The Super Bowl
For the NFL - the players, the coaches, the owners, and even the fans - the Super Bowl, and the Vince Lombardi Trophy awarded to its winner, is what each season is all about.
From the off-season conditioning programs, to summer training camp and the pre-season, right the way through to the intense sudden-death environment of the playoffs – it is all geared towards reaching the biggest stage in the American sports calendar.
From the off-season conditioning programs, to summer training camp and the pre-season, right the way through to the intense sudden-death environment of the playoffs – it is all geared towards reaching the biggest stage in the American sports calendar.
In fact, it is reasonable to argue that the Super Bowl – if only for that one Super Sunday – transcends just sports, and leaks out into the masses to be witnessed alongside cold beers, copious amounts of food of all kinds, and family, friends, and neighbours alike.
TIME Magazine, for example, famously described the Super Bowl as “the great American time-out!” Perhaps an even better example and testament to how big the Super Bowl became – and continues to grow – is the quote from Norman Vincent Peale when he stated, “If Jesus was alive today, he’d be at the Super Bowl!”
Bizarre but completely true statistics such as the crime rate dropping on Super Bowl Sunday persist yearly. As does the phenomenon of absolute peaks in water levels around the United States on the first Sunday every February as people rush to toilets in their homes or favourite bar now halftime has finally arrived.
Indeed, as we steadily surge into the twenty-first century, the Super Bowl is the biggest most spectacular annual one-day sporting event not only in the United States, but in the global calendar – sporting and cultural – and looks set to continue to remain in such a position.
TIME Magazine, for example, famously described the Super Bowl as “the great American time-out!” Perhaps an even better example and testament to how big the Super Bowl became – and continues to grow – is the quote from Norman Vincent Peale when he stated, “If Jesus was alive today, he’d be at the Super Bowl!”
Bizarre but completely true statistics such as the crime rate dropping on Super Bowl Sunday persist yearly. As does the phenomenon of absolute peaks in water levels around the United States on the first Sunday every February as people rush to toilets in their homes or favourite bar now halftime has finally arrived.
Indeed, as we steadily surge into the twenty-first century, the Super Bowl is the biggest most spectacular annual one-day sporting event not only in the United States, but in the global calendar – sporting and cultural – and looks set to continue to remain in such a position.
Super Bowl Results At A Glance
Click to read each detailed game reports, and check out the facts, records, and timeline below the results section to see how this experimental championship game - brought into being in an attempt to integrate two rival leagues – became the biggest show on Earth!
Super Bowl I – Green Bay Packers 35, Kansas City Chiefs 10
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles California, Sunday 15th January 1967 - MVP Bart Starr (QB, Green Bay Packers)
Super Bowl II – Green Bay Packers 33, Oakland Raiders 14
Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida, Sunday 14th January 1968 - MVP Bart Starr (QB, Green Bay Packers)
Super Bowl III – New York Jets 16, Baltimore Colts 7
Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida, Sunday 12th January 1969 – MVP Joe Namath (QB, New York Jets)
Super Bowl IV – Kansas City Chiefs 23, Minnesota Vikings 7
Tulane Stadium, New Orleans, Louisiana, Sunday 11th January 1970 – MVP Len Dawson (QB, Kansas City Chiefs)
Super Bowl V – Baltimore Colts 16, Dallas Cowboys 13
Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida, Sunday 17th January 1971 – MVP Chuck Howley (LB, Dallas Cowboys)
Super Bowl VI – Dallas Cowboys 24, Miami Dolphins 3
Tulane Stadium, New Orleans, Louisiana, Sunday 16th January 1972 – MVP Roger Staubach (QB, Dallas Cowboys)
Super Bowl VII – Miami Dolphins 14, Washington Redskins 7
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California, Sunday 14th January 1973 – MVP Jake Scott (S, Miami Dolphins)
