The NFL season is quickly heading toward Super Bowl 59, the biggest game on the schedule and also one where new football legends are sure to be created.
When the dust from the regular season settles, 14 teams will remain standing to compete for the Lombardi Trophy. The road to the Super Bowl 2025 will be exciting in itself, with the best teams in the NFC and AFC facing off. In the NFC, the Detroit Lions and Philadelphia Eagles look like real contenders, but the Minnesota Vikings lead the playoff group and are looking to spring a surprise.
In the AFC, the Buffalo Bills and Baltimore Ravens—both with MVP candidates at quarterback in Josh Allen and Lamar Jackson — are among the favorites. However, the path to the Super Bowl lies with the Kansas City Chiefs, who could make history as the first team in the Super Bowl era to win three consecutive titles.
Here’s everything you need to know about Super Bowl 2025, including the date, kickoff time and stadium.
When is Super Bowl 2025?
The Super Bowl 2025 is set to be played on Sunday, Feb. 9.
Where will Super Bowl 2025 be played?
The 2025 Super Bowl will be played at New Orleans’ Caesars Superdome. No venue has hosted more Super Bowls, with this being the eighth time the 50-year-old stadium has served as the site for the NFL’s championship game.
The last Super Bowl to take place at the home of the New Orleans Saints didn’t exactly go off without a hitch. The lights went out on the San Francisco 49ers and Baltimore Ravens early in the second half at Super Bowl 47, a problem that hopefully will not repeat this time around.
What Is the Super Bowl?
The Super Bowl is the annual championship game of the National Football League (NFL) in the United States. It is the final game of each NFL season since 1966, replacing the NFL Championship Game. As of 2022, the game has been played on the second Sunday in February. Previous Super Bowls were played on a Sunday in early and mid-January from 1967 to 1978, in late January from 1979 to 2003, and on the first Sunday in February from 2004 to 2021.
The winning teams are awarded the Vince Lombardi Trophy, named after the coach who won the first two Super Bowls. Because the NFL restricts the use of its trademark “Super Bowl”, it is often referred to as “the big game” or other common names by non-sponsoring companies. Game day is commonly referred to as “Super Bowl Sunday” or simply “Super Sunday”.
The game was created as part of the 1966 merger agreement between the NFL and the American Football League (AFL) to allow their “best” teams to compete against each other for a championship. It was originally called the AFL-NFL World Championship Game until the “Super Bowl” moniker was adopted for Super Bowl III in 1969. The first four Super Bowls from 1967 to 1970 were played before the merger, with the NFL and AFL winning two games each.
After the merger in 1970, the 10 AFL teams and three NFL teams formed the American Football Conference (AFC) and the remaining 13 NFL teams formed the National Football Conference (NFC). Every game since Super Bowl V in 1971 has been played between the best teams in each of the two conferences, with the AFC and NFC tied with 27 wins each.
