Super Bowl LXI marks the return of the NFL's championship game to Los Angeles, a city deeply intertwined with the league's history. The first Super Bowl, then known as the AFL-NFL World Championship Game, was held at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in 1967, with the Green Bay Packers defeating the Kansas City Chiefs. This will be the ninth Super Bowl hosted in the L.A. area, placing it third all-time behind Miami and New Orleans.

Los Angeles has witnessed significant moments in Super Bowl lore, including the Pittsburgh Steelers' dominant 1970s run culminating in a win over the Rams in 1980, and the Dallas Cowboys' victory over the Buffalo Bills in Super Bowl XXVII in 1993. The Miami Dolphins completed their perfect season in Super Bowl VII at the Coliseum in 1973. The Raiders, coached by John Madden, secured their Super Bowl XI title in the Rose Bowl in 1977.

The Rams' home-field victory in Super Bowl LVI in 2022 was the first time the game had been played in Los Angeles since 1993. Super Bowl LXI, to be held at SoFi Stadium, continues this tradition, bringing the league's biggest spectacle back to a city that has hosted so many of its most memorable chapters.