Super Bowl 2017: Winners will take home $107K each

Winning the Super Bowl is pretty dang cool. A career’s worth of hard work is fulfilled, there’s a parade, and basically there’s smiles all around. The mood lifts even more when players check their bank accounts afterwards, even if they lose, because everyone earns some extra cash after the Super Bowl.

The winners of Super Bowl 51 between the Atlanta Falcons and New England Patriots will earn $107,000 each as a bonus, according to NFL Network’s Andrew Siciliano. The losers will gain $53,000. Those are both notable raises from Super Bowl 50. Last year, the Denver Broncos players earned $97,000 each, while Panthers players made $49,000 for trying.

That’s a lot of money for 60 minutes of action, but still doesn’t even compare to Major League Baseball. After the Chicago Cubs’ World Series win last fall, the team had a record $27.6 million to split among its players, coaches and other personnel. The team split the cash 66 ways, meaning each full winning share was worth nearly $370,000.

This past year, the Golden State Warriors split a $1,760,210 bonus among players and coaching for blowing a 3-1 lead in the NBA Finals, according to Fox Business. Meanwhile, the Cleveland Cavaliers divvied up $2,656,422 for winning the championship. The larger payouts probably have a lot to do with the fact that the championships are played out over a series of games rather than a one-game outing.

Still, the NFL’s best teams will cash out. I want to play in the Super Bowl.