88 | 88 Hours of Live Coverage on NFL Network for Super Bowl 50

California = 3+1+12+9+6+15+18+14+9+1 = 88
Coldplay = 3+15+12+4+16+12+1+25 = 88

In 1988, the Super Bowl was hosted in California, and the Denver Broncos lost to the first black starting QB in the history of the Super Bowl.  That was Doug Williams, who won 42-10.  I'll let you do the math on '42'.

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