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American Football League playoffs#1965 Championship

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For its first nine seasons, 1960 through 1968, the American Football League determined its champion via a single playoff game between the winners of its two divisions (although ties in the standings in 1963 (Eastern) and 1968 (Western) necessitated a tiebreaker divisional playoff game the week before).

In 1969, the tenth and final year of the independent ten-team AFL, a four-team playoff was held, with the second-place teams in each division traveling to play the winner of the other division in what were called the "Interdivisional" playoffs. These playoffs were not, and are not considered to have been, "wildcard" playoffs since the runners-up in both divisions qualified, rather than the two best non-division winners. (Had the 1969 playoffs been true wildcard playoffs, the Western's third-place team, San Diego (8–6–0), would have qualified while the Eastern's runner-up, Houston (6–6–2), would not have.) The 1969 AFL playoffs were only the second time a U.S. major professional football league allowed teams other than the first place teams (including ties) to compete in post-season playoffs (the first was the seven-team All-America Football Conference's 1949 four-team playoff).

Prior to the advent of the Super Bowl for the 1966 season, the AFL went to great lengths to avoid scheduling its playoffs head-to-head with the NFL. In 1960, the NFL's game was held on Monday, December 26; the AFL had that week off, and played its title contest on Sunday, January 1, as the college bowl games were played on Monday. In 1961 and 1962, the AFL played its game during the off-week between the end of the NFL's regular season and its title game (thus resulting in the AFL holding championship games on December 24, 1961, and December 23, 1962, a week before the NFL's games of December 31, 1961, and December 30, 1962). In 1963, the AFL held its Eastern Division tiebreaker playoff on Saturday, December 28, 1963, thereby avoiding the NFL championship game that Sunday (the AFL championship game was held on January 5). In 1964, pro football had a championship weekend, with the AFL's title game held on Saturday, December 26, and the NFL championship on Sunday. For 1965, the AFL tried to return to the practice of playing its game on a Sunday during the off-week between the NFL playoff, slating its championship contest for December 26, while the NFL's game was not held until January 2, 1966; the Colts and Packers required a Western Conference tiebreaker on the December 26, date --- and since that game went to overtime, the TV audience for the Bills–Chargers title game in San Diego was diminished considerably. Even in 1966, the AFL originally scheduled its championship game for the off-week, planning to hold its playoff on Monday, December 26, six days before the NFL title game on January 1.

Negotiations prior to the first Super Bowl, in early December 1966, resulted in the two leagues agreeing to have championship doubleheaders for the next four years, with each holding its title game on the same day but staggered, so that television audiences could view both. Thus the final four AFL championship games were held on the same day as the NFL championship game: January 1, 1967; December 31, 1967; December 29, 1968; and January 4, 1970.

The Pro Football Hall of Fame and the National Football League include AFL playoffs in their statistics for the NFL playoffs.

Championship summary

class="wikitable"

| style="background-color:#D0E7FF; font-weight:bold;"|Eastern Division

| style="background-color:#FFCCCC; font-weight:bold;"|Western Division

| Super Bowl Appearance

| Super Bowl Victory

class="wikitable sortable"

|+ AFL Championship Games

scope="col"|Season

! scope="col"|Date

! scope="col"|Winning team

! scope="col"|Score

! scope="col"|Losing team

! scope="col"|MVP

! scope="col"|Venue

! scope="col"|City

! scope="col"|Attendance

style="text-align:center;"|1960

| style="text-align:right;"|{{dts|1961|January|1}}

| style="background-color:#D0E7FF;"|Houston Oilers

| style="text-align:center;"|{{sort|2416|24–16}}

| style="background-color:#FFCCCC;"|Los Angeles Chargers

| Billy Cannon

| style="background-color:#D0E7FF;"|{{sort|Jeppesen Stadium 01|Jeppesen Stadium}}

| {{sort|Houston 01|Houston, Texas}}

| style="text-align:center;"|32,183

style="text-align:center;"|1961

| style="text-align:right;"|{{dts|1961|December|24}}

| style="background-color:#D0E7FF;"|Houston Oilers (2)

| style="text-align:center;"|{{sort|1003|10–3}}

| style="background-color:#FFCCCC;"|San Diego Chargers

| Billy Cannon

| style="background-color:#FFCCCC;"|{{sort|Balboa Stadium 01|Balboa Stadium}}

| {{sort|San Diego 01|San Diego, California}}

| style="text-align:center;"|29,556

style="text-align:center;"|1962

| style="text-align:right;"|{{dts|1962|December|23}}

| style="background-color:#FFCCCC;"|Dallas Texans

| style="text-align:center;"|{{sort|2017|20–17 ({{Tooltip|2OT|Double overtime}})}}

