1960-69)]. The agreement to merge had been in place since June, 1966. The first aspect of the merger was the institution of a deciding-game between the two leagues. This game was initially called the AFL-NFL World Championship Game, and matched up the champion teams...
AFL-NFL World Championship Game: With Ray Scott, Jack Whitaker, Curt Gowdy, Frank Gifford. The first interleague championship, between the AFL champion Kansas City Chiefs and the NFL champion Green Bay Packers.
The AFL premiership season currently consists of a 23-match regular (or home-and-away) season, which runs from March to September. The team with the best record at the end of the home-and-away season is awarded the minor premiership; the top eight teams then play off in a four-round...
The article presents a comparison of the American Football League (AFL), the All-America Football Conference (AAFC), and National Football League (NFL) in the U.S. in terms of social impact, television broadcasting, and survival of the teams in 2007. Markets became open to the AFL as a ...
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Super Bowl III - stepping-stone in AFL-NFL mergerHillel Italie
The AFL premiership season currently consists of a 23-match regular (or home-and-away) season, which runs from March to September. The team with the best record at the end of the home-and-away season is awarded the minor premiership; the top eight teams then play off in a four-round...
Players come from all over to compete for football's biggest prize -- the Lombardi Trophy -- in theSuper Bowl, and they embark on their path to the game before playing a single NFL snap. The path begins at events like theSenior Bowl, which is underway this week in Mobile, ...
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