The Super Bowl is the annual league championship game of the National Football League (NFL) of the United States. It has served as the final game of every NFL season since 1966, replacing the NFL Championship Game. Since 2022, the game has been played on the second Sunday in February. Prior Super Bowls were played on Sundays in early to mid-January from 1967 to 1978, late January from 1979 to 2003, and the first Sunday of February from 2004 to 2021. Winning teams are awarded the Vince Lombardi Trophy, named after the eponymous coach who won the first two Super Bowls. Because the NFL restricts use of its "Super Bowl" trademark, it is frequently referred to as the "big game" or other generic terms by non-sponsoring corporations. The day that the game is held, is commonly referred to as "Super Bowl Sunday" or simply "Super Sunday".
Each winning team's Super Bowl rings, as of the 2010 season, on display in lead up to Super Bowl XLV
The first Super Bowl at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
The Patriots playing against the Eagles in Super Bowl XXXIX
The New England Patriots postgame speech after Super Bowl LI, February 5, 2017
History of the National Football League championship
Throughout its history, the National Football League (NFL) and other rival American football leagues have used several different formats to determine their league champions, including a period of inter-league matchups to determine a true national champion.
The Packers defeated the Chiefs in the first AFL–NFL Championship Game (Super Bowl I)