The final of the US professional football league is considered the largest single sporting event in the world and is also a huge media spectacle. The so-called halftime shows, at which superstars such as Eminem, Lady Gaga and the Red Hot Chili Peppers recently appeared, have long since achieved their own cult status. No wonder that the Super Bowl is now very well received outside the USA.
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Super Bowl LVIII: the most important things at a glance
- Ort: Paradise (Nevada)
- Stadion: Allegiant Stadium
- Date: Monday, February 11th, 2024 (due to the time difference, it is already February 12th in Germany)
- Time: Kick-off is at 12:30 a.m. German time
- Teams: will be determined in the play-offs
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When and where does the Super Bowl take place?
Since a National Football League (NFL) season has included 18 instead of 17 game days, the Super Bowl has taken place on the second Sunday in February. Since the climatic conditions are better in the southern United States at this time of year, the final is usually played in stadiums owned by teams from southern states. The venue is usually decided three to five years in advance.
In 2024, the Super Bowl will be played in Paradise, Nevada. Allegiant Stadium is the home of the Las Vegas Raiders and can accommodate up to 72,000 spectators. The 58th Super Bowl was originally supposed to take place in New Orleans, but the famous Mardi Gras carnival also takes place at this time, which is why the final was moved to another city.
Which teams will play in the Super Bowl 2024?
The NFL is divided into the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). Both conferences consist of four divisions, each with 16 teams divided according to geographical location.
After 18 regular match days, seven teams from AFC and NFC qualify for the so-called play-offs. The winners from the divisions are automatically qualified. Only in the Super Bowl do the respective championship winners meet to determine the NFL champion of a season.
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The following 14 teams are currently in the play-offs:
AFC-Championship 2024
- Baltimore Ravens (Winner North)
- Buffalo Bills (Winner East)
- Kansas City Chiefs (Winner West)
- Houston Texans (Winner South)
- Cleveland Browns (North)
- Miami Dolphins (East)
- Pittsburgh Steelers (North)
NFC-Championship 2024
- San Francisco 49ers (Winner West)
- Dallas Cowboys (Winner East)
- Detroit Lions (Winner North)
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Winner South)
- Philadelphia Eagles (East)
- Los Angeles Rams (West)
- Green Bay Packers (North)
Live stream and TV: Where can I watch the Super Bowl 2024?
In Germany, the play-off games and Super Bowl LVIII will be broadcast on free TV this time on RTL. Football can be streamed live via RTL+ (requires registration; some costs apply).
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If you want to watch the games with original commentary, you can do so on the streaming service DAZN. To do this, you must take out a subscription that currently costs between 19.99 euros and 29.99 euros per month.
Halftime show and national anthem: Who will sing at the Super Bowl 2024?
In addition to the sports, the halftime shows are one of the highlights of every Super Bowl. Music legends such as Michael Jackson, Prince, Phil Collins, Madonna, Bruce Springsteen and the Rolling Stones have appeared in previous Super Bowl halftime shows.
The question of who will appear usually fuels the rumor mill months in advance. Not so with this Super Bowl. At the end of September 2023, the NFL announced that Usher would be the main act in the halftime show. It is currently unknown whether the R&B singer will perform as the only musician or share the prominent slot with others.
These stars have appeared at the halftime shows in recent years:
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- 2023: Rihanna
- 2022: Eminem, Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, Kendrick Lamar und Mary J. Blige
- 2021: The Weeknd
- 2020: Shakira und Jennifer Lopez (Special Guests: Bad Bunny, J Balvin und Emme Muniz)
- 2019: Maroon 5 (Special Guests: Travis Scott und Big Boi)
- 2018: Justin Timberlake
- 2017: Lady Gaga
- 2016: Coldplay (Special Guests: Beyoncé und Bruno Mars)
- 2015: Katy Perry (Special Guests: Lenny Kravitz und Missy Elliott)
- 2014: Bruno Mars (Special Guests: Red Hot Chili Peppers)
Who won the Super Bowl and when?
The current defending champions are the Kansas City Chiefs. In 2023, the team won 38:35 against the Philadelphia Eagles at State Farm Stadium in Glendale (Arizona). These are the Super Bowl results from the last ten years:
Superbowl
Year
Spiel
Result
57
2023
Philadelphia Eagles – Kansas City Chiefs
35:38
56
2022
Cincinnati Bengals – Los Angeles Rams
20:23
55
2021
Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Kansas City Chiefs
31:9
54
2020
Kansas City Chiefs – San Francisco 49ers
31:20
53
2019
New England Patriots – Los Angeles Rams
13:3
52
2018
New England Patriots – Philadelphia Eagles
33:41
51
2017
Atlanta Falcons – New England Patriots
28:34 (OT)
50
2016
Carolina Panthers – Denver Broncos
10:24
49
2015
New England Patriots – Seattle Seahawks
28:24
48
2014
Seattle Seahawks – Denver Broncos
43:8
Who has won the Super Bowl the most times?
With six final wins each, the Pittsburgh Steelers and the New England Patriots lead the list of the most successful teams in the Super Bowl. Most of Tom Brady’s personal successes can be attributed to him. The exceptional quarterback celebrated six titles with the New England Patriots and one with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. There will definitely not be another title in 2024, as Brady lost the play-off game with Tampa Bay against the Dallas Cowboys. On February 1, 2023, the NFL’s record player announced the end of his career.
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Why is it called “Super Bowl”?
The daily newspaper “The Christian Science Monitor” investigated the question of the name of the championship game. The term therefore goes back to a children’s toy. The owner of the Kansas City Chiefs, Lamar Hunt, is said to have coined it in 1966. The so-called Super Ball was a popular toy in the USA in the 1960s.
Hunt’s children were also said to have loved the ball, and so he suggested at a meeting that the finale of the football season should simply be called the Super Bowl. Final games in college football have already been referred to as so-called bowl games. Proposals to rename the Championship final the “Ultimate Bowl” or “Premier Bowl” failed to gain traction.
2024-01-09 23:05:05
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