Super Bowl LVII
Super Bowl LVII is the upcoming championship game of the National Football League (NFL) for the 2022 NFL season. The game is scheduled to be played on February 12, 2023, at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. It will be the fourth Super Bowl hosted by the Phoenix metropolitan area, with the most recent being Super Bowl XLIX in 2015, also held at State Farm Stadium (then called University of Phoenix Stadium).[1] The game will be televised nationally by Fox.
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| Date | February 12, 2023 |
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| Stadium | State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona |
| TV in the United States | |
| Network | Fox |
| Radio in the United States | |
| Network | Westwood One |
Host selection
A new process was introduced to select hosting sites for the Super Bowl, which began with Super Bowl LVI. The previous process that allowed cities to submit bids for the hosting rights was discarded. Instead, the league unilaterally chooses a single hosting site for each game, not allowing other cities to bid; the chosen city then puts together a proposal that is voted upon at the league's owners' meetings.
Arizona was the first location chosen under this process; its proposal was accepted unanimously on May 23, 2018.[1]
The official logo was unveiled on February 14, 2022; it follows the updated logo template introduced by Super Bowl LVI, with imagery of a desert canyon and sky (the latter resembling Arizona's state flag) to reflect the landscapes of the host region.[2]
Background
Voting and trans rights restrictions controversy
In response to state legislation adding restrictions on voting, as well as restricting access to some medical procedures and school sports participation from transgender youth, a number of public figures requested that the Super Bowl be moved out of Arizona, citing Super Bowl XXVII's removal from Tempe after the state legislature failed to recognize Martin Luther King Day as precedent. In February 2022, over 200 faith leaders, including Reverend Jesse Jackson and Reverend William Barber petitioned NFL commissioner Roger Goodell to move Super Bowl LVII out of Arizona in response to voting restrictions introduced in Arizona bills HB 1003, SB 1485, and SB 1819.[3][4] Arizona Democratic Party vice chair Brianna Westbrook also voiced her support to move the Super Bowl after the Arizona legislature passed S.B. 1138 and S.B. 1165, which restrict access to gender reassignment procedures from minors, and place restrictions on transgender students participating in school sports.[5]
Broadcasting
Super Bowl LVII will be televised by Fox (per the three-year rotation between Fox, NBC, and CBS, the NFL's three network broadcast partners). Super Bowl LVII marks the final game to be broadcast under the current NFL television contract, and the first Super Bowl to be broadcast by Sky Sports NFL as part of the 5 year partnership.[6]
International
- In the United Kingdom and Ireland, the game will be televised on the free-to-air channel BBC One and paid-subscription channel Sky Showcase (as well as its sister channels Sky Sports Main Event and NFL). It will be carried on radio via BBC Radio 5 Live.[7]
- In Australia, the game will be televised by the Seven Network as well as its sister channel 7mate and on demand platform 7plus.[8]
- In Latin America, the game will be televised by ESPN (Latin America) and its streaming & on-demand platform Star+.
References
- Teope, Herbie (May 23, 2018). "Arizona, New Orleans Saints chosen as Super Bowl hosts". NFL.com. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
- Creamer, Chris. "First Look at the Super Bowl LVII Logo, Held in Arizona in 2023". SportsLogos.Net News. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
- Woodward, Alex (January 27, 2022). "Faith leaders in voting rights campaign call on NFL to move Super Bowl out of Arizona". The Independent. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
- "Faith leaders urge NFL to take the 2023 Super Bowl away from Arizona". KJZZ. February 14, 2022. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
- Westbrook, Brianna. "The NFL should withdraw the Super Bowl LVII from Arizona. Here's why". LGBTQ Nation. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
- Hipes, Patrick (December 14, 2011). "Update: NBC, CBS And Fox Score Nine-Year NFL Extensions Taking Them To 2022". Deadline.com. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
- "NFL and Sky Sports unveil 'Sky Sports NFL' as part of five-year partnership". Sky Sports. August 14, 2020. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
- "Seven strikes NFL rights deal until 2024" (PDF). Seven West Media. January 17, 2021. Retrieved January 31, 2022.