# Super Bowl LXII
**Super Bowl LXII** is the planned championship game of the [National Football League](https://www.edgepedia.org/national-football-league) (NFL) for the 2027 season, scheduled to be played at [Mercedes-Benz Stadium](https://www.edgepedia.org/mercedes-benz-stadium) in Atlanta, Georgia, on February 13, 2028.[1](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/saints/bvaqvsl0fwdhlxu6wnw2.pdf) The game will cap the 2027 NFL season and will be the 62nd [Super Bowl](https://www.edgepedia.org/super-bowl).
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Date | February 13, 2028 (listed as tentative in the NFL Record & Fact Book)[1](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/saints/bvaqvsl0fwdhlxu6wnw2.pdf) |
| Venue | Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia[1](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/saints/bvaqvsl0fwdhlxu6wnw2.pdf) |
| Awarded | October 15, 2024, by a vote of NFL team owners at the league's annual fall meeting[2](https://apnews.com/article/d7bc57f8b80e2b1a1c39e8e77153a407) |
| Atlanta count | Fourth Super Bowl hosted by Atlanta, second at Mercedes-Benz Stadium[2](https://apnews.com/article/d7bc57f8b80e2b1a1c39e8e77153a407) |
| Precedent at venue | Super Bowl LIII (February 2019), won by the New England Patriots over the Los Angeles Rams[2](https://apnews.com/article/d7bc57f8b80e2b1a1c39e8e77153a407) |
| Adjacent games | Super Bowl LXI at SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, California (Feb. 14, 2027); Super Bowl LXIII at Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas (2029)[3](https://www.nfl.com/news/super-bowl-lxiv-to-be-held-in-nashville-s-new-nissan-stadium-in-2030) |
## Host selection
NFL owners awarded the 2028 game to Atlanta on October 15, 2024, following a vote of approval at the league's annual fall meeting.[2](https://apnews.com/article/d7bc57f8b80e2b1a1c39e8e77153a407) The award gave Atlanta its second big game in nine years.[4](https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/2024/10/15/nfl-owners-meeting/)
The city's bid was submitted by the Atlanta Sports Council, a volunteer group that promotes the city as a host for national and international events. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell called Atlanta a "natural fit for Super Bowl 62" and credited Falcons owner Arthur M. Blank with playing a critical role in lobbying to bring the game back to the city.[5](https://www.axios.com/local/atlanta/2024/10/15/atlanta-super-bowl-2028) Blank, in a statement after the vote, thanked his fellow owners and league officials, saying that Mercedes-Benz Stadium "was built to host the world's largest sporting events" and that Atlanta would build off the success of Super Bowl 53 in 2019.[2](https://apnews.com/article/d7bc57f8b80e2b1a1c39e8e77153a407) At the time of the award, Blank said he expected to improve on the 2019 game, citing the large-scale development that has taken place near the stadium since then.[4](https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/2024/10/15/nfl-owners-meeting/)
Atlanta mayor [Andre Dickens](https://www.edgepedia.org/andre-dickens) said the city's record of hosting previous Super Bowls helped propel it to become "the sports capital of the country."[5](https://www.axios.com/local/atlanta/2024/10/15/atlanta-super-bowl-2028)
## The venue
Mercedes-Benz Stadium is the home of the [Atlanta Falcons](https://www.edgepedia.org/atlanta-falcons) and opened as the club's stadium before [Super Bowl LIII](https://www.edgepedia.org/super-bowl-liii) in February 2019, when the [New England Patriots](https://www.edgepedia.org/new-england-patriots) beat the Los Angeles Rams there.[2](https://apnews.com/article/d7bc57f8b80e2b1a1c39e8e77153a407) The 2028 game will be the fourth time the NFL's championship game is played in Atlanta and the second at the stadium.[2](https://apnews.com/article/d7bc57f8b80e2b1a1c39e8e77153a407)
