The NFL awarded the 2014 Super Bowl to the New York City area on Tuesday. The game will mark the first time the league brings its showcase event to an outdoor stadium in a cold-weather climate.
The new Meadowlands Stadium will host its first NFL football game in September 2010.
APNew York beat out Miami and Tampa to win the game. The game will be played at the new Meadowlands Stadium, which is set to open this fall as the home of the New York Giants and the New York Jets.
"We're over the top excited," Jets owner Woody Johnson said in an interview on the NFL Network.
NFL owners voted four ballots before awarding the game to New York. Miami was eliminated on the second ballot, which left Tampa and New York to vie head-to-head. To win on the first three ballots, New York would have needed 24 votes from the NFL's 32 owners.
The fourth ballot called for just 17 votes to win.
Giants co-owner John Mara credited Johnson with being the driving force behind the origination of the joint Giants/Jets bid. Mara said he was "a little reluctant" to propose hosting a Super Bowl in the New York area, but added that it was Johnson who convinced him the bid was worthwhile.
The designation of New York as the Super Bowl host city could open the door to more NFL championships being awarded to cold-weather, open-air stadiums. The league waived a rule for New York's bid that requires warm weather or a dome for cities that host the Super Bowl.
But Washington Redskins owner Daniel Snyder said Tuesday that he wants to bring the Super Bowl to Washington, D.C.
Giants co-owner Steve Tisch said he expects other cities to follow the Jets' and Giants' lead.
The new Meadowlands Stadium will host its first NFL football game in September 2010.
APNew York beat out Miami and Tampa to win the game. The game will be played at the new Meadowlands Stadium, which is set to open this fall as the home of the New York Giants and the New York Jets.
"We're over the top excited," Jets owner Woody Johnson said in an interview on the NFL Network.
NFL owners voted four ballots before awarding the game to New York. Miami was eliminated on the second ballot, which left Tampa and New York to vie head-to-head. To win on the first three ballots, New York would have needed 24 votes from the NFL's 32 owners.
The fourth ballot called for just 17 votes to win.
Giants co-owner John Mara credited Johnson with being the driving force behind the origination of the joint Giants/Jets bid. Mara said he was "a little reluctant" to propose hosting a Super Bowl in the New York area, but added that it was Johnson who convinced him the bid was worthwhile.
The designation of New York as the Super Bowl host city could open the door to more NFL championships being awarded to cold-weather, open-air stadiums. The league waived a rule for New York's bid that requires warm weather or a dome for cities that host the Super Bowl.
But Washington Redskins owner Daniel Snyder said Tuesday that he wants to bring the Super Bowl to Washington, D.C.
Giants co-owner Steve Tisch said he expects other cities to follow the Jets' and Giants' lead.
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