This is the fifth time the city of Tampa will have played host to the Super Bowl, the first coming in 1984. Here’s a snapshot of how the game has changed in that time.
■ Halftime performers: University of Florida and Florida State University marching bands
■ Network: CBS
■ Ticket price:$40
■ Super memorable: Apple’s famous “1984” ad for the Macintosh computer airs for the only time during this game. It is later voted the commercial of the decade by Ad Age.
getty images
■ Site: Tampa Stadium
■ Date: Jan. 27, 1991
■ Result: Giants, 20, Bills 19
■ National anthem: Whitney Houston
■ Halftime performers: New Kids on the Block
■ Network: ABC
■ Ticket price:$150
■ Super memorable: Town Square, the brainchild of league exec Don Garber, debuted. It’s now better known as Super Bowl Experience. Houston’s stirring rendition of “The Star-Spangled Banner” prefaced a game decided on a missed FG.
■ Site: Raymond James Stadium
■ Date: Jan. 28, 2001
■ Result: Ravens 34, Giants 7
■ National anthem: Backstreet Boys
■ Halftime performers: Aerosmith, *NSync
■ Network: CBS
■ Ticket price:$325
■ Super memorable: This is the last time that both teams are introduced individually before the game.
■ Site: Raymond James Stadium
■ Date: Feb. 1, 2009
■ Result: Steelers 27, Cardinals 23
■ National anthem: Jennifer Hudson
■ Halftime performer: Bruce Springsteen
■ Network: NBC
■ Ticket price:Up to $1,000
■ Super memorable: John Madden did color commentary for the 11th and final time, a record, and for his fourth different network.
Sarah Thomas getty images
■ Site: Raymond James Stadium
■ Date: Feb. 7, 2021
■ Results: Chiefs vs. Buccaneers
■ National anthem: Eric Church and Jazmine Sullivan
■ Halftime performer: The Weeknd
■ Network: CBS
■ Ticket price: Up to $3,300
■ Super memorable: Down judge Sarah Thomas will become the first woman to officiate a Super Bowl; only 24,700 fans will be allowed inside because of the pandemic.
