Super Bowl LII
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| Date | February 4, 2018 |
|---|---|
| Stadium | U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| TV in the United States | |
| Network | NBC |
Super Bowl LII, the 52nd Super Bowl and the 48th modern-era National Football League (NFL) championship game, will decide the league champion for the 2017 season. The game is scheduled to be held on February 4, 2018, at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the second Super Bowl in Minneapolis, which previously hosted Super Bowl XXVI in 1992. The game is set to be televised nationally by NBC.
Host-selection process
On October 8, 2013, the league announced the following three host finalists:[1][2][3]
- U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Minneapolis last hosted the Super Bowl in 1992 (Super Bowl XXVI) at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome; the Metrodome was torn down after the 2013 season, and over the course of 2014 and 2015 U.S. Bank Stadium was being built on the same site.
- Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana. Previously hosted Super Bowl XLVI in 2012.
- Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Superdome has previously hosted the Super Bowl on seven occasions, most recently Super Bowl XLVII in 2013 (New Orleans has hosted the Super Bowl on ten occasions in total). New Orleans will celebrate its Tricentennial in 2018.
Minneapolis was selected at the league owners' meeting held in Atlanta on May 20, 2014.[4]
Events
The 2018 Saint Paul Winter Carnival will conclude on Super Bowl Sunday. About once a decade, including during the 1992 Super Bowl hosted in Minneapolis, the Carnival has hosted a large ice palace. Organizers hope again to build an ice palace to attract Super Bowl visitors to Saint Paul in 2018.[5]
References
- ↑ "New Orleans, Minneapolis, Indy finalists for Super Bowl LII". NBC. Retrieved October 8, 2013.
- ↑ "Three bid cities tabbed finalists to host Super Bowl LII". NFL.com. October 8, 2013. Retrieved February 11, 2014.
NFL Media's Albert Breer reported Tuesday that the three bid cities for the game are Indianapolis, Minneapolis, and New Orleans, according to sources involved with the process. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell confirmed the news during his Tuesday news conference
- ↑ NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell on future Super Bowls, expanding postseason. NFL.com. October 8, 2013. Event occurs at 1:05. Retrieved February 11, 2014.
We will have three cities competing for Super Bowl LII: New Orleans, Minneapolis and Indianapolis
- ↑ Wells, Mike. "Minneapolis awarded Super Bowl in 2018". ESPN.
- ↑ Melo, Frederick (May 24, 2014). "St. Paul hopes to cash in on Super Bowl with palace-sized plans". Twin Cities Pioneer Press. Retrieved February 7, 2016.