The Cincinnati Bengals' first trip to the Super Bowl in 1982 against the San Francisco 49ers also marked the championship debut of a legendary broadcaster.
John Madden made his Super Bowl broadcasting debut during the game as he worked with CBS along with Pat Summerall.
"I have goosebumps all over," Madden on the broadcast at the start of the game.
The game also marked the debut of the Telestrator, which helped Madden diagram replays on the TV screen.
The 49ers won the game 26-21.
Madden won Super Bowl XI as the head coach of the Oakland Raiders and ended his career broadcasting 11 Super Bowls as an analyst
The game drew a 49.1 Nielsen rating, which at the time was the largest audience of any sporting event in history.
What did CBS broadcast after the 1982 Super Bowl?
The network broadcast an episode of "60 Minutes" after the game.
How ABBA played a role in the CBS broadcast
The closing music for the telecast was "The Winner Takes It All" by ABBA.
Who was on Cincinnati's local radio broadcast of the Super Bowl?
WLW-AM in Cincinnati with Phil Samp and Andy MacWilliams broadcast the game locally.
John Madden brought up the Bengals on 'Saturday Night Live'
When Madden hosted "Saturday Night Live" the following September, he took part in a skit that satirized the Bengals losing locker room after the game.
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