Super Bowl LVIII Fast Facts
Posted: 2024-02-09
Super Bowl LVIII is scheduled for Sunday, February 11 at Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada (a suburb of Las Vegas). The game between the defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers will be broadcast live on CBS, Nickelodeon, Univision, Paramount+, NFL+ and Vix. Kick-off will be around 6:30 p.m. (ET). This year’s big game has the added attraction of the chance Taylor Swift will be a spectator. Per Forbes.com, below are some facts about the biggest sporting event each year, the most watched TV program each year and the most expensive ads to buy each year.
Last year Kansas City defeated Philadelphia 38-to-35 to win Super Bowl LVII. If Kansas City defeats San Francisco it will be the ninth time an NFL team won back-to-back titles. The others were Green Bay Packers (1966-67), Miami Dolphins (1972-73), Pittsburgh Steelers (twice 1974-75 & 1978-79), San Francisco 49ers (1988-89) Dallas Cowboys (1992-93), Denver Broncos (1997-98) and New England Patriots (2003-04).
· Of the 32 franchises the San Francisco 49ers are the ninth most NFL valuable at $6 billion. The Kansas City Chiefs rank #23 at $4.3 billion.
Location/Stadium
• Las Vegas will be hosting its first Super Bowl in Allegiant Stadium.
· By hosting the Super Bowl, it is projected Las Vegas will add $1.1 billion to its economy.
· Las Vegas is the 40th largest TV market.
· Allegiant Stadium is a domed venue located in nearby Paradise, Nevada. The stadium opened in 2020 at a cost of $1.9 billion. It is the home of the NFL’s Las Vegas Raiders who relocated from Oakland in 2020 as well as the UNLV football team.
· For NFL games, Allegiant Stadium has a seating capacity of 65,000 and ranks 27th among the 30 NFL stadiums in size. There are 128 executive suites in the stadium.
· In 2019, Allegiant had reportedly paid between $20 million and $25 million a year for the naming rights. At the time of the deal, it was the costliest naming rights for any stadium.
· According to TickPick, as of February 5, the least expensive ticket to get into the Allegiant Stadium costs $6,944.