this year's super bowl was held at u.s. bank stadium.
where was this year's super bowl held?
u.s. bank stadium
super bowl lii was an american football game played to determine the champion of the national football league (nfl) for the 2017 season. the national football conference (nfc) champion philadelphia eagles defeated the american football conference (afc) and defending super bowl li champion new england patriots, 41–33, to win their first super bowl and their first nfl title since 1960. the game was played on february 4, 2018, at u.s. bank stadium in minneapolis, minnesota. this was the second time that a super bowl was played in minneapolis, the northernmost city to ever host the event, after super bowl xxvi at the metrodome during the 1991 season, and the sixth super bowl held in a cold-weather city.
super bowl lii
super bowl xlviii was the first super bowl held at an open-air stadium in a "cold-weather" city; previous super bowls in cold-weather cities were held at indoor stadiums. however, the temperature at kickoff was a mild , making this only the third-coldest game in super bowl history. a major snow storm hit the area the very next day. according to weather.com, the average high and low temperatures for east rutherford on february 2 were and , respectively. the coldest outdoor super bowl of the first 47 games was super bowl vi, held at tulane stadium in new orleans on january 16, 1972, with a kickoff temperature of . however, new orleans usually has a humid subtropical climate, with january morning lows averaging around and daily highs around ; also, all new orleans super bowls since xii have been played at the indoor superdome. since super bowl x in 1976, all but one outdoor super bowl has been played in either california or florida, the exception being super bowl xxx in tempe, arizona. nfl commissioner roger goodell indicated that if super bowl xlviii was successful, additional "cold-weather" super bowls would be considered.
super bowl xlviii