| style="background-color:#D0E7FF;"|Houston Oilers

| Jack Spikes

| style="background-color:#D0E7FF;"|{{sort|Jeppesen Stadium 02|Jeppesen Stadium (2)}}

| {{sort|Houston 02|Houston, Texas (2)}}

| style="text-align:center;"|37,981

style="text-align:center;"|1963

| style="text-align:right;"|{{dts|1964|January|5}}

| style="background-color:#FFCCCC;"|San Diego Chargers

| style="text-align:center;"|{{sort|5110|51–10}}

| style="background-color:#D0E7FF;"|Boston Patriots

| Keith Lincoln

| style="background-color:#FFCCCC;"|{{sort|Balboa Stadium 02|Balboa Stadium (2)}}

| {{sort|San Diego 02|San Diego, California (2)}}

| style="text-align:center;"|30,127

style="text-align:center;"|1964

| style="text-align:right;"|{{dts|1964|December|26}}

| style="background-color:#D0E7FF;"|Buffalo Bills

| style="text-align:center;"|{{sort|2007|20–7}}

| style="background-color:#FFCCCC;"|San Diego Chargers

| Jack Kemp

| style="background-color:#D0E7FF;"|{{sort|War Memorial Stadium 01|War Memorial Stadium}}

| {{sort|Buffalo, New York 01|Buffalo, New York}}

| style="text-align:center;"|40,242

style="text-align:center;"|1965

| style="text-align:right;"|{{dts|1965|December|26}}

| style="background-color:#D0E7FF;"|Buffalo Bills (2)

| style="text-align:center;"|{{sort|2300|23–0}}

| style="background-color:#FFCCCC;"|San Diego Chargers

| Jack Kemp

| style="background-color:#FFCCCC;"|{{sort|Balboa Stadium 03|Balboa Stadium (3)}}

| {{sort|San Diego 03|San Diego, California (3)}}

| style="text-align:center;"|30,361

style="text-align:center;"|1966

| style="text-align:right;"|{{dts|1967|January|1}}

| style="background-color:#FFCCCC;"|Kansas City Chiefs (2)

| style="text-align:center;"|{{sort|3107|31–7}}

| style="background-color:#D0E7FF;"|Buffalo Bills

| Len Dawson

| style="background-color:#D0E7FF;"|{{sort|War Memorial Stadium 02|War Memorial Stadium (2)}}

| {{sort|Buffalo, New York 02|Buffalo, New York (2)}}

| style="text-align:center;"|42,080

style="text-align:center;"|1967

| style="text-align:right;"|{{dts|1967|December|31}}

| style="background-color:#FFCCCC;"|Oakland Raiders

| style="text-align:center;"|{{sort|4007|40–7}}

| style="background-color:#D0E7FF;"|Houston Oilers

| Daryle Lamonica

| style="background-color:#FFCCCC;"|{{sort|OAC Coliseum 01|Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum}}

| {{sort|Oakland, California 01|Oakland, California}}

| style="text-align:center;"|53,330

style="text-align:center;"|1968

| style="text-align:right;"|{{dts|1968|December|29}}

| style="background-color:#D0E7FF;"|New York Jets

| style="text-align:center;"|{{sort|2723|27–23}}

| style="background-color:#FFCCCC;"|Oakland Raiders

| Joe Namath

| style="background-color:#D0E7FF;"|{{sort|Shea Stadium 01|Shea Stadium}}

| {{sort|New York City 01|Flushing, New York}}

| style="text-align:center;"|62,627

style="text-align:center;"|1969

| style="text-align:right;"|{{dts|1970|January|4}}

| style="background-color:#FFCCCC;"|Kansas City Chiefs (3)

| style="text-align:center;"|{{sort|1707|17–7}}

| style="background-color:#FFCCCC;"|Oakland Raiders

| Otis Taylor

| style="background-color:#FFCCCC;"|{{sort|OAC Coliseum 02|Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum (2)}}

| {{sort|Oakland, California 02|Oakland, California (2)}}

| style="text-align:center;"|53,564

  • Eastern Division hosted in even-numbered seasons, Western in odd.

