On January 15, 1967, the first Super Bowl took place, marking the official entry of the NFL into a new era, unfolding half a century of trials and tribulations.
At that time, the American League champion Kansas City Chiefs faced off against the National Conference champion Green Bay Packers; regardless of the outcome, both teams etched their entries into the history books in this manner.
Perhaps, in subsequent Super Bowl history, people would only remember the champions and often overlook the losing teams; but the first Super Bowl was different, the entire league remembers how the Green Bay Packers and Kansas City Chiefs made their debut on the historical stage and left their marks.
However, in the half-century of history that followed, the ties between the Green Bay Packers and Kansas City Chiefs were few and far from what could be considered a rivalry.
