Super Bowl I was played 49 years ago today, with the Green Bay Packers defeating the Kansas City Chiefs 35-10 behind Bart Starr’s MVP performance and unlikely hero Max McGee.
Although the box score for the game might resemble one from 2015, the way the game was played, from rules to personnel to style, has changed quite a bit.
The field: The field in Super Bowl I was 120 yards long (including end zones) and 53 yards wide, but the location of a few landmarks were different:
- Goalposts for Super Bowl I were at the front of the end zone and not the rear.