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Now that the NFL season is past its halfway mark, fans are weighing their team’s chances of qualifying for the Super Bowl, arguably America’s most important sporting event, which enjoys considerable global audience. Here’s everything you need to know about Super Bowl LIX, including which artists will perform at halftime.
WHERE WILL THE 59th SUPER BOWL BE HELD?
The NFL championship game will be played in New Orleans at the Caesars Superdome, home of the New Orleans Saints, which can accommodate 83,000 spectators.
This is the 11th time New Orleans has hosted the event.
When Hurricane Katrina devastated the city in 2005, the stadium in downtown New Orleans served as shelter for thousands of residents.
WHEN WILL THE SUPER BOWL TAKE PLACE?
The 59th edition of the Super Bowl will take place on February 9 at 6:30 p.m. ET (2330 GMT). This highly anticipated event in the American sports calendar attracts not only football fans, but also those interested in the halftime show and specially created advertisements. The 2024 Super Bowl attracted approximately 210 million viewers.
HOW ARE SUPER BOWL FIGHTERS CHOOSED?
Fourteen teams will compete in the NFL playoffs, seven per conference. The four NFC division champions and four AFC division champions, plus the six wild card teams – the three non-division winners with the best records in each conference – will compete in an elimination tournament direct.
The four finalists will play in the AFC and NFC championship games on Jan. 26, with the winners advancing to the Super Bowl.
In 2024, the AFC champion Kansas City Chiefs defeated the NFC champion San Francisco 49ers 25–22 in overtime to win their second consecutive NFL title.
HAS A WILD-CARD TEAM EVER WON THE SUPER BOWL?
Yes. Seven teams that had qualified for the playoffs as wild-card teams have won the grand prize – the first being the Oakland Raiders in 1980 and the most recent the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2020.
WHO ARE THE TEAMS MOST LIKELY TO REACH THE SUPER BOWL?
A lot can change in the second half of the NFL season, but two teams have emerged as early favorites: the undefeated Chiefs, who are looking to become the first team to win three straight Super Bowls, and the Detroit Lions, one of four NFL teams that has never appeared in the big game.
WHERE CAN YOU WATCH THE 2025 SUPER BOWL?
Fox FOXA.O will broadcast the Super Bowl and it will also be broadcast on Fubo TV FUBO.N.
Outside the United States, you can watch the game by subscribing to Dazn and other services.
WHO WILL PERFORM AT THE 2025 SUPER BOWL HALF TIME SHOW? The Super Bowl halftime show, a 12-15 minute musical extravaganza and one of the most coveted slots on the American music calendar, will this time feature award-winning hip-hop artist Kendrick Lamar. a Grammy, on the site.
The 37-year-old from Compton, the heart of the Los Angeles rap scene, Lamar has won 17 Grammys and performed at the 2022 Super Bowl halftime show alongside Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem and Mary J. Blige.
Previous Super Bowl halftime performers have included the Rolling Stones, Michael Jackson, Prince, Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney and Beyonce. Last season, Grammy-winning artist Usher performed.
HOW MUCH DO SUPER BOWL TICKETS COST?
Super Bowl tickets are among the most coveted in all of sports, they are notoriously difficult to find, and their price depends on where the game is taking place and which teams are playing.
According to ticket sales site TickPick, the lowest admission price for Super Bowl LIX will be around $6,600, while the average ticket price is $9,500.
The two Super Bowl teams share 35% of the tickets, the host team receives 5%, and the other 29 NFL teams each receive about 1% and hold lotteries among their season ticket holders.
The NFL retains 25% of tickets for members of the media, businesses and community partners. The league is also giving away 500 tickets.
HOW MUCH DOES ADVERTISING COST DURING THE SUPER BOWL?
The Super Bowl is one of the most coveted television events in the world for advertisers due to the huge guaranteed audience, with a premium on creativity as Super Bowl commercials can generate considerable buzz. Ad spot pricing for the 2025 Super Bowl has not yet been released, but for the 2024 game, a 30-second spot on CBS cost around $7 million.
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE SUPER BOWL TROPHY?
The Vince Lombardi Trophy, presented annually to the winner of the Super Bowl, is named in honor of legendary NFL Hall of Fame coach Lombardi, who led the Green Bay Packers to victory in the first two Super Bowls.
