NEW ORLEANS ( WGNO) — Super Bowl XII was the first one in the Superdome but it wasn’t the first one for the city. In fact, this was New Orleans’ fourth Super Bowl, although it was the first one ever played in a dome stadium.

The greater Miami area (Miami and Miami Gardens) has hosted 11 Super Bowls combined. The greater Los Angeles area (Los Angeles, Pasadena and Inglewood) has hosted eight and is in line to host No. 9 in 2027, in Inglewood. No other city has hosted the game more than five times.

NFL coach Sean Payton says he can't think of a major American sporting venue that has aged as well as the nearly 50-year-old Superdome