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How Super Bowl got its name after years of debate over NFL finale

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Super Bowl got its name. There's nothing quite like the annual showdown between the AFC and NFC champions, as fans across the globe tune into their televisions with beers, snacks and their favourite team's jersey.

Los Angeles Rams fans were left celebrating in 2022 as Matthew Stafford's late, late drive secured a dramatic victory over the Cincinnati Bengals at the £4million SoFi Stadium.

The NFL's end-of-season-showpiece has been known as the 'Super Bowl' since 1969, but it wasn't the only name on the table. To get to the reason why the Super Bowl has its iconic moniker, we first have to go back to 1966, the date when National Football League and the American Football League announced their decision to merge.

As part of the deal, a game was to be played in which each league's best team would compete - a game we now know as the Super Bowl.Trying to decide what the game would be called proved difficult, with NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle suggesting the "Big One" and "Pro Bowl".Those names didn't quite work, and he later proposed "AFL-NFL World Championship Game," which briefly became the game's official name. What did you make of Super Bowl LVI?

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