Las Vegas in talks with NFL leadership to host Super Bowl 63 in 2029

The National Football League (NFL) is negotiating with Las Vegas to host Super Bowl 63 in 2029, according to sources familiar with the discussions. 

While no deal is finalized, talks are progressing, and league officials are reportedly interested in returning to Las Vegas after the success of Super Bowl 58 last year, as per the Las Vegas Review-Journal.

An announcement could come as soon as October, when NFL owners meet in New York for their fall meetings, or by the league’s winter meetings in December if more time is needed. The NFL typically selects host cities four years in advance.

Since 2018, the NFL has shifted away from its previous open-bid process for Super Bowl sites, instead negotiating directly with a single city for each year. Within the past year, the Raiders and Las Vegas submitted a letter of intent to host a future game in 2029, 2030, or 2031, following outreach from the league.

Las Vegas has since met all requirements and deadlines to position itself for 2029, making it the NFL’s top target for Super Bowl 63. That focus comes as New Orleans, once considered a leading candidate for 2031, missed a critical deadline to finalize a long-term lease for the Caesars Superdome.

“The NFL is not going to award a Super Bowl to a team that doesn’t have a lease for the year in which they’re requesting a Super Bowl,” league spokesman Brian McCarthy told the New Orleans Times-Picayune.

Las Vegas proved its ability to host when it staged Super Bowl 58 on February 11, 2024, where the Kansas City Chiefs beat the San Francisco 49ers 25-22 in overtime. The event drew 330,000 visitors, set a single-day record of 104,000 airport travelers, and reached 123.4 million TV viewers, according to city data.

Steve Hill, President and CEO of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, has repeatedly expressed the city’s eagerness to make the Super Bowl a regular fixture. “If they wanted to do the Super Bowl here every year, we would do it here every year," he said.

Upcoming Super Bowl sites include Santa Clara (2026), Inglewood (2027), and Atlanta (2028). If approved, Las Vegas would host its second Super Bowl in five years.