In U.S. professional sports, there’s nothing quite like the Super Bowl. Rather than deciding a championship at a home stadium for one of the participating teams, the NFL brings its biggest game to a neutral site every year. The stadium itself is part of the spectacle.
That selection process usually takes into account things like weather, stadium age (new stadiums often get rewarded with a Super Bowl) and a city’s ability to host the craziness that comes with Super Bowl week. That basically cuts the options in half and leaves us with 15 current stadiums that have (or in Vegas’ case, will) hosted a Super Bowl.
Between the staff members at For The Win, we were able to offer first-hand experiences for all 15 existing NFL stadiums that have hosted Super Bowls and ranked them with the admittedly subjective criteria of general atmosphere, design, location, amenities, food, character and — of course — the stadium itself. They’re all key factors in the overall game-day experience. Each ranking will be marked with its respective author. You can find the full NFL stadium rankings here as well.
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Super Bowl 58 is here. Let’s get ready.