Super Bowl 50
| Super Bowl L | |
|---|---|
| Away Team | NFC Champion |
| Home Team | AFC Champion |
| Date | February 7, 2016 (tentative) |
| Stadium | "To be announced" |
| City | "To be announced" |
| TV in the United States | |
| Network | CBS |
| < XLIX • Super Bowl • LI > | |
Super Bowl L, the 50th edition of the Super Bowl and the 46th modern-era National Football League championship game, is scheduled to be played in 2016. The host city and stadium are expected to be announced sometime in May 2013.[1] CBS will telecast the game in the United States.[2]
Host selection process
In early 2012, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell stated that the league planned to make the 50th Super Bowl "spectacular" and that it would be "an important game for us as a league".[1]
Even though the Los Angeles area currently lacks an NFL franchise, Goodell said in 2009 that Super Bowl L could be held there to mark the fiftieth Super Bowl and to commemorate Super Bowl I, which was held at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum[3] At the time, there were two proposed stadiums that could have hosted the game: Farmers Field in Downtown Los Angeles (L.A. Live) and Los Angeles Stadium in City of Industry, California.[4] However, neither were built by the time the league announced the finalists for the host cities.[1] The Rose Bowl in Pasadena or the aforementioned L.A. Coliseum were also discussed as possible host stadiums in the area..[3] The Rose Bowl, despite never having hosted an NFL team, has hosted the Super Bowl five times between 1977 and 1993. The NFL has not had a franchise in the city since the 1994 season and has not had a Super Bowl played in the metropolitan area since 1993.
Besides the Los Angeles area, other sites included in early discussions or submitted bids included:
- Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas.[5][6]
- Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans.[7][8]
- Santa Clara Stadium in Santa Clara, California, the new home for the San Francisco 49ers scheduled to open in 2014.[9][10][8]
- Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida.[8]
- CenturyLink Field in Seattle, Washington.[11]
The league eventually narrowed the bids to three sites: New Orleans' Mercedes-Benz Superdome, Florida's Sun Life Stadium, and Santa Clara Stadium.[8] The league then announced on October 16, 2012 that the two finalists were Sun Life Stadium[12] and Santa Clara Stadium.[13]
The host of Super Bowl L is expected to be announced in early May.[1] The losing stadium will then be immediately placed into contention for Super Bowl LI, to compete with Reliant Stadium in Houston.[14]
References
- ^ a b c d "NFL plans "spectacular" Super Bowl L | ProFootballTalk". Profootballtalk.nbcsports.com. Retrieved 2012-10-09.
- ^ Molloy, Tim (December 14, 2011). "NBC, Fox, CBS Extend NFL Deals Through 2022". TheWrap.com. Retrieved October 23, 2012.
- ^ a b "L.A. could host Super Bowl in 2016; Tampa in 2014?". NFL.com. February 3, 2009. Retrieved May 4, 2009.
- ^ Farmer, Sam (November 9, 2008). "Team or no team, Los Angeles has a shot at 2016 Super Bowl". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 4, 2009.
- ^ "Troy Aikman, Dallas Cowboys Want to Host Super Bowl L". ESPN. February 1, 2011. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
- ^ "Cowboys expected to be among bidders to host Super Bowl L". NFL.com. February 13, 2012. Retrieved February 16, 2012.
- ^ Kaplan, Daniel (February 13, 2012). "Super Bowl L: site-by-site look at 2016 possibilities". Sporting News. Retrieved February 13, 2012.
- ^ a b c d Bell, Jarrett (Ocotber 16, 2012). "NFL set to choose among three sites to stage Super Bowl L". USA Today. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Santa Clara approves 49ers stadium deal; fate in NFL's hands". San Jose Mercury News. December 14, 2011. Retrieved February 16, 2012.
- ^ Barrows, Matt. "49ers Blog and Q&A: Good hosts? 49ers plan to bid on Super Bowl L". Blogs.sacbee.com. Retrieved 2012-10-09.
- ^ "Seattle submits initial paperwork to host Super Bowl". NFL.com. February 6, 2012. Retrieved September 23, 2012.
- ^ "South Florida a finalist with S.F. for 50th Super Bowl". sun-sentinel.com. October 17, 2012. Retrieved October 17, 2012.
- ^ "San Francisco a finalist to host 2016 or 2017 Super Bowl". sfgate.com. October 17, 2012. Retrieved October 17, 2012.
- ^ "Houston a finalist to host Super Bowl LI in 2017". San Antonio Express News. October 16, 2012. Retrieved October 22, 2012.