The countdown to the next Super Bowl in Las Vegas starts now.
NFL owners voted in Phoenix on Monday to approve Las Vegas as the host city for the 2029 Super Bowl. This comes after Super Bowl LVIII in 2024, the first time Las Vegas hosted the biggest game in American professional sports.
That means for the next three years, knowledge about the last time the Super Bowl came to town will be a prerequisite for small talk in Southern Nevada.
That game saw the Kansas City Chiefs beat the San Francisco 49ers 25-22 in overtime on Feb. 11, 2024, at Allegiant Stadium, home of the Las Vegas Raiders.
Here are nine things to know about the last Super Bowl in Las Vegas, so you can sound like an expert whenever it comes up in conversations:
1. Historic viewership
The 2024 Super Bowl had a record-breaking audience. About 123.4 million people tuned in, making it the most-watched Super Bowl in history at the time. That number spanned across platforms, including CBS, Paramount+ and Univision. Even Nickelodeon got in on the action, adding commentary from SpongeBob SquarePants and friends to its broadcast. All together, more than 200 million people watched at least some part of the game, per Nielsen and Adobe Analytics.
Super Bowl LVII’s viewership record was broken in 2025 when Chiefs lost to the Philadelphia Eagles. That game drew 127.7 million viewers, a bar too high for the 2026 Super Bowl between the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots to meet (125.6 million viewers).
2. Record low attendance
Friends, Chiefs fan Steven Ponte of Portugal, right, and 49ers fan Paul Grewal of Canada, react to a Chiefs first down late in the fourth quarter in the 2024 Super Bowl at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @KMCannonPhoto
The official attendance for the 2024 Super Bowl was 61,629. Even though it was a sellout crowd, that number was the smallest in Super Bowl history for a non-pandemic, unrestricted game. This was solely due to the capacity of Allegiant stadium, which is one the NFL’s smallest venues.
3. Tourism high
The big game brought an estimated 330,000 visitors to the city and generated $1 billion worth of spending, according to statistics from the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority via Applied Analysis.
That report said gross visitor spending surpassed $877 million as visitors in Las Vegas for the Super Bowl spent an average of $2,660. That’s double the average spend of a typical visitor ($1,260 per trip).
Travelers at Harry Reid International Airport set a record of their own on the Monday after the game, as the Transportation Security Administration reportedly screened an all-time single-day record of nearly 104,000 passengers.
4. Records on the field
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) before the start of Super Bowl 58 at Allegiant Stadium on Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes set a unique record as he led his team to the league’s first back-to-back Super Bowl win since 2005.
In the fourth quarter, he lost the ball, picked it up and threw an incomplete pass. The NFL said Mahomes set a Super Bowl record on that play with his fourth career fumble recovery, which is the most in Super Bowl history. He also tied the all-time record with five Super Bowl fumbles.
Kansas City kicker Harrison Butker also made history, converting on a 57-yard field goal in the third quarter to set the record for longest field goal in a Super Bowl.
5. An OT quirk
Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Mecole Hardman Jr. (12) celebrates winning touchdown in overtime in Super Bowl 58 against the San Francisco 49ers at Allegiant Stadium on Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The 2024 Super Bowl went to overtime for just the second time in NFL history and become the longest Super Bowl ever with a playing time of 74 minutes and 57 seconds.
There was controversy in the extra period as the 49ers opted to receive the ball after winning the coin toss. It was an odd choice in light of a new playoff rule ensuring that both teams get a possession, a change multiple 49ers players said they weren’t aware of.
6. A halftime show for the ages
Usher performs during halftime of Super Bowl 58 Sunday, February 11, 2024, at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
On the heels of a historic Las Vegas residency, Usher performed a notably longer halftime show than usual. He told Entertainment Weekly that his agency was able to negotiate a 15-minute long window, while the typical run time is 12-14 minutes.
He performed hits like “OMG,” “Confessions” and “Burn.” Guest performers included Alicia Keys. H.E.R., Ludacris, Jermaine Dupri, and Lil Jon.
7. The Travis Kelce of it all
Although Mahomes was the Super Bowl MVP, Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce likely drew more headlines. Most of the attention wasn’t on his nine receptions for 93 yards, (nearly all of which he recorded in the second half), but instead on his personality and love life.
He faced criticism for a sideline argument with Kansas City coach Andy Reid in the second quarter, even appearing to push him at one point in an exchange they both later downplayed.
In a more positive moment, Kelce sang — or more accurately, shouted — Elvis’ “Viva Las Vegas” repeatedly on the podium during the trophy presentation ceremony.
8. Taylor Swift steals the show
Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce (87) and Taylor Swift celebrate the Chiefs victory over the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl 58 Sunday, February 11, 2024, at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.(Bizuayehu Tesfaye Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
There was an extra microscope on Kelce because of his popstar girlfriend Taylor Swift. Kelce started his pursuit of Swift during her record-breaking Eras Tour. That same tour led to speculation regarding whether she’d make it to the big game, as she had a show in Tokyo on Feb. 10. With the help of a major time difference and a $54 million Dassault Falcon-9 business jet that was tracked frantically by fans, Swift was present to support Kelce. The now-engaged couple even shared a dramatic kiss and congratulatory postgame moment on the field.
Swift’s VIP box at the game was filled with Kelce’s family and her celebrity friends, including actress Blake Lively, singer Lana Del Rey and rapper Ice Spice.
9. Historic betting numbers
Fans react to the Kansas City Chiefs scoring a touchdown against San Francisco 49ers for Super Bowl LVIII at Circa Sports Book in Las Vegas, Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @rookie__rae
Money wagered on the Seahawks’ 2026 Super Bowl win marked a 10-year low for Nevada, but that wasn’t a problem when the state hosted.
The value of bets placed in Nevada sportsbooks on the 2024 Super Bowl set a record, according to the Nevada Gaming Control Board. A total of $185.6 million was wagered across Nevada’s 182 sportsbooks, an increase from the $153.2 million wagered on the 2023 Super Bowl and more than the previous record of $179.8 million set in 2022.
Nevada sportsbooks kept a combined $6.8 million from those bets.
Contact Callie Fin at cfin@reviewjournal.com. Follow @Callie__Fin on X.