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The pregame

The pregame programming for the Super Bowl is much longer than the game itself.

CBS begins its pregame at an inhuman 11:30 a.m. -- a full seven hours before kickoff. The channel airs \"That Other NFL Pregame Show\" at 11:30 a.m., \"Road to the Super Bowl\" from noon to 1 p.m., \"Tony Goes to the Super Bowl\" -- featuring analyst Tony Romo -- from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m., and \"The Super Bowl Today\" right up until the feature broadcast begins at 6 p.m.

And since you can never avoid politics, President Donald Trump will also be doing a pretaped interview with CBS around 3:30 p.m.

If you want to start even earlier, ESPN begins the preshow at 10 a.m. and goes for four hours until 2 p.m.

NFL Network, which is arguably always a preshow, begins its \"NFL Gameday Morning\" from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

The game

If you like high-scoring passing attacks, you should be happy with the Rams. Goff threw for over 300 yards eight times this season and the Rams scored over 30 points in 13 games, including the playoffs. Brady is of course one of the best to ever throw a football, and with receivers like Gronkowski and Julian Edelman, the game will likely see plenty of touchdowns scored.

The result may come down to the health of Rams running back Todd Gurley. There's been plenty of mystery around his health, especially after the All Pro had just four carries in the NFC Championship.

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You can be sure there will also be talk about the referees, and especially pass interference, after the Rams lucked into a bad call in the NFC Championship that would've all-but-ended the game in favor of the New Orleans Saints. Just nod along, it was a bad call, and even the NFL has apologized.

It should be a close game regardless of who wins.

Then again, if the Super Bowl is just not your thing, here's five shows to watch instead.

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