Super Bowl

The Super Bowl is the championship game of the National Football League, the pinnacle of American football. The game is almost like a national holiday in the United States. It is held annually on the last Sunday in January or the first Sunday in February, and is one of the most watched television broadcasts of the year. ==History== ===Origins=== An AFL-NFL Championship Game was first played after the 1966 football season on January 15, 1967, between the champions of the American Football League and the NFL. The game was a result of the AFL-NFL Merger agreement between the two leagues that took full effect for the 1970 season. The third such game, after the 1968 season, was called the "Super Bowl", and that name is now used to refer to the first two AFL-NFL Championship Games as well. The name was inspired by Kansas City Chiefs owner Lamar Hunt's daughter playing with a small rubber ball with high bouncing powers called a super ball. After the 1970 season, the game reverted from an essentially interleague championship to the NFL championship, featuring the champions of the NFL's two conferences, the American Football Conference and the National Football Conference. The winning team receives the Vince Lombardi Trophy, named for the coach of the Green Bay Packers, who won the first two Super Bowl games. The trophy was named prior to Super Bowl V in his honor following his death in 1970. Previous to the 1966 football season, American professional football's championship games were played for various league championships, and games were not played between league champions. The game was called the "All-America Football Conference Championship Game", the "AFL Championship Game" or the "NFL Championship Game", depending on the league playing it. (See: Professional American football championship games and National Football League championships). ===Ratings and commercials=== The Super Bowl tends to have high Nielsen Ratings which usually come in around a 40 rating and 60 share (i.e. on average, 40 percent of all U.S. households, and 60 percent of all homes tuned into television during the game). This means that on average, 80 to 90 million United States are tuned into the Super Bowl at any given moment. Also it is estimated that 130-140 million tune into some part of the game. The most watched Super Bowl was 1998's Super Bowl XXXII between the Denver Broncos and Green Bay Packers which received a 44.5 rating and 67 share, attracting 90 million viewers. In terms of household percentage, the most watched was Super Bowl XVI in 1982 which was watched in 49.1% of households (73 share) or 40,020,000 households at the time. Following Apple Computer's 1984 (television commercial) introducing the Apple Macintosh computer, directed by Ridley Scott, the broadcast of the Super Bowl became the premier showcase for high concept or simply extravagantly expensive commercials. Famous commercial campaigns include the Budweiser "Bud Bowl" campaign, and the 1999 and 2000 dot-com ads. Prices have increased each year, reaching $2.4 million (US) for a 30 second spot during Super Bowl XXXIX in 2005. Las Vegas, Nevada is the only city that is not allowed to run commericals during the game. This ban includes the pre and post game shows. ===Venue=== The location of the Super Bowl is chosen well in advance, usually 3-5 years before the game. The chosen venues have either been located in the southern regions of the United States where the wintertime weather is expected to be mild, or in domed stadiums where weather is not an issue. No NFL team has ever played the Super Bowl on its own home turf. However, Super Bowl XIV (which involved the then-Los Angeles Rams) was played in the Rose Bowl in nearby Pasadena, California; and Super Bowl XIX (which involved the San Francisco 49ers) was played at the nearby Stanford Stadium on the Stanford University campus in Palo Alto, California. The designated "home team" alternates between the NFC team in odd-numbered years (the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl XXXIX), and the AFC team in even-numbered years (the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XXXVIII). The home team is given the choice of either wearing their colored Jersey (clothing) or their