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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 history of the National Football League on television documents the long history of the National Football League on television.The NFL, along with boxing and professional wrestling (before the latter publicly became known as a "fake" sport), was a pioneer of sports broadcasting during a time when baseball and college football were more popular than professional football.
The 1969 NFL Championship Game was the final broadcasting assignment for Paul Christman, who died less than two months later on March 2.; The 1967 NFL Championship Game was televised by CBS, with play by play being done by Ray Scott for the first half and Jack Buck for the second half, while Frank Gifford handled the color commentary for the entire game. [4]
The Super Bowl — the NFL's championship game — pits the winner of the American Football Conference against the winner of ... Super Bowl history. Super Bowl LIX: Philadelphia Eagles 40 ...
ABC began television professional football in 1948, where the network used a "game of the week" format to broadcast the NFL.Later that year, the network broadcast the NFL Championship Game between the Chicago Cardinals at Philadelphia Eagles with Harry Wismer [2] [3] [4] providing commentary.
Early championships between 1920 and 1932 were awarded to the team with the best won-lost record, initially rather haphazardly, as some teams played more or fewer games than others, or scheduled games against non-league, amateur or collegiate teams; this led to the 1920 title being determined during a league meeting after the season, [3] the 1921 title being decided on a controversial ...
Both of the NFL's conference championship games will take place on Sunday, Jan. 26. The NFC championship game is first up in the afternoon, and the AFC championship game will kick off in the ...
The NFL's playoff bracket is down to its final four teams heading into conference championship weekend. Below is a look at the full 2025 playoff bracket, updated for the results of the wild card ...