Football may be the ultimate celebration of controlled violence and channeled aggression, but police in Nashville and St. Louis say they're ready for any uncontrolled violence resulting from Super Bowl revelry this weekend.
Stories abound of cities that exploded in riots after their sports teams won championships.
After the Chicago Bulls won the NBA championship in 1992, citizens began looting stores. Police arrested 1,000. In 1998, the Denver Broncos' first Super Bowl win created a massive downtown civil disturbance. In Nashville, home of the underdog Tennessee Titans, police will bar cars from a main bar area, Second Avenue North, as soon as the Super Bowl ends. Extra officers will also be posted inside sports bars throughout the city.