white ones, this started with Super Bowl XIII. Prior to that, the home team always wore the dark jerseys. The Dallas Cowboys wore their rarely-used blue uniform tops in Super Bowl V, and lost to the then-Indianapolis Colts, which has led to the belief that many people believe that the Cowboys do not play well in their blue shirts. While most home teams in the Super Bowl pick to wear their colored ones, only the Cowboys in Super Bowl XIII and Super Bowl XXVII and the Washington Redskins in Super Bowl XVII have worn white as the home team. The television network showing the game changes from year to year. In the United States it is shared between three of the four major television networks - American Broadcasting Company, CBS, and Fox Broadcasting Company. Super Bowl XXXVIII was shown on CBS, Super Bowl XXXIX was shown on FOX, and Super Bowl XL will be shown on ABC. With the new television contracts beginning in 2006, National Broadcasting Company, which last telecast Super Bowl XXXII in 1998, will take ABC's place in the network rotation starting with Super Bowl XLIII in 2009. ===Trivia=== * In the months leading up to Super Bowl XXX (30) it was discovered that some proxy servers were blocking the web site for the event. The reason for this was that "XXX" is usually associated with pornography, and proxy servers thought those trying to visit that site were trying to access pornography. * Super Bowl XXXVI was originally scheduled to be played on January 27, 2002. But the game was moved back one week to February 3, 2002 because of the September 11, 2001 attacks. This was the first Super Bowl to be played in February. Most of the events two years afterward were scheduled in February. Also, because of the attacks, the Super Bowl is now a National Special Security Event (NSSE). * Super Bowl XXXIX was the first such game to be tied after three quarters of play. == Game history == ===AFL-NFL Championships=== :''Final inter-league standings: NFL 2 wins, AFL 2 wins.'' {| cellpadding=2 cellspacing=2 border="1" style="margin: 0 0 1em 1em; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse;" |- bgcolor="#efefef" ! Game !! Date !! Winning Team !! Losing Team !! Score !! Location |- | Super Bowl I || 1967-01-15 || NFL Green Bay Packers (1)|| AFL Kansas City Chiefs || 35-10 || Los Angeles, California (1) |- | Super Bowl II || 1968-01-14 || NFL Green Bay Packers (2) || AFL Oakland Raiders || 33-14 || Miami, Florida (1) |- | Super Bowl III || 1969-01-12 || AFL New York Jets (1)|| NFL Indianapolis Colts || 16-7 || Miami, Florida (2) |- | Super Bowl IV || 1970-01-11 || AFL Kansas City Chiefs (1)|| NFL Minnesota Vikings || 23-7 || New Orleans, Louisiana (1) |} ===NFL Championships=== {| cellpadding=2 cellspacing=2 border="1" style="margin: 0 0 1em 1em; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse;" |- bgcolor="#efefef" ! Game !! Date !! Winning Team !! Losing Team !! Score !! Location |- | Super Bowl V || 1971-01-17 || AFC Indianapolis Colts (1)|| NFC Dallas Cowboys || 16-13 || Miami, Florida (3) |- | Super Bowl VI || 1972-01-16 || NFC Dallas Cowboys (1)|| AFC Miami Dolphins || 24-3 || New Orleans, Louisiana (2) |- | Super Bowl VII || 1973-01-14 || AFC Miami Dolphins (1)|| NFC Washington Redskins || 14-7 || Los Angeles, California (2) |- | Super Bowl VIII || 1974-01-13 || AFC Miami Dolphins (2)|| NFC Minnesota Vikings || 24-7 || Houston, Texas (1) |- | Super Bowl IX || 1975-01-12 || AFC Pittsburgh Steelers (1)|| NFC Minnesota Vikings || 16-6 || New Orleans, Louisiana (3) |- | Super Bowl X || 1976-01-18 || AFC Pittsburgh Steelers (2)|| NFC Dallas Cowboys || 21-17 || Miami, Florida (4) |- | Super Bowl XI || 1977-01-09 || AFC Oakland Raiders (1)|| NFC Minnesota Vikings || 32-14 || Pasadena, California (1) |- | Super Bowl XII || 1978-01-15 || NFC Dallas Cowboys (2)|| AFC Denver Broncos || 27-10 || New Orleans, Louisiana (4) |- | Super Bowl XIII || 1979-01-21 || AFC Pittsburgh Steelers (3)|| NFC Dallas Cowboys || 35-31 || Miami, Florida (5) |- | Super Bowl XIV || 1980-01-20 || AFC Pittsburgh Steelers (4)|| NFC Saint Louis Rams || 31-19 || Pasadena, California (2) |- | Super Bowl XV || 1981-01-25 || AFC Oakland Raiders (2)|| NFC Philadelphia Eagles || 27-10 || New Orleans, Louisiana (5) |- | Super Bowl