The Super Bowl will return to Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium in 2028

ATLANTA (AP) — The Tremendous Bowl will return to Atlanta in 2028 on the house of the Falcons, following a vote of approval by NFL crew homeowners on Tuesday on the league’s annual fall assembly.

This would be the fourth time the NFL’s championship recreation is performed in Atlanta and the second in Mercedes-Benz Stadium, which was the location when the New England Patriots beat the Los Angeles Rams in 2019.

“This can be a super honor for the town of Atlanta and the state of Georgia to be chosen as host for Tremendous Bowl LXII,” Falcons proprietor Arthur M. Clean mentioned. “Thanks to my fellow homeowners for his or her belief in awarding Atlanta this chance, and thanks to Commissioner Goodell, Peter O’Reilly and your complete league for his or her continued management in making the NFL the best sports activities league on this planet. Mercedes-Benz Stadium was constructed to host the world’s largest sporting occasions, and I do know I communicate for a lot of after I say we’re honored to convey it again to Atlanta in 2028 and construct off the success of Tremendous Bowl 53 in 2019. I stay up for working alongside our metropolis and state officers as we proceed to raise Georgia as a premier, international sports activities vacation spot.”

The primary two Tremendous Bowls held in Atlanta had been on the now-demolished Georgia Dome in 1994 and 2000.

New Orleans will host the sport following this season. It then goes to California for 2 years, with the San Francisco Bay Space internet hosting in 2026 and Los Angeles in 2027.

“Famend for its hospitality and wealthy sports activities and leisure tradition, Atlanta is a world-class occasion vacation spot and a pure match for Tremendous Bowl 62,” NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell mentioned. “Arthur Clean has been a transformative determine within the Atlanta group, enjoying a vital function in main the bid to convey the Tremendous Bowl again to the town. I’ve been lucky to witness firsthand how Arthur continues to drive group engagement and financial growth within the Atlanta group by his unwavering dedication to sports activities and philanthropy. We stay up for working with him, the Atlanta Falcons, Atlanta Sports activities Council and all of our companions on the bottom to create an unforgettable expertise for followers world wide in 2028.”

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