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5 reasons the Super Bowl should be on a Saturday

cory woodroof
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Feb 3, 2025; New Orleans, LA, USA; A general view of Super Bowl LIX signage during Super Bowl LIX Opening Night at Ceasars Superdome. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Lew-Imagn Images ORG XMIT: IMAGN-1028581 ORIG FILE ID: 20250203_jcd_la1_0044.JPG
Feb 3, 2025; New Orleans, LA, USA; A general view of Super Bowl LIX signage during Super Bowl LIX Opening Night at Ceasars Superdome. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Lew-Imagn Images ORG XMIT: IMAGN-1028581 ORIG FILE ID: 20250203_jcd_la1_0044.JPG

Editor's note: This story was originally published in 2024, but the point stands.

Sundays and the Super Bowl have always gone together like peanut butter and paint.

As much as people look forward to the big game every single year, the fact that it's played on a Sunday has been a long and common complaint over the years.

Most NFL fans don't want to start the work and school week after staying up late to watch football, making Sunday's game day even more difficult to navigate.

Moving the game to a Saturday would be one of the most popular decisions the NFL could make, and we've got five very obvious reasons why this should be done sooner than later.

1. Most of us don't have to work on the Sunday after

Feb 3, 2025; New Orleans, LA, USA; A general overall view of the Caesars Superdome, the site of Super Bowl LIX between the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images
Feb 3, 2025; New Orleans, LA, USA; A general overall view of the Caesars Superdome, the site of Super Bowl LIX between the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images

Having to wake up early and go to work after the Super Bowl can be miserable, especially if your team loses the big game.

If the Super Bowl was moved to a Saturday, you could hypothetically get a little more sleep on Sunday and have the day to relax before the work week starts. Makes sense to us!

2. Kids won't have to go to school the next day

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - DECEMBER 15: A general view of Allegiant Stadium after a news conference announcing that the venue will host the 2024 Super Bowl at Allegiant Stadium on December 15, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by David Becker/Getty Images) ORG XMIT: 775751980 ORIG FILE ID: 1359227429
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - DECEMBER 15: A general view of Allegiant Stadium after a news conference announcing that the venue will host the 2024 Super Bowl at Allegiant Stadium on December 15, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by David Becker/Getty Images) ORG XMIT: 775751980 ORIG FILE ID: 1359227429

Seriously, do you remember how awful it was to wake up for school after watching the Super Bowl? Unless your kid is good at playing hooky, we're betting they'd love the game to be on a Saturday so school bells aren't in the future the next day.

3. It'd be easier to have friends over to watch the game

ATLANTA, GEORGIA - FEBRUARY 03: Fireworks shoot in the air above Mercedes-Benz stadium during halftime of Super Bowl LIII between the New England Patriots and Los Angeles Rams on February 03, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Logan Riely/Getty Images) ORG XMIT: 775287681 ORIG FILE ID: 1127227326
ATLANTA, GEORGIA - FEBRUARY 03: Fireworks shoot in the air above Mercedes-Benz stadium during halftime of Super Bowl LIII between the New England Patriots and Los Angeles Rams on February 03, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Logan Riely/Getty Images) ORG XMIT: 775287681 ORIG FILE ID: 1127227326

It's always harder to have friends over to socialize when you have work or school the next day.

If the Super Bowl were on a Saturday, it'd be way easier to plan a Super Bowl watch party since most people don't have to worry about a super early morning the day after.

4. Even more people might watch the Super Bowl

Feb 3, 2013; New Orleans, LA, USA; The Baltimore Ravens celebrate winning Super Bowl XLVII against the San Francisco 49ers at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. Mandatory Credit: Crystal LoGiudice-USA TODAY Sports ORG XMIT: USATSI-98348 ORIG FILE ID: 20130203_ajl_al6_512.jpg
Feb 3, 2013; New Orleans, LA, USA; The Baltimore Ravens celebrate winning Super Bowl XLVII against the San Francisco 49ers at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. Mandatory Credit: Crystal LoGiudice-USA TODAY Sports ORG XMIT: USATSI-98348 ORIG FILE ID: 20130203_ajl_al6_512.jpg

Have we ever considered that the already astronomical Super Bowl ratings could be even higher if the game was on a Saturday?

People might be willing to stay up even later on a Saturday night than a Sunday night. Think of the people who go to bed early!

5. We all want this to happen already

Feb 4, 2025; New Orleans, LA, USA; Super Bowl LIX logo on a backdrop before a press conference in advance of Super Bowl LIX between the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles at New Orleans Marriott. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images ORG XMIT: IMAGN-1029584 ORIG FILE ID: 20240204_jel_al2_004.JPG
Feb 4, 2025; New Orleans, LA, USA; Super Bowl LIX logo on a backdrop before a press conference in advance of Super Bowl LIX between the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles at New Orleans Marriott. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images ORG XMIT: IMAGN-1029584 ORIG FILE ID: 20240204_jel_al2_004.JPG

Have you ever met a person who likes that the Super Bowl is on a Sunday? We sure haven't. This needs to happen because we all desperately want it to happen.

Just because the NFL is on Sunday doesn't mean the Super Bowl should be. C'mon, NFL. Do the right thing. Put the game on Saturday.

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This article originally appeared on For The Win: 5 reasons the Super Bowl should be on a Saturday