Few days on the American calendar matter more than Super Bowl Sunday. Regardless of who’s in the game, hundreds of millions of people will be tuning in to watch the big game. One fact about the Super Bowl is that it’s the only major sports championship game held at a neutral site. The sad part is that the league keeps using the same five or six locations for the game, and it’s embarrassing that these iconic stadiums have never hosted a Super Bowl.
Arrowhead Stadium – Kansas City
The Kansas City Chiefs have been and will continue to be a Super Bowl contender if Patrick Mahomes is lining up behind center. But he will never experience a home-field advantage at the Super Bowl like Tom Brady and Matthew Stafford have gotten in the past two years.
Because of its frigid winters and a stadium that can almost qualify for an AARP card, Kansas City’s Arrowhead Stadium will likely never see a team hoist the trophy on the championship stage.
Mile High Stadium – Denver
It’s interesting that a Super Bowl has never occurred in a beautiful city like Denver. But because of the volatile weather, high altitude, and open-air stadium, Mile High continues to be on the outs of becoming a host. It also doesn’t help that the Las Vegas Raiders have a state-of-the-art facility in that region, making Denver and their 21-year-old stadium an afterthought.
Solider Field – Chicago
Being two years removed from its 100th year of being in the heart of downtown Chicago, Solider Field’s time for hosting a Super Bowl is winding down. With rumors circulating that the Bears will construct a new stadium in Arlington Heights, a suburb 30 minutes from Chicago, the city might get the honors of hosting the Super Bowl thanks to a retractable roof.
If Indianapolis, Detroit, and Minnesota can get the game because their stadium has a dome, the league will jump at the chance to go to the most populous city in the Midwest.
Lambeau Field – Green Bay
Unlike the Bears, who are likely getting a new stadium, their division rival in Wisconsin will be in their stadium until this planet self-destructs. The Green Bay Packers and Lambeau Field are what football is all about. The Packers were the first team to win the Super Bowl, and the league honors their legendary coach Vince Lombardi by naming the trophy after him.
Therefore, it makes sense for the green and gold to host the game, right? Well, once you look at the weather report of Green Bay in February and see the city’s infrastructure, it’s apparent why the Super Bowl has and never will be at Lambeau Field.
Sadly, the most iconic stadiums that never hosted a Super Bowl will likely never have the honor of seeing the game. Since the league went to the open-air MetLife Stadium in New York, we can only hope they will compromise and settle on these cold-weather cities.
