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SuperBowl History, NFL and The Super Bowl!Surprisingly, given the importance of the game, Superbowl history is rather brief: the first Superbowl championship was held in 1967. Bowl games are nothing new in football, but the Super Bowl elevated the practice to an American sports tradition. It all started as a way for the champions of the two pigskin leagues of the time, the National Football League (NFL) and the American Football League (AFL), to determine who really was Number One. Superbowl I, which capped off the 1966 season, took place on January 15, 1967 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Almost 62,000 fans were in the stadium to see Vince Lombardi's Green Bay Packers teach the Kansas City Chiefs a painful lesson about who was boss, to the tune of 35-10. Millions more watched the super cool new bowl game on TV; and thus a new football tradition was born. BUY YOUR 2010 NFL FAN GEAR NOW!![]() America's real national pastimeProfessional football as we know it began in 1920 with the 14-league American Professional Football Association. The APFA became the NFL in 1922, and had no serious competition until 1960, when the fourth AFL became a major power. After years of bitter rivalry, the leagues were forced to broker a merger deal to avoid financial ruin. The merger would be gradual, they decided: for the 1967 season, they'd share a draft and a championship bowl, and by 1970 they would be merged into a single super football league of 26 teams, the NFL. The NFL was still on top, but this AFL seriously influenced the NFL, unlike its predecessors. High-powered passing strategies and end-zone celebrations are its most durable legacies.
The NFL takes allThe NFL absorbed the AFL in 1970; after that, the two "Super Teams" came from the two NFL conferences, the NFC and AFC. Since then, despite the occasional upstart football league that didn't last, the NFL hasn't looked back. Be sure to catch Superbowl XLI next January, and in the meantime why not bone up on the first 40 games? You'll find plenty of info on every single Super Bowl right here on this Super Site.
Recap of all the Super Bowl Games
The First Super Bowl, The Start of it All! SuperBowl I - 1967 - Green Bay Packers vs. Kansas City Chiefs SuperBowl II - 1968 - Green Bay Packers vs. Oakland Raiders SuperBowl III - 1969 - New York Jets vs. Baltimore Colts SuperBowl IV - 1970 - Kansas City Chiefs vs. Minnesota Vikings SuperBowl V - 1971 - Baltimore Colts vs. Dallas Cowboys SuperBowl VI - 1972 - Dallas Cowboys vs. Miami Dolphins SuperBowl VII - 1973 - Miami Dolphins vs. Washington Redskins SuperBowl VIII - 1974 - Miami Dolphins vs. Minnesota Vikings SuperBowl IX - 1975 - Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Minnesota Vikings SuperBowl X - 1976 - Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Dallas Cowboys SuperBowl XI - 1977 - Oakland Raiders vs. Minnesota Vikings SuperBowl XII - 1978 - Dallas Cowboys vs. Denver Broncos SuperBowl XIII - 1979 - Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Dallas Cowboys SuperBowl XIV - 1980 - Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Los Angeles Rams SuperBowl XV - 1981 - Oakland Raiders vs. Philadelphia Eagles SuperBowl XVI - 1982 - San Francisco 49ers vs. Cincinnati Bengals SuperBowl XVII - 1983 - Washington Redskins vs. Miami Dolphins SuperBowl XVIII - 1984 - Los Angeles Raiders vs. Washington Redskins SuperBowl XIX - 1985 - San Francisco 49ers vs. Miami Dolphins SuperBowl XX - 1986 - Chicago Bears vs. New England Patriots SuperBowl XXI - 1987 - New York Giants vs. Denver Broncos SuperBowl XXII - 1988 - Washington Redskins vs. Denver Broncos SuperBowl XXIII - 1989 - San Francisco 49ers vs. Cincinnati Bengals SuperBowl XXIV - 1990 - San Francisco 49ers vs. Denver Broncos SuperBowl XXV - 1991 - New York Giants vs. Buffalo Bills SuperBowl XXVI - 1992 - Washington Redskins vs. Buffalo Bills SuperBowl XXVII - 1993 - Dallas Cowboys vs. Buffalo Bills SuperBowl XXVIII - 1994 - Dallas Cowboys vs. Buffalo Bills SuperBowl XXIX - 1995 - San Francisco 49ers vs. San Diego Chargers SuperBowl XXX - 1996 - Dallas Cowboys vs. Pittsburgh Steelers SuperBowl XXXI - 1997 - Green Bay Packers vs. New England Patriots SuperBowl XXXII - 1998 - Denver Broncos vs Green Bay Packers SuperBowl XXXIII - 1999 - Denver Broncos vs Atlanta Falcons SuperBowl XXXIV - 2000 - St. Louis Rams vs Tennessee Titans SuperBowl XXXV - 2001 - Baltimore Ravens vs New York Giants SuperBowl XXXVI - 2002 - New England Patriots vs St. Louis Rams SuperBowl XXXVII - 2003 - Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Oakland Raiders SuperBowl XXXVII - 2004 - New England Patriots vs Carolina Panthers SuperBowl XXXIX - 2005 - New England Patriots vs Philadelphia Eagles SuperBowl XL - 2006 - Pittsburgh Steelers vs Seattle Seahawks SuperBowl XLI - 2007 - Indianapolis Colts vs Chicago Bears SuperBowl XLII - 2008 - New York Giants vs New England Patriots SuperBowl XLIII - 2009 - Pittsburgh Steelers vs Arizona Cardinals SuperBowl XLIV - 2010 - who vs who
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Featured Article Did You Watch the 2005 Superbowl Commercials? The 2005 Superbowl commercials were some of the best commercials ever used in a Superbowl game. Remember the ad for the Turkey sub with the lady in the lawn chair talking to the baby. Along with making your mouth water for a taste of a sub sandwich, this commercial uses expressions on the baby's face to make the commercial very entertaining. . In addition to advertising specific products in Superbowl comericals, some of the actors' words and expressions are also very memorable. |
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