Not all cities that claim an NFL team can host a Super Bowl, particularly teams that play in open-air stadiums north of the Mason-Dixon Line. Hopes were high for the Minnesota Vikings to win the NFC Championship and get to play in the championship game on their home field.
Super Bowl cities: A list of where the game has been hosted and how many times each
Minnesota will host just its second Super Bowl.
Those hopes were dashed when the Philadelphia Eagles trounced the Vikings for the division title, with Nick Foles and Co. now facing the New England Patriots on neutral turf. Neither of this year’s Super Bowl teams will likely ever compete for a chance to play the year’s biggest game in their home stadiums, with both Philadelphia and Foxborough notoriously cold and snowy in early February.
Super Bowl 52 will be just the second time Minneapolis is the host city — first time since 1992 -- but there are a couple of cities that have hosted almost a dozen times. Future sites include Atlanta in 2019 and Miami and 2020 — eventually giving Miami the solo lead for most times hosted with 11.
Super Bowl host cities (and number of times hosted)
- Miami (10)
- New Orleans (10)
- Los Angeles Metro Area (7)
- Tampa Bay (4)
- San Diego (3)
- Phoenix (3)
- Houston (3)
- Detroit (Metro) (2)
- Atlanta (2)
- San Francisco (1)
- Santa Clara (1)
- Minneapolis-Saint Paul (1)
- Jacksonville (1)
- Dallas-Fort Worth (1)
- Indianapolis (1)
- NY Metro Area (1)
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