Will Philadelphia ever see a Super Bowl held at Lincoln Financial Field?

Will the Eagles ever win a bid to host the Super Bowl? It was a hot question at this time last year and, now, fresh off the Super Bowl XLIX matchup between the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots, the matter has once again reignited. Philadelphia has never hosted a Super Bowl. The biggest reason for that is undoubtedly the fact that Philadelphia is regarded as a “cold weather” city, one where the risk of snow and ice in January/February is high enough to make the prospect of holding the big game there undesirable. Of course, last year’s Super Bowl was held in New York and things went well. Why shouldn’t Philly have her own chance as well?

 

Will Philadelphia ever see a Super Bowl held at Lincoln Financial Field?

Jeffrey Lurie, Eagles owner, has made it clear that his intention is to see Philly host the big game. He has referred to the Super Bowl as a potential “great experience for our fans across the city and region,” and hosting as an idea that he would pursue if the NFL proved amenable to other northern arenas hosting. The choosing of the Super Bowl host city is made by multiple rounds of voting between league owners.

The next three Super Bowls have already been planned, making 2019 the next possible year that a cold-weather city might be chosen. San Francisco, Houston, and Minneapolis will host the next three games. Voting for the 2019 and 2020 host cities will be held in May next year. In the meantime, the Eagles have been busily making improvements to Lincoln Financial Field with an eye towards bringing the stadium up to primetime snuff. This has included the installation of thousands of extra seats, enough to bring the total up to the 70,000 that the NFL requires for Super Bowl hosts.