THE HISTORY OF SUPER BOWL
The National Football League started in 1920, and was the only league at that level of professional football until 1960, when the American Football League started play. The competitive war between the two leagues led to serious merger talks by the mid 60's. The NFL and AFL finally agreed to merge in the 1966 season, and by 1970, became known as the NFC and AFC (National and American Football Conference). The final game of the season would be played by the 2 best teams of each conference, and it would originally be called, "First World Championship." The Kanses City Chiefs owner, Lamar Hunt, used the term 'Super Bowl' in merger meetings, and the media responded well to it, so it would become the official title of the second annual championship game. The winning team receives the Vince Lombardi trophy, named after the coach of the Green Bay Packers, who won the first 2 Super Bowls. It was named after him when he died in September 1970, and the first "Vince Lombardi" trophy was awarded to the Baltimore Colts at Super Bowl V in Miami.
PAST SUPER BOWLS (winners are underlined)
SUPER BOWL I KANSAS CITY CHIEFS 10 GREEN BAY PACKERS 35
SUPER BOWL II GREEN BAY PACKERS 33 OAKLAND RAIDERS 14
SUPER BOWL III NEW YORK JETS 16 BALTIMORE COLTS 7
SUPER BOWL IV MINNESOTA VIKINGS 7 KANSAS CITY CHIEFS 23
SUPER BOWL V BALTIMORE COLTS 16 DALLAS COWBOYS 13
SUPER BOWL VI DALLAS COWBOYS 24 MIAMI DOLPHINS 3
SUPER BOWL VII MIAMI DOLPHINS 14 WASHINGTON REDSKINS 7
SUPER BOWL VIII MINNESOTA VIKINGS 7 MIAMI DOLPHINS 24
SUPER BOWL IX PITTSBURGH STEELERS 16 MINNESOTA VIKINGS 6
SUPER BOWL X DALLAS COWBOYS 17 PITTSBURGH STEELERS 21
SUPER BOWL XI OAKLAND RAIDERS 32 MINNESOTA VIKINGS 14
SUPER BOWL XII DALLAS COWBOYS 27 DENVER BRONCOS 10
SUPER BOWL XIII PITTSBURGH STEELERS 35 DALLAS COWBOYS 31
SUPER BOWL XIV L.A. RAMS 19 PITTSBURGH STEELERS 31
SUPER BOWL XV OAKLAND RAIDERS 27 PHILADELPHIA EAGLES 10
SUPER BOWL XVI SAN FRANCISCO 49rs 26 CINCINNATI BENGALS 21
SUPER BOWL XVII MIAMI DOLPHINS 17 WASHINGTON REDSKINS 27
SUPER BOWL XVIII WASHINGTON REDSKINS 9 L.A. RAIDERS 38
SUPER BOWL XIX MIAMI DOLPHINS 16 SAN FRANCISCO 49rs 38
SUPER BOWL XX CHICAGO BEARS 46 NEW ENGLAND PATS 10
SUPER BOWL XXI DENVER BRONCOS 20 NEW YORK GIANTS 39
SUPER BOWL XXII WASHINGTON REDSKINS 42 DENVER BRONCOS 10
SUPER BOWL XXIII CINCINNATI BENGALS 16 SAN FRANCISCO 49rs 20
SUPER BOWL XXIV SAN FRANCISCO 49rs 55 DENVER BRONCOS 10
SUPER BOWL XXV BUFFALO BILLS 19 NEW YORK GIANTS 20
SUPER BOWL XXVI WASHINGTON REDSKINS 37 BUFFALO BILLS 24
SUPER BOWL XXVII BUFFALO BILLS 17 DALLAS COWBOYS 52
SUPER BOWL XXVIII DALLAS COWBOYS 30 BUFFALO BILLS 13
SUPER BOWL XXIX SAN DIEGO CHARGERS 26 SAN FRANCISCO 49rs 49
SUPER BOWL XXX DALLAS COWBOYS 27 PITTSBURGH STEELERS 17
SUPER BOWL XXXI NEW ENGLAND PATS 21 GREEN BAY PACKERS 35
SUPER BOWL XXXII GREENBAY PACKERS 24 DENVER BRONCOS 31
SUPER BOWL XXXIII DENVER BRONCOS 34 ATLANTA FALCONS 19
SUPER BOWL XXXIV ST. LOUIS RAMS 23 TENNESSEE TITANS 16
SUPER BOWL XXXV BALTIMORE RAVENS 34 NEW YORK GIANTS 7
SUPER BOWL XXXVI ST. LOUIS RAMS 17 NEW ENGLAND PATS 20
SUPER BOWL XXXVII OAKLAND RAIDERS 21 TAMPA BAY BUCS 48
SUPER BOWL XXXVIII CAROLINA PANTHERS 29 NEW ENGLAND PATS 32
SUPER BOWL XXXIX NEW ENGLAND PATS 24 PHILADELPHIA EAGLES 21
SUPER BOWL XL SEATTLE SEAHAWKS 10 PITTSBURGH STEELERS 21
SUPER BOWL XLI INDIANAPOLIS COLTS 29 CHICAGO BEARS 17
SUPER BOWL XLII NEW YORK GIANTS 17 NEW ENGLAND PATS 14
SUPER BOWL XLIII PITTSBURGH STEELERS 27 ARIZONA CARDINALS 23
SUPER BOWL XLIV NEW ORLEANS SAINTS 31 INDIANAPOLIS COLTS 17
SUPER BOWL XLV GREEN BAY PACKERS 31 PITTSBURGH STEELERS 25SUPER BOWL XLVI NEW ENGLAND PATS 17 NEW YORK GIANTS 21