When a team from Pennsylvania and a team from Missouri matchup on a field in Louisiana, who gets to call it home?
That’s one of many questions fans might be asking themselves as the Philadelphia Eagles get set to take on the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl 59.
With the two teams facing off in New Orleans, it’s a neutral-site game. Despite that designation, someone has to be the “home team.” So, which squad has that distinction for Super Bowl 59, and how does the NFL make that determination?
How Does the NFL Determine the Home Team in the Super Bowl?
It’s a question many are curious about, and the answer is simple.
The Super Bowl occurs annually in February and the two participating teams, one from each respective conference, alternate between the home and road side each season.
Yes, it’s that simple.
Who Is Super Bowl 59’s Home Team?
The Eagles will be the official home team in this year’s Super Bowl. Last year, when the Chiefs played the San Francisco 49ers, Kansas City was designated as the home team.
There are two main perks to being the home team, the first being jersey selection. This year the Eagles chose to wear their midnight green jerseys, leaving the Chiefs to wear their white uniforms.
The next benefit, and arguably the more important one, is where the teams practice. Since the Eagles are the home team this year, they practice in the New Orleans Saints’ facilities, using their practice field and supplies. The Chiefs, on the other hand, are practicing at Tulane’s Yulman Stadium.
Where Is Super Bowl 59?
Ceasars Superdome, the official home of the New Orleans Saints, is the location of Super Bowl 59.
The site of the Super Bowl is determined well in advance of the season it’s set to be played, and there have only been two occurrences where a team hosted the Super Bowl in their own backyard: the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2021 and the Los Angeles Rams in 2022.
Super Bowl 59 will mark the 11th time the Superdome has hosted football’s biggest game. The first three times the Super Bowl was played in New Orleans, it was played at the now demolished Tulane Stadium.
Super Bowl 59 will kick off at 6:30 p.m. EST. and fans will be able to watch the television broadcast on FOX.