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The History and Significance of the Super Bowl
TLDR The Super Bowl is the biggest non-official holiday in the United States, with a rich history dating back to its origins as the AFL-NFL Championship Game. It consistently draws massive television audiences, holds records for food consumption and gambling, and has become a cultural phenomenon in American sports.
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The Super Bowl is the biggest non-official holiday in the United States, with the championship game of the National Football League attracting the largest television audience and being one of the most expensive tickets for any sporting event.
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The term "bowl" in American football games originated from the shape of the early football stadiums, particularly the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, California, and was later adopted by other cities hosting special games.
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The Super Bowl was originally called the AFL-NFL Championship Game and was informally referred to as the Super Bowl before officially being named as such in 1969.
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Super Bowl III changed the status of the game as it was now considered a real competition after the New York Jets of the AFL defeated the Baltimore Colts of the NFL.
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The Super Bowl consistently draws some of the largest television audiences in American history, with 29 of the top 30 most-watched broadcasts being Super Bowls, and it also holds the record for the second highest consumption of food in the United States and the highest day of the year for gambling, with over $23 billion expected to be bet in 2024.
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The Patriots and the Denver Broncos hold the record for the most Super Bowl losses, four NFL teams have never appeared in a Super Bowl, the cost of a Super Bowl commercial is the highest of any television event each year, and no sitting president has ever attended a Super Bowl.
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Super Bowl mayors traditionally place a wager on the game, with the mayor of San Francisco offering Dungeonous Crab and the mayor of Kansas City offering Kansas City Barbecue, and Super Bowl 55 was the first time a team played in their home stadium.
