Super Bowl

Louis Rams (won 1, lost 2; one loss as Los Angeles Rams)
2 - Baltimore Colts (won 1, lost 1; franchise now Indianapolis Colts)
2 - Kansas City Chiefs (won 1, lost 1)
2 - Cincinnati Bengals (lost 2)
2 - Philadelphia Eagles (lost 2)
1 - Baltimore Ravens (won 1)
1 - Chicago Bears (won 1)
1 - New York Jets (won 1)
1 - Tampa Bay Buccaneers (won 1)
1 - Atlanta Falcons (lost 1)
1 - Carolina Panthers (lost 1)
1 - San Diego Chargers (lost 1)
1 - Tennessee Titans (lost 1)
. Much of his marketability was lost, however, as the result of rape allegations stemming from his encounter with Katelyn Faber in a Colorado hotel room in June 2003. 8 - Dallas Cowboys (won 5, lost 3)
6 - Denver Broncos (won 2, lost 4)
5 - San Francisco 49ers (won 5)
5 - Pittsburgh Steelers (won 4, lost 1)
5 - Oakland Raiders (won 3, lost 2; one win as Los Angeles Raiders)
5 - Washington Redskins (won 3, lost 2)
5 - New England Patriots (won 3, lost 2)
5 - Miami Dolphins (won 2, lost 3)
4 - Green Bay Packers (won 3, lost 1)
4 - Buffalo Bills (lost 4)
4 - Minnesota Vikings (lost 4)
3 - New York Giants (won 2, lost 1)
3 - St. Bryant's youth, style, good looks and accomplishments on the basketball court had made him one of the most popular and marketable players in the NBA. (*) Note: New York City is scheduled to host Super Bowl XLIV in 2010 only if the proposed West Side Stadium, future home of the New York Jets, is built.. After flirting with the idea of joining several teams, he signed a new seven-year deal with the Lakers worth over $136 million on July 15, 2004. With the new television contracts beginning in 2006, NBC, which last telecast Super Bowl XXXII in 1998, will take ABC's place in the network rotation starting with Super Bowl XLIII in 2009. The Lakers also ventured to the 2004 Finals against the Detroit Pistons, but lost four games to one. Following the loss to the Pistons, Bryant opted out of his contract to tested the free agent market.

Super Bowl XXXVIII was shown on CBS, Super Bowl XXXIX was shown on FOX, and Super Bowl XL will be shown on ABC. He is regarded as one of the best players in the NBA. Bryant helped lead the Los Angeles Lakers to three consecutive NBA championships in 2000, 2001, and 2002. In the United States it is shared between three of the four major television networks - ABC, CBS, and FOX. By the age of 24, Bryant had won many individual awards, and had been named to the All-NBA team multiple times. The television network showing the game changes from year to year. Bryant's career trajectory as an NBA player out of high school has been exceptional. While most home teams in the Super Bowl pick to wear their colored ones, only the Cowboys in XIII and XXVII and the Washington Redskins in XVII have worn white as the home team. His parents initially disapproved of the marriage, but have since reconciled with Bryant.

The Dallas Cowboys wore their rarely-used blue uniform tops in Super Bowl V, and lost to the then-Baltimore Colts, which has led to the belief that many people believe that the Cowboys do not play well in their blue shirts. He married Vanessa Laine on April 18, 2001 in Dana Point, California and their daughter Natalia was born on January 19, 2003. Prior to that, the home team always wore the dark jerseys. Though young and somewhat introverted, Bryant's immense talent made an immediate impression with his teammates on the practice court. The home team is given the choice of either wearing their colored jerseys or their white ones, this started with Super Bowl XIII. Within weeks of being drafted, the Hornets traded him on July 11, 1996 to the Los Angeles Lakers for center Vlade Divac. The designated "home team" alternates between the NFC team in odd-numbered years (the Philadelphia Eagles in 2005), and the AFC team in even-numbered years (the New England Patriots in 2004). Bryant entered the NBA at the age of eighteen after a spectacular high school career in the Philadelphia suburb of Lower Merion, and was originally selected by the Charlotte Hornets but never played for the team.

