Everything to Know About Super Bowl LV: Where to Watch, Who’s Playing and More

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Everything to Know About Super Bowl LV: Where to Watch, Who’s Playing and More

Grab your pom-poms and get ready to watch Super Bowl LV! The big game, which kicks off on Sunday, February 7, is sure to be a match for the ages with quarterbacks Patrick Mahomes and Tom Brady facing off. Super Bowl 2021 will feature the reigning champions, the Kansas City Chiefs, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, in Brady’s first Super Bowl appearance since leaving the New England Patriots in March 2020. Mahomes, 25, will attempt to lead his team to their third Super Bowl win in franchise history and second win in two years — a feat that Brady, 43, has already accomplished when he led the Patriots to back-to-back Super Bowl titles in 2003 and 2004. In addition to having the biggest age difference between two quarterbacks in a Super Bowl — Mahomes is 18 years younger than Brady — the 2021 game will mark the first time a team has played for the title in their home stadium. Tampa Bay has the opportunity to win the coveted trophy in Tampa, Florida, giving them major home-field advantage. [jwplayer 0Nv3Lfke-l3ahXupL] Getting a victory on his home turf would be another accolade that Brady can add to his resume — if he is able to upset the Chiefs on Super Bowl Sunday. The California native already has the most Super Bowl wins in the sport with six trophies as the New England Patriots quarterback and nine appearances in the big game. Entering his 10th Super Bowl at the age of 43 also makes him the oldest quarterback to play in the championship — a record he previously held when he won his sixth title in 2019 at the age of 41. Some fans, including diehard Chiefs supporter Eric Stonestreet and Tampa Bay lover Nick Carter are counting down the days until their team hopefully wins Super Bowl 2021. Others, however, are tuning in to see the game’s halftime show and which celebrities will be in attendance. Scroll down for everything you need to know about Super Bowl LV. [podcast_block]

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Everything to Know About Super Bowl LV: Where to Watch, Who’s Playing and More

Grab your pom-poms and get ready to watch Super Bowl LV! The big game, which kicks off on Sunday, February 7, is sure to be a match for the ages with quarterbacks Patrick Mahomes and Tom Brady facing off. Super Bowl 2021 will feature the reigning champions, the Kansas City Chiefs, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, in Brady’s first Super Bowl appearance since leaving the New England Patriots in March 2020. Mahomes, 25, will attempt to lead his team to their third Super Bowl win in franchise history and second win in two years — a feat that Brady, 43, has already accomplished when he led the Patriots to back-to-back Super Bowl titles in 2003 and 2004. In addition to having the biggest age difference between two quarterbacks in a Super Bowl — Mahomes is 18 years younger than Brady — the 2021 game will mark the first time a team has played for the title in their home stadium. Tampa Bay has the opportunity to win the coveted trophy in Tampa, Florida, giving them major home-field advantage. [jwplayer 0Nv3Lfke-l3ahXupL] Getting a victory on his home turf would be another accolade that Brady can add to his resume — if he is able to upset the Chiefs on Super Bowl Sunday. The California native already has the most Super Bowl wins in the sport with six trophies as the New England Patriots quarterback and nine appearances in the big game. Entering his 10th Super Bowl at the age of 43 also makes him the oldest quarterback to play in the championship — a record he previously held when he won his sixth title in 2019 at the age of 41. Some fans, including diehard Chiefs supporter Eric Stonestreet and Tampa Bay lover Nick Carter are counting down the days until their team hopefully wins Super Bowl 2021. Others, however, are tuning in to see the game’s halftime show and which celebrities will be in attendance. Scroll down for everything you need to know about Super Bowl LV. [podcast_block]

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The Matchup

The Kansas City Chiefs are hoping to win their second Super Bowl in two years by defeating the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

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Date and Time

Super Bowl LV takes place on Sunday, February 7. Kickoff is set for 6:30 p.m. ET.

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Location

This year’s game will be played at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, which gives the Buccaneers home-field advantage.

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Where to Watch

The big game will air on CBS and can be streamed on CBSSports.com and the CBS Sports App as well as on CBS All Access.

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Halftime Show

The Weeknd is the headliner for Super Bowl LV. “We all grow up watching the world’s biggest acts playing the Super Bowl and one can only dream of being in that position,” the three-time Grammy winner, 30, said in a statement in November 2020. “I’m humbled, honored and ecstatic to be the center of that infamous stage.”

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MVP

The NFL announced in January that they will be sending 7,500 vaccinated health care workers to the game, dubbing them the real MVPs of the year. "These dedicated health care workers continue to put their own lives at risk to serve others, and we owe them our ongoing gratitude," NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said at the time. "We hope in a small way that this initiative will inspire our country and recognize these true American heroes. This is also an opportunity to promote the importance of vaccination and appropriate health practices, including wearing masks in public settings."

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Other Performances

Country crooner Eric Church and Grammy nominee Jazmine Sullivan will be singing the National Anthem ahead of kickoff. The pair follow in Demi Lovato’s footsteps who had the honor in 2020.

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Making History

Brady could make Super Bowl history in more ways than one if he wins with the Bucs— he would be the oldest quarterback to do so and only QB to win at his home stadium — but Sarah Thomas is another noteworthy individual making history with the 2021 game. Thomas is the first female referee to officiate a Super Bowl after becoming the first full-time female NFL official in 2015.

"It's just so meaningful. I never set out to be the first, at all, in any of this," Thomas told the NFL last month. "But knowing the impact I'm having on, not just my daughter, but young girls everywhere, women everywhere. And I have to add in young men and men too. I have two precious young men that I'm raising to be a partner with their spouse and respect [that] she's a hardworking woman."