15 — Ticket price for a seat at Super Bowl IV, the first in New Orleans. Face value of tickets to Sunday's game are at least $2,000. 29 — Years between Super Bowl victories for the Packers New Orleans will host its 11th Super Bowl this year, tying Miami for the most ever. Los Angeles is in third with eight games. The city is a natural setting for several reasons. The first Super Bowl held in New Orleans was Super Bowl IV on January 11, 1970, in which the Kansas City Chiefs beat the Minnesota Vikings 23-7 at Tulane Stadium, which held a crowd of 81,000 people. This was the last championship match between the NFL and AFL before the leagues completely merged. New Orleans hosted its first Super Bowl on January 11, 1970, at Tulane Stadium in front of a crowd of nearly 81,000. Led by Head Coach Hank Stram, the Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Minnesota Vikings 23-7 in the last-ever championship between the NFL and AFL before the two leagues merged. From unmatchable halftime shows to gripping on-field drama to an unexpected blackout, the Super Bowl in New Orleans is no stranger to thrills. Super Bowl VI: January 16, 1972. Only two years after hosting its first Super Bowl, the Big Easy was awarded the opportunity to host a second time. Super Bowls in New Orleans (11) SB 4: Kansas City 23, Minnesota 7 (Tulane Stadium) SB 6: Dallas 24, Miami 3 (Tulane Stadium) SB 9: Pittsburgh 16, Minnesota 6 (Tulane Stadium) Jan. 16, 1972, Tulane Stadium: Dallas 24, Miami 3. 6. This was the coldest Super Bowl on record, with a temperature of 39 degrees at kickoff. 7. The Dolphins became the first team that failed to As New Orleans prepares to host Super Bowl LIX in February, we remember Super Bowl IV, the first of 11 NFL championship games played here. The Kansas City Chiefs faced the Minnesota Vikings here Jerry Rice celebrates a touchdown, one of his three in the first half of the Super Bowl Jan. 28, 1990, in New Orleans. (Staff photo by Kathy Anderson) The first Super Bowl was held on January 15, 1967. ratings in the United States every year since the first championship game in 1967. arrive in New Orleans New Orleans may be tempting fate. Super Bowl 59 will be the first held in the city since 2013, when a power outage delayed the game for 34 minutes – the first and only time the nation's biggest The 26-year-old artist is the first person to handcraft both the Super Bowl logo and theme art. for Sunday's Super Bowl in New Orleans are much less than last The Super Bowl was played in New Orleans only five years after the American Football League All-Star game left New Orleans in January of 1965. 21 African American allstars experienced blatant The 2025 Super Bowl will mark the 11th time New Orleans has hosted the event and the first time since 2013. For the fourth day in a row, ticket prices have dropped for the game. The first three Super Bowls were played at Tulane Stadium, which ties New Orleans with Miami for the most of any city. Nineteen cities have hosted a Super Bowl. Super Bowl IV was the first Super Bowl hosted in New Orleans, taking place in 1970. The last Super Bowl hosted in New Orleans was in 2013 for Super Bowl XLVII, when John Harbaugh and Jim Harbaugh As did Reggie Hunter, a 37-year-old father of two, who drove from Baton Rouge to New Orleans on a whim, his cousin told The Times-Picayune, just to have a fun New Year’s Eve. The Eagles will return to New Orleans 45 years later to face the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX on Feb. 9. Eagles fans of a certain age are hoping there isn't a repeat of the frustrations of The first Super Bowl hosted in New Orleans’ Superdome was Super Bowl XII on January 15, 1978. At this Super Bowl, the Dallas Cowboys defeated the Denver Broncos with the score at 27-10. The Superdome would go on to be the host stadium for Super Bowls XV, XX, XXIV, XXXI, XXXVI, XLVII, and soon LVIII. Drones are prohibited above downtown New Orleans and around the Superdome in the days leading up to the game, and there will be flight restrictions up to 18,000 feet, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
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