The New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks will go head-to-head in Super Bowl LX on Sunday, looking to be crowned NFL champions. Both teams have had unlikely journeys to get to this year’s championship game but they now find themselves within touching distance of the most illustrious prize in professional football.

The Vince Lombardi Trophy is the reward for a grueling season’s effort, awarded to the team that triumphs at the Super Bowl. Named after the iconic Vince Lombardi - who coached the Green Bay Packers to success at the first two Super Bowls - the NFL’s championship trophy is one of the most distinctive in all of sport.

The Vince Lombardi Trophy is comprised of a regulation-sized football mounted atop a small pyramid, all cast in sterling silver. Each year’s trophy is designed and created by jeweler Tiffany & Co. in Rhode Island.

Little-known fact about the Vince Lombardi Trophy

The 20.75-inch trophy weighs about seven pounds, making it easy for the victorious team to hoist aloft in the post-match celebrations. NBC estimates that the Vince Lombardi Trophy costs around $50,000 and takes about four months to be constructed from start to finish.

Strangely, the Super Bowl trophy is deigned in such a way that makes it float on water. The trophy’s low density had been commented upon for years but was finally put to the test in 2021 when former NFL player Randy Moss threw it into New York’s East River as part of a segment on ESPN. As predicted, the trophy floated on the surface of the river.

That same year, Super Bowl-winning quarterback Tom Brady tossed the Vince Lombardi Trophy to teammates aboard a boat on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ celebrations. Some were shocked by his apparent nonchalance but the famous figurine was never in any real danger.

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