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This performance prompted KCNC-TV to report, "After 5 games and 5 big wins, the Broncos are on pace to become the first team in the history of the NFL to exceed 600, maybe even 700 points, in a season. It is the most remarkable five-game stretch in the history of professional football. The numbers don't lie.
Below is a list of professional football Championship Games in the United States, involving: the informal western Pennsylvania professional football circuit (WPC, 1890 to c.1910); the 1902 "National" Football League and the World Series of Professional Football (WSF, 1902–1903); the Ohio Independent Championship (OIC, 1903–1919);
The first game of the week is played on Thursday night, kicking off at 8:15 PM except for the kickoff game and thanksgiving games which kick off at 8:20 PM. The majority of games are played on Sunday, most kicking off at 1PM (ET), with some late afternoon games starting at either 4:05 or 4:25 PM (ET).
Following the NFL and AFL Championship Games for the 1966 through 1969 seasons, the NFL champion played the AFL champion in Super Bowls I through IV, the only true inter-league championship games in the history of professional football. The first two of these games were known as the AFL-NFL Championship Game, as the title Super Bowl was not ...
NFL games are not normally played on Fridays or Saturdays until late in the regular season, as federal law prohibits professional football leagues from competing with college or high school football. Because high school and college teams typically play games on Friday and Saturday, respectively, the NFL cannot hold games on those days until the ...
Several National Football League (NFL) games and plays throughout its history have been given names by the media, football fans, and as part of an NFL team's lore as a result of a distinctive play associated with the game, as a result of a unique outcome of or circumstance behind the game, or for other reasons that make the game notable.
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 ...
1995 San Diego Chargers–New York Giants game; 2006 Chicago Bears–Arizona Cardinals game; 2007 New England Patriots–New York Giants game; 2018 Kansas City Chiefs–Los Angeles Rams game; 2021 Tampa Bay Buccaneers–New England Patriots game; 2022 Indianapolis Colts–Minnesota Vikings game