1966 American Football League season
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| 1966 American Football League season | |
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| Regular season | September 2, 1966 - December 18, 1966 |
| Champions | |
| All-Star game | |
The 1966 American Football League season was the seventh regular season of the American Football League, and one of the last before the AFL-NFL Merger. The league entered talks with the National Football League regarding a merger, which would take effect fully in 1970.
The season ended when the Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Buffalo Bills in the AFL Championship game, only to be defeated by the National Football League's Green Bay Packers in the first ever AFL-NFL World Championship Game which is now known as the Super Bowl.
[edit] Standings [1]
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.
| Eastern Division | ||||||
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA |
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| *Buffalo Bills | 9 | 4 | 1 | .692 | 358 | 255 |
| Boston Patriots | 8 | 4 | 2 | .677 | 315 | 283 |
| New York Jets | 6 | 6 | 2 | .500 | 322 | 312 |
| Houston Oilers | 3 | 11 | 0 | .214 | 335 | 396 |
| Miami Dolphins | 3 | 11 | 0 | .214 | 213 | 362 |
| Western Division | ||||||
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Kansas City Chiefs | 11 | 2 | 1 | .846 | 448 | 276 |
| Oakland Raiders | 8 | 5 | 1 | .615 | 315 | 288 |
| San Diego Chargers | 7 | 6 | 1 | .538 | 335 | 284 |
| Denver Broncos | 4 | 10 | 0 | .286 | 196 | 381 |
* — Qualified for Championship Game.
[edit] Playoffs
- Super Bowl I
- Green Bay Packers (NFL) 35, Kansas City Chiefs (AFL) 10, at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California
[edit] External links
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1966 AFL Season
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| Eastern Division | Western Division |
| Boston | Denver |
| Buffalo | Kansas City |
| Houston | Oakland |
| Miami | San Diego |
| New York Jets | |
| 1966 AFL Draft • AFL Playoffs • 1966 AFL All-Star game • Super Bowl I Related: 1966 NFL Season |
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