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The 1965 AFL Championship Game was the American Football League's sixth championship game, played on December 26 at Balboa Stadium in San Diego, California. [3] [4] [5]It matched the Western Division champion San Diego Chargers (9–2–3) and the Eastern Division champion Buffalo Bills (10–3–1) to decide the American Football League (AFL) champion for the 1965 season.
The 1965 San Diego Chargers season was their sixth as a professional AFL franchise; the team improved on their 8–5–1 record in 1964. Head Coach Sid Gillman led the Chargers to their fifth AFL West title with a 9–2–3 record, before losing the AFL Championship Game to the Buffalo Bills for the second consecutive season.
The Bills' opportunistic defense led the league in interceptions, with 32, and gave up a league-low four rushing touchdowns all season. Between week 6 of the 1964 season, through week eight of the 1965 season, including two 1964 playoff games, the Bills' defense did not allow a touchdown by rushing, a Professional Football record that still stands.
Bills-Lions will feature a ton of points; Steelers-Eagles could turn into a defensive battle. And I’m not sleeping on the other matchups. Patriots vs. Cardinals and Buccaneers vs. Chargers could ...
NFL analysts expect the Bills to bounce back against the Texans, according to our roundup of NFL Week 5 predictions. The Bills are a 1-point favorite over the Texans, according to BetMGM. The ...
The Chargers' regular-season finale at the Las Vegas Raiders became more meaningful when the Cincinnati Bengals defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers (10-7) on Saturday night.
The 1965 AFL season was the sixth regular season of the American Football League. The season also saw a change of television address as the games moved from ABC to NBC. The season ended when the Buffalo Bills defeated the San Diego Chargers in the AFL Championship game.
New Chargers coach Giff Smith was the Bills’ defensive line coach from 2010-12 under Chan Gailey. This is the 10th time (not counting the canceled Bengals game in 2022) the Bills have played in ...