1960 Championship

{{Main|1960 American Football League Championship Game}}

{{Further|1960 American Football League season}}

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|title=Houston Oilers 24, Los Angeles Chargers 16

|Road=Chargers

|R1=6

|R2=3

|R3=7

|R4=0

|Home=Oilers

|H1=0

|H2=10

|H3=7

|H4=7

|date=January 1, 1961

|stadium=Jeppesen Stadium, Houston, Texas

|referee=John McDonough

|attendance=

|TV=

|TVAnnouncers=

|scoring=

  • LA – Field goal Agajanian 38 LA 3-0
  • LA – Field goal Agajanian 22 LA 6-0
  • HOU – Smith 17 pass from Blanda (Blanda kick) HOU 7-6
  • HOU – Field goal Blanda 18 HOU 10-6
  • LA – Field goal Agajanian 27 HOU 10-9
  • HOU – Groman 7 pass from Blanda (Blanda kick) HOU 17-9
  • LA – Lowe 2 run (Agajanian kick) HOU 17-16
  • HOU – Cannon 88 pass from Blanda (Blanda kick) HOU 24-16

}}

1961 Championship

{{Main|1961 American Football League Championship Game}}

{{Further|1961 American Football League season}}

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|title=Houston Oilers 10, San Diego Chargers 3

|Road=Oilers

|R1=0

|R2=3

|R3=7

|R4=0

|Home=Chargers

|H1=0

|H2=0

|H3=0

|H4=3

|date=December 24, 1961

|stadium=Balboa Stadium, San Diego, California

|referee=

|attendance=

|TV=

|TVAnnouncers=

|scoring=

  • HOU – Field goal Blanda 46
  • HOU – Cannon 35 pass from Blanda (Blanda kick)
  • SD – Field goal Blair 12

}}

1962 Championship

{{Main|1962 American Football League Championship Game}}

{{Further|1962 American Football League season}}

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|title=Dallas Texans 20, Houston Oilers 17 (2OT)

|Road=Texans

|R1=3

|R2=14

|R3=0

|R4=0

|R5=0

|R6=3

|Home=Oilers

|H1=0

|H2=0

|H3=7

|H4=10

|H5=0

|H6=0

|date=December 23, 1962

|stadium=Jeppesen Stadium, Houston, Texas

|referee=

|attendance=

|TV=

|TVAnnouncers=

|scoring=

  • DAL – Field goal Brooker 16
  • DAL – Haynes 28 pass from Dawson (Brooker kick)
  • DAL – Haynes 2 run (Brooker kick)
  • HOU – Dewveall 15 pass from Blanda (Blanda kick)
  • HOU – Field goal Blanda 31
  • HOU – Tolar 1 run (Blanda kick)
  • DAL – Field goal Brooker 25

}}

1963 Playoffs

{{Further|1963 American Football League season}}

:A tie in the Eastern Division standings necessitated an Eastern Division playoff game

=Eastern Division Playoff=

{{Americanfootballbox | bg=#eee

|title=Boston Patriots 26, Buffalo Bills 8

|Road=Patriots

|R1=10

|R2=6

|R3=0

|R4=10

|Home=Bills

|H1=0

|H2=0

|H3=8

|H4=0

|date=December 28, 1963

|stadium=War Memorial Stadium, Buffalo, New York

|referee=

|attendance=

|TV=

|TVAnnouncers=

|scoring=

  • BOS – Field goal Cappelletti 28
  • BOS – Garron 59 pass from Parilli (Cappelletti kick)
  • BOS – Field goal Cappelletti 12
  • BOS – Field goal Cappelletti 33
  • BUF – Dubenion 93 pass from Lamonica (Tracey pass from Lamonica)
  • BOS – Garron 17 pass from Parilli (Cappelletti kick)
  • BOS – Field goal Cappelletti 36

}}

===1963 Championship===

{{Main|1963 American Football League Championship Game}}

{{Americanfootballbox | bg=#eee

|title=San Diego Chargers 51, Boston Patriots 10

|Road=Patriots

|R1=7

|R2=3

|R3=0

|R4=0

|Home=Chargers

|H1=21

|H2=10

|H3=7

|H4=13

|date=January 5, 1964

|stadium=Balboa Stadium, San Diego, California

|scoring=

  • SD – Rote 2 run (Blair kick)
  • SD – Lincoln 67 run (Blair kick)
  • BOS – Garron 7 run (Cappelletti kick)
  • SD – Lowe 58 run (Blair kick)
  • SD – Field goal Blair 11
  • BOS – Field goal Cappelletti 15
  • SD – Norton 14 pass from Rote (Blair kick)
  • SD – Alworth 48 pass from Rote (Blair kick)
  • SD – Lincoln 25 pass from Hadl (Pass failed)
  • SD – Hadl 1 run (Blair kick)

}}

The Chargers championship win is noted for being the only and most recent major sports championship won for the city of San Diego. No other city with at least two major professional sports teams has a championship drought as long, as of 2024 (61 years). This is also the only time that the Chargers have beaten the Patriots in a postseason game.

