(CNN Español) — The path to the 2022 Super Bowl is set: the Los Angeles Rams will face the Cincinnati Bengals in SB LVI.
On Sunday, January 30, the conference championship games were held to define the Super Bowl, with the Rams beating the San Francisco 49ers and the Bengals giving the big surprise by beating the Kansas City Chiefs in overtime.
When is the Super Bowl 2022?
Super Bowl LVI will be played on Sunday, February 13, 2022.
Before that, on Sunday, February 6, the Pro Bowl (or professional bowl, with the best players of the season) will be played at Allegiant Stadium, in Nevada.
What is the stadium?
The 2022 Super Bowl will take place at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California. confirmed the NFL since February 9 last year.
The NFL also said that Los Angeles was the city that hosted the first Super Bowl in 1967, when the Kansas City Chiefs vs. Green Bay Packers, team that was champion by a score of 35 to 10.
Also, the 2022 Super Bowl will be the first to take place in Los Angeles since 1993, when it was played at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California.
Where to buy tickets?
“We ask fans to continue to do everything possible to stay safe so we can be together next year at SoFi Stadium.” said in February E. Stanley Kroenke, owner/chairman of the Los Angeles Rams, and developer of SoFi Stadium and Hollywood Park.
Tickets and packages are on sale now at On Location, official site of the NFL to buy luxury experiences for the event.
In Ticketmaster You can also buy tickets for Super Bowl LVI.
Super Bowl Halftime Show
It is one of the most anticipated moments of the event. This time several rap legends will participate: Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J. Blige and Kendrick Lamar, according to Pepsi, the NFL and Roc Nation in September.
The halftime show of Super Bowl LV, in which the Tampa Bay Buccaneers were crowned on February 7, 2021, was in charge of The Weeknd.
A game from more than 50 years ago defined the Super Bowl as we know it today
Millions of people watching a game and millions of dollars per television ad. And also a little American football. So is the Super Bowl, and this is almost entirely due to a game that was played 50 years ago.
Back then, in Super Bowl III, the AFL’s New York Jets defeated the NFL’s Baltimore Colts, a fact that has come to define the Super Bowl as we know it today.
This, thanks to a perfect confluence of events: Jets quarterback “Broadway” Joe Namath, with his long hair, fur coats and white shoes, predicting that his weaker team would win; Namath against the professional football establishment; It was in 1969, a year before the AFL and NFL officially combined in a merger that would change professional football forever.
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Why is the Super Bowl so popular in Mexico?
American football is one of the most popular and most traditional in the United States; however, in Mexico he also has a great following.
Is there any specific reason why Mexicans like American football, taking into account that it is a highly soccer-loving country? Well, it’s not just one reason, but several.
The Mexican Online Sales Association conducted a survey to find out the consumption habits of American football fans in Mexico and found the main reasons why they watch this event year after year.
In the following video, you can find out what they are:
Super Bowl LV was disappointing in terms of ratings. Why?
In the midst of the covid-19 pandemic, Super Bowl LV was an NFL championship game like no other. Health workers already vaccinated against the new coronavirus were able to attend, but we were unable to see a full stadium as is customary.
Although the broadcast had a sizeable audience, it was smaller than last year’s.
Why did this happened? Learn the reasons and ratings for Super Bowl LV in the following video.
How is an American football made?
The American brand Wilson is in charge of manufacturing the footballs that the NFL uses in its games.
Of course, a taste of how they’re made had to be among the fan tidbits before the start of the regular season.
In 2019, CNN documented how an official Wilson football is made for the NFL. Below you can watch the process.
