NFL owners voted unanimously Monday to award Super Bowl 63 to Las Vegas, setting the stage for the city to host the championship game for the second time in five years. The decision came during a meeting at the Arizona Biltmore hotel in Phoenix.
Las Vegas previously hosted Super Bowl 58 in 2024, when the Kansas City Chiefs defeated the San Francisco 49ers 25-22 in overtime. That event drew an estimated 330,000 visitors and generated 5 billion media impressions, according to the City of Las Vegas.
LVCVA president and CEO Steve Hill told the owners that the 2029 edition will surpass the 2024 Super Bowl. “This is a city that is built to host,” Hill said. “So the commitment I just made to the owners was that we would raise the bar from Super Bowl 58. That we would go back to work. That we would be innovative. That we would do new things.”
Raiders president Sandra Douglass Morgan credited Hill’s vision and collaboration. Outside Allegiant Stadium, an estimated 30 media members and 100 community leaders celebrated the announcement, with Super Bowl branding and giant Roman numerals “LXIII” on display.
The exact date for Super Bowl 63 has not been set. The NFL is considering three timelines, partly due to potential scheduling changes such as an 18-game season with a second bye week. The 2027 Super Bowl will be at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, followed by Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium in 2028.
NFL executive vice president Peter O’Reilly said the 2024 Super Bowl was a learning experience. “We were all in learning mode the first time around,” O’Reilly said. “We learned a ton, and it all worked really well.”
However, not everything went smoothly. 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan noted the disparity in practice facilities, with his team at UNLV and the Chiefs at the Raiders’ headquarters. “Vegas was just tough because of the field that we got put on,” Shanahan said. “You’ve just gotta be lucky and be the home team so you get to pick. But if there’s a place that has two fields, that’s what you prefer.”
ESPN reported in 2024 that the sod field installed at UNLV for Super Bowl practices drew widespread disapproval from the 49ers. Morgan said the Raiders are committed to improvement. “We learned a lot from the NFL when the Super Bowl came, whether it came to security measures, parking or signage,” she said. “I encourage my team to constantly evolve and grow.”
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell praised Las Vegas in a statement, saying the 2024 Super Bowl “demonstrated the scale, energy and hospitality the city brings to global events.”
