Did you know that "Super Bowl" is two words? Based on the social media posts and texts I get around that time, I'm guessing most people don't.
It's hard to imagine a time when the world didn't stop completely just to see what Doritos will do for their next commercial, but there is indeed a threshold in time before which the Super Bowl was not played. Back then, people didn't even reference the game's viewership — in fact, it took some time before the Super Bowl started to do better than regular TV shows.
But two teams bravely stepped up to be the first to play the biggest game of the year in American sports. Which ones were they?
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Correct Answer: Green Bay Packers vs. Kansas City Chiefs
The answer is: Packers vs. Chiefs. While we retroactively call it Super Bowl I, the first matchup between the champions of the National Football League and American Football League (later changed to conferences), was held between Green Bay and Kansas City in 1967.It was officially called the AFL–NFL World Championship Game, although commentators and press referred to it as the Super Bowl from the get-go.The Packers won, 35-10.Source
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