# Super Bowl LII
**Super Bowl LII** was the [National Football League](https://www.edgepedia.org/national-football-league)'s championship game for the 2017 season, in which the [Philadelphia Eagles](https://www.edgepedia.org/philadelphia-eagles) defeated the [New England Patriots](https://www.edgepedia.org/new-england-patriots) 41-33 on February 4, 2018, at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to win the franchise's first Super Bowl title.[1](https://www.mprnews.org/story/2018/05/29/was-super-bowl-super-economic-analysis) • [2](https://apnews.com/article/75d11ffabf6763e440ad3307f09b13fe) It was the second Super Bowl held in Minneapolis, following Super Bowl XXVI at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome on January 26, 1992.[3](https://storage.googleapis.com/mnhs-finding-aids-public/library/findaids/00129.html)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Result | Philadelphia Eagles 41, New England Patriots 33; the Eagles' first Super Bowl title, won in Doug Pederson's second season as head coach[1](https://www.mprnews.org/story/2018/05/29/was-super-bowl-super-economic-analysis) • [2](https://apnews.com/article/75d11ffabf6763e440ad3307f09b13fe) |
| Date and site | February 4, 2018, U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis[4](https://www.lrl.mn.gov/docs/2019/mandated/190207.pdf) |
| Weather | The coldest Super Bowl Sunday in history, at 2°F[4](https://www.lrl.mn.gov/docs/2019/mandated/190207.pdf) |
| Attendance and audience | 67,612 fans and 5,800 credentialed media; more than 103 million viewers in the United States on the NBC broadcast[5](https://www.usbankstadium.com/stadium-info/history) • [6](https://static.www.nfl.com/league/apps/league-site/media-guides/2025/MIN.pdf) |
| Yardage record | The Patriots set a Super Bowl record with 613 total yards, 500 net passing and 113 rushing, in a losing effort[7](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/patriots/fyryxaodbln76dz4lsqz.pdf) |
| Sustainability | The first "Zero Waste" Super Bowl, with 91% of trash recycled[5](https://www.usbankstadium.com/stadium-info/history) |
| Economic impact | $370 million in net new spending in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington metro area, per the Host Committee's Rockport Analytics study[8](https://www.minneapolis.org/media/in-the-news/finance-commerce-super-bowl-lii-brings-370m-in-net-new-spending/) |
## Selection and the new stadium
The NFL announced on May 20, 2014, that Minnesota would host Super Bowl LII. After four rounds of voting, league owners selected Minnesota by a simple majority over New Orleans, with [Indianapolis](https://www.edgepedia.org/indianapolis) finishing third in the selection process. Commissioner [Roger Goodell](https://www.edgepedia.org/roger-goodell) made the announcement, and the new stadium was described as the deciding factor by Jay Cicero of the New Orleans committee.[9](https://www.minneapolis.org/media/news-releases/minnesota-selected-host-super-bowl-lii/) • [10](https://time.com/106686/minneapolis-super-bowl-lii/) • [11](https://www.nfl.com/news/super-bowl-lii-headed-to-minnesota-0ap2000000352335)
**A stadium-driven bid.** The game followed the pattern of the league rewarding cities that invest in new stadiums: roughly $500 million in public money was going toward the Vikings' new downtown [Minneapolis](https://www.edgepedia.org/minneapolis) facility, built on the former Metrodome site.[11](https://www.nfl.com/news/super-bowl-lii-headed-to-minnesota-0ap2000000352335) The Minnesota Legislature and Minneapolis City Council approved funding for the $975 million multi-purpose stadium in May 2012, and [U.S. Bank Stadium](https://www.edgepedia.org/u-s-bank-stadium) opened on July 22, 2016, six weeks ahead of schedule.[5](https://www.usbankstadium.com/stadium-info/history) Its dome was a factor in Minneapolis's cause, and the bid committee pointed to eight miles of downtown skyways to reassure fans about the cold.