Super Bowl LI
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| Date | Sunday, February 5, 2017[note 1] |
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| Stadium | NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas |
| TV in the United States | |
| Network | Fox |
| Announcers | Joe Buck (play-by-play) Troy Aikman (analyst) Erin Andrews and Chris Myers (sideline reporters) Mike Pereira (rules analyst) |
Super Bowl LI will be the 51st Super Bowl and the 47th modern-era National Football League (NFL) championship game. The American Football Conference (AFC) champion will play the National Football Conference (NFC) champion to decide the league champion for the 2016 season.
The game is scheduled for Sunday, February 5, 2017,[1] at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas, and will be the third time the Super Bowl is held in Houston, after VIII in 1974 and XXXVIII in 2004. It will be televised nationally in the United States by Fox.[2][3]
Background
Host-selection process
The NFL selected the sites for Super Bowl 50 and Super Bowl LI at the owners' spring meetings in Boston on May 21, 2013.[4] On October 16, 2012, the NFL announced that Reliant Stadium in Houston, which was renamed NRG Stadium in 2014, was a finalist to host Super Bowl LI.[5] Houston then competed against the runner-up for the site of Super Bowl 50: Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida.[4][5] The South Florida bid for either Super Bowl partially depended on whether the stadium underwent renovations. However, on May 3, the Florida legislature refused to approve the funding plan to pay for the renovations, dealing a blow to South Florida's chances.[6] The NFL ultimately selected Houston as the host city of Super Bowl LI.[7]
Proposition 1 controversy
Proposition 1, an ordinance which would have prohibited discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity in housing, employment, public accommodations, and city contracting, was rejected by voters (60.97% opposing[8]) during the November 3, 2015 elections. Subsequently, the NFL announced it will not alter plans to have the city host Super Bowl LI.[9][10] Houston Texans owner Bob McNair donated $10,000 to Campaign for Houston, an organization that opposes the ordinance, which he later rescinded. McNair has a long history of supporting conservative political causes.[11] There are still concerns for corporate sponsorship and entertainment backlash against Super Bowl LI.[9]
Entertainment
Halftime show
In August 2016, it was reported by The Sun that British recording artist Adele was in negotiations to perform during the halftime show. Adele later confirmed that the NFL had approached her to perform but that she declined the offer, saying, “I mean, come on, that show is not about music. And I don’t really -- I can’t dance or anything like that. They were very kind, they did ask me, but I said no.”[12] The NFL however denied that they ever gave an offer to Adele.[13][14]
Notes
- ^ Date is tentative, pending possible future changes to the NFL calendar.
Baltimore Ravens vs. Washington Redskins
References
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- ^ Evans, Pete (January 29, 2015). "CRTC to allow U.S. Super Bowl commercials starting in 2017". CBC News. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
- ^ Molloy, Tim (December 14, 2011). "NBC, Fox, CBS Extend NFL Deals Through 2022". TheWrap.com. Retrieved October 23, 2012.
- ^ a b "NFL plans "spectacular" Super Bowl L | ProFootballTalk". Profootballtalk.nbcsports.com. Retrieved October 9, 2012.
- ^ a b McClain, John (October 16, 2012). "Houston a finalist to host Super Bowl LI in 2017". San Antonio Express-News. Houston: Hearst Corporation. Retrieved October 22, 2012.
- ^ "Fla. Legislature refuses to aid Fins". ESPN. Associated Press. May 3, 2013. Retrieved May 3, 2013.
- ^ Rosenthal, Gregg (May 21, 2013). "San Francisco awarded Super Bowl L; Houston lands LI". National Football League. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
- ^ "Cumulative Report, Harris County, Texas, General and Special Elections" (PDF). HARRISVotes.com. November 3, 2015. 9.
- ^ a b Robinson, Charles (November 7, 2015). "NFL won't alter Houston Super Bowl plans after city's repeal of non-discrimination law". sports.yahoo.com. Houston: Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved November 7, 2015.
- ^ Gryboski, Michael (October 18, 2015). "Former Astros Star Speaks Out Against Houston's Transgender Bathroom Ordinance". Christian Post. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
- ^ Gibbs, Lindsay (October 16, 2015). "Texans Owner Donates $10,000 To Fight LGBT Protections In Houston". ThinkProgress.org. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
- ^ Peters, Mitchell (August 14, 2016). "Adele Says She Declined Offer to Perform at 2017 Super Bowl Halftime Show: Watch". Billboard.com. Retrieved August 14, 2016.
- ^ "The NFL denies formally offering Adele the Super Bowl halftime show". cbssports.com. August 15, 2016. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
- ^ "Adele WASN'T asked to do Super Bowl gig says NFL after claims star 'declined because she can't dance'". Daily Mirror. August 16, 2016. Retrieved August 18, 2016.