Super Bowl LIX

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Super Bowl LIX
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Super Bowl LIX is the upcoming

New Orleans, Louisiana.[1]

It would be the eighth Super Bowl played in the Superdome, and the 11th in the city of New Orleans, the most recent being Super Bowl XLVII in 2013, held in the same venue (then called Mercedes-Benz Superdome).[2] The game will be televised nationally by Fox.[3]

Background

Host selection

Caesars Superdome in 2021

On May 23, 2018, the league originally selected New Orleans as the site for Super Bowl LVIII, then tentatively scheduled for February 4, 2024.[2] In March 2020, the league and the NFLPA agreed to expand the regular season from 16 to 17 games starting in 2021, pushing Super Bowl LVIII to February 11, 2024, and causing a conflict with New Orleans's Mardi Gras celebrations.[4] On October 14, 2020, the league decided to move Super Bowl LVIII to another city (Las Vegas was later chosen) and awarded Super Bowl LIX to New Orleans instead, as Mardi Gras in 2025 is not until March 4, thus avoiding any conflicts.[1]

The official logo was unveiled on February 12, 2024, and follows the logo template established since Super Bowl LVI, with the Roman numerals featuring imagery representing the host city/region. For this event, the Roman numerals contain artwork by local artist "Queen" Tahj Williams[5]—a figure in the community of Mardi Gras Indians.[6] It marks the first time the NFL collaborated with a local artist on the design of a Super Bowl emblem.[5]

The design–originally created with beads–features red, green, and gold-colored fleur-de-lis patterns (a symbol long connected with New Orleans and used as the logo for the New Orleans Saints), evoking the designs of ironwork balconies common in the city's architecture (particularly in the French Quarter).[7]

Broadcasting

United States

Television

Super Bowl LIX is scheduled to be televised by

ESPN.[3][8]

Fox Deportes is expected to air a Spanish-language feed of the game.

Streaming

The game will be available via streaming to mobile devices on NFL+ and free on the NFL app and NFL.com. Fox has not yet announced streaming plans.

Radio

Westwood One holds the national radio rights to the game.[9]

International

References

  1. ^ a b Patra, Kevin (October 14, 2020). "New Orleans to host 2025 Super Bowl; 2024 SB now TBD". National Football League. Archived from the original on October 17, 2020. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
  2. ^ a b Teope, Herbie. "Arizona, New Orleans chosen as Super Bowl hosts". National Football League. Archived from the original on February 2, 2020. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
  3. ^ a b "The NFL's new broadcast rights deals". sportspromedia. March 23, 2021. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
  4. ^ Middlehurst-Schwartz, Michael (April 3, 2020). "NFL weighs moving 2024 Super Bowl from New Orleans due to potential Mardi Gras conflict". USA Today. Archived from the original on March 16, 2021. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
  5. ^ a b "NFL unveils logo for Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans, and here are the colors for you conspiracy theorists". CBSSports.com. February 12, 2024. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
  6. . Retrieved February 13, 2024.
  7. ^ "NFL Unveils Logo For Super Bowl LIX In New Orleans – SportsLogos.Net News". news.sportslogos.net. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
  8. ^ Reedy, Joe (February 6, 2022). "Super Bowl/Olympics Sunday about to become routine for NBC". Associated Press. Archived from the original on March 19, 2023. Retrieved February 15, 2022. When the NFL's 11-year television contract starts in 2023, NBC's spot in the Super Bowl rotation lines up the same year as the Winter Olympics.
  9. ^ Lucia, Joe (March 28, 2022). "Westwood One has a new deal with the NFL, with all primetime games available for free in the NFL app". Awful Announcing. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
  10. ^ "ITV and NFL announce three-year partnership". ITV. August 17, 2022. Archived from the original on August 17, 2022. Retrieved August 17, 2022.

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