XVI || 1982-01-24 || NFC San Francisco 49ers (1)|| AFC Cincinnati Bengals || 26-21 || Pontiac, Michigan (1) |- | Super Bowl XVII || 1983-01-30 || NFC Washington Redskins (1)|| AFC Miami Dolphins || 27-17 || Pasadena, California (3) |- | Super Bowl XVIII || 1984-01-22 || AFC Oakland Raiders (3)|| NFC Washington Redskins || 38-9 || Tampa, Florida (1) |- | Super Bowl XIX || 1985-01-20 || NFC San Francisco 49ers (2)|| AFC Miami Dolphins || 38-16 || Stanford, California (1) |- | Super Bowl XX || 1986-01-26 || NFC Chicago Bears (1)|| AFC New England Patriots || 46-10 || New Orleans, Louisiana (6) |- | Super Bowl XXI || 1987-01-25 || NFC New York Giants (1)|| AFC Denver Broncos || 39-20 || Pasadena, California (4) |- | Super Bowl XXII || 1988-01-31 || NFC Washington Redskins (2)|| AFC Denver Broncos || 42-10 || San Diego, California (1) |- | Super Bowl XXIII || 1989-01-22 || NFC San Francisco 49ers (3)|| AFC Cincinnati Bengals || 20-16 || Miami, Florida (6) |- | Super Bowl XXIV || 1990-01-28 || NFC San Francisco 49ers (4)|| AFC Denver Broncos || 55-10 || New Orleans, Louisiana (7) |- | Super Bowl XXV || 1991-01-27 || NFC New York Giants (2)|| AFC Buffalo Bills || 20-19 || Tampa, Florida (2) |- | Super Bowl XXVI || 1992-01-26 || NFC Washington Redskins (3)|| AFC Buffalo Bills || 37-24 || Minneapolis, Minnesota (1) |- | Super Bowl XXVII || 1993-01-31 || NFC Dallas Cowboys (3)|| AFC Buffalo Bills || 52-17 || Pasadena, California (5) |- | Super Bowl XXVIII || 1994-01-30 || NFC Dallas Cowboys (4)|| AFC Buffalo Bills || 30-13 || Atlanta, Georgia (1) |- | Super Bowl XXIX || 1995-01-29 || NFC San Francisco 49ers (5)|| AFC San Diego Chargers || 49-26 || Miami, Florida (7) |- | Super Bowl XXX || 1996-01-28 || NFC Dallas Cowboys (5)|| AFC Pittsburgh Steelers || 27-17 || Tempe, Arizona (1) |- | Super Bowl XXXI || 1997-01-26 || NFC Green Bay Packers (3)|| AFC New England Patriots || 35-21 || New Orleans, Louisiana (8) |- | Super Bowl XXXII || 1998-01-25 || AFC Denver Broncos (1)|| NFC Green Bay Packers || 31-24 || San Diego, California (2) |- | Super Bowl XXXIII || 1999-01-31 || AFC Denver Broncos (2)|| NFC Atlanta Falcons || 34-19 || Miami, Florida (8) |- | Super Bowl XXXIV || 2000-01-30 || NFC St. Louis Rams (1)|| AFC Tennessee Titans || 23-16 || Atlanta, Georgia (2) |- | Super Bowl XXXV || 2001-01-28 || AFC Baltimore Ravens (1)|| NFC New York Giants || 34-7 || Tampa, Florida (3) |- | Super Bowl XXXVI || 2002-02-03 || AFC New England Patriots (1)|| NFC St. Louis Rams || 20-17 || New Orleans, Louisiana (9) |- | Super Bowl XXXVII || 2003-01-26 || NFC Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1)|| AFC Oakland Raiders || 48-21 || San Diego, California (3) |- | Super Bowl XXXVIII || 2004-02-01 || AFC New England Patriots (2)|| NFC Carolina Panthers || 32-29 || Houston, Texas (2) |- | Super Bowl XXXIX || 2005-02-06 || AFC New England Patriots (3)|| NFC Philadelphia Eagles || 24-21 || Jacksonville, Florida (1) |- | Super Bowl XL || 2006-02-05 || || || || Detroit, Michigan (1) |- | Super Bowl XLI || 2007-02-04 || || || || Miami, Florida (9) |- | Super Bowl XLII || 2008-02-03 || || || || Glendale, Arizona (1) |- | Super Bowl XLIII || 2009-02-01 || || || || Tampa, Florida (4) |- | Super Bowl XLIV || 2010-02-07 || || || || New York City* (1) |} ''(*) Note: New York City is scheduled to host Super Bowl XLIV in 2010 only if the proposed West Side Stadium, future home of the New York Jets, is built.'' ==Super Bowl appearances== 8 - Dallas Cowboys (won 5, lost 3)
6 - Denver Broncos (won 2, lost 4)
5 - San Francisco 49ers (won 5)
5 - Pittsburgh Steelers (won 4, lost 1)
5 - Oakland Raiders (won 3, lost 2; one win as Los Angeles Raiders)
5 - Washington Redskins (won 3, lost 2)
5 - New England Patriots (won 3, lost 2)
5 - Miami Dolphins (won 2, lost 3)
4 - Green Bay Packers (won 3, lost 1)
4 - Buffalo Bills (lost 4)
4 - Minnesota Vikings (lost 4)
3 - New York Giants (won 2, lost 1)
3 - St. Louis Rams (won 1, lost 2; one loss as Los Angeles Rams)
2 - Baltimore Colts (won 1, lost 1; franchise now Indianapolis Colts)
2 - Kansas City Chiefs (won 1, lost 1)
2 - Cincinnati Bengals (lost 2)
2 - Philadelphia Eagles (lost 2)
1 - Baltimore Ravens (won 1)
1 - Chicago Bears (won 1)
1 - New York Jets (won 1)
1 - Tampa Bay Buccaneers (won 1)
