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The 1969 Oakland Raiders season was the team's tenth as a franchise, and tenth in both Oakland and the American Football League. The campaign saw the team attempt to improve upon its 12–2 record from 1968. The season is notable for being the last for the AFL, which merged into the NFL in 1970.
The Chiefs edged out Oakland 17–7 in a hard fought defensive struggle in which both teams combined for just 440 yards (233 for Oakland, 207 for KC) and each lost four turnovers. It was a very satisfying win for Kansas City, who had been swept by the Raiders during the season and lost 7 of their last 8 meetings, including a crushing 41–6 ...
Monday Night Football celebrated the 100th anniversary of nighttime football on September 28, 1992, with a game between the Los Angeles Raiders and the Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium. [376] The first recorded night football game was the 1892 Wyoming Seminary vs. Mansfield State Normal football game and ended at halftime with a 0–0 tie.
The Chiefs topped the Raiders in the 1969 AFL championship game.. The 1969 AFL season was the tenth and final regular season of the American Football League.To honor the AFL's tenth season, a special anniversary logo was designed and each Kansas City Chiefs player wore a patch on his jersey with the logo during Super Bowl IV, the final AFL-NFL World Championship Game prior to the AFL–NFL merger.
The NFL rumbles on into Week 3, with 16 games coming up across the league, 12 of which involve NFC vs. AFC matchups.. However, this week's schedule begins with an AFC East battle, as the New ...
Oakland (12–1–1) and Kansas City (11–3), both from Western division, had the best records and both advanced to the AFL title game. The opening round of the AFL postseason was played December 20–21, the final week of the regular season for the NFL; they played the first round of their postseason the following weekend (December 27–28 ...
The Week 2 game against the Kansas City Chiefs would be the final football game at the Oakland Coliseum to feature a baseball diamond in the field. The Raiders would play their final International Game as an Oakland based team on Week 5 where they defeated the Chicago Bears 24–21 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London.
The Heidi Game or Heidi Bowl was a 1968 American Football League (AFL) game between the Oakland Raiders and the visiting New York Jets.The contest, held on November 17, 1968, was notable for its exciting finish, in which Oakland scored two touchdowns in the final minute to win the game 43–32.