In order to have their best teams fight for a championship, the NFL and the rival American Football League (AFL) merged in 1966, creating the game. Before the "Super Bowl" name was coined in 1969 for Super Bowl III, it was known as the AFL-NFL World Championship Game. Before the merger, the NFL and AFL competed in the first four Super Bowls (1967–1970), with the NFL winning two of them each. Following the 1970 merger, the National Football Conference (NFC) was founded by the surviving 13 NFL clubs, while the American Football Conference (AFC) was formed by the 10 AFL teams and the three NFL franchises. Since Super Bowl V in 1971, every game has featured the top team from each of the two conferences.Twenty (11 NFC, 9 AFC) of the 32 teams in the NFL at the moment have won a Super Bowl, while fifteen (8 AFC, 7 NFC) have won multiple championships. With six apiece, the Pittsburgh Steelers and New England Patriots of the AFC own the most Super Bowl victories. With eleven Super Bowl appearances, the Patriots have also made the most.[1] The Dallas Cowboys and San Francisco 49ers are the two NFC teams with the most titles and appearances, respectively, at five and eight. With five losses apiece, the Patriots and the AFC's Denver Broncos own the record for most Super Bowl defeats. The only teams without a loss in several leagues are the AFC's Baltimore Ravens and the NFC's Tampa Bay Buccaneers.The Super Bowl is one of the most viewed sporting events in the world since it consistently attracts the largest audience of any American broadcast during the year. Watching the UEFA Champions League final is the most watched club sporting event of the year in the world; Super Bowl broadcasts rank seventh in American television history.[3] The Super Bowl broadcast is the most expensive of the year for commercial slots due to the massive viewership. Because of this, businesses usually produce their priciest commercials for the broadcast, and commercial viewing ends up being a crucial aspect of the event. The Super Bowl is the biggest event for American food consumption, second only to Thanksgiving dinner.[4]
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