1 - Atlanta Falcons (lost 1)
1 - Carolina Panthers (lost 1)
1 - San Diego Chargers (lost 1)
1 - Tennessee Titans (lost 1)
== See also == * Super Bowl MVP * National Football League championships * List of National Football League franchise post-season droughts * List of sporting events * Super Bowl Halftime Shows == External links == * [http://www.superbowl.com/ Super Bowl's website] Super Bowl American football competitions American football National Football League

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"''The Super Bowl was first played in January 1967''", but lots of the earlier "year in sport" pages link to here [http://www.wikipedia.org/w/wiki.phtml?title=Special:Whatlinkshere&target=Super_Bowl]. I presume it was a different competition before then? If so, is there anyone with the knowledge and interest to fix this? -- User:Sannse 18:53 16 Jun 2003 (UTC) :I think this has now been fixed. User:Paul August User_talk:Paul August 18:09, Jan 28, 2005 (UTC) ==Why Bowl== OK. I give in. I can't find anywhere on wiki the reason ''WHY'' it is called a ''BOWL'' (or why quix bowls and such also use the word bowl). Can anyone put a par in the article explaining the why of it? User:Moriori 03:08, Nov 9, 2004 (UTC) College football post season games have been called "Bowls" for a very long time. I believe it started with the Rose Bowl Game in the early part of the century being named after the stadium it is played in. Subsequent post season games like the Orange Bowl and Sugar Bowl cemented the term Bowl. From what I've read, some official of the NFL saw his son playing with a Super Ball and it clicked in his head. Super Ball ---> Super Bowl. ==Why Two Weeks vs. One Week Break== Why is it, that some years there is a two week break between the conference championship games and the Super Bowl, and some years it's just the week after the NFC/AFC Championship. User:KwikStah *NFL executives changed it to two weeks to give teams more time to prepare and to give more time to promote the event. All scheduling is determined by the executive office. User:Kingturtle 01:35, 24 Jan 2005 (UTC) So will it always be two weeks from now on? It seems to change arbitrarily. User:KwikStah *Historically (meaning in the 70s, 80s, and early 90s), there was always a 2-week break before the Super Bowl. In the late 90s, the league replaced the 2-week break with the 1-week break and the "bye week"—giving each team 1 off-week during the season; thus, the Super Bowl was always played near the end of January. In 01-02, the league reverted back to the 2-week break before the Super Bowl—and left in place each team's floating bye week—so now the Super Bowl occurs in the first week of February. ===Superbowl prophecy=== I have posted a Superbowl prophecy on my TalkPage. The prophecy is made by Sollog. You may care to read the Wiki pages (which are biased as they delete pro-Sollog posts) and elsewhere about him. More importantly, you may care to look at the prophecy, decipher it correctly and then you'll know the winner before the game is played! User:The Number 13:28, 24 Jan 2005 (UTC) This prophecy is correct - it will tell you who the winner is if you interpret it correctly. User:Sollogfan 13:25, 27 Jan 2005 (UTC) I didn't bet on it - but I know people in USA who did - and won. Yes this 'prophecy' is correct and 'yes' it could be twisted to reflect either side so 'yes' it proves absolutely nothing User:The Number 22:10, 9 Feb 2005 (UTC) == Not always played in a "southern region". == There is a statement in the article (see below) where it states that the Superbowl is always played in southern regions. This is not correct. It has been played in Detroit (actually the Pontiac Silver Dome) and will be played at Ford Field in Detroit in February 2006. Both facilities are domed. Excerpt from the article: The chosen venues have always been located in southern regions of the United States where the wintertime weather is expected to be mild, or in domed stadiums where weather is not an issue. :The word "always" was changed to "either" so it now reads, "The chosen venues have ''either'' been located...". Does that work for you? (User:Zzyzx11 06:52, 10 Feb 2005 (UTC))

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