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first super bowl
The first AFL-NFL World Championship Game in professional American football, known retroactively as Super Bowl I and referred to in some contemporaneous reports, including the game's radio broadcast, as the Super Bowl, was played on January 15, 1967 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California. Wikipedia
Champion: Green Bay Packers
Date: January 15, 1967
Network: CBS and NBC
Location: LA Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA -
Superbowl Timeline
Jan. 14, 1968
Super Bowl 2 Green Bay Packers 33 Oakland Raiders 14 Location: Miami, Fla. MVP: Bart Starr, quarterback Halftime show: Grambling State University Marching Band Lombardi’s last: The Packers thawed out from the infamous NFL championship game “Ice Bowl” in time to send their famous coach into retirement with one last super win. -
Superbowl Timeline
Jan. 12, 1969
Super Bowl 3 New York Jets 16 Baltimore Colts 7 Location: Miami, Fla. MVP: Joe Namath, quarterback Halftime show: Florida A University A super first: Super Bowl III was the first time it was referred to as the “Super Bowl.” The Colts were heavily favored, but “Broadway Joe” pulled off a monumental upset. -
Superbowl Timeline
Jan. 17, 1971
Super Bowl 5 Baltimore Colts 16 Dallas Cowboys 13 Location: Miami, Fla. MVP: Chuck Howley, linebacker Halftime show: Southeast Missouri State Marching Band, Up With People Just keep it: Howley, who had two interceptions in the game, is the only player to win the MVP award while playing for the losing team. However, the Cowboys linebacker refused the trophy. -
Superbowl Timeline
Jan. 16, 1972
Super Bowl 6 Dallas Cowboys 24 Miami Dolphins 3 Location: New Orleans, La. MVP: Roger Staubach, quarterback Halftime show: Ella Fitzgerald, Carol Channing and Al Hirt Ditka: The Cowboys’ tight end caught the touchdown pass to put the game on ice. He then went on to win a Super Bowl as a head coach — Tom Flores and Tony Dungy are the only others to win as players and coaches. Series record: -
Superbowl Timeline
Jan. 30, 2000
Super Bowl 34 St. Louis Rams 23 Tennessee Titans 16 Location: Atlanta, Ga. MVP: Kurt Warner, quarterback Halftime show: Phil Collins, Christina Aguilera, Enrique Iglesias, Toni Braxton and Edward James Olmos One yard: Warner, the grocery store stock boy turned Super Bowl MVP, completed his Cinderella story but not until the Titans’ Kevin Dyson was stopped one yard short of the goal line as the clock expired. -
Superbowl Timeline
Feb. 3, 2002
Super Bowl 36 St. Louis Rams 17 New England Patriots 20 Location: New Orleans, La. MVP: Tom Brady, quarterback Halftime show: U2 Stock boy is back: Kurt Warner’s return to the Super Bowl proved this Cinderella story had multiple chapters. However, the right arm of a sixth-round draft pick from Michigan and the right foot of Adam Vinatieri cut his quest for two titles short. -
Superbowl Timeline
Feb. 7, 2010
Super Bowl 44 New Orleans Saints 31 Indianapolis Colts 17 Location: Miami Gardens, Fla. MVP: Drew Brees, quarterback Halftime show: The Who Sports reflect life: As New Orleans post-Katrina efforts continued, its football team was on the fast track to relevance making its first trip to the Super Bowl. Drew Brees, unceremoniously dispatched from San Diego, provided an iconic snapshot amid a confetti shower. -
Superbowl Timeline
Feb. 6, 2011
Super Bowl 45 Green Bay Packers 31 Pittsburgh Steelers 25 Location: North Texas, Texas MVP: Aaron Rodgers, quarterback Halftime show: The Black Eyed Peas, Usher, Slash Brett Favre who?: Three seasons after the Pack parted ways with Favre, Aaron Rodgers led the dominant team to a Super Bowl victory. Green Bay never trailed by more than seven points all season. Series record: -
Superbowl Timeline
Feb. 5, 2012
Super Bowl 46 New York Giants 21 New England Patriots 17 Location: Indianapolis, Ind. MVP: Eli Manning, quarterback Bragging rights: Peyton’s little brother played spoiler once again with a perfectly executed two-minute drive that, no doubt, gave Eli bragging rights at family gatherings when discussing Super Bowl wins: Archie 0, Peyton 1, Eli 2.