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Super Bowl XLII
Super Bowl XLII logo
Visiting Team New York Giants
Home Team New England Patriots
Date February 3 2008
Kick-off 4:18 p.m. AZ time (MST)
(6:18 p.m. EST, 23:18 UTC)
Stadium University of Phoenix Stadium
City Glendale, Arizona
Referee Mike Carey[1]
National anthem Jordin Sparks
Halftime show Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers
TV in the United States
Network FOX
Picture format 480i (SDTV), 720p (HDTV)
Announcers Joe Buck[2] and Troy Aikman[2]

Super Bowl XLII will be the 42nd annual edition of the Super Bowl in American football to determine the champion of the National Football League (NFL). The game is scheduled to be played following the 2007 regular season on February 3rd, 2008 at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. This will be the second time that the Phoenix area will host a Super Bowl game; Super Bowl XXX in January 1996 was played in Tempe's Sun Devil Stadium, on the campus of Arizona State University.

The game will be contested by the American Football Conference champion the New England Patriots, and the champion of the National Football Conference the New York Giants.

Background

Host selection process

The league contemplated the idea of holding Super Bowl XLII in either New York City or Washington, D.C. as a symbol of the recovery from the September 11, 2001 attacks.[3]

However, New York City was not even considered as a finalist. First, the proposed renovations to Giants Stadium were still being disputed among its stadium representatives. Secondly, New York City and the New York Jets at the time still had not finalized a plan to build the new West Side Stadium (Ultimately, the deal fell through)[4]

When NFL owners awarded Super Bowl XLII to Glendale during their October 30, 2003 meeting in Chicago, Illinois, they rejected Washington because they preferred a warmer and drier climate.[5]

Venue

This will be the first time a Super Bowl is played on a retractable natural-grass field surface, as the University of Phoenix Stadium removable surface is unique for American sports venues.[6]

This will also be the second Super Bowl played in a retractable-roof stadium (designed by Peter Eisenman and HOK Sport). During the regular season, the home team decides 90 minutes before kickoff if the roof would be open or closed, and an open roof must remain open unless weather conditions get worse. However, as a neutral site, the NFL controls the option to open or close without any restrictions. The first time this was employed was in Super Bowl XXXVIII at Reliant Stadium; the roof was open for pregame and halftime shows and closed during the game.[7]

During a February 6, 2007 ceremony with Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano, the NFL and the Arizona Super Bowl Host Committee unveiled the slogan "Who Wants It More?" along with its mascot "Spike the Super Ball" (an anthropomorphized football with sunglasses and sneakers) and a large "Super Bowl XLII Countdown Clock" at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.[8] The Super Bowl XLII logo was also unveiled, featuring the shape of the state of Arizona in red. The two horizontal white stripes in the middle represent the vertical lines on the University of Phoenix Stadium. The turquoise Roman Numerals represent the Native American culture of Arizona. The red star represents the AFC and the blue star represents the NFC. [8]

Broadcasting

The game will be televised in the United States on FOX, and will be called by Joe Buck and Troy Aikman[2]. The pre-game will be handled by the FOX NFL Sunday pregame show team led by Curt Menefee.

In Canada, CTV has acquired the rights to the game, ending Global's longtime coverage.

In the United Kingdom, the BBC have acquired the rights to show the game live on BBC Two[9][10][11], ending ITV Sport's coverage which began in 2005. Sky Sports will once again broadcast the game in High Definition.

In Mexico, Televisa and TV Azteca will broadcast the game in Spanish including their first HD broadcast. In Poland, Canal+ will broadcast Super Bowl XLII

Entertainment

According to the entertainment publication Variety, the NFL developed a wish list for the halftime performer(s). Among those on the wish list of potential entertainers were Bruce Springsteen, Norah Jones and The Eagles.[12] On August 16, The NFL and FOX confirmed that American Idol host Ryan Seacrest will serve in that role for the pre-game and halftime shows. On Willie Nelson's official website it states that he will be performing for a pre-game tailgate party.[13]

On December 2, 2007, it was officially announced that Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers would be the halftime entertainment with Bridgestone as the show sponsor.[14] American Idol winner Jordin Sparks will sing the National Anthem.[15]

According to TVGuide.com, American Idol judge Paula Abdul is also in talks with FOX to sing as part of the halftime show, for the first time in 13 years. Abdul's representative later confirmed that the singer is indeed in talks with FOX as part of her comeback.[16] On January 16, 2008, TMZ confirmed that Abdul has started rehersals for the halftime show. They also stated that Soulja Boy will also be present.

