A lot has changed since Houston hosted its first Super Bowl -- Super Bowl VIII -- in 1974. More than 71,000 fans gathered at Rice University Stadium to watch the Miami Dolphins play the Minnesota See also the list of Super Bowl winners listed by year. In terms of cities, Miami has hosted the most Super Bowls with 11, a total which will be matched by New Orleans in 2025. In terms of states, Florida have hosted the most Super Bowls, with a total of 17. In addition to the 11 in the Miami area, there have been five in Tampa, and one in New Orleans moves into a tie with South Florida as the site where the most Super Bowl games have been played. See the full list with game results. Super Bowls in Houston (3) SB 8: Miami 24 Houston has been the host of three Super Bowls, including the 2017 game, Super Bowl LI. The city last hosted the game in 2004, which was the first time Houston hosted the game in 30 years. It was also the third time the Super Bowl has been played in Houston, with Super Bowl VIII in 1974 having been held at Rice Stadium. With the Astros baseball team reaching the World Series eight months later, Houston would become just the fourth city to host both the Super Bowl and the World Series in the same calendar year, following San Diego Discover where each Super Bowl has taken place and when, including the upcoming Super Bowl 2025 date and location. Houston, Texas: Jan. 13, 1974: Miami Dolphins 24 - Minnesota Vikings 7: IX Close behind is the city of New Orleans, which has hosted the Super Bowl 10 times and is scheduled to host their 11th big game in 2025. Not far behind, we have the Los Angeles metropolitan area that has played the host role seven times. However, the Los Angeles metro area hasn’t hosted a Super Bowl in over two decades. Super Bowl 2025 host city New Orleans tops the list of cities the NFL championship has been played in the most, alongside Miami, Pasadena, Tampa, Atlanta, San Diego. Houston (3) Years hosted Which city has hosted the Super Bowl the most times? Miami has hosted the NFL's championship game the joint most times, along with 2025 host New Orleans. Houston: 3: San Francisco: 2: Detroit Result: Philadelphia Eagles 41, New England Patriots 33 Super Bowl 51 (Feb. 5, 2017) Venue: NRG Stadium Location: Houston Result: New England Patriots 34, Atlanta Falcons 28 Super Bowl 50 (Feb. 7 Arizona Cardinals (1) Having been in existence since 1920, the Cardinals are the oldest franchise without a Super Bowl victory, though they did win two league championships (1925, 1947) prior to HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- For more than a half century, sports teams and sporting events have been woven into the fabric of Houston. While the venues in which the big games are played have changed The Houston Texans have never won a Super Bowl. The closest they came to winning a Super Bowl was in 2011, 2012, 2016, 2019, 2023 and 2024 when they lost the Divisional Round. Houston Texans Pages Having been in existence since 1920, the Cardinals are the oldest franchise without a Super Bowl victory, though they did win two league championships (1925, 1947) prior to the Super Bowl era when Twelve NFL teams have never won the Super Bowl, and four franchises have never even played in the big game. Those teams without a Super Bowl victory include the Arizona Cardinals, Atlanta Falcons, Buffalo Bills, Carolina Panthers, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions, Houston Texans, Jacksonville Jaguars, Los Angeles Chargers, Minnesota Vikings, and Tennessee Titans. The Houston Texans have never won the Super Bowl. They have never even reached the NFL’s biggest game. Since joining the NFL in 2002, the Texans have reached the playoffs eight times but they have yet to play in the AFC Championship Game. Houston has reached the Divisional Round five times in their eight playoff appearances but has suffered The Super Bowl national anthem has been performed on trumpet on five occasions (Lloyd Geisler in 1969, Doc Severinsen in 1970, Tommy Loy in 1971, Wynton Marsalis in 1986, Herb Alpert in 1988). The Oilers lost the 1967 AFL Championship Game to the Oakland Raiders, missing out on a trip to Super Bowl 2. Houston’s football team couldn’t provide the city with a Super Bowl, but the NFL awarded Super Bowl 8 to Rice Stadium in Houston, the first Super Bowl ever played in Houston. The Miami Dolphins pounded the Minnesota Vikings 24-7. The Houston Texans have not yet reached the Super Bowl, as of January 2025. Know more on the Houston Texans Super Bowl wins on Sportskeeda.
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