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In 1923, the Tournament East-West football game moved to the new Rose Bowl Stadium; the stadium got its name from the fact that the game played there was part of the Tournament of Roses and that it was shaped like a bowl, much like the Yale Bowl in New Haven, Connecticut. The Tournament of Roses football game thus eventually came to be known as ...
Legend has it Kansas City Chiefs owner Lamar Hunt adopted the name from a popular kids toy. But is the legend true?
The Super Bowl has been played on the second weekend of February since 2022, after the NFL extended the regular season another week. From 2004-21, the Super Bowl was played on the first weekend of ...
Super Bowl III in January 1969 was the first such game that carried the "Super Bowl" moniker in official marketing; the names "Super Bowl I" and "Super Bowl II" were retroactively applied to the first two games. [4] A total of 20 franchises, including teams that have relocated to another city or changed their name, have won the Super Bowl. [5]
Super Bowl LI, featuring the Patriots coming back from a 28–3 score deficit midway through the third quarter to win the first Super Bowl won in overtime, despite an estimated 99.8% chance of a Falcons victory in the third quarter. Regarded by many media outlets as the best Super Bowl of all time.
Super Bowl XXIV, 1990. Who did the 49ers play: Denver Broncos. Did the 49ers win: Yes. San Francisco defeated the Denver Broncos 55-10 at Super Bowl XXIV at the Louisiana Super Dome in New Orleans ...
Super Bowl Sunday is the day on which the Super Bowl, the National Football League (NFL)'s annual championship game, is played. It was the first Sunday in February from Super Bowl XXXVIII in 2004 until Super Bowl LV in 2021, but is now the second Sunday, beginning with Super Bowl LVI. Festivities typically involve groups of people gathering to ...
The first round was named the "Divisional Playoffs", the winners advancing to the "Conference Championships" (AFC & NFC). Two weeks later, the AFC and NFC champions met in the Super Bowl, now the league's championship game. Thus, Super Bowl V in January 1971 was the first Super Bowl played for the NFL title.