Sex Vs. The Super Bowl

While the big game was being played in Dallas by the Packers and the Steelers, another game was going on behind the scenes: the ultimate match between sex and sports.

The Super Bowl is the most watched television event of the year in America, for both men and women, so it's no surprise that Super Bowl 2011 had a big impact on American sex lives. Social dating site Zoosk conducted a survey of over 1,000 singles to uncover the relationship between love, sex, and football, and the results might change the way you approach game day forever.

The battle of the sexes, it turns out, is fought on the football field as well as in the bedroom. Men and women were divided on who they hoped would take the trophy: the majority of men (57%) were rooting for the Green Bay Packers, while the majority of women (54%) were cheering on the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Agreeing on a favorite player also proved to be an impossible feat. The women nominated Tom Brady for the top spot, with 32% of the votes, followed by Drew Brees (20%), Peyton Manning (17%), Brett Favre (14%), Jason Taylor (12%), and Ladainian Tomlinson (5%). Men, on the other hand, named Brett Favre as their #1, again with 32% of the votes, followed by Peyton Manning (22%), Drew Brees (18%), Tom Brady (14%), Ladainian Tomlinson (8%), and Jason Taylor (6%).

One thing men and women could agree on, however, was the part of Super Bowl Sunday they enjoyed most:

• 57% of singles said that they get most excited about the game itself.
• 20% reported liking the commercials best.
• 16% said they participate for the partying.
• 7% reported watching for the spectacle of the half-time show.

Survey participants also came together to vote for the most attractive player, a prize that went to Ryan Clark of the Steelers. Aaron Rodgers (Packers), Mason Crosby (Packers), and Hines Ward (Steelers) took the second, third, and fourth places.

In addition to being the home of the most attractive player in the game, Pittsburgh also beat out Green Bay in matters of love and romance. When asked which city that's home to a major football team they would most want to visit for a romantic weekend, survey participants ranked both Green Bay and Pittsburgh poorly - but Green Bay came in dead last.

Then it came time for Zoosk to try to answer one of the most pressing questions of our generation: In a battle between sex and the Super Bowl, who comes out on top?

Nearly half of male respondents said they'd rather have sex than watch the game, but a whopping 73% of women said they'd rather be spending Super Bowl Sunday in front of the TV than in the bedroom!

In the words of Alexis Stevens: "It looks like the football players will be the only ones scoring Sunday night."