Coverage of Super Bowl XLVI will begin around 3 PM Pacific Standard Time.
This is 3 hours earlier than the kickoff in Eastern Time, which is scheduled for 6:20 - 6:30 PM on Sunday February 5, 2012.
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The Super Bowl start time in Pacific Time will typically be around 3:30-4:30 PM, as the game usually begins around 6:30 PM Eastern Time. This time varies each year based on the schedule set by the NFL.
Super Bowl XLVII will be televised by CBS. The contest, which will be played in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, should get under way at 3:30 p.m. Pacific Standard Time. Jim Nantz and Phil Simms of CBS Sports will serve as the play-by-play man and the color analyst, respectively.
The babble-babble hype starts at 3:00 PM Pacific Time, followed by the national anthem and the coin toss. Expect kick-off somewhere between 3:25 & 3:35 PM Pacific Time.
3:28 pm PT for the actual kickoff.
3:00 pm PT for coverage by NBC (National Anthem, coin toss, etc.)
The Super Bowl starts at 6:00 P.M. Eastern time so it starts at 3:00 P.M. Pacific Time
The Super Bowl typically begins at 4:30 PM Mountain Time.
== == SuperBowl kickoffs are listed to take place between 3:17 or 3:20 Pacific Time, but actually take place around 3:30 PST. The 2008 Super Bowl kicked off at 3:32 PST. The Super Bowl 2009 kickoff will probably also be at around 3:30 PST, despite it officially being listed to start 10 minutes earlier. For the kickoff time for the 2009 Super Bowl see the related links below.
Super Bowl XLVII will be televised by CBS. The contest, which will be played in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, should get under way at 3:30 p.m. Pacific Standard Time. Jim Nantz and Phil Simms of CBS Sports will serve as the play-by-play man and the color analyst, respectively.
The Super Bowl usually starts at 4:30 PM Mountain Time in Utah.
The last daytime kickoff for a Super Bowl was on January 12, 1975, for Super Bowl IX. Since then, all subsequent Super Bowls have started in the late afternoon or evening.