Super Bowl LVIII is bringing the big game to Las Vegas for the 1st time when the Kansas City Chiefs take on the San Francisco 49ers. Allegiant Stadium, the new home of the Raiders, will become the 27th venue to host the 58th Super Bowl in history.
In what figures to be a smashing success, this will likely not be the last time Vegas hosts the big game. But there are 4 other venues that have hosted the Super Bowl at least 5 times already.
We are counting down the top 5 venues to host the Super Bowl. We weighed the excitement of the game along with the frequency of Super Bowls that have been played in that venue to make our list.
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5 NRG Stadium – Houston, Texas (2 Super Bowls)
Our No. 5 choice is the only one on the list to host just 2 Super Bowls, but both games were instant classics and certainly memorable days for fans of the Patriots. This is the NFL’s first retractable roof stadium.
Super Bowl XXXVIII (2003 season): The New England Patriots defeated the Carolina Panthers 32-29 in what you could argue was Tom Brady’s best Super Bowl performance out of the 10 he’d have in his career. This was a fun game with incredible plays by both teams, but somehow all the scoring was confined to the 2nd and 4th quarters as the teams both went scoreless in the 1st and 3rd quarters. Jake Delhomme did his best to keep up with Brady, but the Patriots got the ball last and won on another game-winning field goal by Adam Vinatieri.
Super Bowl LI (2016 season): Look away, Atlanta fans, it is 28-3 time. The Falcons were great in building that 28-3 lead, including a pick-6 against Brady in the 1st half. But the Falcons blew every single opportunity to put the game away, and there were many of them. Everything from holding penalties on Jake Matthews to ill-fated pass calls by Kyle Shanahan on 3rd-and-short produced a ridiculous comeback by the Patriots, who still needed a pair of touchdowns and 2-point conversions late in the 4th quarter just to tie the game. It became the 1st and only Super Bowl to go to overtime, and of course the Patriots walked it off with a game-winning touchdown to win 34-28, breaking the hearts forever of Falcons fans seeking their first Super Bowl win.
Maybe if C.J. Stroud continues to have success for the Texans, the NFL will bring a Super Bowl back to Houston. At least Tom Brady won’t be playing in that one.
4 Orange Bowl – Miami, Florida (5 Super Bowls)
The famous college venue closed in 2008, but it was the host to 5 of the first 13 Super Bowls, including some of the most classic games in that era.
Super Bowl II (1967 season): This was so long ago that they weren’t even calling it the Super Bowl yet. At the time, it was the second AFL-NFL World Championship Game. It saw the Green Bay Packers make short work of the Oakland Raiders, 33-14, to win back-to-back Super Bowls behind MVP quarterback Bart Starr.
Super Bowl III (1968 season): The Orange Bowl was the host again to what was officially dubbed the Super Bowl for the first time that season. It also proved to be one of the most pivotal games in football history as Joe Namath’s guaranteed win as a 19.5-point underdog proved true against the heavily favored Colts. The game was not a thriller, but the fact that the Jets won proved the AFL was indeed on par with the NFL.
Super Bowl V (1970 season): Another game that was ugly but important was Super Bowl V between the Baltimore Colts and Dallas Cowboys. It was the first Super Bowl after the AFL-NFL merger in 1970, and it is still the only Super Bowl where the MVP award went to someone on the losing team (Chuck Howley of the Cowboys). It was a mistake-filled game, but the Colts prevailed 16-13 on a late field goal.
Super Bowl X (1975 season): The first Super Bowl meeting between the Dallas Cowboys and Pittsburgh Steelers was a classic that was easily the best-played game among the first 10 Super Bowls. Lynn Swann was Super Bowl MVP with some of the best highlight-worthy plays in Super Bowl history. The Steelers hung on for a 21-17 win to claim their 2nd Super Bowl in a row.
