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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 ...
Beginning with the 1933 season, the NFL featured a championship game, played between the winners of its two divisions.In this era, if there was a tie for first place in the division at the end of the regular season, a one-game playoff was used to determine the team that would represent their division in the NFL Championship Game.
The NFL now classifies these contests as exhibition games and does not include the records, participants, or results in the official league playoff statistics. The Playoff Bowl was discontinued after the AFL–NFL merger; the final edition was played in January 1970. Starting with the 1934 game the winning team received the Ed Thorp Memorial ...
Team with the lowest winning percentage to reach the playoffs, 7–9 (0.438) Seattle Seahawks, 2010 Washington Football Team, 2020. Team with the lowest winning percentage to win a playoff game, 7–9 (0.438) Seattle Seahawks, 2010. Team with the lowest regular season winning percentage to reach the NFC Championship Game, 8–7 (0.533)
The San Francisco 49ers have the most post-season victories (38) in NFL playoff history, while the Minnesota Vikings have the most playoff losses (32). The Cleveland Browns have the lowest playoff win–loss percentage (.353), holding a 12–22 record. The Houston Texans have the fewest games played (12), wins (5), and losses (7) in NFL playoff ...
The National Football League (NFL) playoffs is the annual single-elimination tournament held to determine the league champion. The four-round tournament is held after the league's regular season. The four-round tournament is held after the league's regular season.
The National Football League (NFL) was founded in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association (APFA) with ten teams from four states, all of whom existed in some form as participants of regional leagues in their respective territories. The league took on its current name in 1922.
1919: 1919: Ind. — 6 1 0 .857 Named Central Illinois Champions: Robert E. Brannan [5] 1920: 1920: APFA: 2nd 10 1 2 .846 The APFA did not hold playoff games: George Halas [5] Chicago Staleys: 1921: 1921: APFA : 1st: 9 1 1 .864 Named APFA Champions: George Halas [5] Chicago Bears: 1922: 1922: NFL: 2nd 9 3 0 .750 The NFL did not hold playoff ...