The Super Bowl is coming back to the place where it all began.
The game will return to Los Angeles, site of the first Super Bowl in 1967, for a ninth time in 2027 and a second visit to SoFi Stadium in Inglewood. The Los Angeles Super Bowl Host Committee, led by the Los Angeles Sports & Entertainment Commission, officially received the handoff of Super Bowl LXI that will be played at SoFi Stadium on Feb. 14, 2027.
“We are thrilled to return to the world-class SoFi Stadium for Super Bowl LXI, five years after the Los Angeles Rams lifted the Lombardi Trophy on their home field,” NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said Monday. “LA is our backyard: two franchises, NFL Network, incredible media partners and in 2028, flag football in the Summer Olympics. We have the utmost confidence in the Los Angeles Super Bowl Host Committee to put on another great show.”
Super Bowl LVI was played on Feb. 13, 2022, a date that will go down as memorable in the city’s sports and entertainment history. The Rams won their first Super Bowl representing LA and the halftime show was a tribute to hip-hip that included Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg and more stars.
After Super Bowl 60, Sam Darnold talked about sharing the moment with his parents and fiance, and says their belief in him helped shape his confidence throughout his career.
“Los Angeles is proud to once again welcome the NFL’s biggest moment of the year to Los Angeles,” said Kathryn Schloessman, president and CEO of the Los Angeles Sports & Entertainment Commission and CEO of the Los Angeles Super Bowl Host Committee. “Hosting Super Bowl LXI allows Los Angeles to leverage a global stage to celebrate its history, uplift our communities, and create lasting economic and social impact that extends far beyond the final whistle.”
Related events, such as the NFL Honors, Super Bowl Experience, Super Bowl Opening Night and a community program, will take place around the Los Angeles region.
The Los Angeles area’s Super Bowl history
The 2027 game will be a return to the roots of what has become one of the year’s biggest sports and cultural events, growing into a global phenomenon from relatively humble beginnings.
The first Super Bowl at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum south of downtown LA bore little resemblance to the modern version. About 62,000 people attended the game at the historic home of the USC Trojans and two Summer Olympics. That’s the smallest attendance figure of any Super Bowl, which also was broadcast by two TV networks.
The game was actually called the American Football League (AFL)-National Football League (NFL) Championship Game. The two professional football leagues agreed to merge following the 1969 season and stage a season-ending duel between the champions of the NFL and the upstart AFL. That game was largely an afterthought following the complex merger that played out over several seasons.
LA wasn’t settled on the site for the game until Dec. 1, 1966, giving organizers just a few weeks to prepare.
The halftime show? In an era that included the Beatles and Rolling Stones, the halftime show, titled “Super Sights and Sounds,” featured marching bands, two guys with jet packs, some helium balloons and hundreds of pigeons.
Green Bay defeated Kansas City 31-10.
The championship game returned to the Coliseum in 1973, when temperatures reached a Super Bowl record 84 degrees at kickoff, and was played at Pasadena’s Rose Bowl in 1977, 1980, 1983, 1987 and 1993.
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