League requirements shape which venues can be considered. The host stadium must sit in a market that hosts an NFL team and must have a minimum of 70,000 seats, together with the media and electrical amenities needed to produce the Super Bowl.[6](https://en.as.com/nfl/how-are-super-bowl-cities-selected-clone-f202602-n/) Weather, stadium quality, and the mix of hotels and nearby venues are the main factors in selecting a host city, according to Matt Shapiro, the NFL's vice president of events strategy.[7](https://www.axios.com/2023/02/09/super-bowl-2023-lvii-how-nfl-host-cities-selection-process)
## Place in the Super Bowl schedule
Super Bowl LXII sits in a run of games at venues that have each already hosted at least one Super Bowl. The league's announced lineup is [Super Bowl LX](https://www.edgepedia.org/super-bowl-lx) at [Levi's Stadium](https://www.edgepedia.org/levis-stadium) in [Santa Clara, California](https://www.edgepedia.org/santa-clara-california), on February 8, 2026;[8](https://static.www.nfl.com/image/upload/league/apps/league-site/media-guides/2025/KC.pdf) Super Bowl LXI at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, on February 14, 2027;[3](https://www.nfl.com/news/super-bowl-lxiv-to-be-held-in-nashville-s-new-nissan-stadium-in-2030) Super Bowl LXII in Atlanta in 2028;[3](https://www.nfl.com/news/super-bowl-lxiv-to-be-held-in-nashville-s-new-nissan-stadium-in-2030) Super Bowl LXIII at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas in 2029;[3](https://www.nfl.com/news/super-bowl-lxiv-to-be-held-in-nashville-s-new-nissan-stadium-in-2030) and Super Bowl LXIV at the new Nissan Stadium in Nashville in 2030, the first Super Bowl in Tennessee.[3](https://www.nfl.com/news/super-bowl-lxiv-to-be-held-in-nashville-s-new-nissan-stadium-in-2030)
The Atlanta game follows a broader pattern in which the NFL has concentrated its marquee event in a set of established host markets with suitable stadiums and infrastructure. In a time when too few stadiums met Super Bowl standards, atypical host cities briefly got their turn with single games, among them Jacksonville in 2005, [Indianapolis](https://www.edgepedia.org/indianapolis) in 2012, and a 2014 contest played in the cold at [MetLife Stadium](https://www.edgepedia.org/metlife-stadium) in northern New Jersey.[9](https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/2026/02/02/why-super-bowl-expansion-could-narrow-the-host-rotation/)
## What is not yet determined
The game is more than a year away from being played, and the participating teams, the result, and the halftime and entertainment lineup are not yet known. The NFL Record & Fact Book lists the February 13, 2028, date as tentative.[1](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/saints/bvaqvsl0fwdhlxu6wnw2.pdf) One open storyline noted at the time of the award was whether the Falcons might become one of the teams to play a Super Bowl in their own home stadium.[5](https://www.axios.com/local/atlanta/2024/10/15/atlanta-super-bowl-2028)
## References
1. [2025 NFL Record & Fact Book, NFL](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/saints/bvaqvsl0fwdhlxu6wnw2.pdf)
2. [The Super Bowl will return to Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium in 2028, AP News](https://apnews.com/article/d7bc57f8b80e2b1a1c39e8e77153a407)
3. [Super Bowl LXIV to be held in Nashville's new Nissan Stadium in 2030, NFL.com](https://www.nfl.com/news/super-bowl-lxiv-to-be-held-in-nashville-s-new-nissan-stadium-in-2030)
4. [NFL officially awards 2028 Super Bowl to Atlanta, Sports Business Journal](https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/2024/10/15/nfl-owners-meeting/)
5. [Atlanta to host Super Bowl LXII in 2028, Axios Atlanta](https://www.axios.com/local/atlanta/2024/10/15/atlanta-super-bowl-2028)
6. [How are Super Bowl cities selected?, AS USA](https://en.as.com/nfl/how-are-super-bowl-cities-selected-clone-f202602-n/)
7. [How the NFL picks its Super Bowl cities, Axios](https://www.axios.com/2023/02/09/super-bowl-2023-lvii-how-nfl-host-cities-selection-process)
8. [SUPER BOWL RESULTS, NFL media guide (Kansas City Chiefs)](https://static.www.nfl.com/image/upload/league/apps/league-site/media-guides/2025/KC.pdf)
9. [Why Super Bowl expansion could narrow the host rotation, Sports Business Journal](https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/2026/02/02/why-super-bowl-expansion-could-narrow-the-host-rotation/)
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