2011 Super Bowl goes to Dallas Cowboys

2011 Super Bowl goes to Dallas
Scott Wong
The Arizona Republic
May. 22, 2007 11:39 AM

Arizona loses its bid for Super Bowl 2011
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Dallas will host the 2011 Super Bowl, beating out Arizona and Indianapolis.

The NFL's 32 owners voted Tuesday to award the big game to Dallas, said NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell in Nashville, where the league was holding its annual spring meeting. advertisement




"While we are disappointed not to be hosting Super Bowl XLV, we are in a great position for future games," Mike Kennedy, chairman of the Arizona Super Bowl Host Committee, said in a statement. "Arizona is in the Super Bowl business. It's not a matter of 'if' the big game returns, it's a matter of 'when'."

Earlier Tuesday, Kennedy and host committee President Bob Sullivan made a 15-minute presentation to NFL owners. It was followed by a five-minute presentation by Arizona Cardinals Vice President and General Counsel Michael Bidwill.

The 2008 game will be played in February at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale.