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Among the conditions were a common draft and a championship game played between the two league champions, first played in early 1967, which would eventually become known as the Super Bowl. The AFL and NFL operated as separate leagues until 1970, with separate regular season and playoff schedules except for the championship game.
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 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 ...
The two leagues played the first AFL-NFL championship game (later known as the Super Bowl) after the conclusion of the season. First season in NFL * First season in AFL **
Prior to the season, the AFL-NFL Merger was announced, including both leagues agreeing to play an annual AFL-NFL World Championship Game (later known as the Super Bowl) beginning in January, 1967. Also, the Miami Dolphins joined the AFL as an expansion team.
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.
Since Mahomes became QB1 in 2018, K.C. managed its fewest regular-season wins (11), most coming by one-score margins, forcing the quarterback to play on the road in postseason for the first time.
Prior to the season, the AFL–NFL merger was announced in June, and both leagues agreed to have their champions meet in an annual AFL-NFL World Championship Game (later known as the Super Bowl), beginning in January 1967. Additionally, a common draft was introduced, with the first held in March 1967.