Super Bowl VIII – Miami Dolphins 24, Minnesota Vikings 7
Rice Stadium, Houston, Texas, Sunday 13th January 1974 – MVP Larry Csonka (RB, Miami Dolphins)
Super Bowl IX – Pittsburgh Steelers 16, Minnesota Vikings 6
Tulane Stadium, New Orleans, Louisiana, Sunday 12th January 1975 – MVP Franco Harris (RB, Pittsburgh Steelers)
Super Bowl X – Pittsburgh Steelers 21, Dallas Cowboys 17
Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida, Sunday 18th January 1976 – MVP Lynn Swann (WR, Pittsburgh Steelers)
Super Bowl XI – Oakland Raiders 32, Minnesota Vikings 14
Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California, Sunday 9th January 1977 – MVP Fred Biletnikoff (WR, Oakland Raiders)
Super Bowl XII – Dallas Cowboys 27, Denver Broncos 10
Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana, Sunday 15th January 1978 – MVP Randy White (DT, Dallas Cowboys) and Harvey Martin (DE, Dallas Cowboys)
Super Bowl XIII – Pittsburgh Steelers 35, Dallas Cowboys 31
Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida, Sunday 21st January 1979 – MVP Terry Bradshaw (QB. Pittsburgh Steelers)
Super Bowl XIV – Pittsburgh Steelers 31, Los Angeles Rams 19
Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California, Sunday 20th January 1980 – MVP Terry Bradshaw (QB, Pittsburgh Steelers)
Super Bowl XV – Oakland Raiders 27, Philadelphia Eagles 10
Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana, Sunday 25th January 1981 – MVP Jim Plunkett (QB, Oakland Raiders)
Super Bowl XVI – San Francisco 49ers 26, Cincinnati Bengals 21
Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan, Sunday 24th January 1982 – MVP Joe Montana (QB, San Francisco 49ers)
Super Bowl XVII – Washington Redskins 27, Miami Dolphins 17
Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California, Sunday 30th January 1983 – MVP John Riggins (RB, Washington Redskins)
Super Bowl XVIII – Los Angeles Raiders 38, Washington Redskins 9
Tampa Stadium, Tampa, Florida, Sunday 22nd January 1984 – MVP Marcus Allen (RB, Los Angeles Raiders)
Super Bowl XIX – San Francisco 49ers 38, Miami Dolphins 16
Stanford Stadium, Palo Alto, California, Sunday 20th January 1985 – MVP Joe Montana (QB, San Francisco 49ers)
Super Bowl XX – Chicago Bears 46, New England Patriots 10
Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana, Sunday 26th January 1986 – MVP Richard Dent (DE Chicago Bears)
Super Bowl XXI – New York Giants 39, Denver Broncos 20
Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California, Sunday 25th January 1987 – MVP Phil Simms (QB, New York Giants)
Super Bowl XXII – Washington Redskins 42, Denver Broncos 10
Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego, California, Sunday 31st January 1988 – MVP Doug Williams (QB, Washington Redskins)
Super Bowl XXIII – San Francisco 49ers 20, Cincinnati Bengals 16
Joe Robbie Stadium, Miami, Florida, Sunday 22nd January 1989 – MVP Jerry Rice (WR, San Francisco 49ers)
Super Bowl XXIV – San Francisco 49ers 55, Denver Broncos 10
Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana, Sunday 28th January 1990 – MVP Joe Montana (QB, San Francisco 49ers)
Super Bowl XXV – New York Giants 20, Buffalo Bills 19
Tampa Stadium, Tampa, Florida, Sunday 27th January 1991 – MVP Ottis Anderson (RB, New York Giants)
Super Bowl XXVI – Washington Redskins 37, Buffalo Bills 24
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Sunday 26th January 1992 – MVP Mark Rypien (QB, Washington Redskins)
Super Bowl XXVII – Dallas Cowboys 52, Buffalo Bills 17
Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California, Sunday 31st January 1993 – MVP Troy Aikman (QB, Dallas Cowboys)
Super Bowl XXVIII – Dallas Cowboys 30, Buffalo Bills 13
Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia, Sunday 30th January 1994 – MVP Emmitt Smith (RB, Dallas Cowboys)
Super Bowl XXIX – San Francisco 49ers 49, San Diego Chargers 26
Joe Robbie Stadium, Miami, Florida, Sunday 29th January 1995 – MVP Steve Young (QB, San Francisco 49ers)
Super Bowl XXX – Dallas Cowboys 27, Pittsburgh Steelers 17
Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona, Sunday 28th January 1996 – MVP Larry Brown (CB, Dallas Cowboys)
