The Super Bowl is the championship game of the National Football League, and is the most important American professional football competition.
The Super Bowl was first played in January 1967 between the champions of the American Football League and the National Football League, an off-shoot of the merger agreement between the two leagues that took effect for the 1970 season. Since 1970 the game has featured the champions of the NFL's two conferences, the American Football Conference and the National Football Conference.
Previous to the first Super Bowl in 1967, American football's championship game was called the "NFL Championship Game".
Following Apple Computer's 1984 advertisement announcing 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.
World Championships:
NFL Championships:
Game Results
I 1/15/67 NFL Green Bay Packers def. AFL Kansas City Chiefs 35-10 (Los Angeles)
II 1/14/68 NFL Green Bay Packers def. AFL Oakland Raiders 33-14 (Miami)
III 1/12/69 AFL New York Jets def. NFL Baltimore Colts 16-7 (Miami)
IV 1/11/70 AFL Kansas City Chiefs def. NFL Minnesota Vikings 23-7 (New Orleans)
Final inter-league standings: NFL 2 wins, American Football League 2 wins.V 1/17/71 AFC Baltimore Colts def. NFC Dallas Cowboys 16-13 (Miami)
VI 1/16/72 NFC Dallas Cowboys def. AFC Miami Dolphins 24-3 (New Orleans)
VII 1/14/73 AFC Miami Dolphins def. NFC Washington Redskins 14-7 (Los Angeles)
VIII 1/13/74 AFC Miami Dolphins def. NFC Minnesota Vikings 24-7 (Houston)
IX 1/12/75 AFC Pittsburgh Steelers def. NFC Minnesota Vikings 16-6 (New Orleans)
X 1/18/76 AFC Pittsburgh Steelers def. NFC Dallas Cowboys 21-17 (Miami)
XI 1/09/77 AFC Oakland Raiders def. NFC Minnesota Vikings 32-14 (Pasadena)
XII 1/15/78 NFC Dallas Cowboys def. AFC Denver Broncos 27-10 (New Orleans)
XIII 1/21/79 AFC Pittsburgh Steelers def. NFC Dallas Cowboys 35-31 (Miami)
XIV 1/20/80 AFC Pittsburgh Steelers def. NFC Los Angeles Rams 31-19 (Pasadena)
XV 1/25/81 AFC Oakland Raiders def. NFC Philadelphia Eagles 27-10 (New Orleans)
XVI 1/24/82 NFC San Francisco 49ers def. AFC Cincinnati Bengals 26-21 (Pontiac, Michigan)
XVII 1/30/83 NFC Washington Redskins def. AFC Miami Dolphins 27-17 (Pasadena)
XVIII 1/22/84 AFC Los Angeles Raiders def. NFC Washington Redskins 38-9 (Tampa)
XIX 1/20/85 NFC San Francisco 49ers def. AFC Miami Dolphins 38-16 (Stanford)
XX 1/26/86 NFC Chicago Bears def. AFC New England Patriots 46-10 (New Orleans)
XXI 1/25/87 NFC New York Giants def. AFC Denver Broncos 39-20 (Pasadena)
XXII 1/31/88 NFC Washington Redskins def. AFC Denver Broncos 42-10 (San Diego)
XXIII 1/22/89 NFC San Francisco 49ers def. AFC Cincinnati Bengals 20-16 (Miami)
XXIV 1/28/90 NFC San Francisco 49ers def. AFC Denver Broncos 55-10 (New Orleans)
XXV 1/27/91 NFC New York Giants def. AFC Buffalo Bills 20-19 (Tampa)
XXVI 1/26/92 NFC Washington Redskins def. AFC Buffalo Bills 37-24 (Minneapolis)
XXVII 1/31/93 NFC Dallas Cowboys def. AFC Buffalo Bills 52-17 (Pasadena)
XXVIII 1/30/94 NFC Dallas Cowboys def. AFC Buffalo Bills 30-13 (Atlanta)
XXIX 1/29/95 NFC San Francisco 49ers def. AFC San Diego Chargers 49-26 (Miami)
XXX 1/28/96 NFC Dallas Cowboys def. AFC Pittsburgh Steelers 27-17 (Tempe)
XXXI 1/26/97 NFC Green Bay Packers def. AFC New England Patriots 35-21 (New Orleans)
XXXII 1/25/98 AFC Denver Broncos def. NFC Green Bay Packers 31-24 (San Diego)
XXXIII 1/31/99 AFC Denver Broncos def. NFC Atlanta Falcons 34-19 (Miami)
XXXIV 1/30/00 NFC Saint Louis Rams def. AFC Tennessee Titans 23-16 (Atlanta)
XXXV 1/28/01 AFC Baltimore Ravens def. NFC New York Giants 34-7 (Tampa)
XXXVI 2/03/02 AFC New England Patriots def. NFC Saint Louis Rams 20-17 (New Orleans)
XXXVII 1/26/03 NFC Tampa Bay Buccaneers def. AFC Oakland Raiders 48-21 (San Diego)
XXXVIII 2/01/04 (Houston)
XXXIX 2/06/05 (Jacksonville)
XL 2/05/06 (Detroit)
XLI 2/04/07 (Miami)
XLII 2/xx/08 (Glendale)
See also: American football