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Sudden death overtime was finally approved for the NFL championship game in 1946 [7] and has remained in effect ever since. [8] [9] The first playoff game requiring overtime was the 1958 NFL Championship Game. The 1955 and 1960 NFL championship games were played on Monday afternoons, Christmas having fallen on a Sunday in those years.
The NFL Championship Game was ended after the 1969 season, succeeded by the NFC Championship Game. [2] [6] The champions of that game play the champions of the AFC Championship Game in the Super Bowl to determine the NFL champion. [2] The Green Bay Packers won the most NFL championships before the merger, winning eleven of the fifty ...
Chicago Bears vs Washington Redskins, Dec 8, 1940 (NFL Championship Game) Most Points, One Half, 45; Chicago Bears vs Washington Redskins, Dec 8, 1940 (NFL Championship Game) Most Points, Both Teams, First Half, 52; Houston Texans (24) vs Kansas City Chiefs (28), Jan 12, 2020 (Divisional Round) Most Points, Both Teams, Second Half, 56
The first official National Football League (NFL) playoff game was the 1933 NFL Championship Game between the Chicago Bears and New York Giants. A "playoff" game was played in 1932 between the Chicago Bears and Portsmouth Spartans to break a regular season tie, but is recorded in the team record books as a regular season game. [1]
The NFL's biggest game of the year is just around the corner. Super Bowl LIX — the 59th championship game to date — will be held on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025, at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans.
NFL Championship Game Season No. of teams Division champions AFL Championship Game Game Champion Eastern Conference Western Conference Year Champion Eastern Division Western Division Year Champion 1960: 13 Philadelphia Eagles: Green Bay Packers: 1960: Philadelphia Eagles: 1960: 8 Houston Oilers: Los Angeles Chargers: 1960: Houston Oilers ...
NFL divisional round schedule, playoff bracket: Chiefs, Lions back in action after postseason bye week. Ryan Young. January 13, 2025 at 8:18 PM. ... Championship game schedule.
Here's what happened in the prior five Super Bowl rematches in NFL history that meet the 10-year criteria. Super Bowl rematches in NFL history Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Dallas Cowboys. First game ...