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The term "Super Bowl" did not come into being until the third such game: the first two games were simply called "NFL-AFL Championship Game" (the games would later be retconned as Super Bowls I and II).  With the exception of Super Bowl 50 the game is always named with Roman numerals (for Super Bowl 50 it would have been "Super Bowl L"; however, L stands for "loss" which did not appear to be good marketing).
 
The term "Super Bowl" did not come into being until the third such game: the first two games were simply called "NFL-AFL Championship Game" (the games would later be retconned as Super Bowls I and II).  With the exception of Super Bowl 50 the game is always named with Roman numerals (for Super Bowl 50 it would have been "Super Bowl L"; however, L stands for "loss" which did not appear to be good marketing).
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The game is always played at a pre-determined site (often at a stadium which hosts an NFL team), two weeks after each conference's championship games (which usually places it at the first week in February).  Normally the site is either a warm-weather site, or has an enclosed stadium where weather is not an issue, and almost always is played in a metropolitan area which is also a tourist destination ([[New Orleans]] is among the popular sites).  No team had ever played a Super Bowl game in its own home stadium until Super Bowl LV, when the [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] would play the game which was already scheduled for Raymond James Stadium in Tampa.  The winning team receives the [[Vince Lombardi]] Trophy, named for the legendary [[Green Bay Packers]] coach who won the first two games.
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The game is always played at a pre-determined site (often at a stadium which hosts an NFL team), on a Sunday (referred to as [[Super Bowl Sunday]]) two weeks after each conference's championship games (which usually places it at the first week in February).  Normally the site is either a warm-weather site, or has an enclosed stadium where weather is not an issue, and almost always is played in a metropolitan area which is also a tourist destination with experience in handling major events ([[New Orleans]] is among the popular sites).  No team had ever played a Super Bowl game in its own home stadium until Super Bowl LV, when the [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] would play the game which was already scheduled for Raymond James Stadium in Tampa.  The winning team receives the [[Vince Lombardi]] Trophy, named for the legendary [[Green Bay Packers]] coach who won the first two games.
    
The [[New England Patriots]] have the most appearances in the Super Bowl (11), are tied for the most wins (six, with the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]]) and (little known) also have the most losses (five).  The [[Buffalo Bills]] and the [[Minnesota Vikings]] are tied for the most losses by a team that has not won a Super Bowl (four, the Bills also hold the record for most consecutive Super Bowl appearances at four).  The [[Baltimore Ravens]] are the only team to have won more than one Super Bowl without a loss (two wins).  Among individual accomplishments, [[Tom Brady]] holds the most individual Super Bowl wins (six) and appearances (ten); [[Peyton Manning]] is the only quarterback to lead two different teams -- the [[Indianapolis Colts]] and the [[Denver Broncos]] -- to a Super Bowl win.
 
The [[New England Patriots]] have the most appearances in the Super Bowl (11), are tied for the most wins (six, with the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]]) and (little known) also have the most losses (five).  The [[Buffalo Bills]] and the [[Minnesota Vikings]] are tied for the most losses by a team that has not won a Super Bowl (four, the Bills also hold the record for most consecutive Super Bowl appearances at four).  The [[Baltimore Ravens]] are the only team to have won more than one Super Bowl without a loss (two wins).  Among individual accomplishments, [[Tom Brady]] holds the most individual Super Bowl wins (six) and appearances (ten); [[Peyton Manning]] is the only quarterback to lead two different teams -- the [[Indianapolis Colts]] and the [[Denver Broncos]] -- to a Super Bowl win.
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