{"id":660415,"date":"2026-01-07T06:31:17","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T06:31:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/660415\/"},"modified":"2026-01-07T06:31:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T06:31:17","slug":"nfl-invites-new-orleans-to-bid-on-2031-super-bowl-saints","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/660415\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL invites New Orleans to bid on 2031 Super Bowl | Saints"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 2031 Super Bowl is back in play for New Orleans.<\/p>\n<p>The NFL has invited the city to bid on the big game despite <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nola.com\/sports\/saints\/nfl-saints-say-new-orleans-missed-key-deadline-in-bid-to-host-super-bowl-in\/article_266ed3ed-98c1-45a7-9113-b494b6688597.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">missing the official deadline<\/a> to submit proposals last fall.<\/p>\n<p>The decision came after <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nola.com\/sports\/saints\/gayle-benson-gov-jeff-landry-head-to-new-york-to-meet-with-nfl-nba-about\/article_7f8752da-5f94-4de1-bfad-1a83bfbf8b43.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">a meeting Tuesday<\/a> between New Orleans Saints owner Gayle Benson, Gov. Jeff Landry and NFL commissioner Roger Goodell at league headquarters in New York.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe appreciated the opportunity to meet with Gov. Landry and Mrs. Benson,\u201d NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy said. \u201cIt was a very productive meeting, and while our immediate focus is on the upcoming Super Bowls, we can confirm that New Orleans will be part of the consideration process for the Super Bowl to be played in 2031.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Saints had planned to submit New Orleans&#8217; bid for the 2031 game in September when the league\u2019s Engagement &amp; Major Events Advisory Committee met to consider proposals for future Super Bowls. But the team was\u00a0unable to do so because a lease extension with the state of Louisiana, which owns the Superdome, had not yet been finalized beyond 2030. As such, New Orleans wasn&#8217;t on the original short list of potential host cities.<\/p>\n<p>Owners are expected to have a full vote on the 2031 game sometime later this year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe had a very positive and productive meeting, and I am thrilled that we will have the opportunity to bid on the 2031 Super Bowl,\u201d Benson said.<\/p>\n<p>The next three Super Bowls, in 2026, 2027 and 2028, have been awarded to San Francisco, Los Angeles and Atlanta, respectively. Las Vegas and Nashville are considered the favorites to host the 2029 and 2030 games.<\/p>\n<p>New Orleans officials have targeted the 2031 game because conflicts with Mardi Gras and convention schedules would likely\u00a0prevent the city from hosting Super Bowls between 2032 and 2037, leaving 2038 as the next possible target year if 2031 stays off the table.<\/p>\n<p>Denver, Cleveland, Jacksonville and Washington, D.C., are expected to have new stadiums constructed in the next several years, which could potentially increase the competition for New Orleans to host Super Bowl LXV in 2031.<\/p>\n<p>Super Bowl LIX, held in New Orleans last year, was the record-tying 11th Super Bowl hosted by the city and generated an estimated $1.25 billion in economic output in Louisiana, according to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nola.com\/news\/business\/super-bowl-lix-resulted-in-125b-in-economic-output-for-la\/article_958a1119-221d-45f3-a649-1ec0c5e2bfee.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">an LSU research study<\/a>. That was more than double the previous time the game was held here, in 2013.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLouisiana has successfully hosted Super Bowls with our unparalleled hospitality,\u201d Landry said. \u201cThe opportunity for Mrs. Benson and I to showcase all that Louisiana has going economically was an invaluable experience for our state.\u00a0Given a chance, we look forward to rolling out the welcome mat once again.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The 2031 Super Bowl is back in play for New Orleans. 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