Super Bowl XXXI – Green Bay Packers 35, New England Patriots 21
Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana, Sunday 26th January 1997 – MVP Desmond Howard (KR, Green Bay Packers)
Super Bowl XXXII – Denver Broncos 31, Green Bay Packers 24
Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California, Sunday 25th January 1998 – MVP Terrell Davis (RB, Denver Broncos)
Super Bowl XXXIII – Denver Broncos 34, Atlanta Falcons 19
Pro Player Stadium, Miami, Florida, Sunday 31st January 1999 – MVP John Elway (QB, Denver Broncos)
Super Bowl XXXIV – St. Louis Rams 23, Tennessee Titans 16
Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia, Sunday 30th January 2000 – MVP Kurt Warner (QB, St, Louis Rams)
Super Bowl XXXV – Baltimore Ravens 34, New York Giants 7
Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida, Sunday 28th January 2001 – MVP Ray Lewis (LB, Baltimore Ravens)
Super Bowl XXXVI – New England Patriots 20, St. Louis Rams 17
Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana, Sunday 3rd February 2002 – MVP Tom Brady (QB, New England Patriots)
Super Bowl XXXVII – Tampa Bay Buccaneers 48, Oakland Raiders 21
Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California, Sunday 26th January 2003 – MVP Dexter Jackson (S, Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
Super Bowl XXXVIII – New England Patriots 32, Carolina Panthers 29
Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas, Sunday 1st February 2004 – MVP Tom Brady (QB, New England Patriots)
Super Bowl XXXIX – New England Patriots 24, Philadelphia Eagles 21
Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida, Sunday 6th February 2005 – MVP Deion Branch (WR, New England Patriots)
Super Bowl XL – Pittsburgh Steelers 21, Seattle Seahawks 10
Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan, Sunday 5th February 2006 – MVP Hines Ward (WR, Pittsburgh Steelers)
Super Bowl XLI – Indianapolis Colts 29, Chicago Bears 17
Dolphin Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida, Sunday 4th February 2007 – MVP Peyton Manning (QB, Indianapolis Colts)
Super Bowl XLII – New York Giants 17, New England Patriots 14
University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona, Sunday 3rd February 2008 – MVP Eli Manning (QB, New York Giants)
Super Bowl XLIII – Pittsburgh Steelers 27, Arizona Cardinals 23
Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida, Sunday 1st February 2009 – MVP Santonio Holmes (WR, Pittsburgh Steelers)
Super Bowl XLIV – New Orleans Saints 31, Indianapolis Colts 17
Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida, Sunday 7th February 2010 – MVP Drew Brees (QB, New Orleans Saints)
Super Bowl XLV – Green Bay Packers 31, Pittsburgh Steelers 25
Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, Texas, Sunday 6th February 2011 – MVP Aaron Rodgers (QB, Green Bay Packers)
Super Bowl XLVI – New York Giants 21, New England Patriots 17
Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana, Sunday 5th February 2012 – MVP Eli Manning (QB, New York Giants)
Super Bowl XLVII – Baltimore Ravens 34, San Francisco 49ers 31
Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana, Sunday 3rd February 2013 – MVP Joe Flacco (QB, Baltimore Ravens)
Super Bowl XLVIII – Seattle Seahawks 43, Denver Broncos 8
MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey, Sunday 2nd February 2014 – MVP Malcolm Smith (LB, Seattle Seahawks)
Super Bowl XLIX – New England Patriots 28, Seattle Seahawks 24
University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona, Sunday 1st February 2015 – MVP Tom Brady (QB, New England Patriots)
Super Bowl 50 – Denver Broncos 24, Carolina Panthers 10
Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara, California, Sunday 7th February 2016 – MVP Von Miller (LB, Denver Broncos)
Super Bowl LI – New England Patriots 34, Atlanta Falcons 28 (OT)
NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas, Sunday 5th February 2017 – MVP Tom Brady (QB, New England Patriots)
Click to read each detailed game reports, and check out the facts, records, and timeline below the results section to see how this experimental championship game - brought into being in an attempt to integrate two rival leagues – became the biggest show on Earth!
