A wide angle shot shows Rice Stadium during Super Bowl VIII featuring the Miami Dolphins and the Minnesota Vikings on January 13, 1974 in Houston, Texas. The Dolphins defeated the Vikings 24-7.

The celebration didn't last long, though, because Houston had less than two years to prepare for Super Bowl VIII, which would be played on Jan. 13, 1974, at Rice Stadium.

No one on Atlanta's roster is old enough to remember Houston's first Super Bowl in 1974. But while 43 years have passed since Super Bowl VIII at Rice Stadium, its far-reaching effects can still be ...

The future of Rice Stadium, which opened in 1950 and has hosted Super Bowl VIII and John F. Kennedy’s “We choose to go to the moon” speech, has been an ongoing discussion for more than a decade.

Jerry Rice had 215 receiving yards in San Francisco’s Super Bowl XXIII win over Cincinnati. Thirty-five years later, the record still stands.