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Though the NFLofficially formed in 1920, the Super Bowl wasn't played until more than 40 years later. In 1960, a group of businessmen who wanted to own football franchises—but were denied by the NFL—launched an alternative league, known as the American Football League (AFL). For several years, the NFL and AFL were rivals, competing for fans, player...
In Super Bowl I, the NFL champion Green Bay Packers defeated the AFL champion Kansas City Chiefs, 35-10, on January 15, 1967, at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Although ticket prices averaged $12, the game was not a sellout—the only non-sellout in the game's history. The game drew 61,000 fans and was televised by CBS and NBC. The next year, the...
In Super Bowl III on January 12, 1969, the AFL champion New York Jets, a 17.5-point underdog, beat the NFL champion Baltimore Colts, 16-7—a result considered one of the sport's greatest upsets. It was the first Super Bowl win for the upstart American Football League. The Jets were led by brash quarterback Joe Namath, who had guaranteed a New York w...
During the 1970s, three teams—the Pittsburgh Steelers, Miami Dolphins and Dallas Cowboys—dominated the NFL, winning a combined eight Super Bowls in 10 years. Franchises from the NFC won 16 of the 20 Super Bowls played in the 1980s and 1990s. The San Francisco 49ers, Chicago Bears, WashingtonRedskins (now Washington Football Team) and New York Giant...
Super Bowl III (New York Jets 16 | Baltimore Colts 7, Jan. 12, 1969): The Jets' win was the first in the Super Bowl for the AFL, widely viewed at the time as inferior to the NFL. Super Bowl XIII (Pittsburgh Steelers 35, Dallas Cowboys 31, Jan. 21, 1979): Steelers quarterback Terry Bradshawthrew for 318 yards and four touchdowns. Super Bowl XXIII (S...
Green Bay Packers quarterback Bart Starr won the first two MVP awards. Quarterbacks have won the award more than any other position, by far. Former New England quarterback Tom Brady, who signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in March 2020, has won five Super Bowl MVP awards—four with the Patriots and one with the Buccaneers. (Brady announced his ret...
The early Super Bowls featured marching bands. Then popular musicians took center stage, and the shows evolved into much-anticipated spectacles. Some viewers consider the halftime show, now a 30-plus-minute act, a bigger event than the game. Internationally famous Michael Jackson, U2, Madonna, Bruce Springsteen, Lady Gaga, Paul McCartney, Prince, B...
The first Super Bowl between Green Bay and Kansas City was broadcast on CBS and NBC. According to SportsMediaWatch.com, 26.75 million people watched the game on CBS (a 22.6 rating), 24.43 million on NBC (18.5 rating). (See herefor the definition of ratings point and share.) The second Super Bowl, exclusively on CBS, drew a 36.8 rating, with more th...
The Pittsburgh Steelers and New England Patriots each have six Super Bowl victories—the most of any team. The Dallas Cowboys and San Francisco 49ers each have five wins.With five defeats each, the Denver Broncos and New England Patriots are tied for most Super Bowl losses.The Detroit Lions, Jacksonville Jaguars, Houston Texans and Cleveland Browns are the only teams that haven't played in a Super Bowl.The Patriots have made the most Super Bowl appearances of any team (11).NFL History: Super Bowl Winners, ESPN. The History of the Super Bowl, The American Historian. Super Bowl History, Newsday. Ranking all 51 Super Bowls, ABC News. Super Bowl History, Ticket City. Super Bowl Fast Facts, CNN.
5 days ago · The Super Bowl is the annual championship game of the U.S. (NFL), a federation of professional gridiron football teams. It is played by the winners of the NFL’s American Football Conference and National Football Conference championships, usually in January or February, and is hosted in a different city each year.
- The first Super Bowl was held on January 15, 1967. Arising out of a merger of the National Football League (NFL) and the American Football League (...
- In 1967 the National Football League’s Green Bay Packers competed against the American Football League’s Kansas City Chiefs for the first Super Bow...
- The Super Bowl’s halftime entertainment has been a major attraction of the championship game since the first Super Bowl in 1967. Originally featuri...
- The Super Bowl has topped television ratings in the United States every year since the first championship game in 1967. This has made commercial ti...
Jan 25, 2015 · PHOENIX (AP) The Super Bowl, at its most basic level, is a game that determines the NFL championship. It has become so much more since the first game was played in 1967. Super Bowl...
The Super Bowl is the annual league championship game of the National Football League (NFL) of the United States. It has served as the final game of every NFL season since 1966, replacing the NFL Championship Game. Since 2022, the game has been played on the second Sunday in February.
Feb 1, 2020 · The Super Bowl is a de facto national holiday that takes over the United States, and just about every aspect of it is monetized, scrutinized and celebrated. Around 100 million people watched it...
Feb 5, 2024 · Who invented the Super Bowl, what was the craziest comeback in history, and more fun facts about the history of the Super Bowl.
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