Americans to Eat 1.35 Billion Chicken Wings for Super Bowl

The annual Chicken Wing Report by the National Chicken Council estimates that Americans will consume 1.35 billion wings during Super Bowl weekend, an all-time high.  The report released Thursday says the number of wings that will be consumed during the big game between the Philadelphia Eagles and New England Patriots is up 20 million wings, or 1.5% from last year.  NCC spokesperson Tom Super assured consumers “there will be no wing shortage” to contend with when heading out to the grocery store before the Super Bowl.

The number of wings consumed, according to NCC is enough to put 625 wings on every seat in all 32 NFL stadiums.  The report also finds that 59% of U.S. adults who eat chicken wings say they typically like to eat their wings with ranch dressing.  Further, according to the survey, 60% of wing eaters prefer traditional, bone-in wings while 40% chose boneless.

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