Super Bowl LII
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| Date | February 4, 2018 |
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| Stadium | U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| TV in the United States | |
| Network | NBC |
| Announcers | Al Michaels and Cris Collinsworth |
| Radio in the United States | |
| Network | Westwood One |
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 NFL 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 will be televised in the United States 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 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 in Atlanta on May 20, 2014.[4]
Events
The 2018 Saint Paul Winter Carnival will take place leading up to, during and after the Super Bowl.[5] Carnival organizers have stated they will build a large ice palace to coincide with the Super Bowl festivities, as with the 1992 Minneapolis Super Bowl.[6] The ice palace is a special event that occurs about once a decade.[7]
References
- ↑ "New Orleans, Minneapolis, Indy finalists for Super Bowl LII". NBC Sports. Archived from the original on October 8, 2013. Retrieved October 8, 2013.
- ↑ "Three bid cities tabbed finalists to host Super Bowl LII". NFL.com. October 8, 2013. Archived from the original on February 3, 2014. 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. Archived from the original on February 23, 2014. 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. Archived from the original on January 18, 2017.
- ↑ Olson, Rochelle (August 8, 2017). "St. Paul Winter Carnival considering an ice palace for 2018 at the State Capitol". Minneapolis Star Tribune. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
- ↑ McCardle, Ellery (February 6, 2017). "SB52: Ice palace returning to St. Paul's Winter Carnival". KARE-TV. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
- ↑ Melo, Frederick (May 24, 2014). "St. Paul hopes to cash in on Super Bowl with palace-sized plans". Twin Cities Pioneer Press. Archived from the original on October 13, 2016. Retrieved February 7, 2016.
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