The Superbowl is a very popular sporting event that takes place every year to determine the championship of the NFL. Millions of people watch this event every year. It usually takes place on a Sunday in either February or January. It is broadcasted in more than one hundred and seventy countries. The Super Bowl is one of the most-watched sporting events in the world.
The NFL officially formed in 1920, but the super bowl didn't happen until forty years later. In 1960 a group of businessmen decided to launch a different league from the NFL and the called it the AFL. In 1966, they created an agreement to merge the leagues by 1970. The first Super Bowl was between the AFL champions and the NFL champions in 1966. They called it the “AFL-NFL World Championship Game.” Later the Kansas City Chief’s owner, Lamar Hunt, proposed to call it the Super Bowl.
The first Superbowl took place on January 15, 1967. It was between the NFL’s Green Bay Packers and the AFL’s Kansas City Chiefs. It took place in Los Angeles at the Los Angeles Coliseum. Ticket prices only averaged twelve dollars. It was the only Superbold game that didn't sell out. It was on two networks and it was watched by over 61,000 fans. The Packers beat the Kansas City Chiefs 35-10. The year after that the Packers beat the Oakland Raiders 33-14. The next year the New York Jets beat the Baltimore Colts. The year after that, the Chiefs beat the Minnesota Vikings 23-7. This was the last game played between the AFL and the NFL. The popularity of the sport grew once the NFL and the AFL merged.
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