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The Big Easy is home to the annual Mardi Gras festivities, one of this nation’s biggest parties. So it needed a Big Game logo fit for a king—or at least a jester.
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Image Credit: Mardi Gras festivities in New Orleans, viia Scott Threlkeld for nola.com
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Super Bowl XXXI — 1997
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Before the NFL adopted a template for Super Bowl logos in 2011, it would create an entirely unique logo each season, often customized to reflect the game’s host city. We certainly aren’t submitting these logos to the design hall of fame—but whatever they may lack aesthetically, they sure make up for in city pride. Decipher the symbolism in each logo to match it to the correct host city.
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Miami
Tempe
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Detroit
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San diego
Houston
Atlanta
Jacksonville
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Atlanta, GA
Super Bowl or Peach Bowl? The NFL’s logo when Atlanta played host in 1994 was unmistakably Georgia. The city has since hosted the game twice more.
Super Bowl XXVIII — 1994
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Image Credit: Georgia peach farm, via Explore Georgia
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Tempe, AZ
This distinctly southwestern logo, which borrows from the visual culture of Arizona’s local indigenous population, marks a few endings—1996 was the last time a Super Bowl was played in a stadium with bleachers, and the last time it was played in a college stadium.
Super Bowl XXX — 1996
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Image Credit: Traditional Navajo rug, via Nizhoni Ranch Gallery
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Pasadena, CA
Pasadena’s legendary Rose Bowl has hosted the Super Bowl five times—tied for third-most for any stadium—but its last turn in the spotlight was in 1993.
Super Bowl XXI — 1987
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Image Credit: The Rose Bowl, via the City of Pasadena
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Detroit, MI
These chiseled letterforms and strong serifs give voice to Motor City’s renowned auto industry, and the oversized “XL” lettering reminds us that the Super Bowl is always larger than life.
Super Bowl XL — 2006
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Image Credit: Early photo of the Ford factory line, Via Ford Motor Company
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Houston, tx
Home to the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Houston acquired the nickname “Space City” in the mid-20th century. In addition to this logo, two of its sports franchises, the Rockets and the Astros, pay tribute to that legacy.
Super Bowl XXXVIII — 2004
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Image Credit: Houston is “Space City,” Via the Houston Chronicle
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Jacksonville, fl
Jacksonville has nine bridges that span its two rivers. This one, named for former mayor John Alsop but known colloquially as the Main Street Bridge, is one of the most distinctive parts of Downtown Jacksonville’s skyline.
Super Bowl XXXIX — 2005
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Image Credit: The John. T. Alsop Bridge, Via The Coastal
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miami, fl
Miami is the Art Deco capital of America—its South Beach neighborhood, once home to Gianni Versace, holds the largest collection of Art Deco buildings in the world.
Super Bowl XXXIII — 1999
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Image Credit: The Breakwater Hotel in South Beach, via Viator
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San Diego, CA
San Diego is home to the 32nd Street Naval Station, the second largest Surface Ship base in America. This logo takes a cue from the nautical flags that ships use to communicate with each other.
Super Bowl XXXII — 1998
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Image Credit: Nautical flags, via Jacksonville Boat Club
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Hint: Burgundy thought it was German.
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