XVIII 18
Date: January 22, 1984
Location: Tampa Stadium
9 — Washington Redskins
38 — LA Raiders
Attendance: 72,920
Anthem: Barry Manilow
Halftime: “Salute to Superstars of the Silver Screen”
Network: CBS
TV Viewers: 77.6 million
30-second commercial: $368,000
STAT: The Raiders’ 38 points scored and 29-point margin of victory broke Super Bowl records; it remains the most points scored by an AFC team in a Super Bowl.
XXV 25 Silver Anniversary
Date: January 27, 1991
Location: Tampa Stadium
19 — Buffalo Bills
20 — New York Giants
Attendance: 73,813
Anthem: Whitney Houston Halftime, New Kids on the Block
Network: ABC
TV Viewers: 9.5 million
30-second commercial: $800,000
STAT: Super Bowl XXV became the first Super Bowl to feature two teams representing the same state, even though the Giants technically play in New Jersey.
RAYMOND JAMES STADIUM
First game: September 20, 1998 (Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 27 v. Chicago Bears, 15)
Capacity: 65,000–75,000
Two 9,600 sq. ft. video boards are located on the North and South ends of the stadium.
An elaborate 103-foot pirate ship replica is located above the North end zone and was designed by a Walt Disney World prop creator.
Raymond James Stadium is home to the Outback Bowl, usually played on New Year’s Day.
XXXV 35
Date: January 28, 2001
Location: Raymond James Stadium
34 — Baltimore Ravens
7 — New York Giants
Attendance: 71,921
Anthem: Backstreet Boys
Halftime, Aerosmith, Britney Spears Nelly, Mary J. Blige and *NSYNC
Network: CBS
TV Viewers: 84.3 million
30-second commercial: $2.1 million
STAT: Baltimore became the first city to win major professional football championships with four franchises.
XLIII 43
Date: February 1, 2009
Location: Raymond James Stadium
27 — Pittsburgh Steelers
23 — Arizona Cardinals
Attendance: 70,774
Anthem: Jennifer Hudson Halftime, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
Network: NBC
TV Viewers: 98.7 million
30-second commercial: $3 million
STAT: The Steelers became the first team to win six Super Bowl championships in the most-watched Super Bowl in history at that time.
LV 55
Date: February 7, 2021
Location: Raymond James Stadium
Teams: TBD
Attendance: TBD
Anthem: TBD
Halftime: The Weeknd
Network: CBS
TV Viewers: TBD
30-second commercial: $5.6 million
STAT: This will only be the fourth time the Super Bowl has been hosted in the same state in back-to-back years, as last year’s game was held at Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium.
