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Watch live: Which area will land Super Bowl XLVIII?

Here is a look at the three finalists to host I:

New York/New Jersey

Number of s hosted: 0
Current stadium: New Meadowlands Stadium
Location: East Rutherford, N.J.
Capacity: 82,500
When stadium opened: 2010
Memorable championship moments: One of the most famous games in NFL history took place in New York's old Yankee Stadium, , in which the Baltimore Colts defeated the New York Giants in the league's first-ever sudden-death playoff game. This showdown has since become known in football lore as

South Florida

Number of s hosted: 10 (, , , , , , , , , )
Current stadium: Sun Life Stadium
Location: Miami Gardens, Fla.
Capacity: 75,540
When stadium opened: 1987
Memorable championship moments: Iconic NFL events such as the New York Jets' making good on a guarantee in over the Baltimore Colts in , as well as the final game for Vince Lombardi as Green Bay Packers coach took place at Miami's Orange Bowl. In the first held at Sun Life Stadium, led a late-game rally as the San Francisco 49ers defeated the Cincinnati Bengals in in what turned out to be the final game for Bill Walsh as the 49ers' coach.

Tampa Bay

Number of s hosted: 4 (, , , )
Current stadium: Raymond James Stadium
Location: Tampa, Fla.
Capacity: 65,890
When stadium opened: 1998
Memorable championship moments:Ben Roethlisberger's to Santonio Holmes earned the Pittsburgh Steelers a sixth Lombardi Trophy in . At old Tampa Stadium, the New York Giants edged the Buffalo Bills after 's attempt at a winning field goal sailed wide right in .

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