When was the first Super Bowl?

For most sports fans in the United States and other parts of the World, the NFL Super Bowl is the most awaited day of the year. With only one final game to decide the Champion, the NFL brings out a different dimension to sports leagues across the United States. The Super Bowl is not just a game, it is a battle between the best team in the AFC against the best team in the NFC.

Today, the Super Bowl has reached truly spectacular heights. There is everything from fan events, public press conferences, and interviews of the players as well as coaches, and even some fun and games before the big day. Moreover, spectators are also treated to a celebrity halftime show that fails to disappoint year in and year out.

The average length of the Super Bowl is around 3 hours and 12 minutes with all the stoppages, prolonged halftime shows, and longer commercial breaks in between. But looking back at the progress of this amazing league, one can’t help but wonder in what year was the first Super Bowl!

First Super Bowl

Super Bowl I date was on January 15, 1967, and was played at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California between the Green Bay Packers and the Kansas City Chiefs. The first Super Bowl date was decided after the 1967 merger between the AFL-NFL merger.

Of course, back then, the Super Bowl was known as the AFL–NFL World Championship Game. This was the first Championship Game after the AFL-NFL merger and at the time, both teams were under pressure to win and make a statement.

The Super Bowl game start time on that day was 3:15 p.m. Central, which is 4:15 p.m. ET, and 1:15 p.m. PST. With nearly 62,000 fans in the stadium, the game was broadcast to many more at home by CBS and NBC networks. This game was simulcast by both networks as CBS covered NFL games and NBC covered AFL games.

The first-ever halftime show was a performance by Al Hirt who was an American trumpeter and bandleader. There were performances from marching bands from the University of Arizona and Grambling College as well.

First Super Bowl Game Summary

The Green Bay Packers were 14-point favorites heading into the first Super Bowl over the Kansas City Chiefs. The Packers scored the first touchdown of the game in the first quarter and then went into halftime with a 14-10 lead. In the second half, the Chiefs weren’t able to put up any points on the board while the Packers scored 21 unanswered points to seal the game with a thumping 35-14 win.

Bart Starr, the quarterback for the Packers was named the MVP of the game. He threw for 250 yards on 16 of 23 pass attempts and had two passing touchdowns to 1 interception and a passer rating of 116.2. The Packers played a great game overall converting 11 of 15 third downs whereas the Chiefs went 3 of 13. Additionally, the Packers had 6 sacks to the Chiefs 3 and rushed for 133 yards while the Chiefs could manage only 72.