**FILE** New York's Super Bowl season got off to a rocky start when quarterback Eli Manning and the Giants were squeezed by the Redskins 28-14 in Week 1 of the 2011 season, the first of Washington's two wins over New York. (Associated Press)
Super Bowl tickets were in big demand by both resellers and fans before the game Sunday in Indianapolis. (Associated Press)
Nicki Minaj (left) and M.I.A. perform during halftime of the Super Bowl game on Sunday. M.I.A., a British hip-hop artist, made an obscene gesture during the performance. (Associated Press)
Madonna (center) performs with Nicki Minaj (left) and M.I.A. during halftime of the Super Bowl. Madonna wasn't the controversial one this time. (Associated Press)
Actor Clint Eastwood is seen here in a television ad titled "It's Halftime In America," which aired Feb. 5, 2012, during Super Bowl XVLI. (Associated Press/Chrysler Group LLC)
Tom Brady's wife, Gisele Bundchen, is drumming up "positive energy" for her husband in Sunday's Super Bowl. (Associated Press)
New England quarterback Tom Brady never fails to draw a crowd during Super Bowl week. (Associated Press)
Steven Tyler and Carrie Underwood perform this past April at the Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas. The singers will team up again the night before the Super Bowl for a "CMT Crossroads" special. (Associated Press)
Expectations have been high for linebacker Ray Lewis and the Ravens since Baltimore routed archrival Pittsburgh 35-7 in Week 1. Lewis is one win from playing in its second Super Bowl. He was MVP of Super Bowl XXXV. (Associated Press)
