The first Super Bowl ever played in February was Super Bowl XXXVI.

Quick Scoop

  • Super Bowl XXXVI was held on February 3, 2002 , at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans.
  • It became the first Super Bowl pushed into February after the NFL postponed a week of regular-season games following the September 11, 2001 attacks, which pushed the playoffs and the Super Bowl back by one week.
  • Before this, every Super Bowl (from I through XXXV) had been played in January.
  • After XXXVI, the NFL largely settled into a February schedule, with most later Super Bowls taking place on the first Sunday in February , and since the move to a 17‑game regular season (Super Bowl LVI onward), on the second Sunday in February.

So if you’re wondering “which Super Bowl was first played in February,” the answer is: Super Bowl XXXVI (Patriots vs. Rams), on February 3, 2002.

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