PHOENIX (AP) — The Super Bowl, at its most basic level, is a game that determines the NFL championship. It has become so much more since the first game was played in 1967. Super Bowl Sunday has become an unofficial holiday in the United States, a day when families and friends to gather to watch the game, the over-the-top commercials and big-name musical acts at halftime. The game and the two weeks of hype, parties and the annual Media Day leading up it have turned the Super Bowl into a spectacle along the lines of the Olympics or World Cup, a royal wedding or papal celebration, the Oscars or Grammys. A rundown of what makes the Super Bowl so special: ___ FABRIC OF AMERICA Baseball is known as America's pastime, but football is woven into the country's fabric. The NFL's rise came at the same time as television's and turned into a $9 billion enterprise.Read more on NewsOK.com