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The '''Super Bowl''' is the [[National Football League]] (NFL) Championship Game played between the [[National Football Conference]] (NFC) and [[American Football Conference]] (AFC). The first Super Bowl ever played was in 1967 as a championship game between the top teams in the National Football League and the now-defunct [[American Football League]] (AFL). The teams that played in the first Super Bowl were the [[Green Bay Packers]] from the NFL and the [[Kansas City Chiefs]] from the AFL. After the AFL's merger into the NFL in 1969, the Super Bowl became the championship game within the NFL pitting the top teams from the AFC and NFC. The winners of the Super Bowl are awarded the Vince Lombardi Trophy, named for the Packer's legendary coach during the 1960's. | The '''Super Bowl''' is the [[National Football League]] (NFL) Championship Game played between the [[National Football Conference]] (NFC) and [[American Football Conference]] (AFC). The first Super Bowl ever played was in 1967 as a championship game between the top teams in the National Football League and the now-defunct [[American Football League]] (AFL). The teams that played in the first Super Bowl were the [[Green Bay Packers]] from the NFL and the [[Kansas City Chiefs]] from the AFL. After the AFL's merger into the NFL in 1969, the Super Bowl became the championship game within the NFL pitting the top teams from the AFC and NFC. The winners of the Super Bowl are awarded the Vince Lombardi Trophy, named for the Packer's legendary coach during the 1960's. | ||
| − | Super Bowl XLV was played in Dallas TX on February 6, 2011 between the Green Bay Packers, the NFC Champions, and the Pittsburgh Steelers, the AFC Champions. | + | Super Bowl XLV was played in Dallas TX on February 6, 2011 between the Green Bay Packers, the NFC Champions, and the Pittsburgh Steelers, the AFC Champions. These teams are two of the most successful in NFL history. The Steelers won six Super Bowl championships prior to Super Bowl XLV; the Packers have won three Super Bowls but hold the record for NFL championships in the pre-Super Bowl era. |
== See also == | == See also == | ||
Revision as of 00:09, February 7, 2011
The Super Bowl is the National Football League (NFL) Championship Game played between the National Football Conference (NFC) and American Football Conference (AFC). The first Super Bowl ever played was in 1967 as a championship game between the top teams in the National Football League and the now-defunct American Football League (AFL). The teams that played in the first Super Bowl were the Green Bay Packers from the NFL and the Kansas City Chiefs from the AFL. After the AFL's merger into the NFL in 1969, the Super Bowl became the championship game within the NFL pitting the top teams from the AFC and NFC. The winners of the Super Bowl are awarded the Vince Lombardi Trophy, named for the Packer's legendary coach during the 1960's.
Super Bowl XLV was played in Dallas TX on February 6, 2011 between the Green Bay Packers, the NFC Champions, and the Pittsburgh Steelers, the AFC Champions. These teams are two of the most successful in NFL history. The Steelers won six Super Bowl championships prior to Super Bowl XLV; the Packers have won three Super Bowls but hold the record for NFL championships in the pre-Super Bowl era.
