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A quick look at how the Super Bowl shaped up Tuesday:

MEDIA DAY: The often wild and unruly Media Day was relatively calm at Ford Field. When the biggest non-football celebrity is raspy-voiced comedian Gilbert Gottfried, with an ESPN crew at his side, the dearth of headliners is apparent.

TUESDAY, TUESDAY: Both teams didn’t practice because of Media Day. Steelers RB Duce Staley was in Columbia, S.C., where his father, Lannie, died Saturday of cancer. Staley is expected to join the team for Wednesday’s practice.

BUS STOP: Detroit native Jerome Bettis received a key to his hometown from mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and the city council. The Steelers running back is being honored with “Jerome Bettis Week” in Detroit and is the fourth person to receive the key to the city.

“Jerome is a shining example of what a kid with a dream from Detroit can accomplish with hard work and determination,” Kilpatrick said. “He has carried his Detroit pride at every level of his career, always looking to give back to the city that gave him so much.”

Gov. Jennifer Granholm also issued proclamations Tuesday declaring Wednesday “Jerome Bettis Day” and Thursday “Larry Foote Day” for the Steelers linebacker who hails from Detroit.

BY THE NUMBERS: Three of the last five Super Bowls have been decided by three points, all of them won by the New England Patriots. The other two have been decided by 27 points: Tampa Bay’s win over Oakland in 2003, and Baltimore’s win over the New York Giants in 2001.

SUPER FACT: Tickets for the big game rose another $100 this year, to $600 and $700 a piece. That is, of course, for those able to buy them at face value. Web sites were advertising them for between $2,500 and $3,000. Tickets for the first Super Bowl went for $6, $10 and $12, and the Los Angeles Coliseum wasn’t nearly full.

QUOTE OF THE DAY: “This one is special. I feel I am entitled to have some special memories.” – Seahawks WR Joe Jurevicius, playing in his third Super Bowl. His infant son, Michael, was in a hospital dying when Jurevicius helped Tampa Bay win the 2003 NFL title.

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