Why is 2022 Super Bowl later?
Why is 2022 Super Bowl later?
Super Bowl 56 will be played on Sunday, February 13, 2022 after the conclusion of the 2021-2022 NFL regular season and Playoffs. The league adopted a new 17-game schedule which pushes the Super Bowl back by one week.
How long is the Super Bowl on a delay?
In an era with Twitter, group chats and phone push notifications, a 40-second streaming delay can lead to spoilers of big plays. And with the increase in legalized sports gambling, it could also ruin the experience of trying to bet on the action.
Why is the Super Bowl delayed a week?
However, the date of the game had to be reset after the NFL decided to expand the schedule to 17 games this year. With the extra game, that means the regular season is now 18 weeks long, which means the Super Bowl is now being moved back from the first Sunday in February to the second Sunday in February.
Why is NBC not doing the Super Bowl?
CBS originally had the game this year under the league’s rotation between CBS, NBC and FOX, but NBC and CBS agreed in 2019 to trade spots. CBS carried last year’s Super Bowl from Tampa instead of NBC. CBS didn’t want to compete against the Olympics while NBC could market two major events to advertisers.
Why was the Super Bowl date moved?
And while this year’s championship game will not be played on a Saturday, it did technically change dates, as it moved from the first Sunday in February to the second after the NFL adopted an 18-week regular season.
Did Super Bowl 2022 sell out?
February 3, 2022 – Ahead of NBC Sports’ presentation of Super Bowl LVI on February 13, 2022, NBCUniversal has announced that Super Bowl LVI is officially sold out of every in-game unit across NBC, Telemundo and all digital platforms including Peacock, with only a handful of pre-game spots remaining.
