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Super Bowl LXI
Event overview
NFL championship at SoFi Stadium, Inglewood CA.
Super Bowl LXI is scheduled for Sunday, February 14, 2027 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California — the NFL's 61st championship game and the second Super Bowl held at the Los Angeles venue since its 2020 opening. Kickoff will follow the conclusion of the 2026 regular season and three playoff rounds, with the AFC and NFC champions meeting on Valentine's Day. The title game also carries additional significance as a shakedown event for SoFi's 2028 Olympic opening-ceremony programming.
NFL owners awarded Super Bowl LXI to SoFi Stadium at their May 2024 spring meeting in Nashville, returning the championship to Los Angeles five years after Super Bowl LVI, when the Los Angeles Rams defeated the Cincinnati Bengals 23–20 at the same venue on February 13, 2022. SoFi, owned by Rams principal Stan Kroenke and developed at a reported cost of roughly $5.5 billion, seats about 70,000 with expansion capacity to 100,000 for marquee events and is shared by the Rams and Chargers. The stadium also headlines the 2028 Olympic Games opening ceremonies alongside the LA Memorial Coliseum. Super Bowl LXI falls under the NFL's 17-game regular-season format — adopted in 2021 — and a 14-team playoff bracket. Broadcast rights for the 2026 season Super Bowl rotate to CBS/Paramount+ under the 11-year media deal signed in March 2021, the same rights package that delivered Super Bowl LVIII and brought in $2.2 billion annually. Roc Nation has served as the league's halftime-show strategic consultant since 2019; Apple Music took over title sponsorship of the halftime show in 2023. LA's tourism arm, Visit California, estimates the regional economic impact of a Super Bowl host year at $450–700 million, and the Inglewood city council approved a 10-day road-closure and permit package in early 2026 to support the Host Committee. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has publicly cited SoFi's integrated broadcast-media infrastructure as a significant factor in the venue's repeat selection.
February 14, 2027 is the latest calendar slot the Super Bowl has occupied since the NFL moved to the 17-game schedule, pushing the championship one week deeper into February than its 20th-century norm. Holding the title game on Valentine's Day introduces unusual demand dynamics for restaurant bookings, hotel blocks, and halftime advertising. The date also slots two weeks before the Academy Awards, compressing the late-winter entertainment calendar into a single high-spend window for advertisers.
The Los Angeles sports calendar dovetails with the LA28 Olympics Opening Ceremony 17 months later at the same SoFi Stadium co-venue, with shared security and logistics lessons carrying over. Earlier in the 2027 calendar, the Oscars 2027 (99th Academy Awards) and the NFL Draft 2027 round out the broader entertainment-and-sports marquee year.
When exactly is Super Bowl LXI 2027? Sunday, February 14, 2027, at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California.
Is Super Bowl LXI 2027 confirmed or expected? Confirmed by NFL owners' vote at the May 2024 league meetings.
Who is responsible for Super Bowl LXI 2027? The NFL, in partnership with the Los Angeles Super Bowl Host Committee, the Rams, and Chargers organizations.
Where can I read the official announcement? Event and venue details are maintained at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Bowl_LXI.
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