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The Patriots' 33 points were the highest losing score in Super Bowl history, a record held until 2023, when the Eagles lost Super Bowl LVII to the Kansas City Chiefs by a score of 38–35. [121] It was the Eagles' third Super Bowl appearance and their first win in franchise history.
Legend has it Kansas City Chiefs owner Lamar Hunt adopted the name from a popular kids toy. But is the legend true?
This year;s Super Bowl is the 58th iteration in NFL history, and the first one to take place in Las Vegas. ... "America's Game," the Super Bowl's name stems from Lamar Hunt, the founder of the AFL ...
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]
Hunt insisted on calling the game the "Super Bowl" after seeing his children playing with a popular toy at the time, a Super Ball. [25] [32] [33] While the first few games were designated the "AFL–NFL World Championship Game", the Super Bowl name became its officially licensed title in years to come. [34]
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.
The name ‘Super Bowl’ was inspired by their child’s toy The couple’s lifetime connection to the Super Bowl goes deeper than Lamar Hunt’s work in merging the two football leagues.
Dawson was 1–0 in an AFL Championship game played before the NFL and AFL first met in the Super Bowl. Three pairs of quarterbacks faced off twice in the Super Bowl: Staubach and Bradshaw, Aikman and Kelly, and Brady and Eli Manning. In each case the same quarterback (Bradshaw, Aikman, and Manning) won both games. [22]