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The 1966 NFL season was the 47th regular season of the National Football League, and the first season in which the Super Bowl was played, though it was called the AFL-NFL World Championship Game. The league expanded to 15 teams with the addition of the Atlanta Falcons , making a bye necessary one week for each team.
It also marked the first year in which if there was a tie for first place in a division, the division champion was determined by a system of tiebreakers, rather than via a playoff game (as detailed in the 1933–1966 era above). NFL Championship winner in bold, who then faced the AFL champion in the AFL-NFL World Championship Game (later to be ...
Prior to the advent of the Super Bowl for the 1966 season, the AFL went to great lengths to avoid scheduling its playoffs head-to-head with the NFL. In 1960, the NFL's game was held on Monday, December 26; the AFL had that week off, and played its title contest on Sunday, January 1, as the college bowl games were played on Monday. In 1961 and ...
This is a complete listing of National Football League (NFL) playoff games, grouped by franchise. Games featuring relocated teams [nb 1] are kept with their ultimate relocation franchises. Bolded years indicate wins. "(Years in italics)" indicate a pending playoff game. Tables are sorted first by the number of games, then the number of wins ...
This was the first NFL title game played after the AFL–NFL merger was announced in June 1966. The game was played on January 1, 1967, the second consecutive year that the NFL season ended in January, rather than December. This was the seventh season for the Dallas Cowboys and their first winning record since entering the league in 1960. They ...
Here is a look at the updated NFL playoff bracket for 2025: Conference championship weekend. AFC. No. 1 Kansas City Chiefs vs. No. 2 Buffalo Bills. NFC.
NFL playoff bracket: Divisional round weekend dates, times and matchups NFL playoff schedule: Division Round Saturday, January 18: Houston Texans vs. Kansas City Chiefs at 4:30 p.m. ET on ESPN and ...
NFL playoff bracket: Wild card weekend dates, times and matchups NFL playoff schedule: Wild-card games Saturday, January 11: Los Angeles Chargers vs. Houston Texans at 4:30 p.m. ET on CBS.