The NFL has sent football fans into a frenzy by officially locking in the date for Super Bowl LXII, effectively putting to bed speculation that the league was set to expand to an 18-game regular season schedule as soon as next year.
Super Bowl LXII will take place at Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium on February 13, 2028, according to reports, officially closing out the 2027 campaign.
The announcement puts an end to months of intense fan debate over whether the league was preparing to add an extra game to its regular-season slate for 2027.
Speculation had reached fever pitch across social media that owners were pushing for an expanded 18-game format, which would have pushed the championship game deeper into February.
However, locking in the mid-February date ensures the current 17-game format will remain intact for at least another season.
The decision comes amid leadership transitions within the NFL Players Association, where former center JC Tretter was recently installed as executive director.
The NFL has sent football fans into a frenzy by officially locking in the date for Super Bowl LXII (Pictured: NFL commissioner Roger Goodell)
Super Bowl LXII will take place at Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium on February 13, 2028
With the union’s new leadership only taking office in recent months, there was limited time for the league and the NFLPA to negotiate the complex terms required to add an extra regular-season matchup.
Despite the 2028 date confirming a 17-game schedule for now, league insiders still view an eventual shift to an 18-game regular season as inevitable in the coming years.
Atlanta was awarded Super Bowl LXII by league owners last October, marking the fourth time the city will host the NFL’s flagship event and its second at Mercedes-Benz Stadium following Super Bowl LIII in 2019.
The venue previously made history when the New England Patriots defeated the Los Angeles Rams 13-3, marking the lowest-scoring Super Bowl in league history.
With state-of-the-art facilities and a retractable roof, the $1.6 billion stadium remains one of the crown jewel venues in sports, having also played host to the College Football Playoff National Championship and top-tier international soccer matches.
With the date now officially set in stone, fans and host organizers in Georgia can begin the long runway of preparations for the mega-event on February 13, 2028.
