The Super Bowl 12 Reasons To Love The NFL's Big Game
Super Bowl Sunday is one of the most exciting days each year in sports The Super Bowl features two teams playing for the National Football League NFL championship Thousands of people watch the game from inside the stadium Millions more watch on TV For the players and coaches everything is on the line When the game lives up to the hype the results are exciting Many of the league’s most memorable moments happened in the Super Bowl Super Bowl XLIX was one of those times The game was in February 2015 It featured two powerhouse teams the New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks Seattle led 24 21 in the fourth quarter Then the Patriots came back Quarterback Tom Brady led his team down the field for a touchdown Now Seattle trailed 28 24 It was quarterback Russell Wilson’s turn to shine He led the Seahawks down to the 1-yard line Only a minute remained A touchdown would likely win the game But the Seahawks did not score Instead Patriots rookie Malcolm Butler intercepted Wilson’s pass to seal the win 6 Super Bowls Tom Brady and the Patriots played in from the 2001 to 2014 seasons New England won four of those Super Bowls All six of those games were decided in the final two minutes UPSETS COMEBACKS AND DRAMA MAKE FOR AMAZING ACTION 1 4
New England Patriots cornerback Malcolm Butler makes an interception His play saved Super Bowl XLIX 5
Great teams win one Super Bowl Dynasties keep on winning them The Green Bay Packers were the first Super Bowl dynasty They won the NFL championship in 1965 Then they won the first two Super Bowls Those were held after the 1966 and 1967 seasons Many legendary teams followed the Packers The Pittsburgh Steelers stood out They won four Super Bowls between the 1974 and 1979 seasons The San Francisco 49ers took over in the 1980s They won four in that decade Next came the Dallas Cowboys That team won three titles in four years in the 1990s DYNASTIES ARE BORN IN THE BIG GAME 2 6 The Pittsburgh Steelers Lynn Swann makes a diving catch in Super Bowl X in January 1976 The Steelers beat the Dallas Cowboys
The NFL kept growing It reached 32 teams in 2002 Winning multiple titles became harder than ever Yet the New England Patriots proved to be a modern day dynasty They have been the most successful team since 2000 New England won the Super Bowls after the 2001 2003 2004 and 2014 seasons The Patriots also appeared in two others BEST OF THE BEST The Pittsburgh Steelers won Super Bowl XLIII after the 2008 season It was the team’s record sixth title Two teams have five They are the Dallas Cowboys and San Francisco 49ers The Green Bay Packers New England Patriots and New York Giants have won four each Twenty-three teams have reached multiple Super Bowls Of them only the Baltimore Ravens are undefeated at 2 0 46 NFL seasons before the first Super Bowl was held in January 1967 The league began in 1920 The American Football League AFL debuted in 1960 to rival the NFL The first Super Bowls featured the AFL and NFL champions The NFL and AFL joined together to form one league in 1970 Quarterback Joe Montana led the San Francisco 49ers to four Super Bowl wins 7
