Super Bowl

What does Super Bowl Mean?

The common name for the NFL Championship Game that is played at the end of the season between the champions of the two conferences, the AFC and the NFC. The Super Bowl is played on a neutral field that is decided several years before each season. The event is usually the most-watched television program in any given year in the United States, and is a major event in American culture.

List of Super Bowl Winners

Sporting Charts explains Super Bowl

The Super Bowl has existed since 1967 when the champions of the two competing professional football leagues, the NFL and the AFL, played an extra postseason game after the conclusion of their respective playoffs. When the two leagues merged a few years later, the Super Bowl became the annual championship game. Each Super Bowl is marked with roman numerals (i.e. Super Bowl XIII for Super Bowl 13) and is a major media event for the entire week leading up to the game. The winner of the Super Bowl wins the Vince Lombardi Trophy. The game tends to rotate between a series of warm weather neutral sites, particularly Miami, San Diego, and New Orleans, although the game is sometimes played in northern cities with dome stadiums, and will be played outdoors in New York for the first time in 2014.