1964 Championship

{{Main|1964 American Football League Championship Game}}

{{Further|1964 American Football League season}}

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|title=Buffalo Bills 20, San Diego Chargers 7

|Road=Chargers

|R1=7

|R2=0

|R3=0

|R4=0

|Home=Bills

|H1=3

|H2=10

|H3=0

|H4=7

|date=December 26, 1964

|stadium=War Memorial Stadium, Buffalo, New York

|referee=

|attendance=

|TV=

|TVAnnouncers=

|scoring=

  • SD – Kocourek 26 pass from Rote (Lincoln kick)
  • BUF – Field goal Gogolak 12
  • BUF – Carlton 4 run (Gogolak kick)
  • BUF – Field goal Gogolak 17
  • BUF – Kemp 1 run (Gogolak kick)

}}

Mike Stratton's hit on San Diego Chargers running back Keith Lincoln set the stage for the Buffalo Bills and their first AFL championship.

1965 Championship

{{Main|1965 American Football League Championship Game}}

{{Further|1965 American Football League season}}

{{Americanfootballbox | bg=#eee

|title=Buffalo Bills 23, San Diego Chargers 0

|Road=Bills

|R1=0

|R2=14

|R3=6

|R4=3

|Home=Chargers

|H1=0

|H2=0

|H3=0

|H4=0

|date=December 26, 1965

|stadium=Balboa Stadium, San Diego, California

|referee=

|attendance=

|TV=

|TVAnnouncers=

|scoring=

  • BUF – Warlick 18 pass from Kemp (Gogolak kick)
  • BUF – Byrd 74 punt return (Gogolak kick)
  • BUF – Field goal Gogolak 11
  • BUF – Field goal Gogolak 39
  • BUF – Field goal Gogolak 32

}}

This was the last AFL Championship Game before the Super Bowl era began the following season and the last time a final pro football championship game was played in December. It was also the most recent championship won by a Buffalo-based major professional sports team.

1966 Championship

{{Main|1966 American Football League Championship Game}}

{{Further|1966 American Football League season}}

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|title=Kansas City Chiefs 31, Buffalo Bills 7

|Road=Chiefs

|R1=7

|R2=10

|R3=0

|R4=14

|Home=Bills

|H1=7

|H2=0

|H3=0

|H4=0

|date=January 1, 1967

|stadium=War Memorial Stadium, Buffalo, New York

|referee=

|attendance=

|TV=

|TVAnnouncers=

|scoring=

  • KC – Arbanas 29 pass from Dawson (Mercer kick)
  • BUF – Dubenion 69 pass from Kemp (Lusteg kick)
  • KC – Taylor 29 pass from Dawson (Mercer kick)
  • KC – Field goal Mercer 32
  • KC – Garrett 1 run (Mercer kick)
  • KC – Garrett 18 run (Mercer kick)

}}

Kansas City lost Super Bowl I to the NFL champion Green Bay Packers.

1967 Championship

{{Main|1967 American Football League Championship Game}}

{{Further|1967 American Football League season}}

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|title=Oakland Raiders 40, Houston Oilers 7

|Road=Oilers

|R1=0

|R2=0

|R3=0

|R4=7

|Home=Raiders

|H1=3

|H2=14

|H3=10

|H4=13

|date=December 31, 1967

|stadium=Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California

|referee=John McDonough

|attendance=

|TV=

|TVAnnouncers=

|scoring=

  • OAK – Field goal Blanda 37
  • OAK – Dixon 69 run (Blanda kick)
  • OAK – Kocourek 17 pass from Lamonica (Blanda kick)
  • OAK – Lamonica 1 run (Blanda kick)
  • OAK – Field goal Blanda 40
  • OAK – Field goal Blanda 42
  • HOU – Frazier 5 pass from Beathard (Wittenborn kick)
  • OAK – Field goal Blanda 36
  • OAK – Miller 12 pass from Lamonica (Blanda kick)

}}

Oakland lost Super Bowl II to the NFL champion Green Bay Packers.

