New Orleans a rare ‘underdog’ as it bids for record 11th Super Bowl

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Strange as it sounds, New Orleans finds itself in the rare position of “underdog” as it makes its bid on Tuesday to host Super Bowl LIII in 2019.

A win would mark the 11th Super Bowl in New Orleans’ history – breaking a tie with Miami for the most all time.

However, New Orleans lost out in its last attempt to host the Super Bowl two years ago, when the NFL owners awarded Super Bowl LII to Minneapolis because of a new stadium. And now New Orleans finds itself up against another city with a new stadium – Atlanta – as well as other classic Super Bowl hosts Miami and Tampa.

The NFL will award a total of three Super Bowls to bidding host cities on Tuesday during the league meetings in Charlotte. And one of those cities almost certainly will be Los Angeles, which is bidding for 2020 and 2021.

But New Orleans is only able to bid for 2019 …

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