Super Bowl LI was an American football game played at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas, on February 5, 2017, [9] [10] to determine the champion of the National Football League (NFL) for the 2016 season. 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. 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 As we count down the days to Super Bowl 59, here is a complete list of past locations and winners. Cowboys Stadium (Arlington, Texas) Green Bay 31, Pittsburgh 25: Super Bowl 44: Feb. 7, 2010 Houston, Texas: 71,882: Ben Dreith [15] [8] IX: The 49ers and the Bengals, who faced off in Super Bowl XVI (pictured), would play each other again in Super Bowl NFL owners voted to award Super Bowl XXXVIII to Houston during their November 1, 2000, meeting held in Atlanta. It marked the second Super Bowl held in the Houston area, the first was VIII played at Rice Stadium. [10] Three Super Bowls host sites were selected during the meeting, XXXVIII, XXXIX, and XL. However, XXXIX was the only one of the It was the first Super Bowl to be played outside Los Angeles, Miami and New Orleans. James Drake/SI special to the Chronicle. 1974 in Houston, Texas. The Dolphins won the Super Bowl 24-7. The celebration didn't last long, though, because Houston had less than two years to prepare for Super Bowl VIII, which would be played on Jan. 13, 1974, at Rice Stadium. The 2017 Super Bowl LI was the 51st Super Bowl in American football played at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas on Feb 5, 2017. This was the third Super Bowl to be held in Houston, the city previously hosted the event in 1974 and 2004. The game was played between the AFC champions New England Patriots and the NFC champions Atlanta Falcons. 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, 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 Super Bowl Sunday is finally just a few days away, marking the end of the NFL season in glorious fashion. The Houston Texans won’t be involved, losing in the AFC divisional round for the second The Kansas City Chiefs participate during Super Bowl 59 Opening Night, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025, in New Orleans, ahead of the NFL football game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City HOUSTON SUPER BOWL AT RICE STADIUM - 01/13/1974 - Minnesota Vikings v. Looking back at the last two Super Bowl halftime shows in Houston. In 1974 Miss Texas played the fiddle and in 2004 Janet Houston, Texas: Jan. 13, 1974: Miami Dolphins 24 - Minnesota Vikings 7: IX: Tulane Stadium: New Orleans, Louisiana: Jan. 12, 1975: A. Super Bowl 50 was played in Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara On January 13, 1974 Super Bowl VIII was played at Rice Stadium in Houston, Texas. The Miami Dolphins defeated the Minnesota Vikings by the score of 24–7 The 2004 Super Bowl, officially known as Super Bowl XXXVIII, was played on February 1, 2004 at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas. The New England Patriots defeated the Carolina Panthers by a score of 32-29 in a closely contested game. The Patriots quarterback, Tom Brady, was named the Super Bowl MVP after throwing for 354 yards and three On a foggy, damp day in Houston on Jan. 13, 1974, just under 72,000 people packed into Rice Stadium to watch the Miami Dolphins take on the Minnesota Vikings in Super Bowl VIII. Have the Texans Ever Won the Super Bowl? 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. There are plenty of Houston connections to the Super Bowl, just not many with the Houston teams and the game. for Super Bowl VIII [It was the University of Texas Houston played a good host
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