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All games are listed under the year in which the majority of regular season games were played: especially since the 1960s, many championship games have been played in the January or, since 2002, February of the following year (i.e. the Championship Game of the 2011 NFL season was played in February 2012, but is listed here under 2011).
The championship game was then held on its originally scheduled date, January 2, 1966—the first time the NFL champion was crowned in January. Green Bay won both post-season games at home, beating the injury-riddled Colts (with third-string QB Tom Matte ) in overtime by a controversial field goal, and taking the title 23–12 on a very muddy ...
The rival American Football League (AFL) began play in 1960 with its own Eastern and Western divisions and AFL Championship Game. Following an agreement to merge the NFL with AFL, the Super Bowl was first held at the conclusion of the 1966 season to determine a champion between the best teams from the two leagues.
The Super Bowl — the NFL's championship game — pits the winner of the American Football Conference against the winner ... John Elway | Location: Pro Player Stadium, Miami | Date: Jan. 31, 1999 ...
The 1920 Akron Pros were named the first APFA (NFL) champions. The National Football League champions, prior to the merger between the National Football League (NFL) and American Football League (AFL) in 1970, were determined by two different systems. The National Football League was established on September 17, 1920, as the American Professional Football Association (APFA). The APFA changed ...
Only four teams remain in the race to Super Bowl 59. Here are the matchups for the two conference championship games: AFC championship game. No. 1 Kansas City Chiefs vs. No. 2 Buffalo Bills. NFC ...
The Packers defeated the Chiefs in the first AFL–NFL World Championship Game (Super Bowl I). The Super Bowl is the annual American football game that determines the champion of the National Football League (NFL). The game culminates a season that begins in the previous calendar year, and is the conclusion of the NFL playoffs.
NFC Championship Game logo, 2008–2010 (Used with old shield since 2005) The structure of the NFL playoffs has changed several times since 1970. At the end of each regular season, the top teams in the NFC qualify for the postseason, including all division champions (three division winners from the 1970–71 to 2001–02 seasons; four since the 2002–03 season) and a set number of "wild card ...