Minneapolis has been awarded the 2018 Super Bowl by NFL owners on Tuesday.
The owners rewarded the Vikings for arranging to build a new stadium on the site of the old Metrodome by choosing Minneapolis over New Orleans and Indianapolis.
The big game will be staged in the Twin Cities for the second time. It was there in 1992, when Washington beat Buffalo.
Minneapolis' new $US1 billion ($A1.08 billion) stadium is scheduled to open in 2016.
"In large part, it was due to recognition of the great work they've done on the stadium," NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell noted.
New Orleans has staged the Super Bowl 10 times, equal with South Florida for the most.
Owners needed four ballots to choose Minneapolis, with Indianapolis the first city eliminated. Indy was praised for a highly successful 2012 Super Bowl, but could have been hurt by the recent legal troubles of Colts owner Jim Irsay.
Irsay underwent treatment after he was arrested and accused of having $US29,000 ($A31,000) in cash and bottles of prescription drugs in his car. He made his first public appearance at these meetings since the arrest.
Irsay said Indianapolis will bid again.
"Before, we had to lose one to get one," he said, noting Indy fell short in previous bids before landing the 2012 game.
"It will take persistence and we know we have the type of people who will be that."
New Orleans was considered the favourite but its bid might have been damaged by the blackout that interrupted the 2013 title game.
Next year's game is in Glendale, Arizona, followed by Santa Clara, California, for the 50th Super Bowl, then Houston.
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