Super Bowl XIII (1978 season): The Orange Bowl’s final Super Bowl was an instant classic and a rematch between the Steelers and Cowboys. This was a heavyweight bout with 26 future Hall of Famers on the teams combined. Dallas was looking for a repeat and 3rd ring while the Steelers were also looking to become the first franchise with 3 Super Bowls. Game MVP Terry Bradshaw got the last laugh as he threw for over 300 yards and 4 touchdowns. Jackie Smith dropped a game-tying touchdown in the 3rd quarter, and Roger Staubach’s rally came up short in a 35-31 final that was so much higher scoring than the first dozen Super Bowls.
3 Caesars Superdome – New Orleans, Louisiana (7 Super Bowls)
The Super Bowl has been in New Orleans 10 times, including 3 games held in Tulane Stadium. But the Superdome has held a record 7 Super Bowls, and there is already a scheduled 8th in 2025 (next season).
Super Bowl XII (1977 season): The Orange Crush from Denver was no match for the Doomsday Defense of Dallas. The Cowboys won 27-10 in the only Super Bowl to ever split MVP among 2 players (Randy White and Harvey Martin). This game also featured a 45-yard “touchdown catch” by Butch Johnson of the Cowboys that should have no business being called a catch. But no one cared as much back then and replay didn’t exist, so it stood.
Super Bowl XV (1980 season): The Raiders were underdogs that postseason, but they made history by becoming the 1st wild-card team to win a Super Bowl. They were a 3-point underdog against the Eagles but game MVP Jim Plunkett threw 3 touchdowns, including an 80-yard pass to Kenny King in a 27-10 rout.
Super Bowl XX (1985 season): Curse the Patriots for beating Miami in the AFC Championship Game and not giving us the 1985 Chicago Bears against the only team and quarterback who beat them that year (Dan Marino and the Dolphins). Instead, we saw Chicago clinch immortality with a 46-10 win, a perfect number of points for the team led by its “46” defense.
Super Bowl XXIV (1989 season): They really had a lot of blowouts in the 1980s in the Super Bowl. This was the worst of them as the 49ers beat Denver 55-10 just days after commentator Terry Bradshaw predicted it would be a 55-3 game. Joe Montana threw 5 touchdowns to win his 4th Super Bowl and 3rd Super Bowl MVP award.
Super Bowl XXXI (1996 season): Another New England beatdown at the hands of an elite team, the Green Bay Packers won 35-21 with Desmond Howard claiming MVP honors over quarterback Brett Favre, who won his only Super Bowl. Reggie White was also a beast in sacking Drew Bledsoe as the team with the best offense, defense, and special teams that season prevailed.
Super Bowl XXXVI (2001 season): The first New England Super Bowl that was actually good. This was a big upset of the Greatest Show on Turf Rams as the Patriots used their defense to rough up the league’s best offense, the first championship for head coach Bill Belichick. Tom Brady was named Super Bowl MVP after kicker Adam Vinatieri hit a 48-yard field goal to win the game 20-17 and shock the world. This also had one of the best halftime shows with U2 having the wall of names of victims from the September 11th attacks.
Super Bowl XLVII (2012 season): It has been some time since the last Super Bowl in New Orleans. Could it have something to do with the surprise blackout in the 3rd quarter when the Ravens led the 49ers 28-6? That weird moment led to a furious rally by the 49ers, but it still came up short as the referees swallowed their whistles on a 4th-and-5 fade to Michael Crabtree in the end zone. Joe Flacco walked away as Super Bowl MVP.
2 Hard Rock Stadium – Miami Gardens, Florida (6 Super Bowls)
The Miami area has hosted the Super Bowl a record 11 times. Early on it was the Orange Bowl, but the more recent games have been in Hard Rock Stadium where the Miami Dolphins play. A few of the best Super Bowls ever played happened in this venue, including the first Super Bowl wins for Steve Young, Peyton Manning, Drew Brees, and Patrick Mahomes, and the final game of John Elway’s career.
