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Super Bowl V

football [1971]
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Super Bowl V, played in 1971, was the championship game for the 1970-71 National Football League (NFL) season. It marked the first Super Bowl contested between the champions of the newly merged NFL's National Football Conference (NFC) and American Football Conference (AFC). The Baltimore Colts (AFC) defeated the Dallas Cowboys (NFC) with a score of 16-13. This game is notable for being the first Super Bowl decided in overtime. The Super Bowl originated from the merger of the NFL and the American Football League (AFL) and was initially called the AFL-NFL World Championship Game.12

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