What is the Super Bowl?
The Super Bowl is the NFL's championship game — the winners of the AFC and NFC meeting at a neutral site each February — and the biggest annual event in American sport. At Super Bowl LX (Levi's Stadium, February 8, 2026), the Seattle Seahawks beat the New England Patriots 29–13 for their second title, running back Kenneth Walker III the MVP.[1] [2]
How do teams get there?
Through the NFL playoffs: fourteen of 32 clubs qualify by regular-season record, then survive up to three single-elimination rounds — wild card, divisional, conference championship — to reach the game.[1]
Since when does it exist?
First played in January 1967 as the AFL–NFL World Championship Game — retroactively Super Bowl I, won by Green Bay — and numbered in Roman numerals since. The Patriots and Steelers lead with six titles apiece.[1] [3]
| Season | Pool / Format | Host cities |
|---|---|---|
| LX (2026) | Seattle Seahawks | 29–13 vs New England Patriots — Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara |
| LIX (2025) | Philadelphia Eagles | 40–22 vs Kansas City Chiefs — New Orleans |
| LVIII (2024) | Kansas City Chiefs | 25–22 (OT) vs San Francisco 49ers — Las Vegas |
| LVII (2023) | Kansas City Chiefs | 38–35 vs Philadelphia Eagles — Glendale |
| LVI (2022) | Los Angeles Rams | 23–20 vs Cincinnati Bengals — Inglewood |
| LV (2021) | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 31–9 vs Kansas City Chiefs — Tampa |
| LIV (2020) | Kansas City Chiefs | 31–20 vs San Francisco 49ers — Miami Gardens |
| LIII (2019) | New England Patriots | 13–3 vs Los Angeles Rams — Atlanta |
| LII (2018) | Philadelphia Eagles | 41–33 vs New England Patriots — Minneapolis |
| LI (2017) | New England Patriots | 34–28 (OT) vs Atlanta Falcons — Houston |
Champions of the last ten Super Bowls.
Why does it matter?
It is reliably the most-watched broadcast in the United States each year — a cultural event beyond sport, from the halftime show to the advertising — and the ring that defines NFL careers.[2] [3]
References
- NFL — official site. Accessed August 2026.
- ESPN — Seahawks capture second Lombardi with 29-13 win over Patriots (Super Bowl LX). Accessed August 2026.
- Encyclopaedia Britannica — Super Bowl. Accessed August 2026.