake would perform with a hologram of Prince. But as soon as that news hit the internet, a social media storm erupted, led in part by Prince friend and collaborator Sheila E, who tweeted that Prince told her to never let anyone create a hologram of him. 

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She later tweeted that she had talked with Timberlake: "There will be no hologram."

https://twitter.com/SheilaEdrummer/status/960004762845396993

Skittles is facing off against M&Ms. It's Pringles versus Doritos. And of course, Pepsi Co. and Coco-Cola company go head to head. 

Doritos Super Bowl Commercial 2018 Peter Dinklage and Morgan Freeman

Break out the tissues for the Budweiser ad (hint: There are no Clydesdales).

Budweiser 2018 Super Bowl Commercial | “Stand By You”


Speaking of tears, the new episode of This is Us will air after the game. The promo was getting tons of buzz. The popular drama promised to answer "all of your questions." 

Outside the stadium, it is a subzero bone chiller. But inside, the stadium's thermostat is set around 70 degrees.

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