Hey, Gang.

There’s something in the air right now. No I’m not talking about a chill, or snow or pollen…I’m talking about a fever. Football Fever.

It’s almost time for Super Bowl XLI. (That’s Super Bowl 41 for you non-Romans.)

This year it’s happening on the first Sunday in February at Miami’s Dolphin Stadium with the Indianapolis Colts of the AFC taking on the Chicago Bears of the NFC.

You couldn’t ask for a better location weather-wise than Miami. Florida in February sees average temperatures in the upper-60s to low-70s. Other than the potential for a thunderstorm, fans should expect a super Sunday indeed.

That’s just what the NFL wants. When it’s looking for future host cities, the weather is the first thing considered. To host a Super Bowl, temperatures must average at least 50 degrees or the host city must have a climate-controlled venue.

Over the years, there’ve been only a handful of “cold weather” hosts.

The first was back in 1982 when Super Bowl XVI was played at the Pontiac Silverdome in Pontiac, Mich., a suburb of Detroit. Fans stayed warm and toasty inside the domed stadium, but the below-zero wind chill and snowy weather affected traffic and other logistical issues related to the game.

In 1992, Minneapolis became only the second cold-climate city to host a Super Bowl. It too had a stadium with a roof in the Metrodome. It also had a high temperature that day of only 26 degrees! That’s cold.

Detroit hosted once again last year for Super Bowl XL. Fans were fine during the game thanks to a roof over the new Ford Field. However, they walked out of the stadium into freezing temperatures and snow.

Of course, the weather is not the star on Super Bowl Sunday. The players are. Or if you’re not into the game, there are always the commercials.

Whatever the case, there is one thing you can guarantee will always be hot:

The wings!