Who Won the First Super Bowl?

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Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Len Dawson (16) looks for an opening, Jan. 15, 1967 in Super Bowl I game against Green Bay Packers, at Los Angeles Califonia's Memorial Coliseum. Other players are unidentified. The Packers won, 35-10.
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Sam Cox @samrcox_ Jan 28, 2025, 11:49 AM
  • The Green Bay Packers won the first Super Bowl.
  • Green Bay defeated the Chiefs by 25 points in Los Angeles.
  • Almost 62,000 people were in attendance.

The first Super Bowl was played in 1967. 

Watched by tens of millions of people around the U.S., it was the beginning of an event which has become one of the biggest sporting occasions in the world. 

Who Won Super Bowl I?

The Green Bay Packers won Super Bowl I. The Packers defeated the Kansas City Chiefs 35-10. 

Packers quarterback Bart Starr was named Super Bowl MVP. 

A year later, Super Bowl odds priced Green Bay as 14-point favourites to beat the Oakland Raiders in Super Bowl II. The Packers won 33-14, with Starr again named Super Bowl MVP. 

Which Two Teams Were in the First-Ever Super Bowl?

The Packers and Chiefs competed in the first-ever Super Bowl in Jan. 1967. 

It was the first-ever game between the AFL and NFL, as the two conferences did not face each other during the regular season. 

How Popular Was the First Super Bowl?

According to the NFL website, 65 million people watched the first Super Bowl on TV. The in-stadium attendance was 61,946 at the Los Angeles Coliseum, and numerous Hollywood stars were at the game. 

Broadcast on both CBS and NBC, the first Super Bowl became the most-watched sporting event ever. The record, of course, has been broken multiple times since. 

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Sam Cox

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Sam Cox is a freelance content writer for BetMGM. He can regularly be found on 888Sport and Betting Expert and has previously written for Sports Betting Dime, OddsChecker, and numerous others. Sam also runs Franchise Sports and has over a decade of experience in the gambling industry.

Sam Cox is a freelance content writer for BetMGM. He can regularly be found on 888Sport and Betting Expert and has previously written for Sports Betting Dime, OddsChecker, and numerous others. Sam also runs Franchise Sports and has over a decade of experience in the gambling industry.