The stage has been set and Super Bowl XLVI (46) will be against the New York Giants and the New England Patriots. This is the 46th year playing as American football and 42nd year playing as part of the National Football League (NFL). The question so many fans want answered is this, What time does the superbowl start? Super Bowl Sunday will be on February 5th, 2012. The game will take place in Indianapolis, Indiana at Lucas Oil Stadium.

The Superbowl kickoff time is scheduled for 6:25 PM EST/3:25 PM PST. The game will be broadcast on NBC. You can also stream the game on your computer on NBC.com or on your cell phone through the NFL Mobile app from Verizon.

This will be the first time that Indianapolis hosts a Super Bowl game. Another historical fact for this year’s Super Bowl is that it will be the first game to be played consecutive years at a stadium with a retractable roof.

Super Bowl XLVI will be played in a city that is known for cold, winter weather. This is the 4th time a Super Bowl is being played in an area known for cold weather. Detroit, Michigan hosted two Super Bowl games and Minneapolis, Minnesota hosted one.

For this year’s game, downtown Indianapolis, Indiana will be turned into a Super Bowl village. The Indiana Convention Center will be the host of other Super Bowl programs.

It seems that this year has the highest rate for Super Bowl TV commercials. The average rate for a 30 second ad is $3.5 million. By January 12th, 2012, all television ad spots had been taken. But rest assured there is one guy that is trying to get his 30 seconds of fame that is a safe bet you won’t see. Activist Randall Terry wants to show off aborted fetuses and is willing to pay to do it. But that is likely not to happen.