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. The American Football Conference (AFC) champion New England Patriots defeated the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Atlanta Falcons , 34 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 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 Four current teams have never reached the Super Bowl (shown in bold below). Two of them (Jacksonville and Houston) joined the NFL relatively recently, and there are an additional eight teams whose Super Bowl appearance droughts began prior to 2002 (the year Houston joined the NFL). Houston: Texas: Feb 7, 2016: 50: Denver Broncos PFR Home Page > Super Bowl. Full Site Menu. , Field Goal Finder, Game Play Finder, Drive Finder. College The game was played at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas, on February 1, 2004. At the time, this was the most watched Super Bowl ever with 89.8 million viewers. [6] The Panthers were making their first ever Super Bowl appearance after posting an 11–5 regular season record. Led by Oilers owner Bud Adams, Mayor Louie Welch and Harris County judge Bill Elliott, Houston's politicians and business leaders celebrated the NFL's decision to play its eighth Super Bowl - and Larry Csonka #39 of the Miami Dolphins carries the ball against the Minnesota Vikings during Super Bowl VIII at Rice Stadium January 13, 1974 in Houston, Texas. The Dolphins won the Super 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. Super Bowl matchups by year. Super Bowl 1: Green Bay Packers 35, Kansas City Chiefs 10; Super Bowl 2: Green Bay Packers 33, Oakland Raiders 14; Super Bowl 3: New York Jets 16, Baltimore Colts 7 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. HOUSTON SUPER BOWL AT RICE STADIUM - 01/13/1974 - Minnesota Vikings v. Miami Dolphins at Rice Stadium. Miss Texas 1973, who played a tribute to the American songbook with her fiddle. 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 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. Tight end Grant Calcaterra went to SMU, and linebacker Jalyx Hunt played at Houston Christian. In all, 15 players at the Super Bowl have ties to Texas. Twelve went to high school in Texas, and Football season is over across most of the country. But not in Texas. Both the Houston Texans and Dallas Cowboys still have a chance to play in the Super Bowl as the NFL playoffs get started this weekend. The Texans finished the year with 10 wins against seven losses. They’ll play the Cleveland Browns in Houston on Saturday. The game will kick off on Sunday Feb. 9, at 6:30 p.m. Eastern time. Super Bowl 59 will be played at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, marking the 11th time the big game is hosted by HOUSTON (KIAH) — The Texas Bowl game has a new title sponsor: Kinder’s, an award-winning barbecue and wing sauce company that specializes in premium seasonings and sauces. The Kinder’s Texas Know more on the Houston Texans Super Bowl wins on Sportskeeda. they played their home games at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas. the Houston Oilers, who played from 1960 to 1996 before Before the first quarter ended the Raiders upped their lead to 14-0 when Plunkett hit King near midfield to record the longest play in Super Bowl history. In all, Plunkett completed 13 of 21
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