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The game is contingent upon the [[2011 NFL season]] being played, which in turn depends on the adoption of a new [[collective bargaining agreement]] between the league and the [[National Football League Players Association]] before or during the 2011 season. The league has not made public its plans in the event that the season is canceled due to work stoppage; such a season-long strike or lockout has never occurred in the league's history. |
The game is contingent upon the [[2011 NFL season]] being played, which in turn depends on the adoption of a new [[collective bargaining agreement]] between the league and the [[National Football League Players Association]] before or during the 2011 season. The league has not made public its plans in the event that the season is canceled due to work stoppage; such a season-long strike or lockout has never occurred in the league's history. |
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The St. Louis Rams will be representing the NFC in this game and will score about a million tuddies. |
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==Host selection process== |
==Host selection process== |
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Revision as of 19:54, 8 March 2010
| Super Bowl XLVI | |
|---|---|
| Away Team | NFC Champion |
| Home Team | AFC Champion |
| Date | February 5, 2012[1] |
| Stadium | Lucas Oil Stadium |
| City | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| TV in the United States | |
| Network | NBC |
| Announcers | Al Michaels and Cris Collinsworth |
| < XLV • Super Bowl • XLVII > | |
Super Bowl XLVI will be the 46th annual edition of the Super Bowl in American football, and the 42nd annual championship game of the modern-era National Football League (NFL). The game is scheduled to be played on February 5, 2012, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana.[1] This will be the first time that the Super Bowl will be played in Indianapolis. It would also be the first time in 30 years, back to back Super Bowls will be played indoors following Super Bowl XLV which be played at Cowboys Stadium. Super Bowls XV and XVI were both played in dome stadiums.
In the United States, the game will be televised nationally by NBC. It will be simulcast in Canada by CTV, with all U.S. commercials removed and simultaneous substitution over all American feeds in that country.
The game is contingent upon the 2011 NFL season being played, which in turn depends on the adoption of a new collective bargaining agreement between the league and the National Football League Players Association before or during the 2011 season. The league has not made public its plans in the event that the season is canceled due to work stoppage; such a season-long strike or lockout has never occurred in the league's history.
The St. Louis Rams will be representing the NFC in this game and will score about a million tuddies.
Host selection process
Three cities presented bids for the game:
- On January 31, 2008, the Greater Houston, Texas, Convention and Visitors Bureau announced their plans to host the game at Reliant Stadium, and holding events at the surrounding Reliant Park, hoping that their city would host the championship game for the third time.[2]
- On February 19, 2008, the City of Indianapolis, led by Colts owner Jim Irsay and Indianapolis mayor Greg Ballard, officially announced details about their intentions to bid for Super Bowl XLVI.[3][4] Part of the agreement included a proposal to build a practice facility on the campus of Arsenal Technical High School that would be used for the school's use after the Super Bowl.
- On March 6, 2008, one month after hosting Super Bowl XLII at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, the second Super Bowl held in the Phoenix metropolitan area, the Arizona Super Bowl Host Committee led by Committee chair Mike Kennedy formally announced their intentions to bid for another one.[5]
NFL franchise owners selected the Indianapolis bid at their meeting on May 20, 2008.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Indianapolis awarded 2012 Super Bowl". NFL.com. 2008-05-20. Retrieved 2008-05-20.
- ^ "Houston to bid for Super Bowl XLVI". Houston Business Journal. 2008-01-31. Retrieved 2008-04-03.
- ^ "Ballard says it's a go: Indy will seek 2012 Super Bowl". Indianapolis Star. 2008-02-18. Retrieved 2008-02-18.
- ^ "Draft bid due for 2012 Super Bowl". Indianapolis Star. 2008-04-01. Retrieved 2008-04-01.
- ^ "Arizona will bid to host 2012 Super Bowl". Phoenix Business Journal. 2008-03-07. Retrieved 2008-04-03.