1968 Playoffs

{{Main|1968 American Football League playoffs}}

{{Further|1968 American Football League season}}

:A tie in the Western Division standings necessitated a Western Division playoff game

=Western Division Playoff=

{{Americanfootballbox | bg=#eee

|title=Oakland Raiders 41, Kansas City Chiefs 6

|Road=Chiefs

|R1=0

|R2=6

|R3=0

|R4=0

|Home=Raiders

|H1=21

|H2=7

|H3=0

|H4=13

|date=December 22, 1968

|stadium=Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California

|referee=

|attendance=

|TV=

|TVAnnouncers=

|scoring=

  • OAK – Biletnikoff 24 pass from Lamonica (Blanda kick)
  • OAK – Wells 23 pass from Lamonica (Blanda kick)
  • OAK – Biletnikoff 44 pass from Lamonica (Blanda kick)
  • KC – Field goal Stenerud 10
  • KC – Field goal Stenerud 8
  • OAK – Biletnikoff 54 pass from Lamonica (Blanda kick)
  • OAK – Wells 35 pass from Lamonica (Blanda kick)
  • OAK – Field goal Blanda 41
  • OAK – Field goal Blanda 40

}}

=1968 Championship=

{{Main|1968 American Football League Championship Game}}

{{Americanfootballbox | bg=#eee

|title=New York Jets 27, Oakland Raiders 23

|Road=Raiders

|R1=0

|R2=10

|R3=3

|R4=10

|Home=Jets

|H1=10

|H2=3

|H3=7

|H4=7

|date=December 29, 1968

|stadium=Shea Stadium, New York City

|referee=Walt Fitzgerald

|attendance=

|TV=

|TVAnnouncers=

|scoring=

  • NY – Maynard 14 pass from Namath (Turner kick)
  • NY – Field goal Turner 33
  • OAK – Biletnikoff 29 pass from Lamonica (Blanda kick)
  • NY – Field goal Turner 36
  • OAK – Field goal Blanda 26
  • OAK – Field goal Blanda 9
  • NY – Lammons 20 pass from Namath (Turner kick)
  • OAK – Field goal Blanda 20
  • OAK – Banaszak 4 run (Blanda kick)
  • NY – Maynard 6 pass from Namath (Turner kick)

}}

The Jets went on to win Super Bowl III to become the first AFL Super Bowl champion.

1969 Playoffs

{{Main|1969 American Football League playoffs}}

{{Further|1969 American Football League season}}

=Bracket=

{{4TeamBracket

| RD1=Interdivisional Playoffs

| RD2=AFL Championship Game

| score-width=25

| team-width=130

| RD1-seed1= W2

| RD1-team1= Kansas City Chiefs

| RD1-score1= 13

| RD1-seed2= E1

| RD1-team2= New York Jets

| RD1-score2= 6

| RD1-seed3= E2

| RD1-team3= Houston Oilers

| RD1-score3= 7

| RD1-seed4= W1

| RD1-team4= Oakland Raiders

| RD1-score4= 56

| RD2-seed1= W2

| RD2-team1= Kansas City Chiefs

| RD2-score1= 17

| RD2-seed2= W1

| RD2-team2= Oakland Raiders

| RD2-score2= 7

}}

=Interdivisional Playoffs=

{{Americanfootballbox | bg=#eee

|title=Kansas City Chiefs 13, New York Jets 6

|Road=Chiefs

|R1=0

|R2=3

|R3=3

|R4=7

|Home=Jets

|H1=3

|H2=0

|H3=0

|H4=3

|date=December 20, 1969

|stadium=Shea Stadium, New York City

|referee=Jack Reader

|attendance=

|TV=

|TVAnnouncers=

|scoring=

  • NY – Field goal Turner 27
  • KC – Field goal Stenerud 23
  • KC – Field goal Stenerud 25
  • NY – Field goal Turner 7
  • KC – Richardson 19 pass from Dawson (Stenerud kick)

}}

{{Americanfootballbox

|title=Oakland Raiders 56, Houston Oilers 7

|Road=Oilers

|R1=0

|R2=0

|R3=0

|R4=7

|Home=Raiders

|H1=28

|H2=7

|H3=14

|H4=7

|date=December 21, 1969

|stadium=Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California

|referee=Ben Dreith

|attendance=

|TV=

|TVAnnouncers=

|scoring=

  • OAK – Biletnikoff 13 pass from Lamonica (Blanda kick)
  • OAK – Atkinson 57 interception return (Blanda kick)
  • OAK – Sherman 24 pass from Lamonica (Blanda kick)
  • OAK – Biletnikoff 31 pass from Lamonica (Blanda kick)
  • OAK – Smith 60 pass from Lamonica (Blanda kick)
  • OAK – Sherman 23 pass from Lamonica (Blanda kick)
  • OAK – Cannon 3 pass from Lamonica (Blanda kick)
  • HOU – Reed 8 pass from Beathard (Gerela kick)
  • OAK – Hubbard 4 run (Blanda kick)

