NY Super Bowl could be on holiday weekend

Tear up that undated doctor's note. You may not have to call in sick the day after New York hosts the Super Bowl.

The 2014 game at New Meadowlands Stadium will be the first open-air, cold-weather game in the history of the event, and it also could be the first to be played on a holiday weekend.

In his conference call with about 5,500 Giants season ticket holders Wednesday, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said that attaching the Super Bowl to Presidents Day weekend is "of interest" and "compelling," particularly if the league adopts an 18-game regular season.

"The idea of having the Super Bowl on a three-day weekend is very attractive, particularly to fans," Goodell said. "We have heard that consistently from them."

If the league implements the 18-game format in time for the 2013 season, the New York Super Bowl could take place in late February rather than early February, as the games do now. For many of those who plan to be there or plan on having trouble getting out of bed the next day, a holiday to sleep in on would be appreciated. No official date has been set for the 2014 game.

As for the 2011 schedule, which was announced on Tuesday and includes the Giants playing at the Redskins and the Jets hosting the Cowboys on Sept. 11, Goodell said it was important that the league honor the 10th anniversary of the attacks.

"We thought putting the schedule together the way we did where we can have a game in New York, we could also have a game in Washington . . . and then also have a proper recognition in western Pennsylvania," he said. "It's the right thing to do."

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Goodell added that the league will be announcing plans to further mark the anniversary in the coming weeks.