[11](https://www.nfl.com/news/super-bowl-lii-headed-to-minnesota-0ap2000000352335)
## The game
The Eagles entered as underdogs against a Patriots team seeking back-to-back titles and a third championship in four seasons.[12](https://www.nfl.com/news/new-england-patriots-3-keys-to-beating-eagles-in-super-bowl-lii-0ap3000000912274) • [13](https://www.nfl.com/news/philadelphia-eagles-3-keys-to-beating-patriots-in-super-bowl-li-0ap3000000910371) Philadelphia scored 9, 13, 7, and 12 points across the four quarters to win 41-33.[7](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/patriots/fyryxaodbln76dz4lsqz.pdf) The victory ended a run in which Philadelphia had lost its previous [Super Bowl](https://www.edgepedia.org/super-bowl) appearance under [Andy Reid](https://www.edgepedia.org/andy-reid), and it came behind a backup quarterback and a second-year head coach, a staff the analysis press credited with outcoaching New England on the game-winning touchdown play.[2](https://apnews.com/article/75d11ffabf6763e440ad3307f09b13fe) • [14](https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/how-the-eagles-outcoached-the-patriots-on-super-bowl-liis-game-winning-td-play/)
**Offensive records in defeat.** New England's offense produced the most yards ever gained by a team in a Super Bowl, 613 in total, yet lost. The game's All-22 film showed the Eagles repeating favored concepts from multiple formations to pick apart the Patriots' defense, a game plan other teams subsequently studied.[7](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/patriots/fyryxaodbln76dz4lsqz.pdf) • [15](https://www.nfl.com/news/eagles-offer-team-building-lessons-key-super-bowl-takeaways-0ap3000000915070)
## Conditions, security, and operations
Game day was the coldest Super Bowl Sunday in history at 2°F, though the game itself was played indoors.[4](https://www.lrl.mn.gov/docs/2019/mandated/190207.pdf) The Minneapolis Police Department was the lead agency for public safety, supported by federal, state, and local partners including the FBI, the Minnesota National Guard, security personnel from the [University of Minnesota](https://www.edgepedia.org/university-of-minnesota), and the [Mall of America](https://www.edgepedia.org/mall-of-america); a December 2017 exercise at the city's convention center brought all of these agencies together for the first time.[16](https://www.fbi.gov/video-repository/minn_superbowl_120617.mp4/view) The host committee's costs included about $7.1 million for city and National Guard security, within a roughly $50 million fundraising total.[1](https://www.mprnews.org/story/2018/05/29/was-super-bowl-super-economic-analysis) NFL Senior Vice President Peter O'Reilly later called Super Bowl LII the "most ambitious and complicated Super Bowl planning process to date."[5](https://www.usbankstadium.com/stadium-info/history)
## Economic impact and legacy
The Minnesota Super Bowl Host Committee hired Rockport Analytics in 2015 to project the event's economic impact, and its May 2018 post-event report, "The Bold North Delivers," put net new spending at $370 million in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington metro area, with money circulating through the local economy for an estimated total impact of $400 million.[17](https://limsqa2.minneapolismn.gov/RCA/2580) • [8](https://www.minneapolis.org/media/in-the-news/finance-commerce-super-bowl-lii-brings-370m-in-net-new-spending/) • [1](https://www.mprnews.org/story/2018/05/29/was-super-bowl-super-economic-analysis) Because Minnesota does not tax clothing and had declined a sports memorabilia tax during the stadium finance debate, state and local coffers were not expected to net much directly.[1](https://www.mprnews.org/story/2018/05/29/was-super-bowl-super-economic-analysis)
