AT LEAST IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

Not only has an NFL team never played a Super Bowl game in its home stadium, but only four teams have even played in their home state:

Jan. 9, 1977,Pasadena, Calif. (Rose Bowl):Oakland 32, Vikings 14

Jan. 20, 1980, Pasadena, Calif. (Rose Bowl):Pittsburgh 31, L.A. Rams 19

Jan. 20, 1985,Stanford (Calif.) Stadium:San Francisco 38, Miami 16

Jan. 26, 2003, San Diego (Qualcomm Stadium):Tampa Bay 48, Oakland 21

WARMUP ACT

Three times a Super Bowl stadium has held a playoff game that same season:

Dec. 24, 1978,Orange Bowl in Miami:Houston 17, Miami 9

Dec. 31, 1994,Joe Robbie Stadium in Miami:Miami 27, Kansas City 17

Jan. 7, 2017,NRG Stadium in Houston:Houston 27, Oakland 14

DID YOU KNOW?

The Super Bowl has been played in New Orleans a record-tying 10 times, but the Saints have never made the playoffs in any of those years. In fact, only once did they even have a winning record. That was in 1989 when they went 9-7.