For the second consecutive year, the Super Bowl is being played out west.
After SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif., hosted last year, the Super Bowl heads for the desert, as Glendale, Ariz., is the site for Super Bowl 57 matchup between the Chiefs and Eagles.
Arizona is no stranger to hosting Super Bowls. The Phoenix area has a history with the big game as it returns for the first time since 2014.
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Here is more information on Arizona and the Super Bowl.
How many times has the Super Bowl been in Arizona?
This year marks the fourth time that Arizona has hosted the Super Bowl. Before this year, Metro Phoenix was the spot for Super Bowl 30 (1996), Super Bowl 42 (2008) and Super Bowl 49 (2015).
The first of the trio took place at Sun Devil Stadium on the Arizona State University campus, with Troy Aikman, Emmitt Smith and the Cowboys defeating the Steelers 27-17.
The previous two events took place at the same site as this year's game, but back then, State Farm Stadium was known as University of Phoenix Stadium. The insurance company took over naming rights in 2019 on an 18-year deal.
Super Bowl 42 was the first meeting between Tom Brady and Eli Manning in the big game. The undefeated Patriots could not complete the perfect season, falling 17-14 to the Giants. New York became the first NFC Wild Card team to win a Super Bowl.
Then, Arizona hosted Brady and the Patriots again in Super Bowl 49, this time against the Seahawks. New England came out on top 28-24 against Seattle. The game ended on the infamous Malcolm Butler interception at the goal line, where the Seahawks elected to pass instead of handing it off to star running back Marshawn Lynch.
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How are Super Bowl sites chosen?
The bidding for a Super Bowl site has changed in recent years. Previously, the NFL would invite cities to make a bid and from those options, the league would cut it down to a few finalists who would then be asked to submit their proposal.
Now, the competition portion of the process has been voided. Instead, the NFL now contacts a chosen venue and asks them to put together a proposal for the game to be played at their site. The owners vote yes or no on the location based on what has been presented to them.
There are some conditions the NFL has in order for a location to be deemed suitable. These are some examples:
- Market that hosts an NFL team
- Minimum 70,000 seating capacity
- Average gameday temperature of at least 50 degrees Fahrenheit
- Dome (for stadiums that don't meet prior requirement)
- Practice space of equal and comparable quality for both teams
- Hotel spaces equaling 35 percent of stadium's capacity
- Space for the Gameday Experience, NFL Experience
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Previous Super Bowl locations, results
| Super Bowl | Date | Winner | Score | Loser | Location |
| 1 | 1/15/1967 | Green Bay Packers | 35-10 | Kansas City Chiefs | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (Los Angeles) |
| 2 | 1/14/1968 | Green Bay Packers | 33-14 | Oakland Raiders | Miami Orange Bowl (Miami, Fla.) |
| 3 | 1/12/1969 | New York Jets | 16-7 | Baltimore Colts | Miami Orange Bowl (Miami, Fla.) |
| 4 | 1/11/1970 | Kansas City Chiefs | 23-7 | Minnesota Vikings | Tulane Stadium (New Orleans, La.) |
| 5 | 1/17/1971 | Baltimore Colts | 16-13 | Dallas Cowboys | Miami Orange Bowl (Miami, Fla.) |
| 6 | 1/16/1972 | Dallas Cowboys | 24-3 | Miami Dolphins | Tulane Stadium (New Orleans, La.) |
| 7 | 1/14/1973 | Miami Dolphins | 14-7 | Washington Redskins | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (Los Angeles) |
| 8 | 1/13/1974 | Miami Dolphins | 24-7 | Minnesota Vikings | Rice Stadium (Houston, Texas) |
| 9 | 1/12/1975 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 16-6 | Minnesota Vikings | Tulane Stadium (New Orleans, La.) |
| 10 | 1/18/1976 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 21-17 | Dallas Cowboys | Miami Orange Bowl (Miami, Fla.) |
| 11 | 1/9/1977 | Oakland Raiders | 32-14 | Minnesota Vikings | Rose Bowl (Pasadena, Calif.) |
| 12 | 1/15/1978 | Dallas Cowboys | 27-10 | Denver Broncos | Louisiana Superdome (New Orleans, La.) |
| 13 | 1/21/1979 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 35-31 | Dallas Cowboys | Miami Orange Bowl (Miami, Fla.) |
| 14 | 1/20/1980 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 31-19 | Los Angeles Rams | Rose Bowl (Pasadena, Calif.) |