**Aftermath.** Eagles offensive coordinator [Frank Reich](https://www.edgepedia.org/frank-reich) was introduced as head coach of the [Indianapolis Colts](https://www.edgepedia.org/indianapolis-colts) about a week after the win, following the pattern in which a Super Bowl-winning offensive coordinator almost guarantees a head-coaching job.[18](https://time.com/6255798/eric-bieniemy-nfl-black-coaches/) According to Meet Minneapolis, leads for meetings and conventions had grown by 30 percent in the time since the Super Bowl's announcement, a figure that included a 10 percent jump compared with the same period a year earlier over January through April 2018, and the stadium later welcomed the NCAA Men's Final Four in April 2019.[8](https://www.minneapolis.org/media/in-the-news/finance-commerce-super-bowl-lii-brings-370m-in-net-new-spending/) • [5](https://www.usbankstadium.com/stadium-info/history) The stadium has not since been a frontrunner for another Super Bowl, as the league has more recently favored warmer-weather markets.[19](https://frontofficesports.com/article/nfl-sets-another-super-bowl-without-dates-as-schedule-questions-loom/)
## References
1. [Minneapolis Super Bowl netted $370 million, report says, MPR News](https://www.mprnews.org/story/2018/05/29/was-super-bowl-super-economic-analysis)
2. [Andy Reid and Nick Sirianni have this in common, AP News](https://apnews.com/article/75d11ffabf6763e440ad3307f09b13fe)
3. [Minnesota Super Bowls XXVI and LII Task Forces: Finding Aids, MNHS](https://storage.googleapis.com/mnhs-finding-aids-public/library/findaids/00129.html)
4. [MSFA 2018 Legislative Report, Minnesota Legislative Reference Library](https://www.lrl.mn.gov/docs/2019/mandated/190207.pdf)
5. [History & Awards, U.S. Bank Stadium](https://www.usbankstadium.com/stadium-info/history)
6. [U.S. Bank Stadium Timeline, NFL Media Guide](https://static.www.nfl.com/league/apps/league-site/media-guides/2025/MIN.pdf)
7. [Patriots vs. Philadelphia Eagles game record, NFL club document](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/patriots/fyryxaodbln76dz4lsqz.pdf)
8. [Super Bowl LII brings $370M in net new spending, Meet Minneapolis](https://www.minneapolis.org/media/in-the-news/finance-commerce-super-bowl-lii-brings-370m-in-net-new-spending/)
9. [Minnesota Selected to Host Super Bowl LII, Meet Minneapolis](https://www.minneapolis.org/media/news-releases/minnesota-selected-host-super-bowl-lii/)
10. [Minneapolis Scores Super Bowl LII In 2018, Time](https://time.com/106686/minneapolis-super-bowl-lii/)
11. [Super Bowl LII headed to Minnesota, NFL.com](https://www.nfl.com/news/super-bowl-lii-headed-to-minnesota-0ap2000000352335)
12. [New England Patriots' 3 keys to beating Eagles in Super Bowl LII, NFL.com](https://www.nfl.com/news/new-england-patriots-3-keys-to-beating-eagles-in-super-bowl-lii-0ap3000000912274)
13. [Philadelphia Eagles' 3 keys to beating Patriots in Super Bowl LII, NFL.com](https://www.nfl.com/news/philadelphia-eagles-3-keys-to-beating-patriots-in-super-bowl-li-0ap3000000910371)
14. [How the Eagles outcoached the Patriots on Super Bowl LII's game-winning TD play, CBS Sports](https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/how-the-eagles-outcoached-the-patriots-on-super-bowl-liis-game-winning-td-play/)
15. [Eagles offer team-building lessons; key Super Bowl takeaways, NFL.com](https://www.nfl.com/news/eagles-offer-team-building-lessons-key-super-bowl-takeaways-0ap3000000915070)
16. [FBI and Security Preparations for Super Bowl LII, FBI](https://www.fbi.gov/video-repository/minn_superbowl_120617.mp4/view)
17. [RCA-2018-00630: Super Bowl LII activity and event revenues, City of Minneapolis](https://limsqa2.minneapolismn.gov/RCA/2580)
18. [The Performance of Betting Lines aside: Eric Bieniemy coaching pipeline article, Time](https://time.com/6255798/eric-bieniemy-nfl-black-coaches/)
19. [NFL Awards Super Bowl Without Dates Amid 18-Game Debate, Front Office Sports](https://frontofficesports.com/article/nfl-sets-another-super-bowl-without-dates-as-schedule-questions-loom/)
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