Super Bowl LIII

Super Bowl LIII
Date February 3, 2019
Stadium Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
TV in the United States
Network CBS
Radio in the United States
Network Westwood One

Super Bowl LIII, the 53rd Super Bowl and the 49th modern-era National Football League (NFL) championship game, will decide the league champion for the 2018 NFL season. The game is scheduled to be played on February 3, 2019, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. This will be the third Super Bowl in Atlanta, having previously hosted Super Bowl XXVIII in 1994 and Super Bowl XXXIV in 2000.

Background

Host-selection process

On May 19, 2015, the league announced the four finalists that will compete to host Super Bowl LIII in 2019, LIV in 2020, and LV in 2021. NFL owners voted on these cities on May 24, 2016, with the first round of voting determining the host for Super Bowl LIII, the second round deciding a different site for Super Bowl LIV, and the third round deciding the site for Super Bowl LV. The four finalists for Super Bowl LIII, all in the Southeastern United States, were:[1][2]

After three votes, Atlanta was awarded Super Bowl LIII at the NFL owners' meeting on May 24, 2016. The losing candidates, except for New Orleans which removed itself from the voting for all games except Super Bowl LIII due to event conflicts in 2020 and 2021, were then pitted against Los Angeles Stadium at Hollywood Park in Inglewood, California for Super Bowl LIV and Super Bowl LV hosting rights. Miami eventually won the rights to host Super Bowl LIV, and Los Angeles won the rights to host Super Bowl LV.[3][4] However, on May 23, 2017, NFL owners opted to award Super Bowl LV to Tampa and give Super Bowl LVI to Los Angeles after it was announced that Los Angeles Stadium at Hollywood Park would open in 2020 due to construction delays. New Orleans would be awarded Super Bowl LVIII.

The NFL unveiled the official logo for Super Bowl LIII in February 2018; it is a navy blue-tinted version of the design introduced at Super Bowl LI, and the overall branding of the game will feature use of blue and red. The host committee logo features a stylized overhead rendition of Mercedes-Benz Stadium's roof.[5]

Broadcasting

United States

CBS will broadcast Super Bowl LIII, as part of an annual cycle between the three main broadcast television partners of the NFL.[6]

Entertainment

Halftime show

On September 19, 2018, it was reported that the American pop rock band, Maroon 5, will headline the game's halftime show, though neither the NFL nor Maroon 5 have confirmed the reports.[7][8]

References

  1. ↑ Wagner-McGough, Sean (May 19, 2015). "Finalists for 2019, 2020 Super Bowls: Atlanta, Miami, New Orleans, Tampa". CBS Sports. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
  2. ↑ Triplett, Mike (May 19, 2015). "Atlanta, Miami, New Orleans, Tampa eye 2019, 2020 Super Bowls". ESPN. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
  3. ↑ Rosenthal, Gregg. "Atlanta, South Florida, L.A. chosen to host Super Bowls". NFL.com. Retrieved May 24, 2016.
  4. ↑ NFL awards future Super Bowls to Atlanta, South Florida and Los Angeles, CBS Sports
  5. ↑ "LEADOFF: Atlanta's Super Bowl gets a second logo from NFL". Atlanta Journal Constitution. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
  6. ↑ Hipes, Patrick (December 14, 2011). "Update: NBC, CBS And Fox Score Nine-Year NFL Extensions Taking Them To 2022". Deadline.com. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
  7. ↑ Halperin, Jem Aswad,Shirley (2018-09-19). "Maroon 5 to Perform at Super Bowl Halftime". Variety. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
  8. ↑ Kreps, Daniel (September 19, 2018). "Maroon 5 to Play Super Bowl LIII Halftime Show in 2019". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 19, 2018.
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