| 15 | 1/25/1981 | Oakland Raiders | 27-10 | Philadelphia Eagles | Louisiana Superdome (New Orleans, La.) |
| 16 | 1/24/1982 | San Francisco 49ers | 26-21 | Cincinnati Bengals | Pontiac Silverdome (Pontiac, Mich.) |
| 17 | 1/30/1983 | Washington Redskins | 21-17 | Miami Dolphins | Rose Bowl (Pasadena, Calif.) |
| 18 | 1/22/1984 | Los Angeles Raiders | 38-9 | Washington Redskins | Tampa Stadium (Tampa, Fla.) |
| 19 | 1/20/1985 | San Francisco 49ers | 38-16 | Miami Dolphins | Stanford Stadium (Stanford, Calif.) |
| 20 | 1/26/1986 | Chicago Bears | 46-10 | New England Patriots | Louisiana Superdome (New Orleans, La.) |
| 21 | 1/25/1987 | New York Giants | 39-20 | Denver Broncos | Rose Bowl (Pasadena, Calif.) |
| 22 | 1/31/1988 | Washington Redskins | 42-10 | Denver Broncos | San Diego-Jack Murphy Stadium (San Diego, Calif.) |
| 23 | 1/22/1989 | San Francisco 49ers | 20-16 | Cincinnati Bengals | Joe Robbie Stadium (Miami Gardens, Fla.) |
| 24 | 1/28/1990 | Sans Francisco 49ers | 55-10 | Denver Broncos | Louisiana Superdome (New Orleans, La.) |
| 25 | 1/27/1991 | New York Giants | 20-19 | Buffalo Bills | Tampa Stadium (Tampa, Fla.) |
| 26 | 1/26/1992 | Washington Redskins | 37-24 | Buffalo Bills | Metrodome (Minneapolis) |
| 27 | 1/31/1993 | Dallas Cowboys | 52-17 | Buffalo Bills | Rose Bowl (Pasadena, Calif.) |
| 28 | 1/30/1994 | Dallas Cowboys | 30-13 | Buffalo Bills | Georgia Dome (Atlanta) |
| 29 | 1/29/1995 | San Francisco 49ers | 49-26 | San Diego Chargers | Joe Robbie Stadium (Miami Gardens, Fla.) |
| 30 | 1/28/1996 | Dallas Cowboys | 27-17 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Sun Devil Stadium (Tempe, Ariz.) |
| 31 | 1/26/1997 | Green Bay Packers | 35-21 | New England Patriots | Louisiana Superdome (New Orleans, La.) |
| 32 | 1/25/1998 | Denver Broncos | 31-24 | Green Bay Packers | Qualcomm Stadium (San Diego, CA) |
| 33 | 1/31/1999 | Denver Broncos | 34-19 | Atlanta Falcons | Pro Player Stadium (Miami Gardens, Fla.) |
| 34 | 1/30/2000 | St. Louis Rams | 23-16 | Tennessee Titans | Georgia Dome (Atlanta) |
| 35 | 1/28/2001 | Baltimore Ravens | 34-7 | New York Giants | Raymond James Stadium (Tampa, Fla.) |
| 36 | 2/3/2002 | New England Patriots | 20-17 | St. Louis Rams | Louisiana Superdome (New Orleans, La.) |
| 37 | 1/26/2003 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 48-21 | Oakland Raiders | Qualcomm Stadium (San Diego, Calif.) |
| 38 | 2/1/2004 | New England Patriots | 32-29 | Carolina Panthers | Reliant Stadium (Houston) |
| 39 | 2/6/2005 | New England Patriots | 24-21 | Philadelphia Eagles | Alltel Stadium (Jacksonville, Fla.) |
| 40 | 2/5/2006 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 21-10 | Seattle Seahawks | Ford Field (Detroit) |
| 41 | 2/4/2007 | Indianapolis Colts | 29-17 | Chicago Bears | Dolphin Stadium (Miami Gardens, Fla.) |
| 42 | 2/3/2008 | New York Giants | 17-14 | New England Patriots | University of Phoenix Stadium (Glendale, Ariz.) |
| 43 | 2/1/2009 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 27-23 | Arizona Cardinals | Raymond James Stadium (Tampa, Fla.) |
| 44 | 2/7/2010 | New Orleans Saints | 31-17 | Indianapolis Colts | Sun Life Stadium (Miami Gardens, Fla.) |
| 45 | 2/6/2011 | Green Bay Packers | 31-25 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Cowboys Stadium (Arlington, Texas) |
| 46 | 2/5/2012 | New York Giants | 21-17 | New England Patriots | Lucas Oil Stadium (Indianapolis) |
| 47 | 2/3/2013 | Baltimore Ravens | 34-31 | San Francisco 49ers | Mercedes-Benz Superdome (New Orleans, La.) |
| 48 | 2/2/2014 | Seattle Seahawks | 43-8 | Denver Broncos | MetLife Stadium (East Rutherford, N.J.) |
| 49 | 2/1/2015 | New England Patriots | 28-24 | Seattle Seahawks | University of Phoenix Stadium (Glendale, Ariz.) |
| 50 | 2/7/2016 | Denver Broncos | 24-10 | Carolina Panthers | Levi's Stadium (San Francisco, Calif.) |
| 51 | 2/5/2017 | New England Patriots | 34-28 | Atlanta Falcons | NRG Stadium (Houston) |
| 52 | 2/4/2018 | Philadelphia Eagles | 41-33 | New England Patriots | U.S. Bank Stadium (Minneapolis) |
| 53 | 2/3/2019 | New England Patriots | 13-3 | Los Angeles Rams | Mercedes-Benz Stadium (New Orleans, La.) |
| 54 | 2/2/2020 | Kansas City Chiefs | 31-20 | San Francisco 49ers | Miami Gardens, (Miami, Fla.) |
| 55 | 2/7/2021 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 31-9 | Kansas City Chiefs | Raymond James Stadium (Tampa, Fla.) |
| 56 | 2/13/2022 | Los Angeles Rams | 23-20 | Cincinnati Bengals | SoFi Stadium (Inglewood, Calif.) |
