Super Bowl

The Super Bowl is the championship game of the National Football League, widely considered the most important American professional football competition in the United States.

The game was first played in January 1967 between the champions of the American Football League and the National Football League, an off-shoot of the merger agreement between the two leagues that took effect for the 1970 season. Since 1970 the game has featured the champions of the NFL's two conferences, the American Football Conference and the National Football Conference.

Following Apple Computer's 1984 advertisement announcing the Apple Macintosh computer, directed by Ridley Scott, the broadcast of the Super Bowl became the premier showcase for high-concept or simply extravagantly expensive commercials. Famous commercial campaigns include the Budweiser "Bud Bowl" campaign, and the 1999 and 2000 dot-com ads.

Previous results:

*Super Bowls I through IV, between champions of the American Football League and the National Football League

Super Bowl I     /67 NFL Green Bay Packers    def. AFL Kansas City Chiefs   35-10
Super Bowl II    /68 NFL Green Bay Packers    def. AFL Oakland Raiders      33-14
Super Bowl III   /69 AFL New York Jets        def. NFL Baltimore Colts      16-7
Super Bowl IV    /70 AFL Kansas City Chiefs   def. NFL Minnesota Vikings    23-7

*Results of the only four Super Bowls between LEAGUE champions: AFL - 2 victories, NFL - 2 victories.

Super Bowl V     /71 AFC Baltimore Colts      def. NFC Dallas Cowboys       16-13
Super Bowl VI    /72 NFC Dallas Cowboys       def. AFC Miami Dolphins       24-3
Super Bowl VII   /73 AFC Miami Dolphins       def. NFC Washington Redskins  14-7
Super Bowl VIII  /74 AFC Miami Dolphins       def. NFC Minnesota Vikings    24-7
Super Bowl IX    /75 AFC Pittsburgh Steelers  def. NFC Minnesota Vikings    16-6
Super Bowl X     /76 AFC Pittsburgh Steelers  def. NFC Dallas Cowboys       21-17
Super Bowl XI    /77 AFC Oakland Raiders      def. NFC Minnesota Vikings    32-14
Super Bowl XII   /78 NFC Dallas Cowboys       def. AFC Denver Broncos       27-10
Super Bowl XIII  /79 AFC Pittsburgh Steelers  def. NFC Dallas Cowboys       35-31
Super Bowl XIV   /80 AFC Pittsburgh Steelers  def. NFC Los Angeles Rams     31-19
Super Bowl XV    /81 AFC Oakland Raiders      def. AFC Philadelphia Eagles  27-10
Super Bowl XVI   /82 NFC San Francisco 49ers  def. AFC Cincinnati Bengals   26-21
Super Bowl XVII  /83 NFC Washington Redskins  def. AFC Miami Dolphins       27-17
Super Bowl XVIII /84 AFC Los Angeles Raiders  def. NFC Washington Redskins  38-9
Super Bowl XIX   /85 NFC San Francisco 49ers  def. AFC Miami Dolphins       38-16
Super Bowl XX    /86 NFC Chicago Bears        def. AFC New England Patriots 46-10
Super Bowl XXI   /87 NFC New York Giants      def. AFC Denver Broncos       39-20
Super Bowl XXII  /88 NFC Washington Redskins  def. AFC Denver Broncos       42-10
Super Bowl XXIII /89 NFC San Francisco 49ers  def. AFC Cincinnati Bengals   20-16
Super Bowl XXIV  /90 NFC San Francisco 49ers  def. AFC Denver Broncos       55-10
Super Bowl XXV   /91 NFC New York Giants      def. AFC Buffalo Bills        20-19
Super Bowl XXVI  /92 NFC Washington Redskins  def. AFC Buffalo Bills        37-24
Super Bowl XXVII /93 NFC Dallas Cowboys       def. AFC Buffalo Bills        52-17
Super Bowl XXVIII/94 NFC Dallas Cowboys       def. AFC Buffalo Bills        30-13
Super Bowl XXIX  /95 NFC San Francisco 49ers  def. AFC San Diego Chargers   49-26
Super Bowl XXX   /96 NFC Dallas Cowboys       def. AFC Pittsburgh Steelers  27-17
Super Bowl XXXI  /97 NFC Green Bay Packers    def. AFC New England Patriots 35-21
Super Bowl XXXII /98 AFC Denver Broncos       def. NFC Green Bay Packers    31-24
Super Bowl XXXIII/99 AFC Denver Broncos       def. NFC Atlanta Falcons      34-19
Super Bowl XXXIV /00 NFC Saint Louis Rams     def. AFC Tennessee Titans     23-16
Super Bowl XXXV  /01 AFC Baltimore Ravens     def. NFC New York Giants      34-7
Super Bowl XXXVI /02 AFC New England Patriots def. NFC Saint Louis Rams     20-17
Super Bowl XXXVII/03 NFC Tampa Bay Buccaneers def. AFC Oakland Raiders      48-21

See also: American football