When Super Bowl 59 kicks off this week between the Chiefs and Eagles, it will be the eighth Super Bowl played in the Superdome, which is more than any other individual stadium. That much history means the Superdome has been home to a variety of iconic Super Bowl moments, dating back all the way to 1978.
After opening in 1975, the Superdome hosted three Super Bowl in its first decade of existence, but didn't see a one-score finish until 2002. However, so many big moments occurred in the stadium, which included dynasties forming and legacies cementing.
The Sporting News breaks down the best Super Bowl moments in Superdome history.
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Best Super Bowl moments in Superdome history
Super Bowl 47
The most memorable Super Bowl in the Superdome may have been the last one, when the Ravens beat the 49ers 34-31. That game famously featured brothers John Harbaugh and Jim Harbaugh facing off as head coaches, but the memories didn't end there.
Getting the ball in the second half with a 21-6 lead, the Ravens sent dynamic returner Jacoby Jones back to return the kick. What followed was the longest play in Super Bowl history, when Jones returned the kick 108 yards for a touchdown.
Then came maybe the strangest moment in Super Bowl history, when a blackout hit the game just under two minutes into the second half. The game would be suspended for 34 minutes with Baltimore up 22 points.
The 49ers came all to way back to within two points of the Ravens, but they couldn't close the deal. Baltimore stopped San Francisco on 4th-and-goal late in the game to secure the win.
Super Bowl 36
Once upon a time, Tom Brady and the Patriots were looking for their first title against the powerhouse Rams in Super Bowl 36. New England pulled off a 20-17 upset over St. Louis, which kickstarted a dynasty.
The story of that game was the Patriots' defense, as Brady's offense scored just one touchdown. However, cornerback Ty Law returned an interception for the first touchdown of the game, leading the Patriots to an eventual two-touchdown lead.
Brady followed that up with his first Super Bowl touchdown, a pass to David Patten, as New England took a 14-3 lead to halftime. However, the Rams came back to tie the game at 17 with 1:37 left in the game and a Kurt Warner touchdown pass.
That is when Brady led the Patriots 53 yards down the field, allowing Adam Vinatieri to make a walk-off, game-winning field goal.
Super Bowl 31
Five years earlier, the Patriots face Brett Favre's Packers in New Orleans, but Green Bay came out on top 35-21 for Favre's only title. The Packers quarterback had two big pass plays in that game, an opening touchdown to Andre Rison and another long score to Antonio Freeman.
That game also featured a Desmond Howard kickoff return for a touchdown that essentially sealed the deal, with Howard winning Super Bowl MVP.
Super Bowl 24
The 49ers and Joe Montana secured back-to-back titles in 1990 with a blowout win 55-10 win over the Broncos. Montana dominated that game with 297 passing yards and five touchdowns, with Jerry Rice producing 148 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Super Bowl 20
Another blowout, the Bears concluded a dominant 1985 season with a 46-10 win over the Patriots. Chicago totaled four rushing touchdowns and a defensive touchdown in that game, a fitting way for them to close out the season.
The most iconic moment of this Super Bowl actually came in the blowout, when William "The Fridge" Perry scored a rushing touchdown.
Super Bowl 15
In 1981, the Raiders stifled the Eagles 27-10 in New Orleans, as Jim Plunkett threw for three touchdowns, the most impressive of which was an 80-yard pass to Kenny King.
Super Bowl 12
The first Super Bowl at the Superdome came in 1978, when the Cowboys beat the Broncos 27-10. Dallas never trailed in that game as Roger Staubach and Tony Dorsett led the way, highlighted by a Staubach 45-yard touchdown to Butch Johnson.
That game was capped off when fullback Robert Newhouse threw the first passing touchdown by a non-quarterback in Super Bowl history.