The first four super bowls.

[Flamma]

I've got a question. But first let me say this. NFL championship games are the exact same thing as super bowls. Both are NFL championship games. One could say, and rightfully so, that it is much harder to win a SB due to all of the extra teams. But either way, they are the same, an NFL championship game.

That said, what were the first four super bowls? The leagues were not yet merged. For example, the Jets won the AFL championship, and the Colts won the NFL championship, so what did they win in their AFL VS NFL game (later renamed the super bowl) after that? It wasn't an NFL championship game, the Colts won that. So what did they win? The bragging rights bowl?

 

[csirl]

Yes, your right. They won the bragging rights on behalf of their league. Some of the early SBs werent as big a deal as they are today - didnt sell out.

 

[gtb1943]

Yes, your right. They won the bragging rights on behalf of their league. Some of the early SBs werent as big a deal as they are today - didnt sell out.

NFL football was not as big back then. It really took about ten years for it to start to grow into a monster game.

BUT if you ask any of those still around what those games meant to both the NFL and AFL players you will see it was MUCH more important to THEM back then; especially the AFL players who were looking for respect

 

[Flamma]

NFL football was not as big back then. It really took about ten years for it to start to grow into a monster game.

BUT if you ask any of those still around what those games meant to both the NFL and AFL players you will see it was MUCH more important to THEM back then; especially the AFL players who were looking for respect

I'm sure the games meant a lot to the players. They were playing to win, as I don't think they got paid that much. I've been recently watching old NFL championship games. Condensed games, and not every play. They run around 30 minutes. What took me by surprise is how often they passed the ball. In one game, the Giants were in shotgun on every play.

 

[gtb1943]

I'm sure the games meant a lot to the players. They were playing to win, as I don't think they got paid that much. I've been recently watching old NFL championship games. Condensed games, and not every play. They run around 30 minutes. What took me by surprise is how often they passed the ball. In one game, the Giants were in shotgun on every play.

The shotgun had been disused for years until Landry brought it back in 1975. That was one of the reasons they got to the SB. Preston Pearson really was key that year. Some games back in the day did have a lot of passing. BUT it was only a few games. now the AFL was more of a passing league starting out.

 

[Flamma]

The shotgun had been disused for years until Landry brought it back in 1975. That was one of the reasons they got to the SB. Preston Pearson really was key that year. Some games back in the day did have a lot of passing. BUT it was only a few games. now the AFL was more of a passing league starting out.

I don't deny that. But I did watch one NFL championship game back in the early 50s or late 40s where the Giants were in shotgun on every play. They ran all run and pass plays from shotgun. I haven't been watching AFL games. These are NFL championships, and they are passing a ton.

 

[gtb1943]

I don't deny that. But I did watch one NFL championship game back in the early 50s or late 40s where the Giants were in shotgun on every play. They ran all run and pass plays from shotgun. I haven't been watching AFL games. These are NFL championships, and they are passing a ton.

dig a little deeper and you will find that is a real outlier