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The perception of AFL inferiority forever changed on January 12, 1969, when the AFL Champion New York Jets shocked the heavily favored NFL Champion Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl III. The Colts, who entered the contest favored by as many as 18 points, had completed the 1968 NFL season with a 13–1 record, and won the NFL title with a convincing ...
The following is a list of American Football League (AFL) seasons since the inception of the league in 1960 to 1969, the year before it merged with the National Football League (NFL). Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PCT= Winning Percentage, PF= Points For, PA = Points Against
The rival American Football League (AFL) began play in 1960 with its own Eastern and Western divisions and AFL Championship Game. Following an agreement to merge the NFL with AFL, the Super Bowl was first held at the conclusion of the 1966 season to determine a champion between the best teams from the two leagues. The NFL then established a ...
As a result, the league dropped from 22 to 12 teams, and a majority of the remaining teams were centered around the East Coast instead of the Midwest, where the NFL had started. The New York Yankees were added from the American Football League (AFL I) and the Cleveland Bulldogs returned.
The teams are listed by year each became active. ... Regular season record Post-season record Achievements G W L T W% G W L W% CHP ... (AFL) 1,000: 547: 441: 12.553 ...
Here's the full schedule for the NFL playoffs this year: Super wild-card weekend: Saturday, Jan. 11 to Monday, Jan. 13 Divisional round: Saturday, Jan. 18 and Sunday, Jan. 19
A 14-game regular season schedule, which the NFL adopted in 1961 (increased from 12 games), exactly one year after the AFL's inaugural season. Players' last names on the jersey back. A slightly narrower and longer ball, the Spalding J5V, which was easier to throw than the NFL ball, [14] [15] [16] "The Duke" from Wilson.
The race to Super Bowl 59 is approaching. Twelve of the 14 teams to make the postseason will begin their playoff journeys in mere weeks.. The wild-card round of the 2024-25 NFL playoffs are set to ...