Super Bowl XXIII (1988 season): You could make the argument this was the best Super Bowl among the first 23 as the Cincinnati Bengals made the San Francisco 49ers fight to the bitter end in a 20-16 comeback win. Joe Montana led a 92-yard touchdown drive, finding game MVP Jerry Rice across the middle of the field and ending with a perfect touchdown pass to John Taylor to break Cincinnati’s heart again.
Super Bowl XXIX (1994 season): Steve Young finally got the monkey off his back after throwing a record 6 touchdown passes in a 49-26 rout of the overmatched Chargers. This was San Francisco becoming the first franchise to win 5 Super Bowls.
Super Bowl XXXIII (1998 season): The Denver Broncos repeated and sent John Elway into retirement in style after he won his only Super Bowl MVP award of his career. He also got sweet revenge in defeating Atlanta coach Dan Reeves, his former coach and nemesis during his career. The Broncos won 34-19.
Super Bowl XLI (2006 season): Peyton Manning enjoyed his first Super Bowl win with the Colts but not before he watched his special teams allow Devin Hester to return the opening kickoff for a touchdown. The rain led to a lot of turnovers by both teams, but it was a pick-6 thrown by Rex Grossman in the 4th quarter that provided the edge for the Colts in a 29-17 win. Prince provided a perfect halftime show that helped the evening’s messy game.
Super Bowl XLIV (2009 season): The Colts’ return to the Super Bowl in Miami did not go so well as they blew a 10-point lead, allowed the Saints to recover a surprise onside kick to start the 3rd quarter, then Tracy Porter intercepted Manning for a pick-6 to put the game away at 31-17. It would be the only Super Bowl win for Drew Brees and Sean Payton in New Orleans.
Super Bowl LIV (2019 season): Patrick Mahomes played his 1st Super Bowl with the Chiefs in Miami, and he had to overcome a 20-10 deficit in the 4th quarter to beat a tough San Francisco defense. The play of the game was Mahomes throwing deep for Tyreek Hill for a 44-yard gain on a 3rd-and-15. Mahomes was named Super Bowl MVP for the 1st time.
1 State Farm Stadium – Glendale, Arizona (3 Super Bowls)
The stadium with the retractable grass only opened in Arizona in 2006, but it has already played host to some very memorable football games. Who could forget the 2007 Fiesta Bowl when Boise State beat Oklahoma 43-42 on a Statue of Liberty play? But State Farm Stadium has also hosted 3 of the best Super Bowls ever, including a pair that might be among the 4 best Super Bowls ever played.
Super Bowl XLII (2007 season): In the ultimate David vs. Goliath Super Bowl, the Giants defeated the 18-0 Patriots by a 17-14 final after Eli Manning led a game-winning drive that featured one of the greatest Super Bowl plays with David Tyree’s Helmet Catch. The Giants frustrated Tom Brady all night and held the highest-scoring team ever to just 14 points in a major upset.
Super Bowl XLIX (2014 season): The only Super Bowl that was ever a pick ‘em on the spread, the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots played a classic 28-24 game. The Seahawks blew a 10-point lead in the 4th quarter, but just when it looked like another circus catch was going to doom the Patriots, the Seahawks decided against handing the ball off to Marshawn Lynch at the 1-yard line and tried to throw a tight pass to Ricardo Lockette. Malcolm Butler intercepted it to win the game, and that is the costliest interception in NFL history. It ended a nearly decade-long drought without a championship for the Patriots, denied the Seahawks a repeat, and led to a 2nd wave of the New England dynasty.
Super Bowl LVII (2022 season): Last year’s Super Bowl was a classic that could have been even better if there was no flag on James Bradberry to extend Kansas City’s game-winning field goal drive down to the final seconds. But that happened, and the ending was a bit procedural as the Chiefs won 38-35. That’s still the most points ever scored by a losing team in the Super Bowl, and we had to see the Chiefs fight back from a 10-point deficit at halftime with Patrick Mahomes on a high-ankle sprain. He won his 2nd Super Bowl MVP award, ending the 22-season drought of an MVP winning the Super Bowl in the same season.
