The New Meadowlands Stadium, the $1.6 billion jewel co-owned by the New York Giants and New York Jets, will host the 2014 Super Bowl, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell announced Tuesday afternoon at the league's spring meeting.

The league's 32 owners, undaunted by the prospect of a wintry championship game, awarded Super Bowl XLVIII to the New York/New Jersey region after also considering bids from Tampa and South Florida, both traditional sites. South Florida and Tampa have hosted the Super Bowl 10 and four times, respectively.

It took four votes to determine the host. New York/New Jersey won by a simple majority over Tampa. South Florida did not reach the second round of voting.

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