Officials

Mike Carey has been chosen to be the head referee for this game; this marks the first time that an African-American has been chosen to be the lead official in a Super Bowl.[1]

Commercials

The scheduled date for Super Bowl XLII is Sunday, February 3; this is two days before Super Tuesday, the date in which 24 states are holding their presidential primaries. As such, some presidential hopefuls have considered purchasing Super Bowl ads. An advisor to Republican presidential candidate John McCain (who incidentally is a United States Senator from Arizona), said that the football audience is "a very ripe and timely target."[17]

One of fifty-eight 30-second spots will cost an estimated $2.7 million, up from $2.6 million in 2006. However, advertisers are usually offered discounted rates below the official one. Cars.com, which had yet to buy a Super Bowl Ad, made an early announcement that it will purchase two spots.[18] Following up on its Super Bowl XLI ad, which was one of several fan-created ads that year, the Doritos brand will use its spot to air a brief performance by an unsigned artist that wins an online contest.[19] Through December 7, all but two ad slots were sold.[20] Fans are being asked on the superbowl.com web pages to pick the NFL's official Super Bowl ad from several players.

References

  1. ^ a b "Carey To Be First Black Super Bowl Referee". NFL.com. 2008-01-18. Retrieved 2008-01-18. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  2. ^ a b c "Fox Super Bowl team takes to the desert". azcentral.com. 2007-12-19. Retrieved 2007-12-23. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. ^ Loverro, Thom. "D.C.'s so unSuper in winter". Washington Times. Retrieved 2005-09-10.
  4. ^ Pedulla, Tom (2003-09-22). "N.Y./N.J. Super Bowl in 2008 may not come to pass". USA Today. Retrieved 2005-09-10.
  5. ^ "Arizona awarded 2008 Super Bowl". NFL.com. 2003-10-30. Retrieved 2007-02-08. {{cite news}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
  6. ^ "Cards stadium rolls field into place for 1st time" (Press release). CMX. 2006-06-15. Retrieved 2007-05-09.
  7. ^ Associated Press (2004-01-22). "Stadium roof could be open for Super Bowl". Superbowl.com. Retrieved 2007-02-08.
  8. ^ a b "Governor Napolitano and Arizona Super Bowl Host Committee Unveil Countdown Clock, Official Super Bowl Logo, Statewide Outreach Program, and Mascot". Arizona Super Bowl Host Committee. 2007-02-06. Retrieved 2007-02-07. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
  9. ^ "BBC Sport to broadcast Super Bowl for first time". bbc.co.uk. 2007-09-13. Retrieved 2007-12-18. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  10. ^ "BBC win rights to show Super Bowl". TimesOnline. 2007-09-13. Retrieved 2007-12-18. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  11. ^ "BBC win rights to show Super Bowl". NFLUK.com. 2007-12-18. Retrieved 2007-12-18. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  12. ^ The Arizona Republic (2007-02-28). "NFL not naming wish list for Super Bowl halftime". azcentral.com. Retrieved 2007-03-01.
  13. ^ "On the Road Again Tour Schedule". All Access Today. 2007-12-18. Retrieved 2007-12-18. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  14. ^ "Tom Petty to Play Super Bowl Halftime Show". WashingtonPost.com. 2007-12-02. Retrieved 2007-12-04. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  15. ^ "'Idol' Jordin Sparks to sing anthem at Super Bowl XLII". The Arizona Republic. 2007-12-14. Retrieved 2007-12-18. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  16. ^ "Paula Abdul to debut new music video during Super Bowl pregame". RealityTVWorld.com. 2008-01-14. Retrieved 2008-01-15. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  17. ^ "Political ads during Super Bowl?". Associated Press. Retrieved 2007-05-21.
  18. ^ "Super Bowl XLII Is More Than CX Days Away, But..." New York Times. 2007-10-08. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  19. ^ "Doritos Gives Undiscovered Music Act the Stage of a Lifetime". PR Newswire. 2008-10-11.
  20. ^ "Time running out on available Super Bowl ad slots". USA Today. 2007-12-06. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |name= ignored (help)

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