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The 1965 AFL Championship Game was the American Football League's sixth championship game, played on December 26 at Balboa Stadium in San Diego, California. [3] [4] [5]It matched the Western Division champion San Diego Chargers (9–2–3) and the Eastern Division champion Buffalo Bills (10–3–1) to decide the American Football League (AFL) champion for the 1965 season.
The Bills' opportunistic defense led the league in interceptions, with 32, and gave up a league-low four rushing touchdowns all season. Between week 6 of the 1964 season, through week eight of the 1965 season, including two 1964 playoff games, the Bills' defense did not allow a touchdown by rushing, a Professional Football record that still stands.
The 1965 San Diego Chargers season was their sixth as a professional AFL franchise; the team improved on their 8–5–1 record in 1964. Head Coach Sid Gillman led the Chargers to their fifth AFL West title with a 9–2–3 record, before losing the AFL Championship Game to the Buffalo Bills for the second consecutive season.
NFL fans watching the Bills-Chargers game Saturday night on Peacock will be treated to a commercial-free fourth quarter for the first time ever. (Photo by Lauren Leigh Bacho/Getty Images) ...
There was little drama in either of the AFL's division races in 1965. The Bills led the Eastern Division from start to finish, ending five games ahead of the 5–8–1 Jets. In the Western Division, San Diego had three potential wins cancelled out when they were tied by Kansas City (10–10), Boston (13–13) and Buffalo (20–20), but their 9 ...
CBS drew a massive average audience of 31.2 million viewers for its national broadcast of the Kansas City Chiefs-Buffalo Bills showdown on Sunday – marking the most-watched NFL regular season ...
Week 15's biggest games: Bills-Lions, Eagles on slop watch, Bucs-Chargers hoss fight | Football 301. Nate Tice. December 12, 2024 at 7:05 PM. Subscribe to Football 301 Apple Podcasts | Spotify ...
The Chargers-Raiders rivalry dates to the 1963 season, when the Raiders defeated the heavily favored Chargers twice, both come-from-behind fourth-quarter victories. One of the most memorable games between these teams was the "Holy Roller" game in 1978, in which the Raiders intentionally fumbled to score a touchdown.