The First Four Super Bowls
- Super Bowl I took place on January 15, 1967, at the Los Angeles Coliseum, and the NFL's Green Bay Packers won against the AFL's Kansas City Chiefs. It was the only Super Bowl that didn't sell out. The game aired drew in an audience of more than 61,000 fans.
- The next year, the Packers won again, and many began to question whether the AFL teams could hold their own in the NFL.
- The year after, the AFL's New York Jets defeated the Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl III.
- Super Bowl IV was the last game played between the two leagues.
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