However, Super Bowl XIV (which involved the then-Los Angeles Rams) was played in the Rose Bowl in nearby Pasadena; and Super Bowl XIX (which involved the San Francisco 49ers) was played at the nearby Stanford Stadium on the Stanford University campus in Palo Alto. Bryant spent much of his childhood in Italy, where his father played professional basketball, and speaks fluent Italian. No NFL team has ever played the Super Bowl on its own home turf. Kobe Bean Bryant (born August 23, 1978 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a National Basketball Association player for the Los Angeles Lakers; he is also the son of NBA player Joe "Jellybean" Bryant. The chosen venues have either been located in the southern regions of the United States where the wintertime weather is expected to be mild, or in domed stadiums where weather is not an issue. USA Today and Parade Magazine's 1996 National High School Player of the Year with a seasonal average of 30.8 points, 12.0 rebounds, 6.5 assists, 4.0 steals and 3.8 blocks per game. The location of the Super Bowl is chosen well in advance, usually 3-5 years before the game. to a 31-3 record and Class AAAA state title as a senior.

This ban includes the pre and post game shows. Led Lower Merion H.S. Las Vegas is the only city that is not allowed to run commericals during the game. Named the 1996 Naismith High School Player of the Year. Prices have increased each year, reaching $2.4 million (US) for a 30 second spot during Super Bowl XXXIX in 2005. Holds the Lakers team record for most consecutive free throws made at 43. Famous commercial campaigns include the Budweiser "Bud Bowl" campaign, and the 1999 and 2000 dot-com ads. One of only two players to ever score at least 35 points in 13 straight games.

Following Apple Computer's 1984 commercial introducing the Apple Macintosh computer, directed by Ridley Scott, the broadcast of the Super Bowl became the premier showcase for high concept or simply extravagantly expensive commercials. One of only three players in NBA history to score 40-plus points in 9 consecutive games. In terms of household percentage, the most watched was Super Bowl XVI in 1982 which was watched in 49.1% of households (73 share) or 40,020,000 households at the time. Ties NBA record for most made 3-point field goals in one game with 12 versus the Seattle SuperSonics on January 7, 2003. The most watched Super Bowl was 1998's Super Bowl XXXII between the Denver Broncos and Green Bay Packers which received a 44.5 rating and 67 share, attracting 90 million viewers. Slam Dunk Champion: 1997. Also it is estimated that 130-140 million tune into some part of the game. All-NBA Defensive Second Team: 2001, 2002.

This means that on average, 80 to 90 million Americans are tuned into the Super Bowl at any given moment. All-NBA Defensive First Team: 2000, 2003, 2004. households, and 60 percent of all homes tuned into television during the game). All-NBA Second Team: 2000, 2001. on average, 40 percent of all U.S. All-NBA First Team: 2002, 2003, 2004. The Super Bowl tends to have high Nielsen television ratings which usually come in around a 40 rating and 60 share (i.e. NBA All-Star: 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005.

(See: Professional American football championship games and National Football League championships). NBA All-Star Game MVP: 2002. The game was called the "All-America Football Conference Championship Game", the "AFL Championship Game" or the "NFL Championship Game", depending on the league playing it. Three time NBA champion: 2000, 2001, 2002. Previous to the 1966 football season, American professional football's championship games were played for various league championships, and games were not played between league champions. The trophy was named prior to Super Bowl V in his honor following his death in 1970.

The winning team receives the Vince Lombardi Trophy, named for the coach of the Green Bay Packers, who won the first two Super Bowl games. After the 1970 season, the game reverted from an essentially interleague championship to the NFL championship, featuring the champions of the NFL's two conferences, the American Football Conference and the National Football Conference. The name was inspired by Kansas City Chiefs owner Lamar Hunt's daughter playing with a small rubber ball with high bouncing powers called a super ball. The third such game, after the 1968 season, was called the "Super Bowl", and that name is now used to refer to the first two AFL-NFL Championship Games as well.

The game was a result of the merger agreement between the two leagues that took full effect for the 1970 season. An AFL-NFL Championship Game was first played after the 1966 football season on January 15, 1967, between the champions of the American Football League and the NFL. It is held annually on the last Sunday in January or the first Sunday in February, and is one of the most watched television broadcasts of the year. The game is almost like a national holiday in the United States.

The Super Bowl is the championship game of the National Football League, the pinnacle of American football. Super Bowl XXXIX was the first such game to be tied after three quarters of play. Also, because of the attacks, the Super Bowl was a National Special Security Event. Most of the events two years afterward were scheduled in February.

This was the first Super Bowl to be played in February. But the game was moved back one week to February 3, 2002 because of the September 11, 2001 attacks. Super Bowl XXXVI was originally scheduled to be played on January 27, 2002. The reason for this was that "XXX" is usually associated with pornography, and proxy servers thought those trying to visit that site were trying to access pornography.

In the months leading up to Super Bowl XXX (30) it was discovered that some proxy servers were blocking the web site for the event.