Super Bowl I – Green Bay Packers 35, Kansas City Chiefs 10
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles California, Sunday 15th January 1967 - MVP Bart Starr (QB, Green Bay Packers)
Super Bowl II – Green Bay Packers 33, Oakland Raiders 14
Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida, Sunday 14th January 1968 - MVP Bart Starr (QB, Green Bay Packers)
Super Bowl III – New York Jets 16, Baltimore Colts 7
Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida, Sunday 12th January 1969 – MVP Joe Namath (QB, New York Jets)
Super Bowl IV – Kansas City Chiefs 23, Minnesota Vikings 7
Tulane Stadium, New Orleans, Louisiana, Sunday 11th January 1970 – MVP Len Dawson (QB, Kansas City Chiefs)
Super Bowl V – Baltimore Colts 16, Dallas Cowboys 13
Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida, Sunday 17th January 1971 – MVP Chuck Howley (LB, Dallas Cowboys)
Super Bowl VI – Dallas Cowboys 24, Miami Dolphins 3
Tulane Stadium, New Orleans, Louisiana, Sunday 16th January 1972 – MVP Roger Staubach (QB, Dallas Cowboys)
Super Bowl VII – Miami Dolphins 14, Washington Redskins 7
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California, Sunday 14th January 1973 – MVP Jake Scott (S, Miami Dolphins)
Super Bowl VIII – Miami Dolphins 24, Minnesota Vikings 7
Rice Stadium, Houston, Texas, Sunday 13th January 1974 – MVP Larry Csonka (RB, Miami Dolphins)
Super Bowl IX – Pittsburgh Steelers 16, Minnesota Vikings 6
Tulane Stadium, New Orleans, Louisiana, Sunday 12th January 1975 – MVP Franco Harris (RB, Pittsburgh Steelers)
Super Bowl X – Pittsburgh Steelers 21, Dallas Cowboys 17
Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida, Sunday 18th January 1976 – MVP Lynn Swann (WR, Pittsburgh Steelers)
Super Bowl XI – Oakland Raiders 32, Minnesota Vikings 14
Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California, Sunday 9th January 1977 – MVP Fred Biletnikoff (WR, Oakland Raiders)
Super Bowl XII – Dallas Cowboys 27, Denver Broncos 10
Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana, Sunday 15th January 1978 – MVP Randy White (DT, Dallas Cowboys) and Harvey Martin (DE, Dallas Cowboys)
Super Bowl XIII – Pittsburgh Steelers 35, Dallas Cowboys 31
Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida, Sunday 21st January 1979 – MVP Terry Bradshaw (QB. Pittsburgh Steelers)
Super Bowl XIV – Pittsburgh Steelers 31, Los Angeles Rams 19
Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California, Sunday 20th January 1980 – MVP Terry Bradshaw (QB, Pittsburgh Steelers)
Super Bowl XV – Oakland Raiders 27, Philadelphia Eagles 10
Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana, Sunday 25th January 1981 – MVP Jim Plunkett (QB, Oakland Raiders)
Super Bowl XVI – San Francisco 49ers 26, Cincinnati Bengals 21
Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan, Sunday 24th January 1982 – MVP Joe Montana (QB, San Francisco 49ers)
Super Bowl XVII – Washington Redskins 27, Miami Dolphins 17
Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California, Sunday 30th January 1983 – MVP John Riggins (RB, Washington Redskins)
Super Bowl XVIII – Los Angeles Raiders 38, Washington Redskins 9
Tampa Stadium, Tampa, Florida, Sunday 22nd January 1984 – MVP Marcus Allen (RB, Los Angeles Raiders)
Super Bowl XIX – San Francisco 49ers 38, Miami Dolphins 16
Stanford Stadium, Palo Alto, California, Sunday 20th January 1985 – MVP Joe Montana (QB, San Francisco 49ers)
Super Bowl XX – Chicago Bears 46, New England Patriots 10
Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana, Sunday 26th January 1986 – MVP Richard Dent (DE Chicago Bears)
Super Bowl XXI – New York Giants 39, Denver Broncos 20
Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California, Sunday 25th January 1987 – MVP Phil Simms (QB, New York Giants)
Super Bowl XXII – Washington Redskins 42, Denver Broncos 10
Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego, California, Sunday 31st January 1988 – MVP Doug Williams (QB, Washington Redskins)
Super Bowl XXIII – San Francisco 49ers 20, Cincinnati Bengals 16
Joe Robbie Stadium, Miami, Florida, Sunday 22nd January 1989 – MVP Jerry Rice (WR, San Francisco 49ers)
Super Bowl XXIV – San Francisco 49ers 55, Denver Broncos 10
Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana, Sunday 28th January 1990 – MVP Joe Montana (QB, San Francisco 49ers)
Super Bowl XXV – New York Giants 20, Buffalo Bills 19
Tampa Stadium, Tampa, Florida, Sunday 27th January 1991 – MVP Ottis Anderson (RB, New York Giants)
Super Bowl XXVI – Washington Redskins 37, Buffalo Bills 24
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Sunday 26th January 1992 – MVP Mark Rypien (QB, Washington Redskins)
Super Bowl XXVII – Dallas Cowboys 52, Buffalo Bills 17
Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California, Sunday 31st January 1993 – MVP Troy Aikman (QB, Dallas Cowboys)
Super Bowl XXVIII – Dallas Cowboys 30, Buffalo Bills 13
Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia, Sunday 30th January 1994 – MVP Emmitt Smith (RB, Dallas Cowboys)
Super Bowl XXIX – San Francisco 49ers 49, San Diego Chargers 26
Joe Robbie Stadium, Miami, Florida, Sunday 29th January 1995 – MVP Steve Young (QB, San Francisco 49ers)
Super Bowl XXX – Dallas Cowboys 27, Pittsburgh Steelers 17
Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona, Sunday 28th January 1996 – MVP Larry Brown (CB, Dallas Cowboys)
Super Bowl XXXI – Green Bay Packers 35, New England Patriots 21
Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana, Sunday 26th January 1997 – MVP Desmond Howard (KR, Green Bay Packers)
Super Bowl XXXII – Denver Broncos 31, Green Bay Packers 24
Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California, Sunday 25th January 1998 – MVP Terrell Davis (RB, Denver Broncos)
Super Bowl XXXIII – Denver Broncos 34, Atlanta Falcons 19
Pro Player Stadium, Miami, Florida, Sunday 31st January 1999 – MVP John Elway (QB, Denver Broncos)
Super Bowl XXXIV – St. Louis Rams 23, Tennessee Titans 16
Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia, Sunday 30th January 2000 – MVP Kurt Warner (QB, St, Louis Rams)
Super Bowl XXXV – Baltimore Ravens 34, New York Giants 7
Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida, Sunday 28th January 2001 – MVP Ray Lewis (LB, Baltimore Ravens)
Super Bowl XXXVI – New England Patriots 20, St. Louis Rams 17
Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana, Sunday 3rd February 2002 – MVP Tom Brady (QB, New England Patriots)
Super Bowl XXXVII – Tampa Bay Buccaneers 48, Oakland Raiders 21
Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California, Sunday 26th January 2003 – MVP Dexter Jackson (S, Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
Super Bowl XXXVIII – New England Patriots 32, Carolina Panthers 29
Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas, Sunday 1st February 2004 – MVP Tom Brady (QB, New England Patriots)
Super Bowl XXXIX – New England Patriots 24, Philadelphia Eagles 21
Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida, Sunday 6th February 2005 – MVP Deion Branch (WR, New England Patriots)
Super Bowl XL – Pittsburgh Steelers 21, Seattle Seahawks 10
Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan, Sunday 5th February 2006 – MVP Hines Ward (WR, Pittsburgh Steelers)
Super Bowl XLI – Indianapolis Colts 29, Chicago Bears 17
Dolphin Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida, Sunday 4th February 2007 – MVP Peyton Manning (QB, Indianapolis Colts)
Super Bowl XLII – New York Giants 17, New England Patriots 14
University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona, Sunday 3rd February 2008 – MVP Eli Manning (QB, New York Giants)
Super Bowl XLIII – Pittsburgh Steelers 27, Arizona Cardinals 23
Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida, Sunday 1st February 2009 – MVP Santonio Holmes (WR, Pittsburgh Steelers)
Super Bowl XLIV – New Orleans Saints 31, Indianapolis Colts 17
Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida, Sunday 7th February 2010 – MVP Drew Brees (QB, New Orleans Saints)
Super Bowl XLV – Green Bay Packers 31, Pittsburgh Steelers 25
Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, Texas, Sunday 6th February 2011 – MVP Aaron Rodgers (QB, Green Bay Packers)
Super Bowl XLVI – New York Giants 21, New England Patriots 17
Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana, Sunday 5th February 2012 – MVP Eli Manning (QB, New York Giants)
Super Bowl XLVII – Baltimore Ravens 34, San Francisco 49ers 31
Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana, Sunday 3rd February 2013 – MVP Joe Flacco (QB, Baltimore Ravens)
Super Bowl XLVIII – Seattle Seahawks 43, Denver Broncos 8
MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey, Sunday 2nd February 2014 – MVP Malcolm Smith (LB, Seattle Seahawks)
Super Bowl XLIX – New England Patriots 28, Seattle Seahawks 24
University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona, Sunday 1st February 2015 – MVP Tom Brady (QB, New England Patriots)
Super Bowl 50 – Denver Broncos 24, Carolina Panthers 10
Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara, California, Sunday 7th February 2016 – MVP Von Miller (LB, Denver Broncos)
Super Bowl LI – New England Patriots 34, Atlanta Falcons 28 (OT)
NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas, Sunday 5th February 2017 – MVP Tom Brady (QB, New England Patriots)
SUPER BOWL I
At the time it was contested, the first Super Bowl was referred to only as the AFL-NFL World Championship Game, and was played before a half empty Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California.