}}

=1969 Championship=

{{Main|1969 American Football League Championship Game}}

{{Americanfootballbox | bg=#eee

|title=Kansas City Chiefs 17, Oakland Raiders 7

|Road=Chiefs

|R1=0

|R2=7

|R3=7

|R4=3

|Home=Raiders

|H1=7

|H2=0

|H3=0

|H4=0

|date=January 4, 1970

|stadium=Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California

|referee=Jack Vest

|attendance=

|TV=

|TVAnnouncers=

|scoring=

  • OAK – Smith 3 run (Blanda kick)
  • KC – Hayes 1 run (Stenerud kick)
  • KC – Holmes 5 run (Stenerud kick)
  • KC – Field goal Stenerud 22

}}

This was the final AFL Championship Game, as well as the final game played between two AFL teams before the merger with the National Football League. The Chiefs won Super Bowl IV as the last AFL champion.

Championship Game MVPs

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"

|+ Key for the below tables

style="width:8em;" | SymbolDescription
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|Year

| Each year is linked to an article about that particular AFL season

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|Winner {{small|(#)}}

| Denotes number of times the player won the award

scope="row" style="text-align:center; background:#FFD700;"|*

| Player elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|Team {{small|(#)}}

| Denotes number of times the team won the award

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|Position {{small|(#)}}

| Denotes number of times the position has the award

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" border="1" style="text-align:center"

|+ AFL Championship Game Most Valuable Players

scope="col"| Year

!scope="col"| Game

!scope="col"| Winner

!scope="col"| Team

!scope="col"| Position

!scope="col"| College

1960

| 1960

| Billy Cannon

| Houston Oilers

| HB

| LSU

1961

| 1961

| Billy Cannon {{small|(2)}}

| Houston Oilers {{small|(2)}}

| HB {{small|(2)}}

| LSU

1962

| 1962

| Jack Spikes

| Dallas Texans

| HB {{small|(3)}}

| TCU

1963

| 1963

| Keith Lincoln

| San Diego Chargers

| HB {{small|(4)}}

| Washington State

1964

| 1964

| Jack Kemp

| Buffalo Bills

| QB

| Occidental

1965

| 1965

| Jack Kemp {{small|(2)}}

| Buffalo Bills {{small|(2)}}

| QB {{small|(2)}}

| Occidental

bgcolor=#FFD700

! 1966

| 1966

| Len Dawson

| Kansas City Chiefs {{small|(2)}}

| QB {{small|(3)}}

| Purdue

1967

| 1967

| Daryle Lamonica

| Oakland Raiders

| QB {{small|(4)}}

| Notre Dame

bgcolor=#FFD700

! 1968

| 1968

| Joe Namath

| New York Jets

| QB {{small|(5)}}

| Alabama

1969

| 1969

| Otis Taylor

| Kansas City Chiefs {{small|(3)}}

| WR

| Prairie View A&M

AFL Championship Game appearances 1960–1969

class=wikitable style="text-align:center;"

! Num !! Team !! W !! L !! Pct

5style="text-align:left;"|Los Angeles/San Diego Chargers14{{winpct|1|4}}
4style="text-align:left;"|Houston Oilers22{{winpct|2|2}}
3style="text-align:left;"|Dallas Texans/Kansas City Chiefs30{{winpct|3|0}}
3style="text-align:left;"|Buffalo Bills21{{winpct|2|1}}
3style="text-align:left;"|Oakland Raiders12{{winpct|1|2}}
1style="text-align:left;"|New York Jets10{{winpct|1|0}}
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See also

References

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  • NFL Record and Fact Book ({{ISBN|1-932994-36-X}})
  • Total Football: The Official Encyclopedia of the National Football League ({{ISBN|0-06-270174-6}})

External links

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20081011164449/http://www.billszone.com/mtlog/archives/2004/08/01/bills_20_chargers_7_1964_afl_championship_game.php '64 Title Game article from Billzone.com]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20110605025829/http://www.wireimage.com/SearchResults.aspx?igi=205986&s=george%20blanda&sfld=C&vwmd=e Images from '62 Title Game at Wireimage.com]

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