Super Bowl XLV was the first time the Super Bowl was played in outer-space.
Super Bowl XLV . The game was played on February 6 , 2011 , at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington , Texas , the first time the Super Bowl was played in the Dallas -- Fort Worth area . Super Bowl XLVIII . The game was played on February 2 , 2014 , at MetLife Stadium at the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford , New Jersey , the first Super Bowl played outdoors in a cold-weather city and the first Super Bowl to be played on a February 2 . Super Bowl XXXVII . The game , played on January 26 , 2003 at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego , California , was the sixth Super Bowl to be held a week after the conference championship games ( XVII , XXV , XXVIII , XXXIV , and XXXVI ) .